- Fostering Competitive Applicants
We know that the junior year is critical in the college application process, so we work with our students to begin that process through a college counseling weekend, local college visits, and by offering standardized tests.
Where do Maine Coast Semester students go to college?
Our alumni have gone on to find success in a variety of colleges and universities. The list here demonstrates the schools with the highest matriculation rates of Maine Coast Semester alumni.
50+:
- Bates College
- Bowdoin College
- Brown University
- Carleton College
- Colby College
- Colorado College
- Cornell University
- Middlebury College
- Oberlin College
- University of Vermont
- Wesleyan University
25-49:
- College of the Atlantic
- Columbia University
- Dartmouth College
- Hampshire College
- Harvard University
- Kenyon College
- Lewis and Clark College
- Smith College
- St. Lawrence University
- Stanford University
- Tufts University
- Whitman College
- Williams College
- Yale University
15-24:
- Bard College
- Connecticut College
- Duke University
- Hamilton College
- Haverford College
- Macalester College
- New York University
- Northwestern University
- Princeton University
- Reed College
- Skidmore College
- Swarthmore College
- University of California
- University of Colorado Boulder
- University of Maine Orono
- University of Michigan
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of Virginia
- Vassar College
- Warren Wilson College
- Wellesley College
10-14:
- Amherst College
- Barnard College
- Bennington College
- Boston University
- Bucknell University
- Colgate University
- Davidson College
- Emory University
- Georgetown University
- Havergal College
- Johns Hopkins University
- McGill University
- Mount Holyoke College
- Pitzer College
- Pomona College
- Tulane University
- University of Chicago
- University of New Hampshire
- University of North Carolina
- Vanderbilt University
- Wheaton College
College Counseling and Standardized Testing
College Counseling:
In the spring, to assist our students in planning for their college careers, we partner with a group of college counselors from our sending schools as well as several college admissions officers.
Standardized Testing:
During the fall semester, PSATs are administered on campus. During the spring semester, AP exams are administered on campus in May, and we typically have students taking U.S. History, AB or BC Calculus, French Language, Spanish Language, English Language or Literature, and Environmental Science.
We encourage students to follow the advice of college counselors at their sending schools when deciding which standardized test(s) to take (PSAT, SAT, ACT, AP). Prep courses for standardized tests are not offered at Maine Coast Semester.
“My junior year of high school was incredibly unique and has had a huge impact on my college search, and even future career search… I would not say that Chewonki planted in me something that was not there before, but the experience opened my eyes and my mind to an area that I found myself deeply interested in. Not only do I now have a greater appreciation for the food that I consume and natural resources that I use, but I’ve found a deep fellowship with others who are also environmentally aware. A lot of high school juniors spend this critical year visiting colleges and filling out a plethora of applications. I did this to some extent as well, but mostly, with the help of Chewonki, I nurtured a newfound passion that will ultimately play a huge role in my life through college and beyond.”
–Maine Coast Semester alum
