National College Decision Day
An open letter from our Director of College Counseling
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Today is a special day in college admission. It marks the deadline for students across the country to decide where to attend college. While our seniors have chosen their schools throughout the year, we celebrated this milestone with a class luncheon in the campus courtyard. Yet this day is not just a celebration about where our students will go; it is also a celebration of how they got there. And most importantly, it is a time to pause and recognize our students’ transformative growth on their journeys from “Curiosity to Wisdom.”
Today is a special day in college admission. It marks the deadline for students across the country to decide where to attend college. While our seniors have chosen their schools throughout the year, we celebrated this milestone with a class luncheon in the campus courtyard. Yet this day is not just a celebration about where our students will go; it is also a celebration of how they got there. And most importantly, it is a time to pause and recognize our students’ transformative growth on their journeys from “Curiosity to Wisdom.”
College admission is, at its heart, about stories, each individual student’s story. This year, our 122 seniors’ college applications included stories about presenting their independent research projects in English and crafting a Rube Goldberg machine in Physics. They wrote about strengthening their confidence in the Glenn Performing Arts Center, growing as leaders on our athletic fields, and refining their problem-solving skills in the Art Barn.
Next year, they will continue to write their stories at more than 70 different colleges—a diverse list of schools that beautifully represents their individual backgrounds, goals, and strengths.
And while we cannot wait to hear these future stories, today really is about celebrating. Seniors, we are grateful for your many contributions to Cooper and for your leadership during a year unlike any other. We are proud of how you have grown, and we know you will continue to nurture the skills you have developed here. And of course, we look forward to hearing about the many future milestones in your journeys as lifelong learners.
- Laura Schroeder, Director of College Counseling
Here is a list of schools where our graduating seniors plan to attend next year:
University of Alabama
American University
Bates College
Baylor University (7)
Belmont University
Blinn College (2)
Brown University
University of California-Berkeley (2)
University of California-Davis
University of California-Santa Barbara
University of California-San Diego
Carnegie Mellon University
Chapman University (2)
University of Chicago
Clemson University
Colorado School of Mines (2)
Cornell University
Dartmouth College
University of Denver
Dickinson College
Emerson College (2)
Emory University
Emory University’s Oxford College
University of Florida
Garden City Community College
George Washington University (2)
Georgetown University
Haverford College
University of Houston
Johns Hopkins University
Lehigh University
Louisiana Tech University
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
McGill University (2)
University of Melbourne
University of Miami
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Mississippi State University
Missouri University of Science and Technology
New York University (3)
Nichols College
Northeastern University (2)
University of Notre Dame
Pennsylvania State University-University Park (2)
University of Pennsylvania
Pepperdine University
Purdue University (2)
Queen’s University, Canada
Rice University (4)
University of Richmond
Ringling College of Art and Design
Santa Clara University
University of South Carolina-Columbia
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
University of Southern California (4)
Saint Edward’s University
Texas A&M University-College Station (14)
Texas Christian University
The University of Texas- Austin (4)
The University of Texas-CAP
The University of Texas-Dallas (2)
University of Toronto, Canada (4)
Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Trinity University (2)
Tulane University (2)
United States Military Academy (2)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Wake Forest University
University of Washington (2)
Wellesley College
Wheaton College, MA
College of William and Mary
Williams College
The John Cooper School
From Curiosity to Wisdom
The John Cooper School is an independent, non-sectarian, co-educational, college preparatory day school. Our mission is to provide a challenging education in a caring environment to a diverse group of select students, enabling them to become critical and creative thinkers, effective communicators, responsible citizens and leaders, and lifelong learners.
The John Cooper School seeks to attract qualified individuals of diverse backgrounds to its faculty, staff, and student body. The School does not discriminate against any individual in admissions, educational programs, personnel policies, general practices, or employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, physical disability, or age.
The John Cooper School seeks to attract qualified individuals of diverse backgrounds to its faculty, staff, and student body. The School does not discriminate against any individual in admissions, educational programs, personnel policies, general practices, or employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, physical disability, or age.
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