College Counseling

"Dr. Seuss got it right: 'It's opener out there, in the wide, open air,' he penned in Oh, The Places You'll Go! What a privilege it is in the work of college counseling, to walk hand-in-hand with students as they seek and find their own wide open air beyond our cherished walls. Oh, the places they'll go!" Brian Leipheimer,^{Director of College Counseling}bleipheimer@collegiate-va.org
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From North or South of Richmond:

From I-95, take the I-64 west exit towards Charlottesville(from the south I-95 and I-64 will merge for a short time before the exit to Charlottesville). Take Parham Road South exit (Exit 181A). Continue south on Parham Road for 4.0 miles. Turn left at traffic light for the River Road exit. Go up hill and turn right on River Road. Turn right onto North Mooreland Road (.8 mile) Collegiate is on the right as you continue down North Mooreland Road. The Office of College Counseling is located in Middle School Science Building. Please plan to park in the back parking lots directly across from our building.
From I-64 Using Gaskins Road:

From I-64, you may also take the Gaskins Road South exit (which is beyond Parham Road South). Continue on Gaskins south to River Road (3.8 miles). Turn left on River Road at the traffic light, and continue to North Mooreland Road (.9 mile). Turn left onto North Mooreland at the traffic light; Collegiate is on the right as you continue down North Mooreland Road. The Office of College Counseling is located in Middle School Science Building. Please plan to park in the back parking lots directly across from our building.
Alternate Route From The South:

From I-95, you may take the Chippenham Parkway (Route 150) NORTH across the Willey Bridge. Once you cross the bridge, turn right at the first traffic light onto the access ramp to River Road. At the light, turn right onto River Road, and continue to North Mooreland Road. Turn right at the traffic light onto North Mooreland Road; Collegiate will be on your right. The Office of College Counseling is located in Middle School Science Building. Please plan to park in the back parking lots directly across from our building.
From East of Richmond:

From 1-64 west, take Parham Road South exit (Exit 181 A).Continue south on Parham Road for 4.0 miles. Turn left at traffic light for the River Road exit. Go up hill and turn right on River Road. Turn right onto North Mooreland Road (.8 mile)Collegiate is on the right as you continue down North Mooreland Road. The Office of College Counseling is located in Middle School Science Building. Please plan to park in the back parking lots directly across from our building.
From West of Richmond

Take 1-64 east to the Gaskins Road exit (Exit 180).Turn right on Gaskins Road and continue south to River Road 3.8 miles. Turn left on River Road to North Mooreland Road (.9 mile)Collegiate is on the right as you continue down North Mooreland Road. The Office of College Counseling is located in Middle School Science Building. Please plan to park in the back parking lots directly across from our building.

Every student has a story to tell. Our reward is to learn and share each student's story through the college process, a journey of discovering exciting options that best fit students as unique individuals. The journey centers around our four-year developmental model, from planning as Freshmen and beginning individual meetings as Sophomores to intensive search and application mapping as Juniors and Seniors. While student ownership of the process rests at the core of our philosophy, students work closely with their counselors: meeting one-on-one, developing tailor-made plans for course selection, testing, and college lists, participating in our annual application workshop with admission deans from across the country and engaging in small-group classes. Our office houses five college counselors with over 100 years in the profession, experience as admission officers in highly selective institutions from coast to coast, and unwavering passion for working with students. Helping them to find great fits leads us to wear many hats, from guide and cheerleader to realistic messenger. One hat we do not wear is that of a “placement officer” who ensures students “get in” to a certain college, nor are we micromanagers. Rather, we are committed advisors and advocates.

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Acceptances and Enrollments

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Class of 2024 College Acceptances

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American University	2
Appalachian State University	5
Arizona State University-Tempe	4
Auburn University	23
Baylor University	1
Belmont University	1
Berry College	1
Blue Ridge Community College	1
Boston College	1
Bridgewater College	1
Bucknell University	3
Case Western Reserve University	4
Christopher Newport University	7
Clemson University	16
College of Charleston	11
Colorado College	2
Colorado Mesa University	1
Colorado State University-Fort Collins	1
Columbia College Chicago	1
Columbia University	1
Concordia University-Wisconsin	1
Connecticut College	1
Cornell University	1
Davidson College	3
Dickinson College	1
Drew University	1
Drexel University	2
Duquesne University	1
East Carolina University	4
Elon University	16
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-FL	1
Emerson College	1
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	1
Florida Atlantic University	1
Fordham University	5
Franklin and Marshall College	2
Furman University	3
George Mason University	6
George Washington University	1
Georgetown University	1
Gettysburg College	1
Hampden-Sydney College	7
Hampton University	1
Haverford College	1
Hawaii Pacific University	1
High Point University	4
Hobart William Smith Colleges	1
Hollins University	1
Howard University	1
Illinois Institute of Technology	2
Indiana University-Bloomington	4
Iowa State University	1
James Madison University	42
Johnson & Wales University-Providence	1
Liberty University	1
Longwood University	5
Louisiana State University	7
Marist College	1
Marymount University	1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	1
McDaniel College	1
Miami University	3
Mississippi State University	2
Muhlenberg College	2
New School	1
North Carolina A & T State University	1
North Carolina State University	5
Northeastern University	2
Ohio State University	2
Ohio University	1
Old Dominion University	6
Oregon State University	1
Pace University	1
Pennsylvania State University	12
Pennsylvania State University- Altoona	1
Point Park University	1
Princeton University	2
Providence College	2
Purdue University	1
Queens University of Charlotte	1
Radford University	4
Randolph-Macon College	5
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	2
Rhodes College	2
Roanoke College	6
Rochester Institute of Technology	1
Rollins College	1
Saint Joseph's University	1
Samford University	1
Sewanee: University of the South	7
Shenandoah University	1
Southern Methodist University	2
Spelman College	2
St. Mary's College of Maryland	1
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill	1
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry	1
Temple University	2
Texas A & M University	1
Texas Christian University	7
Union College (NY)	1
University of Alabama	16
University of British Columbia	1
University of California-Los Angeles	2
University of California-Santa Barbara	1
University of Colorado - Boulder	5
University of Colorado - Denver	1
University of Connecticut	1
University of Denver	1
University of Florida	1
University of Georgia	12
University of Illinois - Chicago	1
University of Kentucky	8
University of Louisville	1
University of Lynchburg	1
University of Mary Washington	4
University of Maryland-College Park	2
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	1
University of Mississippi	22
University of Montana	1
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill	4
University of North Carolina - Charlotte	2
University of North Carolina - Wilmington	1
University of Notre Dame	1
University of Oregon	2
University of Pittsburgh	6
University of Rhode Island	1
University of Richmond	1
University of Rochester	3
University of South Carolina	33
University of South Florida	1
University of Tampa	5
University of Tennessee	22
University of Toronto	1
University of Utah	1
University of Vermont	6
University of Virginia	21
University of Virginia's College at Wise	2
University of Wisconsin-Madison	2
Villanova University	1
Virginia Commonwealth University	17
Virginia Military Institute	3
Virginia Tech	19
Wake Forest University	2
Washington and Lee University	6
Washington College	2
Washington State University	1
Wellesley College	1
West Virginia University	2
Wheaton College	1
William & Mary	10
Wofford College	5
Worcester Polytechnic Institute	1
Xavier University	1

Class of 2024 College Enrollments

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2021-24 4-Year College Acceptances

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Adelphi University	1
American University	8
Amherst College	2
Appalachian State University	10
Arizona State University	6
Auburn University	73
Babson College	1
Baldwin Wallace University	1
Bard College	1
Baylor University	4
Belmont University	5
Berklee College of Music	1
Berry College	1
Blue Ridge Community College	1
Boston College	12
Boston University	4
Brandeis University	1
Bridgewater College	2
Brightpoint Community College	1
Bryant University	1
Bucknell University	11
California College of the Arts	1
Carleton College	1
Case Western Reserve University	6
Catholic University of America	1
Chapman University	1
Christopher Newport University	38
Claremont McKenna College	1
Clemson University	65
Coastal Carolina University	6
Colby College	1
Colgate University	3
College of Charleston	57
College of the Atlantic	1
College of Wooster	1
Colorado College	4
Colorado Mesa University	1
Colorado State University-Fort Collins	3
Columbia College Chicago	1
Columbia University	1
Columbia University - Sciences Po - Dual BA Program	1
Concordia University	2
Concordia University-Wisconsin	1
Connecticut College	2
Cornell University	1
Dartmouth College	3
Davidson College	13
Denison University	7
DePauw University	1
Dickinson College	8
Drew University	4
Drexel University	8
Duke University	6
Duquesne University	3
East Carolina University	14
East Tennessee State University	1
Eastern Mennonite University	1
Eckerd College	2
Elon University	56
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-FL	2
Emerson College	4
Emory University	2
Fashion Institute of Technology	1
Ferrum College	1
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	1
Florida Atlantic University	1
Florida Institute of Technology	1
Florida International University	1
Florida State University	2
Fordham University	14
Franklin and Marshall College	2
Furman University	18
Gannon University	1
George Mason University	17
George Washington University	9
Georgetown University	9
Georgia Gwinnett College	1
Georgia Institute of Technology	5
Gettysburg College	3
Gordon College	1
Grinnell College	1
Guilford College	1
Hamilton College	2
Hampden-Sydney College	33
Hampton University	4
Harvard University	1
Haverford College	1
Hawaii Pacific University	2
High Point University	8
Hobart William Smith Colleges	1
Hofstra University	2
Hollins University	3
Holy Cross College	1
Howard University	3
Illinois Institute of Technology	2
Indiana University-Bloomington	6
Iowa State University	1
Ithaca College	3
James Madison University	159
Johns Hopkins University	1
Johnson & Wales University-Providence	1
Kean University	1
Kenyon College	5
La Salle University	1
Lafayette College	4
Lawrence University	1
Liberty University	4
Longwood University	11
Louisiana State University	12
Loyola Marymount University	1
Loyola University Chicago	5
Loyola University Maryland	2
Loyola University New Orleans	1
Macalester College	2
Manhattan College	1
Marist College	2
Mary Baldwin University	2
Maryland Institute College of Art	3
Marymount Manhattan College	1
Marymount University	2
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	1
McDaniel College	1
McGill University	1
Meredith College	1
Miami University	25
Michigan State University	2
Millersville University of Pennsylvania	1
Mississippi State University	3
Missouri State University	1
Montana State University	1
Muhlenberg College	3
New School	3
New York University	6
Norfolk State University	3
North Carolina A & T State University	2
North Carolina Central University	1
North Carolina State University	18
Northeastern University	12
Northwestern University	2
Oberlin College	2
Oberlin Conservatory of Music	1
Occidental College	4
Ohio State University	7
Ohio University	3
Ohio Wesleyan University	1
Old Dominion University	21
Oregon State University	1
Pace University	2
Pennsylvania State University	33
Pennsylvania State University-Altoona	2
Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg	1
Pepperdine University	2
Point Park University	2
Pratt Institute-Main	3
Princeton University	3
Providence College	3
Purdue University	4
Queens University of Charlotte	2
Radford University	12
Randolph-Macon College	16
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	2
Rhodes College	14
Richard Bland College	2
Roanoke College	14
Rochester Institute of Technology	6
Roger Williams University	1
Rollins College	5
Rutgers University	3
Saint Joseph's University	1
Salisbury University	1
Samford University	1
Santa Clara University	3
Sarah Lawrence College	1
Savannah College of Art and Design	4
School of the Art Institute of Chicago	2
School of Visual Arts	2
Scripps College	1
Sewanee: University of the South	30
Shenandoah University	5
Skidmore College	1
Southern Methodist University	25
Spelman College	3
St Olaf College	1
St. Mary's College of Maryland	2
Suffolk University	2
SUNY at Purchase College	1
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill	1
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry	1
Swarthmore College	1
Sweet Briar College	2
Syracuse University	12
Temple University	4
Texas A & M University	3
Texas Christian University	27
Trinity College	1
Trinity University	1
Tufts University	1
Tulane University	9
Union College (NY)	3
United States Naval Academy	1
United States Naval Academy Prep School	1
University of Alabama	78
University of Alabama at Birmingham	1
University of Arizona	2
University of British Columbia	1
University of California-Berkeley	2
University of California-Davis	4
University of California-Irvine	4
University of California-Los Angeles	5
University of California-Merced	1
University of California-Riverside	1
University of California-San Diego	4
University of California-Santa Barbara	9
University of California-Santa Cruz	4
University of Chicago	2
University of Colorado Boulder	23
University of Colorado Denver	3
University of Connecticut	1
University of Delaware	11
University of Denver	16
University of Edinburgh	1
University of Florida	7
University of Georgia	56
University of Illinois Chicago	1
University of Kentucky	19
University of Louisville	2
University of Lynchburg	3
University of Maine	1
University of Manchester Institute of Science & Technology	1
University of Mary Washington	18
University of Maryland-Baltimore County	3
University of Maryland-College Park	8
University of Massachusetts-Amherst	4
University of Massachusetts-Boston	2
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth	1
University of Miami	9
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	5
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	1
University of Mississippi	54
University of Montana	2
University of New Hampshire	2
University of North Carolina - Asheville	3
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill	13
University of North Carolina - Charlotte	3
University of North Carolina - Greensboro	5
University of North Carolina - Wilmington	8
University of North Carolina School of the Arts	1
University of Notre Dame	4
University of Oregon	2
University of Pennsylvania	4
University of Pittsburgh	21
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg	1
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown	1
University of Puget Sound	1
University of Redlands	1
University of Rhode Island	3
University of Richmond	19
University of Rochester	6
University of San Diego	2
University of San Francisco	2
University of South Carolina	115
University of South Florida	1
University of Southern California	5
University of Southern Maine	2
University of St Andrews	1
University of Tampa	10
University of Tennessee	69
University of Texas	3
University of Toronto	1
University of Utah	4
University of Vermont	15
University of Virginia	96
University of Virginia's College at Wise	2
University of Washington	3
University of Wisconsin-Madison	6
Vanderbilt University	1
Villanova University	5
Virginia Commonwealth University	54
Virginia Military Institute	3
Virginia Tech	73
Virginia Union University	1
Virginia Wesleyan University	1
Wagner College	1
Wake Forest University	17
Washington and Lee University	22
Washington College	4
Washington State University	1
Washington University in St Louis	3
Wellesley College	1
West Virginia University	5
Western Carolina University	1
Wheaton College	2
William & Mary	42
Wofford College	9
Worcester Polytechnic Institute	1
Xavier University	4
Yale University	1

2021-24 4-Year College Enrollments

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American University	2
Amherst College	1
Auburn University	16
Babson College	1
Baylor University	2
Belmont University	3
Blue Ridge Community College	1
Boston College	3
Boston University	1
Bryant University	1
Bucknell University	6
Christopher Newport University	6
Claremont McKenna College	1
Clemson University	9
Coastal Carolina University	3
Colby College	1
Colgate University	1
College of Charleston	6
Colorado College	1
Columbia University - Sciences Po - Dual BA Program	1
Columbia University	1
Concordia University	1
Cornell University	1
Dartmouth College	3
Davidson College	4
Denison University	3
DePauw University	1
Dickinson College	4
Duke University	5
Duquesne University	1
Eastern Mennonite University	1
Elon University	8
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-FL	1
Emerson College	1
Fordham University	2
Furman University	2
George Mason University	1
Georgetown University	8
Georgia Gwinnett College	1
Georgia Institute of Technology	2
Grinnell College	1
Hamilton College	1
Hampden-Sydney College	10
Hampton University	2
Harvard University	1
Haverford College	1
High Point University	1
Illinois Institute of Technology	1
James Madison University	37
Johns Hopkins University	1
Johnson & Wales University-Providence	1
Kenyon College	2
Lafayette College	1
Liberty University	3
Longwood University	2
Louisiana State University	2
Loyola Marymount University	1
Loyola University Maryland	1
Marist College	1
Maryland Institute College of Art	1
Marymount University	1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	1
Meredith College	1
Miami University	1
Millersville University of Pennsylvania	1
Muhlenberg College	1
New York University	3
North Carolina State University	6
Northeastern University	4
Ohio State University	3
Old Dominion University	1
Pace University	1
Pennsylvania State University	6
Point Park University	1
Pratt Institute	2
Princeton University	3
Providence College	1
Purdue University	1
Radford University	2
Randolph-Macon College	2
Rhodes College	4
Roanoke College	4
Rochester Institute of Technology	1
Samford University	1
Santa Clara University	1
Savannah College of Art and Design	1
Scripps College	1
Shenandoah University	1
Southern Methodist University	6
Spelman College	1
Swarthmore College	1
Syracuse University	2
Texas A & M University-College Station	1
Texas Christian University	5
The George Washington University	1
The New School	1
The University of Alabama	3
The University of British Columbia	1
The University of Tampa	1
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	8
The University of Texas at Austin	1
The University of the South	7
Trinity University	1
Tufts University	1
Tulane University of Louisiana	3
United States Naval Academy	1
United States Naval Academy Prep School	1
University of California-Berkeley	1
University of California-Irvine	2
University of California-Los Angeles	2
University of Chicago	2
University of Colorado Boulder	5
University of Denver	2
University of Edinburgh	1
University of Florida	1
University of Georgia	14
University of Kentucky	1
University of Mary Washington	4
University of Maryland-College Park	1
University of Miami	3
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	2
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	1
University of Mississippi	9
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	6
University of North Carolina School of the Arts	1
University of Notre Dame	3
University of Pennsylvania	3
University of Pittsburgh	2
University of Rhode Island	1
University of Richmond	8
University of South Carolina	21
University of Southern California	4
University of Vermont	2
University of Virginia	61
University of Washington	1
University of Wisconsin-Madison	1
Vanderbilt University	1
Villanova University	2
Virginia Commonwealth University	11
Virginia Military Institute	3
Virginia Tech	40
Wake Forest University	7
Washington and Lee University	9
Washington University in St Louis	1
Wellesley College	1
Wheaton College	2
William & Mary	18
Wofford College	2

The Class of 2024 continued Collegiate’s impressive rate of college acceptances. Over the past two decades, our admit rate has been fairly consistent, averaging between 60%-70%.

More importantly, our Seniors continue to pursue and find many great options for “fit”: in 2024, 141 Seniors submitted 880 applications to 185 colleges, received 590 acceptances to 153 colleges in 35 states and Canada, and enrolled in 64 colleges in 21 states and Canada. Such wide-sweeping geographic distribution is compelling, as are the distinct and highly selective majors in which the Class of 2024 will engage, ranging from animal science, business, communications, criminology, culinary arts, education, engineering, kinesiology, journalism, neuroscience, nursing, and real estate. Additionally, the class received more than $10.1 million in merit scholarship offers; also our Seniors earned prominent honors designations, along with a bevy of offers to attend Honors colleges and programs, at 37 institutions across the country. And finally, six artists will pursue their craft in highly selective programs in architecture, industrial design, interior design, music production, theatre, and visual arts, while 21 recruited athletes will compete at the Division I (13) and Division III (8) levels in baseball, basketball, field hockey, football, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, tennis, track & field, and volleyball.