College Counseling
Tatnall’s Annual College Counseling Events
- Senior College Night
- Three yearly Junior College Nights
- Financial Aid Night
- Mock Admissions Night
- Freshman/Sophomore College Night
- Ten-session college program series for juniors
- Senior essay and application workshops
Inside Tatnall’s Ten-Session College Series for Juniors
Session 1: PSAT Return & Cialfo Introduction:
Students will receive PSAT scores from October and review the score report. They will also be briefed on the upcoming six months of College Counseling individual and group meetings and take a look at Cialfo (the web-based college counseling system we use).
Session 2: Get to Know Yourself/Self-Reflection:
Students will take assessments and complete questionnaires in order to better understand themselves as students, members of the community, and future college students. The information gained during this session will be discussed in the first individual meeting between student and counselor.
Session 3: Cialfo and the College Search:
Students will be introduced to various search functions of Cialfo (Tatnall's web-based college counseling system). With the help of Cialfo, college lists will be generated during the second individual meeting with the student and counselor.
Session 4: Autobiography:
Students will draft an informal autobiography used only for the counseling process. For many, this is the first time writing something personal, so it loosely prepares students for the personal statement/college essay.
Session 5: The College Visit:
Students will learn about a productive and effective college visit, including when, how, and where to visit.
Session 6: The Essay #1--It's role:
Students will be introduced to the college essay/personal statement and how it impacts a college application.
Session 7: The Essay #2--Brainstorming Topics:
Students will complete a series of exercises to help brainstorm topics for their college essay/personal statement.
Session 8: Choosing Teacher Recommendation Writers:
Students will be introduced to the role of teacher recommendations, learn how to select the most appropriate writers for those recommendations, and prepare to ask two academic teachers to write letters on their behalf.
Session 9: Essay Writing Workshops:
Students will attend one essay workshop in June, write a full draft of the college essay/personal statement, and hand it in to the college counselors for suggestions and edits before the senior year begins in August.
Session 10: Application Workshops:
Students will attend at least one application workshop in August to begin completing the Common Application.
I felt there was a lot of support available as needed as well as prompting (when needed) to move the school college counseling process along. I also very much appreciated the authentic evaluation of the likelihood of my child getting into specifc schools as I thought this was valuable feedback.
Class of 2019 Parent
College Acceptances
Tatnall Four-Year College Acceptances 2020-2023
(Bold indicates where Tatnall graduates are currently enrolled)
- Adelphi University
- Albright College
- Alvernia University
- American University
- Amherst College
- Arcadia University
- Arizona State University
- Auburn University
- Babson College
- Bard College
- Barnard College
- Bates College
- Baylor University
- Belmont University
- Beloit College
- Berklee College of Music
- Binghamton University
- Boston College
- Boston University
- Bowie State University
- Bowling Green State University
- Brandeis University
- Brown University
- Bucknell University
- Cabrini University
- California College of the Arts
- California Institute of the Arts
- Capitol Technology University
- Carthage College
- Case Western Reserve University
- Carleton College
- Catholic University of America
- Cazenovia University
- Centre College
- Chapman University
- City College of San Francisco
- Claflin University
- Clark Atlanta University
- Clark University
- Clemson University
- Coastal Carolina University
- Colgate University
- College of Charleston
- College of Charleston (Honors)
- College of Holy Cross
- College of New Jersey (Honors)
- College of William and Mary
- Colorado College
- Colorado State University
- Columbia College Chicago
- Columbia University
- Cornell University
- Curry College
- Dartmouth College
- Davidson College
- Delaware County Community College
- Delaware State University
- DE Technical Comm. College
- Delaware Valley University
- Denison University
- DePaul University
- DeSales University
- Drexel University
- Duquesne University
- Durham University
- East Carolina University
- East Stroudsburg University
- Eastern University
- Elizabethtown College
- Elon College
- Embry Riddle Aero. University.--Dayton
- Embry Riddle Aero. University.--Prescott
- Emerson College
- Emmanuel College
- Emory & Henry College
- Endicott University
- Fairfield University
- Fairleigh Dickinson University
- Florida A&M University
- Florida Atlantic University
- Florida Gulf Coast University
- Florida Memorial University
- Florida Southern College
- Florida State University
- Fordham University
- Franklin and Marshall College
- Franklin Pierce University
- Furman University
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- George Mason University
- George Washington University
- Georgia Southern University
- Gettysburg College
- Gordon College
- Hamilton College
- Hampton University
- Hawai’i Pacific University
- High Point University
- Hofstra University
- Holy Family University
- Hood College
- Howard University
- Hult International Business School
- Immaculata University
- Indiana State University
- Indiana University, Bloomington
- Indiana University–Purdue IUPUC
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- Ithaca College
- Jackson State University
- Jacksonville University
- James Madison University
- Johns Hopkins University
- Johnson & Wales University
- Judson University
- Juniata College
- Keiser University
- Kenyon College
- Knox College
- Kutztown University
- Laboratory Institute of Merch.
- Lafayette College
- Lebanon Valley College
- Lehigh University
- Lincoln University
- Long Island University
- Louisiana State University
- Louisiana State University, Honors
- Loyola University, Maryland
- Lynn University
- Macalester College
- Manhattan College
- Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
- Marist College
- Maryland Institute College of Art
- Marywood University
- Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
- Massachusetts College of Pharmacy
- McDaniel College
- McGill University
- McMaster University
- McNeese State University
- Merrimack College
- Methodist University
- Metro. State University of Denver
- Miami University
- Middlebury College
- Millersville University
- Minot State University
- Mississippi State University
- Monmouth University
- Morehouse College
- Moore College of Art & Design
- Morgan State University
- Mount Holyoke College
- Mount Saint Mary’s University
- Muhlenberg College
- Neumann University
- New York University
- Norfolk State University
- North Carolina A&T State Univ.
- North Carolina State University
- Northeastern University
- Norwich University
- Notre Dame of Maryland University
- Nova Southeastern University
- Oberlin College
- Ohio State University
- Oklahoma State University
- Old Dominion University
- Pace University
- Parsons School of Design
- Paul Smith's College
- Pasadena City College
- Pennsylvania College of Technology
- Pennsylvania State University
- Penn State U., Schreyers Honors
- Penn State Univ., Abington
- Penn State Univ., Altoona
- Penn State Univ., Brandywine
- Pepperdine University
- Piedmont University
- Pratt Institute of Design
- Princeton University
- Providence College
- Purdue University
- Queen’s University
- Quinnipiac University
- Radford University
- Randolph College
- Randolph-Macon College
- Rensselaer Polytech. Institute
- Rhode Island College
- Rider University
- Ringling College of Art & Design
- Roanoke College
- Robert Morris University
- Rochester Institute of Technology
- Roger Williams University
- Rowan University
- Rowan University (Honors)
- Rutgers University
- Rutgers University (Honors)
- Sacred Heart University
- Saint Anselm Univeristy
- Saint Joseph’s University
- Saint Leo University
- Saint Lawrence University
- Saint Louis University
- Saint Michael’s University
- Salem Community College
- Salisbury University
- Salve Regina University
- Samford University
- Santa Clara University
- Sarah Lawrence College
- Savannah College of Art & Design
- School of the Art Inst. of Chicago
- Seton Hall University
- Seton Hill University
- Sewanee: University of the South
- Shenandoah University
- Shippensburg University
- Skidmore College
- Smith College
- Southern Methodist University
- Spartan College of Aero & Tech.
- Spelman College
- Stevens Institute of Technology
- Stevenson University
- Stockton University
- Stony Brook University
- SUNY at Buffalo
- SUNY at New Paltz
- Susquehanna University
- Sweet Briar College
- Syracuse University
- Temple University
- Texas State University
- Thaddeus Stevens College of Tech.
- The New School
- Thomas Jefferson University
- Towson University
- Tufts University
- Tulane University
- University of Alabama
- University of Alabama (Honors)
- University of Alabama in Huntsville
- University of Arizona
- University of British Columbia
- University of California, Berkeley
- University of California, Davis
- University of California, Irvine
- Univ. of California, Los Angeles
- University of CA, Santa Barbara
- Univ. of California, San Diego
- University of Central Florida
- University of Cincinnati
- University of Colorado Boulder
- University of Connecticut
- University of Delaware
- University of Delaware (Honors)
- University of Denver
- University of Edinburgh
- University of Florida
- University of Glasgow
- University of Georgia
- University of Hartford
- University of Hawai’i at Manoa
- Univ. of IL, Urb.-Champaign
- University of Kentucky
- University of Lynchburg
- University of Maine
- University of Manchester
- University of Mary Washington
- University of Maryland
- University of Massachusetts
- University of Memphis
- University of Miami
- University of Minnesota
- University of Mississippi
- University of Montana
- University of Mount Olive
- University of New Hampshire
- University of New Haven
- University of NC, Asheville
- University of NC, Chapel Hill
- University of NC, Charlotte
- University of NC, Wilmington
- University of North Florida
- University of Oregon
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of Pittsburgh
- University of Pittsburgh (Honors)
- University of Rhode Island
- University of Richmond
- University of Rochester
- University of San Diego
- University of San Francisco
- University of Scranton
- University of South Carolina
- Univ. of South Carolina (Honors)
- Univ. of Southern California
- University of Tampa
- University of Tennessee
- University of Texas at Dallas
- University of the Sciences
- University of Utah (Honors)
- University of Vermont
- University of Victoria
- University of Virginia
- University of Warwick
- University of Washington
- Univ. of Wisconsin
- Ursinus College
- Vassar College
- Villanova University
- Virginia Commonwealth Univ.
- VA Polytech. Inst. & State Univ.
- Wagner College
- Wake Forest University
- Washington College
- Washington & Lee University
- Washington University in St. Louis
- Wellesley College
- Wesleyan University
- West Chester University
- West Virginia University
- Western Michigan University
- Widener University
- Wilmington University
- Winthrop University
- Wright State University
- Xavier University
- Xavier University of Louisiana
- York College
Tatnall Class of 2023 Acceptances
(Bold and parentheses indicate number matriculating for 2023)
- Albright University
- American University
- Arcadia University
- Barnard College
- Boston College
- Boston University
- Bucknell University
- Cabrini University
- Chapman University
- Claflin University
- Clark Atlanta University
- Clark University
- Clemson University
- Colgate University
- College of Charleston
- College of the Holy Cross
- Colorado State University
- Curry College
- Delaware State University
- DE Tech. Community College
- Dickinson College
- Drexel University
- Duquesne University
- Elon University
- Embry Riddle Aero. Univ.--Daytona
- Embry Riddle Aero. Univ.--Prescott
- Endicott College
- Florida A&M University
- Florida Atlantic University
- Florida Gulf Coast University
- Florida Southern College
- Florida State University
- Franklin & Marshall College
- George Washington University
- Gettysburg College
- Hampton University
- High Point University
- Hofstra University
- Holy Family University
- Indiana University–Purdue IUPUC
- James Madison University
- Jefferson University
- Keiser University
- Lafayette College
- Lehigh University (2)
- Louisiana State University
- Louisiana State University, Hon.
- Loyola University Maryland
- Lynn University
- Mass. College of Liberal Arts
- Metro. State Univ. of Denver
- Millersville University
- Minot State University
- Mississippi State University
- Monmouth University
- Morehouse College
- Morgan State University
- Mount St. Mary’s University
- Neumann University
- Norfolk State University
- North Carolina State University
- Northeastern University
- Notre Dame of MD University
- Ohio State University
- Oklahoma State University
- Paul Smith’s College
- Pennsylvania College of Tech.
- Pennsylvania State University
- Providence College
- Quinnipiac University
- Randolph College
- Randolph-Macon College
- Rider University
- Roanoke College
- Robert Morris University
- Rochester Institute of Technology
- Rutgers University
- Sacred Heart University
- Saint Anselm University
- Saint Joseph’s University
- Salem Community College
- Salve Regina University
- Seton Hall University
- Shenandoah University
- Southern Methodist Univ.
- Spartan College of Aero. & Tech.
- Spelman College
- Stevens Institute of Technology
- Syracuse University
- Temple University
- Thad. Stev. Col. of Tech. (2)
- Towson University
- Tufts University
- Tulane University
- University of Alabama
- Univ. of Alabama, Honors
- University of Alabama, Huntsville
- University of Central Florida
- University of Colorado Boulder
- University of Colorado Denver
- University of Connecticut
- University of Delaware (11)
- University of Denver
- University of Kentucky
- University of Mary Washington
- University of Maryland
- University of Massachusetts
- University of Memphis
- University of Miami
- University of Mississippi
- University of Montana
- Univ. of North Carolina, Asheville
- Univ. of North Carolina, Wilmington
- University of Oklahoma
- University of Pittsburgh
- University of Rhode Island
- University of Richmond (2)
- University of South Carolina
- University of South Florida
- University of Tampa (2)
- University of Tennessee
- University of Utah, Honors
- University of Vermont
- Univ. of Wisconsin Madison
- Villanova University
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Wake Forest University
- West Chester University
- West Virginia University
- Western Michigan University
- Wright State University
- Xavier University
- Xavier University, Louisiana
Tatnall Class of 2022 Acceptances
(Bold and parentheses indicate number matriculating for 2022)
- Arcadia University
- Auburn University
- Babson College
- Baylor University
- Berklee College of Music
- Bowling Green State University
- Bucknell University
- Cabrini College
- Carthage College
- Catholic University
- Clemson University
- Coastal Carolina University
- College of Charleston (2)
- Columbia College Chicago
- Delaware County Community College
- Delaware State University
- Drexel University
- Duquesne University
- East Carolina University
- East Stroudsburg University
- Eastern University
- Elon University
- Florida A&M University
- Florida Atlantic University
- Florida Gulf Coast University
- Franklin and Marshall College
- George Mason University
- George Washington University
- Gettysburg College
- High Point University
- Hofstra University
- Hood College
- Howard University
- Immaculata University
- Indiana University, Bloomington
- Indiana University of PA
- Jackson State University
- Jacksonville University
- James Madison University
- Johns Hopkins University
- Johnson & Wales University
- Lafayette College
- Lebanon Valley College
- Lehigh University
- Louisiana State University
- Loyola University Maryland
- Lynn University
- Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
- Massachusetts College of Pharmacy
- McDaniel College
- Methodist University
- Millersville University
- Monmouth University
- Morgan State University
- Mount Holyoke College
- Neumann University
- New York University
- Northeastern University
- Norwich University
- Ohio State University
- Pace University
- Penn State University
- Penn State Univ., Brandywine
- Penn State University, Honors
- Pepperdine University
- Piedmont University
- Purdue University
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Rhode Island College
- Roanoke College
- Robert Morris University
- Saint Joseph’s University
- Saint Michael’s College
- Salisbury University
- Salve Regina University
- Santa Clara University
- Seton Hall University
- Sewanee: University of the South
- Shippensburg University
- Spelman College
- St. Lawrence University
- SUNY at New Paltz
- Sweet Briar College
- Syracuse University (3)
- Temple University
- The New School
- Towson University
- University of Alabama (2)
- University of California, Los Angeles
- Univ. of California, Santa Barbara
- University of Cincinnati
- University of Colorado, Boulder
- University of Delaware (9)
- University of Delaware, Honors
- University of Georgia
- University of Hartford
- University of Kentucky
- University of Lynchburg
- University of Maryland
- University of Massachusetts, Amherst
- University of Miami
- University of New Hampshire
- Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Univ. of North Carolina at Wilmington
- University of Pennsylvania (3)
- University of Pittsburgh
- University of Pittsburgh, Honors
- University of Rhode Island
- University of South Carolina
- University of Tampa
- University of Tennessee
- University of the Sciences
- University of Virginia
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Virginia Tech University
- Wagner College
- Washington and Lee University
- Washington College
- West Chester University
- West Virginia University (2)
- Wilmington University
- York College
Tatnall Class of 2021 Acceptances
(Bold and parentheses indicate number matriculating for 2021)
- Adelphi University
- Albright College
- American University
- Amherst College
- Arcadia University
- Auburn University
- Arizona State University
- Bard College
- Bates College
- Belmont University
- Beloit College
- Boston University
- Bowie State University
- Brandeis University
- Brown University
- Bucknell University
- Cabrini College
- Case Western University
- Catholic University
- Cazenovia College
- Centre College
- City College of San Francisco
- Clemson University
- College of Charleston (2)
- Colgate University
- College of William and Mary
- Colorado College
- Columbia University
- Cornell University
- Dartmouth College
- Davidson College
- DE Technical Community College
- Delaware State University
- Delaware Valley University
- Denison University
- DePaul University
- Dickinson College
- Drexel University
- Durham University
- East Carolina University
- East Stroudsburg University
- Elon University
- Fairleigh Dickinson University
- Florida Atlantic University
- Florida Memorial University
- Florida State University
- Fordham University
- Franklin & Marshall College
- Franklin Pierce University
- Furman University
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- George Mason University
- George Washington University
- Georgia Southern University
- Gettysburg College
- Gordon College
- Hamilton College
- Hampton University
- Hawai’i Pacific University
- High Point University
- Hofstra University
- Hood College
- Howard University
- Hult International Business School
- Indiana University Bloomington
- Ithaca College
- Jackson State University
- James Madison University
- Jefferson University
- Juniata College
- Kenyon College
- Knox College
- Kutztown University
- Laboratory Institute of Merch.
- Lafayette College
- Lehigh University
- Lincoln University
- Long Island University
- Louisiana State University
- Loyola University, Maryland
- Lynn University
- Macalester College
- Maryland Institute of the College of Art
- Marywood University
- McDaniel College
- Miami University, Oxford
- Middlebury College
- Millersville University
- Monmouth University (2)
- Moore College of Art
- Morgan State University
- Mount Holyoke College
- Mount St. Mary’s University
- Neumann University
- New York University
- North Carolina A&T State Univ.
- North Carolina State University
- Northeastern University
- Oberlin College
- Ohio State University
- Pasadena City College
- Pace University
- Penn State University
- Pratt Institute
- Purdue University
- Princeton University (2)
- Quinnipiac University
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Roanoke College
- Rowan University (Honors)
- Rutgers University (Honors)
- Saint Joseph’s University
- Saint Leo University
- Salisbury University
- Samford University
- Sarah Lawrence College
- Savannah College of Art & Design
- Seton Hall University
- Shippensburg University
- Skidmore College
- Smith College
- Spelman College
- Stevenson University
- Stockton University
- SUNY Binghamton University
- SUNY University of Buffalo
- Susquehanna University
- Syracuse University
- Temple University
- The College of New Jersey (Honors)
- Towson University
- Tufts University
- Tulane University
- University of Alabama
- University of Arizona
- University of California, Davis
- University of California, Irvine
- University of California, San Diego
- University of Colorado, Boulder
- University of Connecticut
- University of Delaware (5)
- University of Denver
- University of Edinburgh
- University of Florida
- University of Glasgow
- University of Georgia
- University of Hawaii at Manoa
- University of IL, Urbana-Champaign
- University of Kentucky
- University of Manchester
- University of Mary Washington
- University of Massachusetts, Amherst
- University of Mississippi
- University of New Haven
- Univ. of North Carolina, Wilmington
- Univ. of North Carolina, Charlotte
- University of Oregon
- University of Pittsburgh
- University of Richmond
- University of Rochester
- University of San Francisco
- University of Tampa
- University of Tennessee
- University of Texas at Dallas
- University of Vermont
- University of Virginia (2)
- University of Washington
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Ursinus College
- Vassar College
- Villanova University
- Virginia Tech University
- Washington College
- Washington University in St. Louis
- Wellesley College
- Wesleyan University
- West Chester University (3)
- West Virginia University
- Widener University
- York College
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Tatnall Class of 2020 Acceptances
(Bold and parentheses indicate number matriculating for 2020)
- Adelphi University
- Albright College
- Alvernia University
- American University
- Arizona State University
- Babson College
- Belmont University
- Boston College
- Binghamton University
- Bowie State University
- Brandeis University
- Bucknell University
- California College of the Arts
- California Institute of the Arts
- Capitol Technology University
- Carleton College
- Catholic University
- Clemson University (2)
- College of Charleston
- College of Charleston Honors
- College of William & Mary
- Colorado State University
- Columbia University (2)
- Cornell University
- DeSales University
- Dickinson College
- Duquesne University
- Durham University
- East Carolina University
- Elizabethtown College
- Elon University
- Emmanuel College
- Emory & Henry College
- Fairfield University
- Fordham University
- Frank. & Marsh. College (3)
- George Wash. Univ. (2)
- Gettysburg College
- Gordon College
- High Point University
- Hofstra University
- Howard University
- Immaculata University
- Indiana State University
- Indiana University
- Ithaca College
- James Madison University
- Judson University
- Lafayette College
- Lehigh University
- Long Island University
- Louisiana State University
- Loyola University, Maryland
- Lynn University
- Manhattan College
- Marist College
- McDaniel College
- McGill University
- McMaster University
- McNeese State University
- Merrimack College
- Middlebury College
- Mount St. Mary’s University
- Muhlenberg College
- New School’s Parsons
- New York University
- Norfolk State University
- Northeastern University
- North Carolina A&T University
- North Carolina State University
- Nova Southeastern University
- Old Dominion University
- Pennsylvania State Univ.
- PSU, Schreyer Honors
- PSU, Abington
- PSU, Altoona
- PSU, Brandywine
- Pratt Institute of Design
- Queen’s University
- Quinnipiac University (2)
- Radford University
- Rider University
- Ringling College of Art & Design
- Roanoke College
- Rowan University
- Roger Williams University
- Rutgers University
- Saint Joseph’s University
- Saint Louis University
- Salve Regina University
- Savannah Col. of Art & Design
- School of Art Inst. of Chicago
- Seton Hill University
- Shippensburg University
- Spelman College
- Stony Brook University
- Susquehanna Univ. (2)
- Syracuse University
- Temple University
- Texas State University
- Thomas Jefferson University
- Tufts University
- University College London
- University of Alabama
- University of British Columbia
- University of CA, Berkeley
- University of CA, Davis
- University of CA, Irvine
- University of CA, Los Angeles
- University of CA, San Diego
- University of Cincinnati
- University of Colorado, Boulder
- University of Connecticut
- University of Delaware (11)
- University of Delaware, Honors
- University of Denver
- University of Maine
- University of Maryland
- University of Massachusetts
- University of Miami
- University of Minnesota
- University of Mississippi
- University of Mount Olive
- University of New Hampshire
- University of NC, Chapel Hill
- University of NC, Charlotte
- University of North Florida
- University of Pittsburgh (2)
- University of Richmond
- University of San Diego
- University of Scranton
- University of South Carolina
- Univ. of S. Carolina, Honors
- Univ. of Southern California
- University of Tennessee
- University of Vermont
- University of Victoria
- University of Virginia
- University of Warwick
- University of Wisconsin
- Ursinus College (6)
- Villanova University
- VA Polytech. University
- Wake Forest University
- Washington College
- West Chester University
- West Virginia University