Country Day offers Upper School students multiple, rigorous academic paths on their way to becoming fully prepared for college. Country Day students performed exceptionally well for the 2019–20 academic year.
College Counseling
Useful Resources
GENERAL INFORMATION
Senior Year Checklist
2020–21 School Profile
PreACT & PSAT Info
Using Your PreACT Results
PreACT & PSAT Information for Students & Parents
Advanced Placement (AP) Info
Athletics
NACAC Athletic Resource
NCAA COVID-10 FAQs
NCAA 2020–21 Guide for College-Bound Student-Athletes
NCAA Early Academic Qualifiers
College Admissions Process During COVID-19
Updated 10/7/20
Virtual Presentations/Events
- "Paying For College," Chanell Thomas, Associate Director of Financial Aid, Vanderbilt University (Zoom call recording: passcode 2%L0vV5q)
—PowerPoint Presentation
—Federal Student Aid
—CSS Profile Student Guide
- College Admissions for the Class of 2021: Making it Through an Unprecedented Year," Christy Pratt, Director of Admissions University of Notre Dame
—PowerPoint Presentation
—Zoom Call Q & A (passcode: Xa6$*XDs)
- Virtual College Fairs
- "Thursday Night Live," College admissions deans panel discussions
- "Leadership Live: The Impact of COVID-19 and College Counseling," Katie Elsasser, Country Day Director of College Counseling and Chris Gruber, VP/Dean of Admission of Financial Aid at Davidson College (4/23/20)
Testing & Updates from Professional Organizations
- Association of College Counselors in Independent Schools
- ACT
- Colleges Accepting AP Credit
- College Board
- TOEFL
Op-Eds & Other Information
- College Admissions Deans Respond to COVID-19 (Harvard Graduate School of Education)
- Grades & Testing, Part I of "We Get It: College Admission Deans Speak Out" (Forbes Magazine)
- Extracurricular Involvement and Summer Opportunities: Part II of "We Get It: College Admission Deans Speak Out" (Forbes Magazine)
- Role of financial aid, essays, and recommendations as applicants communicate their unique circumstances: Part III of "We Get It: College Admission Deans Speak Out" (Forbes Magazine)
- A College Admissions Dean Writes Open Letter to Panicked High School Juniors (Washington Post)
Meet Our Office
Katie Elsasser, Director of College Counseling
(704) 943-4682 | E-mail | View Profile
Catherine Odum, Associate Director of College Counseling
(704) 943-4683 | E-mail | View Profile
Jonathan Woog '98, Associate Director of College Counseling
(704) 943-4684 | E-mail | View Profile
Donna Witman, Registrar/College Counseling Assistant
(704) 943-4680 | E-mail | View Profile
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