College Acceptances
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Over the course of four years, our College Counselors cultivate strong relationships with every Upper School family, in order to find the optimal college fit for each student. Mount Vernon continues to expand its footprint with graduates accepted to schools such as Harvard University, Stanford University, United States Military Academy West Point, University of California – Santa Barbara, Georgetown University, University of Colorado, Georgia Tech, and University of Georgia. See our full acceptance list below.
ACCEPTANCE LIST
- Agnes Scott College
- Aiken Technical College
- Alabama A&M University
- Alabama State University
- Albany State University
- Allegheny College
- American Musical and Dramatic Academy
- American University
- Andrews University
- Appalachian State University
- Arizona State University
- Asbury University
- Auburn University (8)
- Augsburg University
- Augusta University
- Augustana College
- Augustana University
- Austin College
- Barnard College
- Barry University
- Baylor University
- Bellarmine University
- Belmont Abbey College
- Belmont University
- Bentley University
- Berry College
- Biola University
- Birmingham-Southern College
- Blinn College
- Bluffton University
- Boise State University
- Boston College
- Boston University
- Brenau University
- Brevard College
- Brigham Young University
- Brown University
- Bryant University
- Bucknell University
- Butler University
- California College of the Arts
- California State University (Fresno)
- California State University (Fullerton)
- California State University (Long Beach)
- California State University (Los Angeles)
- California State University (Northridge)
- Campbell University
- Carleton College
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Carson-Newman University
- Case Western Reserve University
- Catawba College
- Catholic University of America
- Centre College
- Chaminade University of Honolulu
- Charleston Southern University
- Christopher Newport University
- Citadel Military College of South Carolina
- Clark Atlanta University
- Clemson University (3)
- Coastal Carolina University
- College of Charleston
- College of Coastal Georgia
- College of the Ozarks
- Colorado College
- Colorado School of Mines
- Colorado State University (Fort Collins)
- Columbia College (Chicago)
- Columbia University
- Columbus State University
- Connecticut College
- Converse College
- Cornell University
- Covenant College
- Curry College
- Dartmouth College
- Davidson College
- Denison University
- DePaul University
- DePauw University
- Drake University
- Drexel University
- Duke Kunshan University
- Duke University
- East Carolina University
- East Georgia State College
- Eastern Kentucky University
- Eckerd College
- Elizabeth City State University
- Elmhurst University
- Elon University (2)
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
- Emerson College
- Emory & Henry College
- Emory University
- Fairfield University
- Flagler College
- Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
- Florida Atlantic University
- Florida Gulf Coast University
- Florida Institute of Technology
- Florida Southern College
- Florida State University (2)
- Fordham University
- Fort Lewis College
- Fort Valley State University
- Full Sail University
- Furman University
- Gardner-Webb University
- George Mason University
- George Washington University
- Georgetown College
- Georgetown University
- Georgia College
- Georgia Institute of Technology (8)
- Georgia Military College
- Georgia Southern University (2)
- Georgia State University (4)
- Gonzaga University
- Gordon State College
- Goucher College
- Greensboro College
- Guilford College
- Hampden-Sydney College (2)
- Hampshire College
- Hampton University
- Hannibal-LaGrange University
- Harvard University
- Hawaii Pacific University
- Hendrix College
- High Point University
- Hillsdale College
- Hollins University
- Hood College
- Howard University
- Huntingdon College
- Indiana University (Bloomington)
- Iowa State University
- Ithaca College
- Jacksonville State University
- Jacksonville University
- James Madison University
- Johnson & Wales University (North Miami)
- Jones College
- Juniata College
- Kansas State University
- Kennesaw State University
- Kentucky Christian University
- Kenyon College
- Lafayette College
- LaGrange College
- Lane College
- Lee University
- Lees-McRae College
- Lehigh University
- Liberty University
- Limestone University
- Lipscomb University
- Long Island University (Brooklyn)
- Louisiana State University
- Loyola Marymount University
- Loyola University Chicago
- Loyola University New Orleans
- Luther College
- Lynn University
- Marquette University
- Maryland Institute College of Art
- Marymount Manhattan College
- Maryville College
- McDaniel College
- Mercer University
- Miami University (Oxford) (2)
- Michigan State University
- Middle Tennessee State University
- Midlands Technical College
- Midway University
- Milligan University
- Millsaps College
- Mississippi College
- Mississippi State University
- Montana State University
- Morehouse College
- Mount Holyoke College
- Mount Saint Mary’s University
- Murray State University
- New College of Florida
- New England College
- New Jersey Institute of Technology
- New York University
- Newberry College
- North Carolina A & T State University
- North Carolina Central University
- North Carolina State University
- North Georgia Technical College
- Northeastern University
- Northumbria University
- NorthWest Arkansas Community College
- Northwestern University
- Northwood University (Florida Campus-Merged Keiser Univ.)
- Nova Southeastern University
- Oberlin College
- Oglethorpe University
- Ohio University (Main Campus)
- Ohio Wesleyan University
- Oklahoma Baptist University
- Oklahoma State University (Main Campus)
- Old Dominion University
- Oregon State University
- Otis College of Art and Design
- Oxford College of Emory University
- Pace University (New York City)
- Parsons School of Design at The New School
- Pennsylvania State University (Brandywine)
- Pennsylvania State University (Main Campus)
- Pennsylvania State University (World Campus)
- Pepperdine University
- Perimeter College at Georgia State University
- Piedmont University
- Point Park University
- Pratt Institute
- Presbyterian College
- Providence College
- Purdue University (Main Campus)
- Queens University of Charlotte
- Quinnipiac University
- Randolph-Macon College
- Regis College
- Reinhardt University
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Rhode Island School of Design
- Rhodes College
- Ringling College of Art and Design
- Rollins College
- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (2)
- Rutgers University (New Brunswick)
- Sacred Heart University
- Saint Edward’s University
- Saint Joseph’s College of Maine
- Samford University
- San Diego State University
- San Jose City College
- Santa Clara University
- Santa Monica College (2)
- Sarah Lawrence College
- Savannah College of Art and Design
- Savannah State University
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- School of Visual Arts
- Seattle Pacific University
- Seton Hall University
- Sewanee: The University of the South
- Shorter University
- Simmons University
- Simpson College
- Southeastern Louisiana University
- Southern Adventist University
- Southern Methodist University
- Southwestern University
- Spelman College
- Spring Arbor University
- Spring Hill College
- St. Andrews University
- St. John’s University (New York)
- Stanford University
- Stetson University
- Stevens Institute of Technology
- Stevenson University
- Swarthmore College
- Syracuse University
- Tennessee Technological University
- Texas A&M University
- Texas Christian University (3)
- Texas State Technical College
- Texas Tech University
- The American University of Paris
- The College of Saint Rose
- The College of William and Mary
- The College of Wooster
- The New School
- The Ohio State University
- The University of Alabama (5)
- The University of Montana
- The University of Tampa
- The University of Tennessee (Chattanooga)
- The University of Tennessee (Knoxville) (5)
- The University of Texas at Austin
- The University of Texas at Dallas
- Thomas Jefferson University (East Falls Campus)
- Tiffin University
- Toccoa Falls College
- Transylvania University
- Trinity College
- Trinity College Dublin
- Trinity University
- Troy University
- Truett McConnell University
- Tufts University
- Tulane University (4)
- Union College
- United States Air Force Academy
- United States Coast Guard Academy
- United States Military Academy at West Point
- United States Naval Academy
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- University of Alabama in Huntsville
- University of Arizona
- University of Arkansas
- University of British Columbia
- University of California (Berkeley)
- University of California (Davis)
- University of California (Irvine)
- University of California (Riverside)
- University of California (San Diego)
- University of California (Santa Barbara)
- University of California (Santa Cruz)
- University of Central Florida
- University of Cincinnati
- University of Colorado (Colorado Springs)
- University of Colorado, Boulder (2)
- University of Colorado, Denver
- University of Connecticut
- University of Dayton
- University of Delaware
- University of Denver
- University of Florida
- University of Georgia (12)
- University of Illinois at Chicago
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- University of Iowa
- University of Kansas
- University of Kentucky
- University of Lynchburg
- University of Maine
- University of Mary Washington
- University of Maryland (College Park)
- University of Massachusetts (Amherst)
- University of Miami
- University of Michigan
- University of Mississippi
- University of Missouri (Columbia)
- University of Montevallo
- University of Nebraska (Lincoln)
- University of Nevada (Las Vegas)
- University of New England
- University of New Hampshire
- University of New Mexico
- University of New Orleans
- University of North Carolina at Asheville
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro
- University of North Carolina, Wilmington
- University of North Dakota
- University of North Florida
- University of North Georgia (3)
- University of Notre Dame
- University of Oklahoma
- University of Oregon
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of Pikeville
- University of Pittsburgh
- University of Puget Sound
- University of Rhode Island
- University of Richmond
- University of Rochester
- University of San Diego
- University of South Carolina (2)
- University of South Florida
- University of Southern California (2)
- University of St Andrews
- University of the Cumberlands
- University of the Pacific
- University of Toronto
- University of Utah
- University of Vermont (2)
- University of Virginia
- University of Washington (Seattle Campus)
- University of West Georgia
- University of Wisconsin (Madison)
- University of Wyoming
- Utah State University
- Utah Valley University
- Valdosta State University
- Vanderbilt University
- Vassar College
- Villanova University
- Virginia Military Institute
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute (2)
- Virginia Union University
- Wagner College
- Wake Forest University
- Warren Wilson College
- Washington & Jefferson College
- Washington and Lee University
- Washington College
- Washington State University
- Washington University in St. Louis
- Wells College
- West Virginia University
- Western Carolina University
- Western Kentucky University
- Western Michigan University
- Western University
- Wingate University
- Winthrop University
- Wofford College (2)
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Xavier University
- Xavier University of Louisiana
- Yale University
- Young Harris College
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Alumni Spotlight: Michael Okilagwe, Class of 2017
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Maggie Mixon, Class of 2017
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College Counseling Team
Each member of this team brings experience from the college acceptance side of the process, evaluating applications from all 50 states and around the world. Having made admission decisions, structured financial aid and scholarship packages, and shaped incoming college classes, their vast understanding of the college admissions system is a tremendous asset to our applicants.
Erin McCubbin
Executive Director of Student and Graduate Success
Aerial Dickerson
Associate Director of Academic and College Counseling
Ryan May
Associate Director of Academic and College Counseling
Alejandro Ramirez
Associate Director of Academic and College Counseling
Chief Admissions Officer
Kirsten Beard
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