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College Counseling
Preparing Students to Be Leaders & Agents of Change in the World
The goal of Westover's College Counseling Office is to help all of our students matriculate to colleges where they will thrive and from which they will emerge prepared to be leaders and agents of change in the world.
While students and parents are encouraged to work with the College Office at any time during their years at Westover, we begin the process with several events in the sophomore year. In the junior year, we gain intensity as we gather for an eight-week college seminar that is followed by individual meetings. As we continue our journey to find schools that "fit” our students best, we strive to provide individual assistance and to build relationships with students and families.
We want you to continue your journey in a school where you will be successful as a student, an athlete, an artist ...
Director of College Counseling Corky Beaulieu
Working hard throughout your high school years is something only you can do. What we do is strive to empower our students with knowledge of the college process and help them find “good fits” for their next academic journeys. We work to match students with schools where they can be successful students, athletes and artists.
Four-Year Curriculum
Our four-year, comprehensive program allows us to build strong connections with students. Focusing on a growth mindset, we work with students to find their own path to college. We do this by teaching them how to set goals, look at summer programs, course planning, and lots of snacks! We believe that students need all the support they can get so our communication wraps around with parents and families, advisors, and the students themselves so everyone has a clear picture of the journey ahead.
The College Office also partners with external programs to ensure all aspects of the college process are covered. Our partnership with “The College Money Method” allows parents and families to learn about the financial aid process from the first year of attendance and follows you all the way to senior year. College Kickstart is our data analytics program that pulls not only from Westover historical data but also from national data as well, to show our students where colleges fit on their lists. Several times a year the office hosts parent and family presentations to give updates on what’s new and what everyone can expect going forward in our office.
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9th Grade: Building a Solid Foundation
Read MoreNinth grade at Westover is full of new and exciting things. Because of this, we let the students settle in for a semester so they can fully immerse themselves at Westover and start to build foundations for the future. -
10th Grade: Growth Mindset
Read MoreIn the students' second year at Westover, the College Office helps students to think seriously about their goals and aspirations. The College Office meets with sophomores in the fall and in the spring to check in and work on resume building and course selection. -
11th Grade: Investigating and Exploring Your Options
Read MoreJunior year is when the pace begins to pick up. Counselors will meet with their respective students in the second half of the fall semester. At this point, the counselors and students will work together to create a plan of action. This may include looking at extracurricular activities, creating a college list, and signing up for testing. -
12th Grade: Taking Action
Read MoreSenior year is 'go time'. All the work the students have put in over four years comes to a conclusion this year. In the Fall of their senior year, students will meet in the first week of school to attend College Boot Camp, where they have dedicated time to work on applications, essays, and supplements.
School Profile
Matriculation
Westover Students have been accepted to the following Colleges and Universities in the last 5 years:
- American University
- American University of Beirut
- Bates College
- Boston College
- Brandeis University
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Clark University
- Advancement of Science and Art
- Cornell University
- Dickinson College
- Duke University
- Emerson College
- Emory University
- Fairfield University
- George Washington University
- Georgetown University
- Gettysburg College
- High Point University
- Howard University
- John Cabot University
- Johns Hopkins University
- Keio University
- Macalester College
- Manhattan College
- McGill University
- Merrimack College
- Muhlenberg College
- Pratt Institute-Main
- Princeton University
- Purdue University
- Reed College
- Rhodes College
- Roger Williams University
- Rollins College
- Sacred Heart University
- Saint Anselm College
- Santa Clara University
- Sarah Lawrence College
- School of Visual Arts
- Siena College
- Skidmore College
- Smith College
- Southern Methodist University
- Springfield College
- St. John's University-New York
- St. Lawrence University
- St. Mary's College of Maryland
- State University of New York at New Paltz
- Suffolk University
- Syracuse University
- The College of Wooster
- The University of Alabama
- The University of the South
- Toronto Metropolitan University
- Tufts University
- Union College (NY)
- United States Military Academy
- University of Alberta
- University of Arizona
- University of California-Davis
- University of California-Irvine
- University of California-Los Angeles
- University of California-San Diego
- University of California-Santa Barbara
- University of Connecticut
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- University of Louisiana at Lafayette
- University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
- University of New Hampshire-Main Campus
- University of New Haven
- University of Richmond
- University of Rochester
- University of San Francisco
- University of South Florida-Main Campus
- University of Southern California
- University of St Andrews
- University of Toronto
- University of Vermont
- University of Washington-Bothell Campus
- Vassar College
- Wake Forest University
- Waseda University
- Washington College
- Washington University in St Louis
- Williams College
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Yale University
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Be Boldly You
Westover School admits students of any race, color, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, national and ethnic origin, or disability to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the School. As a gender-diverse girls school, Westover welcomes applicants and students who are assigned female at birth and/or identify as girls. The School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, national and ethnic origin, disability, or any other status protected by applicable law in the administration of its educational policies, admissions and financial aid policies, and athletic or other school-administered programs.