Preparation

Beginning in 11th grade, students take the PSAT. The PSAT is a practice test that allows to students the opportunity to experience standardized tests in preparation for the SAT and ACT the following year. Very high scores allow students to become eligible for selection as National Merit Scholars as seniors. This test is essentially practice for the SAT and allows students to identify areas where they may want to improve their skills.

In winter of 11th grade, students take the SAT and/or ACT. Our college counselor asks juniors to fill out a questionnaire about their interests and what their plans are after graduation so to facilitate the guidance process.

Starting in 12th grade, students and their parents meet individually with the college guidance counselor to allow for open discussion on questions, concerns, and/or options they might have about their post-high school future.

College Matriculation List:2006-9

Antioch College
Bennington College
Brevard College
Carnegie Mellon University
Cornell University
Durham Technical Community College
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Emerson College (2)
Green Mountain College
Guilford College (3)
Hampshire College
Humboldt State University
Johns Hopkins University
Maharishi University
Meredith College
North Carolina State University
St. John’s University
St. Olaf College (2)
University of North Carolina at Asheville (3)
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
University of North Carolina at Wilmington (2)
Virginia Intermont College
Warren Wilson College (6)
Wesleyan University
Western Carolina University (2)
Wheaton College
Our graduates have also been accepted by:
Appalachian State University; Belmont University; Brandeis University;
Case Western Reserve University; Culinary Institute of America;
Drew University; Drexel University; Elon University;
Emory and Henry College; Gettysburg College; Hampden-Sydney College;
University of Hartford; Hofstra University; Johnson and Wales University; Marlboro College;
Mount Holyoke College; Naropa University;
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Occidental College;
Paul Smith’s College; Pratt Institute; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute;
Rhode Island School of Design; St. John’s College, Annapolis;
St. Lawrence University; Virginia Polytechnic Institute

“I value this school because it values me.”- EWHS Student

College applications

Emerson Waldorf High School is part of a rapidly growing international community of Waldorf High Schools. Waldorf schools are committed to academic excellence and offer their students a rigorous and broad academic program in preparation for the most demanding colleges.

The curriculum provides students a solid foundation for college or other post-secondary options. Through our college guidance program we convey to students and parents the ‘big picture’ responsibilities involved in the college preparatory process. The most significant factor in college admissions is how well a student performs in high school—academically, in extra-curricular activities, in service, and in the social realm. Our evaluations and transcripts are college-friendly and geared to meet the expectations of the admissions process.

Our students are assessed by narrative reports and letter grades. These assessments are often part of a portfolio that students create for their college admission packets. This portfolio has become a familiar part of a Waldorf student’s application and includes samples of academic work as well as artistic and practical work. More and more colleges have come to welcome and truly appreciate this method of presenting the whole picture of a student’s high school years. In these times of decreasing college reliance on a narrow picture of grades and standardized tests, our students truly stand out.

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