The College Counseling Process
A Message from the Director of College Counseling
When I think of how much the college application process has changed since I was a student, and how much the process has changed since the parents of our students were in school, I am amazed. With twenty years in the college admissions and college counseling industry, I am still amazed. Every year is different, every student is different, and every process is different.
When I think of how much the college application process has changed since I was a student, and how much the process has changed since the parents of our students were in school, I am amazed. With twenty years in the college admissions and college counseling industry, I am still amazed. Every year is different, every student is different, and every process is different.
Because the college application process is constantly changing, Tatnall’s College Counseling Office takes a very personal approach to identifying an appropriate list of schools that matches each of our individual students. With Tatnall’s guidance every step of the way, students get to know themselves before they even broach the idea of getting to know colleges and universities. We begin in the ninth and tenth grade with group meetings, during which we discuss the future and all its possibilities. Next, during students’ junior year, we move into individual meetings and have a structured and organized process throughout. From filling out personality assessments to answering thought-provoking questions, the students are put in the driver’s seat from the beginning.
The college process is a journey of self-exploration, and we are here to assist, guide and support all students as they discover, develop and explore their passions. 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.
Leigh Morgan ’91
Director of College Counseling
“I want to thank the College Counseling Office for the time they devoted to help make this an enjoyable experience. My son developed a wonderful relationship with his counselor who provided the right amount of guidance and support needed to successfully complete the process.”
Kristin Teklits (mother of Nick Teklits ’14)
Kristin Teklits (mother of Nick Teklits ’14)
Inside Tatnall’s Ten-Session College Series
Session 1: PSAT Return & Winter Overview
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.
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: Naviance and the College Search
Students will be introduced to various functions of Naviance, Tatnall’s web-based college counseling system. With the help of Naviance, college lists will be generated during the second individual meeting with 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 a personal essay, so it loosely prepares students for the personal statement/college essay.
Students will draft an informal autobiography used only for the counseling process. For many, this is the first time writing a personal essay, 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.
Students will learn about a productive and effective college visit, including when, how and where to visit.
Session 6: The Interview
In an interactive session, students will learn about the college interview and practice interviewing skills.
Session 7: The Essay
Students will also be introduced to the college essay/personal statement and all it entails.
Students will also be introduced to the college essay/personal statement and all it entails.
Session 8: Teacher Recommendation Letters
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 Workshop
Students will come to at least one essay workshop over the summer, 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.
During the final session in the college series, students and parents will be given a detailed timeline and overview of a senior’s fall trimester.
College Acceptances
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Classes of 2015-2018 Acceptances and Matriculations
Read MoreTATNALL FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES 2015-2018(Bold indicate where Tatnall graduates are currently enrolled)
Agnes Scott CollegeAlbright CollegeAllegheny CollegeAmerican UniversityAppalachian State UniversityArcadia UniversityAuburn UniversityBard CollegeBarnard CollegeBarton CollegeBarry UniversityBates CollegeBelmont UniversityBennett CollegeBentley UniversityBerklee College of MusicBinghamton UniversityBoston CollegeBoston UniversityBrandeis UniversityBucknell UniversityBryn Mawr CollegeCabrini CollegeCalifornia Institute of the ArtsCalifornia Institute of TechnologyCA Poly St. Univ.—San Luis ObispoCarnegie Mellon UniversityCarleton CollegeCase Western UniversityCatholic University of AmericaClark Atlanta UniversityClemson UniversityCoastal Carolina UniversityColby CollegeColby-Sawyer CollegeCollege of CharlestonCollege of William and MaryColgate UniversityColorado State UniversityColumbia UniversityConnecticut CollegeDartmouth CollegeDavidson CollegeDavis & Elkins CollegeDelaware Valley CollegeDePaul UniversityDeSales UniversityDickinson CollegeDrexel UniversityDrexel University, HonorsDuke UniversityEast Carolina UniversityEast Stroudsburg UniversityEastern UniversityEckerd CollegeElizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown College, HonorsElon CollegeEmerson CollegeEmory UniversityEndicott CollegeFairfield UniversityFlagler CollegeFlorida State UniversityFordham UniversityFranklin and Marshall CollegeFranklin Pierce UniversityFurman UniversityGeorge Mason UniversityGeorge Washington UniversityGeorgetown UniversityGeorgia Institute of TechnologyGeorgia State UniversityGettysburg CollegeGrand Canyon UniversityHampden-Sydney CollegeHampton UniversityHaverford CollegeHawaii Pacific UniversityHigh Point UniversityHobart & William Smith CollegesHofstra UniversityHoward UniversityImmaculata CollegeIllinois Institute of TechnologyIndiana University, BloomingtonIona CollegeIthaca CollegeJames Madison UniversityJohns Hopkins UniversityKenyon CollegeKing’s CollegeKutztown UniversityLafayette CollegeLake Forest CollegeLa Salle University, HonorsLasell CollegeLebanon Valley CollegeLehigh UniversityLincoln UniversityLos Angeles College of MusicLouisiana State UniversityLoyola UniversityLoyola University, MarylandLycoming CollegeLynchburg CollegeLynn UniversityMaine College of ArtManhattan CollegeManhattanville CollegeMarist CollegeMary Baldwin CollegeMaryland Institute College of ArtMass. Institute of TechnologyMcDaniel CollegeMiami University, OxfordMiddlebury CollegeMisericordia UniversityMonmouth UniversityMoore College of Art & DesignMorehouse CollegeMorgan State UniversityMount Saint Mary’s UniversityMuhlenberg CollegeNeumann UniversityNew Jersey Institute of TechnologyNew York Institute of TechnologyNew York UniversityNichols CollegeNorfolk State University, HonorsNorth Carolina A&T State UniversityNorth Carolina State UniversityNorth Carolina Wesleyan CollegeNorth Central CollegeNortheastern UniversityNortheastern University, HonorsNorthwestern UniversityOberlin CollegeOld Dominion UniversityOtis College of Art & DesignPace UniversityPennsylvania State UniversityPenn State Univ., AbingtonPenn State Univ., BrandywinePhiladelphia UniversityPomona CollegePratt InstituteProvidence CollegePurdue UniversityPurdue University, HonorsQuinnipiac UniversityRadford UniversityRandolph-Macon CollegeRamapo College of New JerseyRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteRhode Island School of DesignRhodes CollegeRice UniversityRider UniversityRingling College of Art & DesignRoanoke CollegeRochester Institute of TechnologyRocky Mountain UniversityRoger Williams UniversityRollins CollegeRowan UniversityRowan University, HonorsRutgers UniversitySacred Heart UniversitySaint Joseph’s UniversitySaint Louis UniversitySaint Vincent UniversitySalisbury UniversitySalve Regina UniversitySan Diego State UniversitySanta Monica CollegeSavannah College of Art & DesignSchool of the Art Inst. of ChicagoSchool of Visual ArtsSeton Hall UniversitySkidmore CollegeSouthern Connecticut State Univ.Southern Methodist UniversitySouthern New Hampshire Univ.Spelman CollegeSt. John’s CollegeSt. John’s UniversitySt. Lawrence UniversitySt. Thomas Aquinas CollegeStanford UniversityState University of NY—AlbanyState University of NY—BuffaloStevenson UniversityStockton UniversityStony Brook UniversityStony Brook University, HonorsSusquehanna UniversitySwarthmore CollegeSweet Briar CollegeSyracuse UniversityTemple UniversityTexas Christian UniversityTexas A&M University, HonorsThe New School—Eugene LangThe New School—ParsonsThe Ohio State UniversityThiel CollegeTowson UniversityTrinity CollegeTrinity UniversityTufts UniversityTulane UniversityUnited States Military AcademyUnited States Naval AcademyUniversity of AlabamaUniversity of Alabama, HonorsUniversity of ArizonaUniversity of the ArtsUniversity of California, DavisUniversity of California, IrvineUniversity of California, Los AngelesUniversity of California, RiversideUniversity of California, San DiegoUniversity of CA, Santa BarbaraUniv. of CA, Santa Barbara, HonorsUniversity of California, Santa CruzUniversity of ChicagoUniversity of Colorado at BoulderUniversity of ConnecticutUniversity of DaytonUniversity of DelawareUniversity of Delaware, HonorsUniversity of DenverUniversity of GeorgiaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of HartfordUniversity of IL, Urb.-ChampaignUniversity of MarylandUniversity of Maryland, HonorsUniversity of MD, Balt. CountyUniversity of MassachusettsUniversity of Mass, BostonUniversity of MiamiUniversity of MichiganUniversity of MinnesotaUniversity of MississippiUniversity of New HampshireUniversity of New HavenUniversity of NC, GreensboroUniversity of NC, WilmingtonUniversity of OklahomaUniversity of PennsylvaniaUniversity of PittsburghUniversity of Pittsburgh, HonorsUniversity of Rhode IslandUniversity of RichmondUniversity of RochesterUniversity of San FranciscoUniversity of South CarolinaUniversity of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of TampaUniversity of TennesseeUniversity of VermontUniversity of VirginiaUniversity of WashingtonUniversity of Wisconsin, MadisonUrsinus CollegeUtah Valley UniversityUtica CollegeVanderbilt UniversityVillanova UniversityVirginia Commonwealth UniversityVirginia Polytech. Inst. & State Univ.Virginia Wesleyan CollegeWake Forest UniversityWashington CollegeWashington & Lee UniversityWebster UniversityWest Chester UniversityWest Virginia UniversityWestern New England UniversityWheaton CollegeWidener UniversityWilliam Paterson UniversityWorcester Polytechnic UniversityXavier University of LouisianaYork College -
Tatnall Class of 2018 Acceptances
Read MoreTATNALL CLASS OF 2018 ACCEPTANCES(Bold and parentheses indicate number matriculating for 2018)Albright CollegeAmerican UniversityArcadia UniversityAuburn UniversityBard CollegeBarton CollegeBelmont UniversityBoston CollegeBoston UniversityBryn Mawr CollegeCabrini CollegeCalifornia Institute of TechnologyCA Poly St. Univ.—San Luis ObispoCarleton CollegeClark Atlanta UniversityClemson UniversityCollege of Charleston (2)College of William and MaryColgate UniversityColumbia UniversityConnecticut CollegeDartmouth CollegeDickinson CollegeDrexel University (3)East Carolina UniversityElizabethtown CollegeElon College (3)Endicott CollegeFlorida State UniversityFranklin and Marshall CollegeFranklin Pierce UniversityFurman UniversityGeorgia Institute of TechnologyGeorge Washington UniversityHampton UniversityHigh Point UniversityHofstra UniversityHoward UniversityIthaca College (3)James Madison UniversityKutztown UniversityLafayette CollegeLa Salle University, HonorsLasell CollegeLebanon Valley CollegeLincoln UniversityLos Angeles College of MusicLoyola University, MarylandMaine College of ArtMarist CollegeMaryland Institute College of ArtMass. Institute of TechnologyMcDaniel CollegeMiami University, OxfordMiddlebury CollegeMoore College of Art & DesignMorgan State UniversityMuhlenberg CollegeNew York UniversityNorfolk State University, HonorsNorth Carolina State UniversityNortheastern UniversityOld Dominion UniversityPace UniversityPennsylvania State UniversityPenn State Univ., BrandywinePurdue UniversityQuinnipiac UniversityRamapo College of New JerseyRensselaer Polytechnic Univ.Rhode Island School of DesignRider UniversityRoanoke CollegeRochester Institute of TechnologyRoger Williams UniversityRowan UniversityRowan University, HonorsSalisbury UniversitySchool of the Art Inst. of ChicagoSchool of Visual ArtsSouthern Connecticut State Univ.Southern New Hampshire Univ.Spelman CollegeSt. John’s UniversityState University of NY—AlbanyStockton UniversityStony Brook UniversitySyracuse UniversityTemple UniversityThe New School—ParsonsThe Ohio State UniversityThiel CollegeTowson UniversityTrinity CollegeTrinity UniversityUniversity of AlabamaUniversity of Alabama, HonorsUniversity of the ArtsUniversity of California, DavisUniversity of California, IrvineUniversity of California, Los AngelesUniversity of California, San DiegoUniversity of California, Santa CruzUniversity of ChicagoUniversity of ConnecticutUniversity of DaytonUniversity of Delaware (4)University of Delaware, HonorsUniversity of GeorgiaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of HartfordUniversity of IL, Urb.-ChampaignUniversity of MD, Balt. CountyUniversity of Mass, BostonUniversity of MiamiUniversity of MichiganUniversity of MinnesotaUniversity of New HampshireUniversity of NC, WilmingtonUniversity of PittsburghUniversity of Pittsburgh, HonorsUniversity of RichmondUniversity of RochesterUniversity of South Carolina (2)University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of TennesseeUniversity of VermontUniversity of VirginiaUniversity of WashingtonUniversity of Wisconsin, MadisonUtah Valley UniversityUtica CollegeVillanova University (2)Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVirginia Polytech. Inst. & State Univ.Wake Forest UniversityWashington CollegeWest Chester UniversityWest Virginia UniversityWestern New England UniversityWilliam Paterson UniversityXavier University of Louisiana -
Tatnall Class of 2017 Acceptances
(Bold and parentheses indicate number matriculating for 2017)Read More
Allegheny CollegeBarnard CollegeBentley UniversityBerklee College of MusicBinghamton UniversityBoston College (2)Boston University (2)Bucknell UniversityCalifornia Institute of the ArtsCoastal Carolina UniversityCollege of CharlestonCollege of William and MaryColorado State UniversityColumbia UniversityDartmouth CollegeDavis & Elkins CollegeDePaul UniversityDickinson CollegeDrexel UniversityEast Carolina UniversityEast Stroudsburg UniversityEckerd CollegeElizabethtown CollegeElon UniversityEmory UniversityFairfield UniversityFordham UniversityFranklin & Marshall CollegeFranklin Pierce UniversityGeorge Mason UniversityGeorgetown UniversityGettysburg CollegeGrand Canyon UniversityHaverford CollegeHigh Point UniversityHobart & William Smith CollegesHofstra UniversityIndiana University, BloomingtonIthaca CollegeJames Madison UniversityKenyon CollegeKing’s CollegeLafayette CollegeLebanon Valley CollegeLoyola UniversityLycoming CollegeLynchburg CollegeMarist CollegeMaryland Institute College of ArtMcDaniel CollegeMiami University, OxfordMisericordia UniversityMonmouth UniversityMoore College of Art & DesignMorgan State UniversityMuhlenberg CollegeNew School—ParsonsNew York Institute of TechnologyNew York UniversityNichols CollegeNorth Carolina A&T State Univ.North Carolina State UniversityNortheastern UniversityOtis College of Art and DesignPace UniversityPennsylvania State UniversityPhiladelphia UniversityProvidence CollegeQuinnipiac UniversityRandolph-Macon CollegeRingling College of Art and DesignRoanoke CollegeRowan UniversitySaint Joseph’s UniversitySalisbury UniversitySavannah College of Art and DesignSouthern Connecticut State Univ.Southern Methodist UniversitySt. John’s CollegeSt. Lawrence UniversitySt. Thomas Aquinas CollegeStevenson UniversityStony Brook UniversitySusquehanna UniversitySwarthmore CollegeSyracuse UniversityTemple UniversityTexas Christian UniversityThe New School—ParsonsTowson UniversityTrinity CollegeUnited States Military AcademyUnited States Naval Academy (2)University of California, Los AngelesUniversity of Colorado at BoulderUniversity of ConnecticutUniversity of DaytonUniversity of Delaware (8)University of Delaware, HonorsUniversity of DenverUniversity of HartfordUniversity of MarylandUniversity of MiamiUniversity of MichiganUniversity of MississippiUniversity of New HavenUniversity of Pittsburgh (2)University of OklahomaUniversity of Rhode IslandUniversity of RichmondUniversity of South CarolinaUniversity of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of VermontUniversity of VirginiaUrsinus College (2)Vanderbilt UniversityVillanova UniversityVirginia Commonwealth UniversityVirginia Polytechnic InstituteWake Forest UniversityWashington & Lee UniversityWebster UniversityWest Chester UniversityWest Virginia UniversityWestern New England UniversityWheaton CollegeWidener UniversityYork College -
Tatnall Class of 2016 Acceptances
Read More(Bold and parentheses indicate number matriculating for 2016)Albright CollegeAmerican UniversityAppalachian State UniversityAuburn UniversityBarry UniversityBates CollegeBentley UniversityBoston CollegeBucknell UniversityCabrini CollegeCase Western Reserve UniversityCatholic University of AmericaClemson UniversityCoastal Carolina University (2)Colby CollegeColby-Sawyer CollegeCollege of CharlestonCollege of William & Mary (2)Colorado State UniversityConnecticut CollegeDavidson CollegeDePaul UniversityDeSales UniversityDickinson CollegeDrexel University (3)Drexel University, HonorsDuke UniversityEast Carolina UniversityEastern UniversityElizabethtown Univ. (Honors)Emerson CollegeEmory UniversityFlagler CollegeFordham UniversityFranklin and Marshall CollegeFurman UniversityGeorge Washington Univ. (2)Georgia State UniversityGettysburg CollegeHampton UniversityHawaii Pacific UniversityHigh Point UniversityHobart & William Smith CollegesHofstra UniversityHoward UniversityIllinois Institute of TechnologyIona CollegeIthaca CollegeJames Madison UniversityLafayette CollegeLake Forest CollegeLouisiana State UniversityLoyola University, MarylandLynn UniversityManhattan CollegeManhattanville CollegeMonmouth UniversityMoore College of Art & DesignMorehouse CollegeMount Saint Mary’s UniversityMuhlenberg College (2)New York UniversityNorth Carolina State UniversityNorth Carolina Wesleyan CollegeNorth Central CollegeNortheastern UniversityNortheastern University (Honors)Northwestern UniversityOberlin CollegePennsylvania State UniversityPhiladelphia UniversityPomona CollegeProvidence CollegePurdue University (Honors)Quinnipiac UniversityRadford UniversityRensselaer Polytechnic UniversityRocky Mountain UniversityRutgers UniversitySacred Heart UniversitySaint John’s UniversitySaint Joseph’s UniversitySaint Louis UniversitySaint Vincent CollegeSalve Regina UniversitySan Diego State UniversitySanta Monica CollegeSavannah College of Art and DesignSchool of the Art Inst. of ChicagoSeton Hall UniversitySkidmore CollegeSouthern Methodist UniversitySpelman CollegeStevenson UniversityStony Brook University, HonorsSusquehanna UniversitySyracuse UniversityTemple UniversityTexas Christian UniversityThe New SchoolTowson UniversityTufts UniversityTulane UniversityUniversity of AlabamaUniversity of California, DavisUniversity of California, IrvineUniversity of California, RiversideUniversity of CA, Santa BarbaraUniversity of ChicagoUniversity of Colorado at BoulderUniversity of ConnecticutUniversity of DaytonUniversity of Delaware (4)University of DE, Honors (2)University of DenverUniversity of FloridaUniversity of MarylandUniversity of Maryland, HonorsUniversity of MassachusettsUniversity of MiamiUniversity of MichiganUniversity of MississippiUniversity of New HampshireUniversity of New HavenUniversity of NC, GreensboroUniversity of OklahomaUniversity of Pennsylvania (2)University of Pittsburgh (3)University of Rhode IslandUniversity of RichmondUniversity of San FranciscoUniversity of South CarolinaUniversity of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of TampaUniversity of VermontUniversity of VirginiaUrsinus CollegeVillanova University (2)Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVirginia Polytechnic Inst. of Tech.Wake Forest UniversityWashington CollegeWest Chester UniversityWest Virginia UniversityWidener UniversityWorcester Polytechnic UniversityYork College (2) -
Tatnall Class of 2015 Acceptance
Read More(Bold and parentheses indicate number matriculating for 2015)Agnes Scott CollegeAlbright CollegeAmerican University (2)Arcadia UniversityAuburn UniversityBennett CollegeBoston UniversityBrandeis UniversityCabrini CollegeCA State Poly Univ, San Luis ObispoCarnegie Mellon UniversityCase Western UniversityCoastal Carolina UniversityCollege of CharlestonDelaware Valley CollegeDrexel UniversityDrexel University, HonorsDuke UniversityElon UniversityEmerson CollegeEmory UniversityEugene Lang Col./The New SchoolFairfield UniversityFordham UniversityFranklin & Marshall CollegeFurman UniversityGeorgia Institute of TechnologyGeorge Washington UniversityGettysburg College (3)Hampden-Sydney CollegeHampton UniversityHobart & William Smith CollegesImmaculata UniversityIndiana University, BloomingtonIthaca CollegeJames Madison UniversityJohns Hopkins UniversityLehigh UniversityLouisiana State UniversityLoyola University, MarylandMary Baldwin CollegeMiami University, OxfordMoore College of Art & DesignNeumann UniversityNew Jersey Institute of TechnologyNew York University (2)Northeastern UniversityNorthwestern UniversityPace UniversityParsons New School for DesignPennsylvania State University (2)Pennsylvania State Univ., AbingtonPomona CollegePratt InstitutePurdue UniversityRadford UniversityRandolph-Macon CollegeRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteRhodes CollegeRice UniversityRoanoke CollegeRollins CollegeRowan UniversityRutgers UniversitySalisbury UniversitySavannah College of Art & DesignSchool of the Art Inst. of ChicagoSchool of Visual ArtsSt. John’s UniversityStanford UniversityState University of NY—AlbanyState University of NY—BuffaloSweet Briar CollegeSyracuse UniversityTexas A&M University, HonorsTowson UniversityTufts UniversityUnited States Military AcademyUniversity of AlabamaUniversity of ArizonaUniv. of CA—Santa Barbara (Hon.)University of California—Santa CruzUniversity of ChicagoUniversity of Colorado at BoulderUniversity of ConnecticutUniversity of Delaware (9)University of Delaware (Honors)University of HartfordUniversity of MarylandUniversity of Maryland, Balt. CountyUniversity of MassachusettsUniversity of MiamiUniversity of New HampshireUniv. of North Carolina, WilmingtonUniversity of PennsylvaniaUniversity of PittsburghUniversity of RochesterUniversity of San FranciscoUniversity of South CarolinaUniversity of TampaUniversity of TennesseeUrsinus CollegeVillanova UniversityVirginia Commonwealth Univ.Virginia Polytechnic InstituteVirginia Wesleyan CollegeWashington CollegeWest Chester University (2)West Virginia University
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Tatnall’s Annual College Counseling Events
- Senior College Night
- Three yearly Junior College Nights
- Financial Aid Night
- College Funding Workshop
- Freshman/Sophomore College Night
- Ten-session college program series for juniors
- Senior essay workshops
“I widely tell everyone that I have four degrees and have attended or taught in five colleges, but the best education I got was at Tatnall.”
Dr. Terry Plank ’81, Scientist and professor, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences at Columbia University
Naviance
Tatnall's college counseling information is housed on Naviance, a college, and career readiness software provider. To log onto Naviance as a guest, go to:
and use the password "tatnall." Juniors and seniors will have individual registration access granted at the beginning of their junior year.
The Tatnall School
The Tatnall School is an independent, coeducational, college preparatory day school for students in PK3 through Grade 12 located in Wilmington, Delaware.