Waterford Class of 2016

The Waterford School instills qualities of independent thought, responsibility, and service as it helps students lay a solid foundation for college and prepares them to lead purposeful and honorable lives. Congratulations to the Class of 2016 for their accomplishments and extraordinary efforts as scholars!

The Class of 2016 is prepared to excel in college and to adapt to an ever-changing world. Students credit their love of learning to the extraordinary breadth and depth of the Waterford college preparatory curriculum and programs, and the talented faculty who provide opportunities for each student to find and pursue their individual passions. The personal interest and attention given by the faculty helped each student succeed across a broad and demanding Liberal Arts curriculum.

The Waterford School College Counseling Office guides, supports, and serves our students as they consider an exciting variety of undergraduate options. Recognizing that this transition is important both for students and their families, Waterford college counselors work individually with students and parents ensuring that each student will have college choices that align with their interests, needs, and will ultimately be the right fit for each student. 

Acceptance rates far above national averages place the Waterford Class of 2016 among the top students in the country. Each student in Waterford’s exemplary Senior class will attend a college that is suited to cultivate their passions and will continue to challenge them to succeed and excel in all of their future endeavors.

Colleges where students will matriculate in bold.

American University
Arizona State University
The University of Arizona
Bates College
Boston College
Boston University
Bowdoin College
Brandeis University
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University-Idaho
Brigham Young University-Hawaii
Brown University
Bucknell University
Buffalo State College of SUNY
California College of the Arts (San Francisco)
California Institute of the Arts
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
University of California, Davis (Engineering)
University of California, Irvine
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, San Diego
University of California, Santa Cruz
Carleton College
Carnegie Mellon University
Case Western Reserve University
Centre College
Chapman University
University of Chicago
Cleveland Institute of Music
Colgate University
University of Colorado at Boulder
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Colorado College
Colorado State University
Columbia University
Columbia College Chicago
Concordia University – Montreal
University of Connecticut (Health Center)
Cornell University
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
University of Denver
DePaul University
DePauw University
University of Detroit Mercy
Dixie College
Drexel University
Eastman School of Music of the U of Rochester
Ecole Polytechnique Montreal
Emerson College
Emory University
Flagler College
The George Washington University
The George Washington University (7-year Medical School program)
Georgetown University
Gonzaga University
Grinnell College
Haverford College
Hawaii Pacific University
University of Illinois at Chicago
Indiana University at Bloomington (Jacobs School of Music)
The Juilliard School
University of Kansas (School of Music)
Kenyon College
La Salle University
Lake Forest College
Lewis & Clark College
Linfield College
Loyola Marymount University
Macalester College
Macalester College
University of Maine
Manhattan School of Music
Manhattanville College
University of Mary Washington
Marymount Manhattan College
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Massachusetts, Boston
Mercyhurst University
Miami University, Oxford (Honors Program )
University of Michigan
Middlebury College
Montana State University, Bozeman
The University of Montana, Missoula
New England Conservatory of Music
New York University
Northeastern University
University of Northern Colorado
Northwestern University
Oberlin College (The Conservatory of Music)
Occidental College
University of Oklahoma
The Ohio State University
Oregon State University
University of Oregon
University of Oregon (Robert D. Clark Honors College)
Pacific University
University of the Pacific
The Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University
Pennsylvania State University – All Campuses
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania (The Wharton School of Business)
Pepperdine University
University of Pittsburgh (University Honors College)
University of Portland
Pratt Institute
Princeton University
University of Puget Sound
Purdue University
University of Redlands
Reed College
Regent’s University London
Regis University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Richmond The American International College in London
University of Rochester
Saint Mary’s College of California
Salt Lake Community College
San Diego State University
University of San Diego
Santa Clara University
Scripps College
Seattle University (Honors School)
Skidmore College
University of Southern California
University of Southern California (School of Business)
Southern Utah University
University of St. Andrews
St. Olaf College
Swarthmore College
Temple University
The New School – Mannes School of Music
Trinity College
Tulane University
United States Naval Academy
University Laval
University of Utah
Utah State University
Utah Valley University
University of Virginia
Wake Forest University
Waseda University, Japan (School of Advanced Science and Engineering)
Washington State University
University of Washington
University of Washington (Honors Program)
Weber State University
Wesleyan University
Westminster College
Whitman College
Whitworth University
Willamette University
College of William and Mary
Yale University