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College Counseling
Frequently Asked Questions

The Cambridge School of Weston approaches college counseling as a partnership between the student, counselor and parents. We believe the focus of the college application process should be encouraging students to engage in self-discovery in order to select excellent post-secondary opportunities. Choosing the right college match is a serious undertaking, and each student is supported by a dedicated staff of college counselors. We tailor our approach to an individual's needs.

 

While we invite inquiries and discussion at any time, students typically begin to develop a relationship with our College Counseling Office when they take the PSAT in the fall of the junior year. Students are then matched with a counselor in the winter of that year. We encourage students to meet frequently with their counselor to explore their many options, plan college tours, discuss standardized testing and review other aspects of the application process. Nearly 100 percent of our graduates pursue higher education, entering four-year liberal arts institutions, programs in business or engineering and colleges of art or music. A few students take a “gap year” between high school and college to travel, work or participate in special apprenticeships or volunteer programs; however, we encourage all seniors to apply to colleges while they are enrolled at CSW.

 

CSW graduates enroll in a diverse range of colleges and universities, where they are known for their intellectual curiosity, creativity, initiative and community involvement. Our college placement record reflects our commitment to helping our students find environments where they will be challenged and where they will thrive.

College Acceptance List
Each year, approximately 99 percent of CSW graduates attend four-year colleges or universities, of which eight percent are four-year degree programs in the arts. Approximately one percent of our students defer admission to college to pursue other interests. Following is a selection of colleges and universities to recently admit CSW students.
 
    • American University
    • Amherst College
    • Antioch College
    • Art Institute of Chicago
    • Bard College
    • Barnard College
    • Bates College
    • Beloit College
    • Bennington College
    • Berklee College of Music
    • Boston College
    • Boston University
    • Bowdoin College
    • Brandeis University
    • Brown University
    • Bryn Mawr College
    • California College of Arts and Crafts
    • California Institute of the Arts
    • Carleton College
    • Carnegie Mellon University
    • Claremont McKenna College
    • Clark University
    • Colby College
    • Colby-Sawyer College
    • Colgate University
    • College of Santa Fe
    • College of the Atlantic
    • College of the Holy Cross
    • College of Wooster
    • Colorado College
    • Columbia University
    • Connecticut College
    • Cooper Union
    • Cornell University
    • Dalhousie University
    • Dartmouth College
    • Davidson College
    • Denison University
    • DePaul University
    • Dickinson College
    • Drew University
    • Earlham College
    • Emerson College
    • Emory University
    • Eugene Lang College
    • Evergreen State College
    • Fisk University
    • Fordham University
    • George Washington University
    • Georgetown University
    • Goucher College
    • Grinnell College
    • Guilford College
    • Hamilton College
    • Hampshire College
    • Hartwick College
    • Harvard University
    • Haverford College
    • Hobart and William Smith Colleges
    • Howard University
    • Ithaca College
    • Johns Hopkins University
    • Kalamazoo College
    • Kenyon College
    • Knox College
    • Lawrence University
    • Lewis and Clark College
 
 
  • Macalester College
  • Manhattanville College
  • Marlboro College
  • Maryland Institute College of Art
  • Massachusetts College of Art
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • McGill University
  • Middlebury College
  • Mills College
  • Morehouse College
  • Mount Holyoke College
  • Muhlenberg College
  • New College of Florida
  • New England Conservatory
  • New York University
  • Northeastern University
  • Northwestern University
  • Oberlin College
  • Occidental College
  • Parsons School of Design
  • Pitzer College
  • Pomona College
  • Pratt Institute
  • Prescott College
  • Reed College
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • Rhode Island School of Design
  • Rice University
  • St. John’s College
  • St. Lawrence University
  • Santa Clara University
  • Sarah Lawrence College
  • Scripps College
  • Skidmore College
  • Smith College
  • Stanford University
  • Swarthmore College
  • Syracuse University
  • Temple University
  • Trinity College (CT)
  • Tufts University
  • Tulane University
  • Union College
  • University of Chicago
  • University of Colorado
  • University of Massachusetts/Amherst
  • University of Miami
  • University of Michigan
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • University of Puget Sound
  • University of Rochester
  • University of San Francisco
  • University of Southern California
  • University of Toronto
  • University of Vermont
  • University of Washington
  • University of Wisconsin
  • Vassar College
  • Warren Wilson College
  • Washington University in St. Louis
  • Wellesley College
  • Wesleyan University
  • Wheaton College (Mass.)
  • Whitman College
  • Willamette University
  • Williams College
  • Yale University
 
Download the 2011-2012 Profile for Colleges and Universities
Each year, approximately 99 percent of our graduates attend four-year colleges or universities, including 8 percent who attend four-year degree programs in the arts. One percent defer admission to college to pursue other interests.
Will Weidman
Director of College Counseling
781-642-8614

Davin Bergquist
Associate Director of College Counseling
781-398-8351

Craig Dorfman
English Teacher
781-642-8605

Tom Evans
Visual Arts Teacher, Art School College Counselor
781-642-8639

Ben Ibbetson
Spanish Teacher, College Counselor, Coach
781-642-8675

Melisa Kjellander
Associate Director of Admissions, College Counselor, Dorm Parent - Barn
781-642-8650