College Counseling

Columbia, Yale, Harvard, Stanford, Princeton, NYU, Duke, University of Pennsylvania, Johns Hopkins, Vassar, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, UCLA, UVA, University of Michigan, and Wesleyan are among Dwight Global's recent college matriculations.

Choosing a college is an exciting final step in a student’s educational journey through high school. At Dwight Global, we carefully pair each student with an expert counselor who guides and supports them through the college process and helps them identify the college that is the best fit based on their academic profiles, personal interests, and aspirations.

Programming for students and parents occurs throughout the year to ensure that families have a current understanding of the selective college admissions landscape. The college counseling office has expertise in university admissions in many parts of the world, including the U.S., Canada, the U.K., continental Europe, and Asia.

Together, Dwight Global’s counselors share experiences which collectively span many years, schools, and regions. They work collaboratively and dynamically together in support of each student.

A Four-Year Path to Success

We provide extensive information, guidance, and support starting in Grade 9 ― and continuing through all four years of upper school and beyond.

Grade 9

Parents and students attend a college overview session as well as a session on how to prepare for grade 10. Students learn how they should plan their high school years to maximize their learning experience and present a desirable profile to colleges.
In cooperation with College Counselors, and keeping college goals in mind, deans meet with students to design an individualized academic plan and guide students through the process of selecting courses.
Students have the opportunity to take practice standardized tests.
Through the SPARK program, students learn more about their unique interests and careers of the future.

Grade 10

Parents and students attend a college overview session and a session on how to prepare for grade 11. Students learn how they should plan their high school years to maximize their learning experience, present the most desirable profile to colleges, prepare for standardized tests, and plan college visits.
Students may take the PSAT for the first time, as well as practice additional standardized tests.
College counselors attend course selection interviews with students to help with academic choices for their junior and senior years.

Grade 11

Junior College Night for students and parents launches the official planning and search process, and a session at the end of the school year prepares students for the college application process in grade 12.
College counselors conduct individual meetings with students and families. Students are assigned one college counselor, with whom they will work until the end of senior year.
Customized testing calendars, college priority lists, and college visit itineraries are provided for each student. Virtual visits and virtual presentations are arranged to ensure that all Dwight Global students can fully participate.
Deans and the College Counseling Staff lead Grade 11 Spark Day, covering the application process, how to use Dwight’s application platform, writing college essays and supplements, and how to navigate the Common Application.
Students are encouraged to use the summer break purposefully and to return for senior year well prepared to engage in the college application process. They are required to write the first draft of their college essays prior to the start of senior year.

Grade 12

A Senior College event for students and parents is held in September, providing information about admissions officers’ visits to Dwight Global, college visits (physical and virtual), application deadlines, and the different types of admission programs (i.e., Early Decision, Early Action, Restricted Early Action, etc.)
Counselors meet with students individually to finalize college lists and discuss their applications. Counselors assist students in editing essays and supplements.
College representatives visit Dwight Global students online to discuss academics and special features of their institutions.
Counselors serve as student advocates through the process and work with families as students receive acceptances and make their final decisions.

college counseling events

We offer programming for current students and parents, who will receive registration details via email. For public programming, please register via the link provided.

Snapshot of 2022-23 college acceptances:

Amherst College (2)

Brown University (3)

Carnegie Mellon University (2)

Columbia University (2)

Cornell University

Duke University

Harvard University (2)

Johns Hopkins University

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

McGill University (2)

New York University (5)

Northwestern University

Penn State University - University Park (4)

Princeton University

Rice University

Stanford University

The College of William and Mary

The Juilliard School

United States Naval Academy

University of California - Los Angeles (2)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2)

University of Pennsylvania (2)

University of Virginia

Vassar College (2)

Wake Forest University

Washington University in St. Louis

Williams College

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A Four-Year Path to Success

Grade 9

Grade 10

Grade 11

Grade 12

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Snapshot of 2022-23 college acceptances:

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