It's college decision season, and members of Saint Mary's Class of 2019 have chosen an eclectic array of outstanding colleges and universities around the nation and beyond. From coast to coast, from north to south, from down Hillsborough Street in Raleigh to North of the border in Canada, from art and design schools to elite musical theater programs, from college sports commitments to gap year experiences, Saint Mary's seniors are well prepared for the transition to college and a world of opportunities beyond our gates.
The 61 members of the Class of 2019 were accepted at 112 colleges and universities across the U.S. and abroad. Saint Mary's 2019 graduates will enroll at 39 different institutions in 18 states and Canada, with 49 percent attending colleges out of our state and 51 percent attending colleges in North Carolina.
The Class of 2019 is comprised of students with a vast array of diverse goals and interests for college and life—from engineering to musical theatre, textiles, interior design, outdoor recreation, education, business, human development, veterinary studies, architecture, the humanities, and more. The range of post-secondary enrollments reflects each student's dedication to the college search and application process, as well as their focus on finding the right match.
"This class experienced notable change in college planning with the addition of Saint Mary's new Seminar Program in the fall," says Morgan Phillips, Director of College Counseling.
As part of the school's comprehensive and innovative curriculum, the Seminar Program, launched this year, is designed to help girls develop key competencies through relevant, experiential learning experiences with experts, resources, and organizations in the greater Raleigh area. Meeting quarterly as part of the regular school day, students delve into seminar topics that provide required content specific to grade-levels that are focused on innovation, communication, social impact, and health and wellness. Seniors spend the first quarter of Seminar Program working with our college counselors - Morgan Phillips, Ruth Morrongiello, and and Kyong Lee - on choosing potential colleges and completing their applications.
"This has been an outstanding inaugural class to usher college counseling into the classroom and they were more prepared, engaged, and ready for application deadlines than ever before," says Phillips. "The multitude of unique personalities and interests made this a fun class to work with and they embraced Seminar with open arms. We are grateful for the Class of 2019 for their optimism, dedication, sense of humor, candidness, and for each student's personal focus on match and fit. We are seeing unprecedented application volume and record low acceptance rates across the country; therefore, it is even more impressive that this class supported and cheered for each other from beginning to end."
Congratulations, seniors, on your college acceptances and choices! We are so proud to send you out into the world and know you will represent Saint Mary's well beyond our gates.
Class of 2019 College Matriculations
The University of Alabama (2)
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of Southern California
Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia State University
Oxford College of Emory University
University of Georgia
University of Chicago
University of Notre Dame (2)
Louisiana State University
Brandeis University
University of Michigan
Macalester College
University of Missouri Columbia
Washington University in St. Louis
University of Mississippi
Appalachian State University (3)
Barton College
Davidson College (2)
East Carolina University
Elon University (5)
Meredith College (3)
North Carolina A&T State University
North Carolina State University (6)
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (4)
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
University of North Carolina at Wilmington (2)
Wake Forest University
Wake Technical Community College
Saint Anselm College
New York University
Villanova University
McGill University
University of South Carolina
Wofford College (3)
Rhodes College
Sewanee: The University of the South
Southern Methodist University
Class of 2019 College Acceptances
Appalachian State University
Auburn University
Barton College
Belmont University
Boston College
Brandeis University
Campbell University
Case Western Reserve University
Clark Atlanta University
Clemson University
Coastal Carolina University
College of Charleston
Davidson College
East Carolina University
Eckerd College
Elon University
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach
Emory University
Flagler College
Franklin & Marshall College
Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia State University
Gettysburg College
Guilford College
Hampton University
High Point University
Hollins University
Indiana University at Bloomington
James Madison University
Johnson & Wales University (Charlotte)
Kenyon College
Lipscomb University
Louisiana State University
Macalester College
Mary Baldwin University
Maryland Institute College of Art
Marymount Manhattan College
McGill University
Mercer University
Meredith College
Miami University, Oxford
Millikin University
Mississippi State University
Muhlenberg College
New York University
North Carolina A&T State University
North Carolina State University
Oxford College of Emory University
Pennsylvania State University
Pepperdine University
Purdue University
Queens University of Charlotte
Rhodes College
Ringling College of Art and Design
Roanoke College
Saint Anselm College
Salem College
Samford University
Savannah College of Art and Design
Sewanee: The University of the South
Southern Methodist University
Syracuse University
Texas Christian University
Texas State University
The George Washington University
The Ohio State University
The University of Alabama
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of Oklahoma
Trinity College
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Davis
University of California, Irvine
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, San Diego
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of California, Santa Cruz
University of Chicago
University of Colorado at Boulder
University of Dallas
University of Dayton
University of Georgia
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
University of Miami
University of Michigan
University of Mississippi
University of Missouri Columbia
University of Mount Olive
University of North Carolina at Asheville
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
University of Notre Dame
University of Pittsburgh
University of Rochester
University of South Carolina
University of Southern California
University of St Andrews, Scotland
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
University of Toronto
University of Virginia
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Villanova University
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia State University
Wake Forest University
Washington and Lee University
Washington University in St. Louis
Wingate University
Wofford College
Xavier University of Louisiana