CEEB Code: 341-047
The College Counseling Office at Carolina Friends School helps students to explore the diverse post-graduation options that exist. Rooted in the tenet of the CFS philosophy of respecting each individual’s uniqueness, I recognize that there is no set path or framework that works for every student. Rather, each student’s post-graduation search process is an individual one. Through individual counseling with the student and family, informative programs, and school visits by college representatives; I strive to help students identify the colleges or other programs that best suit their interests. Students are guided through all aspects of the college application process from developing a college list and writing their essay to completing their applications and financial aid forms.
The College Counseling process officially begins in the fall of the junior year with an evening program for junior students and their families. In the winter term, juniors and their parents come into the office for an individual conference to begin the process of defining their direction after they leave CFS. Prior to the conference, students and parents each fill out an extensive questionnaire to give them an opportunity to begin to think about these big questions. In the senior year, counseling begins at the Senior Retreat where students begin to think about the timeline for their fall applications. In the fall of senior year, each student has at least one individual conference to finalize their post-graduation plans.
In addition, I write a recommendation for each senior student that includes information about academic strengths and areas for growth, extracurricular activities and sports, out of school jobs and internships, and character. I ask each senior to identify a peer to speak with me confidentially and add a personal dimension to the letters of recommendation. In addition to my letter, each student identifies two other staff members to write individual letters of recommendation addressing the student’s performance in their classes.
Contact:
Elise London
College Counselor
elondon at cfsnc.org
(919)383-6602 x224
To get a sense of the breadth and depth of the college experiences chosen by CFS graduates, the following lists the matriculation plans for the past 4 graduating classes. These classes had an average size of 40 students. Forty-four students will graduate on June 8th, 2008!
College Plans for the Class of 2007
American University
Boston University
Colorado College
Dickinson College
Duke University
Earlham College
Emerson College
Emory University
Goucher College
Guilford College
New York University
North Carolina A & T
North Carolina State University
Occidental College
Smith College
Tufts University
UNC – Asheville
UNC – Charlotte
UNC – Chapel Hill
University of Vermont
Wesleyan University
Wheaton College (MA)
College Plans for the Class of 2006
Alamance Community College
American University
Beloit College
Bucknell University
Earlham College
Emory University
Franklin & Marshall College (PA)
Hawaii Pacific University
Hofstra University
Lafayette College
Lewis & Clark College
Mt. Holyoke College
Oberlin College
Pitzer College
Savannah College of Art and Design
Smith College
St. Olaf College
UNC – Asheville
UNC – Chapel Hill
University of Vermont
Warren Wilson College
Washington University in St. Louis
College Plans for the Class of 2005
American University
Arizona State University
Berea College
Boston University
Carnegie Mellon University
Corcoran College of Art
Digital Media Arts
East Carolina University
Gettysburg College
George Washington University
Greensboro College
Guilford College
Hampshire College
Haverford College
Macalester College
Oberlin College
Reed College
School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
United States International University in Kenya
University of Hartford
University of Miami
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
UNC – Asheville
UNC – Chapel Hill
UNC – Wilmington
Vassar College
Virginia Commonwealth University
Wesleyan University
College Plans for the Class of 2004
Alvin Ailey School
Alamance Community College
Barton College
Brenau University
Clark University
Evergreen State College
Furman University
Goucher College
Greensboro College
Guilford College
Hampshire College
McDaniel College
Montana State University
North Carolina School of the Arts
North Carolina State University
Oberlin College
Ohio University
Randolph-Macon College
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
University of Kansas
UNC – Asheville
UNC – Chapel Hill
UNC – Greensboro
UNC – Wilmington
University of Virginia
Wake Forest University
Warren Wilson College
Wheaton College (MA) |
