College Counseling

No two students go about this process the same way, and whether a student brings a color-coded spreadsheet of college facts to a meeting or has no idea what a college campus even looks like, we navigate the waters together and find the right fit for each student’s post-Tatnall years.

2023 -2024 College Profile

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

Classes of 2020-2023 Acceptances and Matriculations

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