Academics

College Counseling

Individualized Counseling and Support

The mission of the College Counseling Office is to help students find a home in college that will be every bit as important and inspirational to them as their home at Westminster was. To achieve this goal, dedicated and experienced counselors, with the help of an actively involved faculty, guide students though the college process. The individualized work of the counselors is enhanced by an impressive office facility, the latest college search processes and technology, and online and print resources every family needs when making college decisions.  
 
The College Office aims to develop for each student the strongest possible choices from which to select the school that is “the right fit.” While 93 percent of recent graduates have been accepted to Barron’s “Most Competitive” and “Highly Competitive” schools, Westminster is most proud of the personal satisfaction and academic success our students have found in the schools they chose – a telling reflection of both our College Office’s efforts and the caliber of our graduates.
 

The Counselors

Westminster's college counselors are professional advocates for our students. They interface with admissions officers of colleges and universities on a regular basis and serve as facilitators, guides and educators during the college application process. They know that in some ways the college process is the culmination of a student’s overall educational experience at Westminster. Their highly individualized counsel and support lead students toward making appropriate choices – something our most recent graduates often comment on after leaving Westminster.

College Matriculation

List of 4 items.

  • Class of 2021

    Arizona State University-Tempe
    Bates College
    Belmont University
    Bishop's University
    Boston College (2)
    Boston University
    Bowdoin College
    Brown University (2)
    Bucknell University
    California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
    Campbell University
    Christian Brothers University
    Claremont McKenna College
    Colby College (2)
    Colgate University (3)
    College of the Holy Cross
    College of William and Mary
    Columbia University in the City of New York
    Connecticut College
    Denison University (4)
    Georgetown University (2)
    Hamilton College (3)
    Indiana University-Bloomington
    Johns Hopkins University
    Lehigh University (3)
    Marist College (2)
    Middlebury College
    New York University (3)
    New York University/ (Gap Year)
    Northeastern University (4)
    Occidental College
    Pacific University
    Post Graduate, Salisbury
    Post Graduate/Deerfield Academy
    Princeton University (2)
    Providence College (2)
    Southern Methodist University (3)
    St. Lawrence University
    Texas Christian University
    The American University of Paris
    The New School
    Trinity College (4)
    Tufts University (2)
    Tunxis Community College
    University of California-Los Angeles
    University of California-San Diego
    University of Colorado Boulder
    University of Denver (4)
    University of Massachusetts-Amherst
    University of Miami
    University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
    University of Pennsylvania (2)
    University of Richmond (5)
    University of Southern California
    University of St Andrews (4)
    University of Toronto (2)
    University of Vermont
    University of Wisconsin-Madison (2)
    Vassar College (3)
    Villanova University (3)
    Wake Forest University (4)
    Washington University in St Louis (3)
    Wesleyan University (3)

  • Class of 2020

    Babson College
    Barnard College
    Bates College (3)
    Boston College (2)
    Boston University (2)
    Bowdoin College
    Brandeis University
    Brown University
    Bucknell University (5)
    Colby College
    Colgate University (2)
    College of the Holy Cross (4)
    Columbia University (NYC)
    Connecticut College
    Cornell University
    Dalhousie University, Canada
    Denison University
    Emerson College
    Endicott College
    Fordham University, Lincoln Center
    Franklin and Marshall College
    George Washington University
    Georgetown University
    Harvard College
    Kenyon College (2)
    Lafayette College (2)
    Lebanon Valley College
    Lehigh University (4)
    Miami University-Oxford
    Middlebury College (2)
    Northeastern University (2)
    Northwestern University
    Providence College
    Queen's University
    Santa Clara University (2)
    Skidmore College
    Southern Methodist University (2)
    St. Lawrence University (2)
    Stanford University
    Swarthmore College
    Syracuse University
    The University of Tampa
    Trinity College (3)
    Tufts University (4)
    Tulane University of Louisiana (2)
    University at Albany, SUNY
    University of Colorado Boulder (2)
    University of Connecticut
    University of Denver (3)
    University of Florida
    University of Miami
    University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
    University of Pennsylvania
    University of Richmond (3)
    University of Southern California (3)
    Villanova University
    Wake Forest University (3)
    Washington University in St. Louis
    Wesleyan University (2)
    Wheaton College - (Mass.)
    Williams College
    Yale University

  • Class of 2019

    Babson College
    Barnard College
    Boston College
    Boston University (4)
    Brown University (2)
    Bryant University
    Bucknell University (3)
    Colgate University (5)
    College of the Holy Cross
    Colorado College (2)
    Connecticut College
    Denison University
    Dickinson College
    Elon University (2)
    Franklin & Marshall College (2)
    Georgetown University
    Harvard College (2)
    Haverford College
    High Point University
    Hobart and William Smith Colleges
    Indiana University at Bloomington
    Johns Hopkins University
    Lafayette College
    Lewis & Clark College
    Messiah College
    Miami University (Ohio)
    Middlebury College (2)
    New York University (2)
    Northeastern University (4)
    Princeton University
    Providence College (2)
    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Rutgers University-New Brunswick
    Sacred Heart University
    Salve Regina University (2)
    Santa Clara University (2)
    Skidmore College
    Southern Methodist University (2)
    St. Lawrence University (3)
    The New School
    The University of Montana, Missoula
    The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Trinity College (2)
    Tufts University (2)
    Tulane University (2)
    Union College (New York)
    University of California, Berkeley
    University of Cambridge
    University of Chicago
    University of Denver (2)
    University of Exeter
    University of Oxford
    University of Pennsylvania
    University of Richmond (4)
    University of Rochester
    University of Saint Joseph
    University of St Andrews (3)
    University of Virginia (6)
    University of Wisconsin, Madison
    Vassar College
    Villanova University
    Wake Forest University (2)
    Washington and Lee University
    Washington University in St. Louis
    Wesleyan University
    Western New England University
    Wheaton College (Mass.)
    Williams College Worcester Polytechnic Institute

  • Class of 2018

    American University
    Babson College (2)
    Baruch College of the CUNY
    Bates College
    Boston College (5)
    Boston University (2)
    Bowdoin College
    Brown University (2)
    Carnegie Mellon University
    Colgate University (2)
    College of Charleston
    College of the Holy Cross (3)
    Concordia University - Montreal
    Dartmouth College
    Denison University
    Dickinson College
    Elon University (2)
    Endicott College
    Fordham University
    Furman University
    Georgetown University (2)
    Hamilton College – NY (2)
    Harvard University
    Hobart and William Smith Colleges (3)
    John Cabot University
    Lafayette College
    Lehigh University
    Lindenwood University
    Marist College
    Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
    Miami University, Oxford
    Middlebury College (2)
    New York University
    Northeastern University (4)
    Occidental College
    Pennsylvania State University (2)
    Pepperdine University
    Princeton University
    Quinnipiac University (2)
    Sacred Heart University
    Santa Clara University
    Skidmore College (2)
    Southern Methodist University
    Syracuse University
    The George Washington University
    The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    The University of Tampa
    Trinity College (6)
    Tufts University
    Tulane University (3)
    University College Dublin
    University of California, Berkeley
    University of California, Davis (2)
    University of California, Los Angeles
    University of Chicago
    University of Colorado at Boulder (2)
    University of Connecticut
    University of Denver
    University of Georgia
    University of Michigan
    University of Ottawa
    University of Richmond (5)
    University of St Andrews
    University of Toronto
    University of Vermont (2)
    University of Virginia
    Wake Forest University (2)
    Wesleyan University (4)
    Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Meet the College Counseling Staff

List of 4 members.

  • Photo of Gregory Williams

    Gregory Williams 

    Director of College Counseling
    (860) 408-3070
  • Photo of Ryan Curtis

    Ryan Curtis 

    Associate Director of College Counseling
    (860) 408-3725
  • Photo of Shana Russell

    Shana Russell 

    Associate Director of College Counseling
  • Photo of Tenniel Hacker

    Tenniel Hacker 

    College Counseling Coordinator & Director of Testing
    (860) 408-3073

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    A comprehensive website that students and parents can use to plan for college.  Family Connection is linked with Naviance, a service that we use in our office to track and analyze data about college plans, so it provides up-to-date information that is specific to our school.

    Family Connection also lets us share information with you about upcoming meetings and events, local scholarship opportunities, and other resources for college and career information.

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