College Advising
Our graduates consistently say they feel more prepared for college than their peers, thanks to their strong academic foundation and the lasting bonds they’ve formed with their teachers. Students leave Flint Hill as confident self-advocates, equipped with the perspective and purpose to succeed in college and life.
With personalized guidance from our four college advisors, students find their “right-fit” school, equipped with the skills and maturity to thrive long after graduation.
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Simply put, college advising begins when students enroll. Everything from Flint Hill’s graduation requirements to our rigorous course sequences prepares students to apply to college and, more importantly, to succeed when they get there. Students are assigned a college advisor upon enrollment in the Upper School, providing an experienced resource for families regarding course selection and other areas that have a significant impact on the college search process.
Our college advisors work with students starting in 9th grade. 9th and 10th graders meet with advisors individually and in groups to learn about academic planning and the college process. They also use our Husky Trail Map to start planning their courses and extracurriculars. Parents are invited to a "College 101" event to understand the admissions landscape.
In junior and senior years, the program intensifies with required seminars and one-on-one meetings to guide students through the college search and application process. Advisors have an open-door policy and work closely with students to craft and review their applications, ensuring they are well-prepared for the next step.
Parents are always welcome to reach out to their family’s advisor.
The College Advising Office provides a wealth of resources to families, including programming related to the college search overall and topic-specific sessions about need-based financial aid and athletic recruitment. Helping families feel informed and prepared is at the core of our mission, so the College Advising Office also provides timelines and other supports to create structure for a process that can feel overwhelming.
SCOIR, an intuitive college advising platform, helps our students find and research schools. While SCOIR is an important tool for submitting applications, our four college advisors are the most valuable resource. Each advisor leverages their prior experience in selective college admissions to help students successfully navigate the application process.
The college application timeline has accelerated in recent years, so we provide guidance and support to help students apply when they're ready. The College Advising Office offers a variety of resources, from spring workshops for juniors to summer essay sessions and on-campus programs, ensuring seniors are fully prepared to submit their applications, whether early in the year or later.
We guide students in building a balanced college list that fits their unique needs and preferences. Our goal is for every student to have great choices and feel proud of their journey. We encourage families to create a list that includes a mix of schools — those that challenge the student and those where admission is more secure — ensuring they'll thrive in their future environment.
Our college advisors, each with prior experience in selective college admissions, provide expert support throughout the application process. We offer constructive feedback on applications and essays to help each student's unique voice shine through. Additionally, we act as powerful advocates for our students, writing comprehensive letters of recommendation and building strong relationships with college admissions officers to highlight the value of a Flint Hill education.
COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES
American International College
American University
Appalachian State University
Arcadia University
Arizona State University (Tempe)
Auburn University
Babson College
Bard College
Barnard College
Baylor University
Boston College
Boston University
Bowie State University
Brandeis University
Bryant University
Bucknell University
Butler University
California Polytechnic University (San Luis Obispo)
Carnegie Mellon University
Case Western Reserve University
Catholic University of America
Charleston Southern University
Chowan University
Christopher Newport University
Clemson University
Coastal Carolina University
Colgate University
College of Charleston
Connecticut College
Coppin State University
Dickinson College
Drexel University
Duke University
Duquesne University
Eckerd College
Elizabethtown College
Elon University
Emory & Henry University
Emory University
Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts at The New School
Fairfield University
Fairmont State University
Ferrum College
Florida Atlantic University
Florida International University
Fordham University
Franklin & Marshall College
Furman University
George Mason University
George Washington University
Georgetown University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia State University
Gettysburg College
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampton University
High Point University
Hofstra University
Hood College
Howard University
Hudson Valley Community College
Indiana University (Bloomington)
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Iona University
Ithaca College
James Madison University
Johns Hopkins University
Kenyon College
Lafayette College
Lander University
Lawrence University
Lehigh University
Lenoir-Rhyne University
Liberty University
Livingstone College
Louisiana State University
Loyola Marymount University
Loyola University New Orleans
Lynn University
Manhattan University
Marist University
Marymount University
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
McGill University
Miami University (Oxford)
Michigan State University
Mississippi State University
Monmouth University
Mount St Mary's University
Muhlenberg College
New Jersey Institute of Technology
New York University
Norfolk State University
North Carolina A&T State University
North Carolina State University
Northeastern University
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Nova Southeastern University
Ohio University (Main Campus)
Pace University
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Penn State University (Harrisburg)
Penn State University (University Park)
Penn State University (York)
Point Park University
Pratt Institute
Purdue University (Main Campus)
Queen's University
Radford University
Randolph-Macon College
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rhode Island School of Design
Rice University
Roanoke College
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rollins College
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Rutgers University (Camden)
Rutgers University (New Brunswick)
Rutgers University (Newark)
SUNY at Purchase College
Saint Joseph's University
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San Diego State University
Santa Clara University
Savannah College of Art and Design
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Seton Hall University
Shaw University
Shenandoah University
Southern Methodist University
Spelman College
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Temple University
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The College of New Jersey
The New School
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Tufts University
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Union College
United States Air Force Academy Preparatory School
United States Merchant Marine Academy
United States Military Academy at West Point Preparatory School
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University of Maryland (Baltimore County)
University of Maryland (College Park)
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University of Miami
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University of Mississippi
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University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh)
University of Rhode Island
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University of South Florida (Main Campus)
University of Toronto
University of Toronto Mississauga
University of Utah
University of Vermont
University of Virginia (Main Campus)
University of Washington (Seattle Campus)
University of Wisconsin (Madison)
Vanderbilt University
Villanova University
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Military Institute
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Virginia State University
Virginia Union University
Virginia Wesleyan University
Wake Forest Universty
Wentworth Institute of Technology
West Virginia University
Wheeling University
Wilkes University
William & Mary
Wofford College
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Xavier University
Albright College
Allegheny College
American University of the Middle East
Alvernia University
American University
Arizona State University (Tempe)
Bard College
Barnard College
Bates College
Baylor University
Belmont University
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Binghamton University
Boston College
Boston University
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Bucknell University
California Institute of Technology
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Champlain College
Chapman University
Christopher Newport University
Clark University
Clarkson University
Clemson University
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Colby College
College of Charleston
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Columbia University
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DePaul University
Dickinson College
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Eckerd College
Elon University
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Fairmont State University
Fashion Institute of Technology
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Fordham University
Franklin & Marshall College
Furman University
George Mason University
George Washington University
Georgetown University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Gettysburg College
Goucher College
Hamilton College
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampton University
Haverford College
High Point University
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Lawrence University
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Loyola University Chicago
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Marist College
Marshall University
Marymount University
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Monmouth University
Morehead State University
New York University
North Carolina Central University
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Ohio University
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Parsons School of Design at The New School
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Penn State University (Behrend)
Penn State University (Berks)
Penn State University (Harrisburg)
Penn State University (University Park)
Pratt Institute
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Radford University
Reed College
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rhode Island School of Design
Rice University
Ringling College of Art and Design
Roanoke College
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rotterdam School of Management
Rutgers University (New Brunswick)
SUNY College of Technology at Canton
Saint Joseph's University
Saint Leo University
San Diego State University
Santa Clara University
Sarah Lawrence College
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Shenandoah University
Shepherd University
Skidmore College
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Temple University
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The University of Alabama
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University of Minnesota (Twin Cities)
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University of Rhode Island
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University of South Florida (Main Campus)
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Virginia Military Institute
Virginia Tech
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Washington College
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American University
American University in Cairo
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Champlain College
Christopher Newport University
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Colgate University
College of Charleston
Cornell University
Davidson College
DePaul University
Dickinson College
Drexel University
Duke University
Duquesne University
East Carolina University
Elon University
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Daytona Beach)
Emerson College
Emory University
Fairfield University
Florida Atlantic University
Florida Gulf Coast University
Florida Institute of Technology
Florida International University
Fordham University
George Mason University
George Washington University
Georgetown University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Goucher College
Hamilton College
Hampton University
Haverford College
High Point University
Hillsdale College
Howard University
Indiana University (Bloomington)
James Madison University
Lafayette College
Lehigh University
Liberty University
Longwood University
Louisiana State University
Loyola Marymount University
Loyola University Maryland
Marshall University
Marymount University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mercer University
Miami University (Oxford)
Michigan State University
Middlesex University
Morehouse College
Muhlenberg College
Norfolk State University
North Carolina A & T State University
North Carolina Central University
Northeastern University
Oberlin College
Old Dominion University
Pace University
Penn State University (Altoona)
Penn State University (Beaver)
Penn State University (Behrend)
Penn State University (Harrisburg)
Penn State University (University Park)
Pratt Institute
Providence College
Purdue University
Radford University
Randolph-Macon College
Regent's University London
Regis University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Ringling College of Art and Design
Roanoke College
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Rutgers University (New Brunswick)
Rutgers University (Newark)
SUNY University at Buffalo
SUNY at Albany
SUNY at Purchase College
Saint Joseph's University
Saint Louis University
Salisbury University
San Diego State University
Sarah Lawrence College
Savannah College of Art and Design
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Siena College
Southern Methodist University
Stanford University
Stevens Institute of Technology
Stevenson University
Syracuse University
Temple University
Texas Christian University
Texas Tech University
The College of William and Mary
The Ohio State University
The University of Alabama
The University of Tampa
The University of Tennessee (Knoxville)
Towson University
Tufts University
Tulane University of Louisiana
Union College
University of Arizona
University of Arkansas
University of California (Davis)
University of California (Irvine)
University of Califonia (Los Angeles)
University of California (San Diego)
University of California (Santa Barbara)
University of California (Santa Cruz)
University of Cincinnati
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Colorado (Colorado Springs)
University of Connecticut
University of Delaware
University of Denver
University of Florida
University of Georgia
University of Hartford
University of Houston
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Kansas
University of Kentucky
University of Louisville
University of Lynchburg
University of Mary Washington
University of Maryland (College Park)
University of Massachusetts (Amherst)
University of Miami
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota (Twin Cities)
University of Mississippi
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
University of Oklahoma
University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh)
University of Rhode Island
University of Richmond
University of San Francisco
University of South Carolina
University of Southern California
University of Toronto
University of Utah
University of Vermont
University of Virginia (Main Campus)
University of Washington (Bothell Campus)
University of Washington (Seattle Campus)
University of Wisconsin
Vanderbilt University
Villanova University
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Virginia Union University
Washington University in St. Louis
West Virginia University
Wilkes University
Williams College
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
York College of Pennsylvania
American University
Arcadia University
Arizona State University (Main Campus)
Auburn University
Averett University
Babson College
Bard College
Bates College
Baylor University
Bishop's University
Boston College
Boston University
Bowdoin College
Brandeis University
Brown University
Bryant University
Bucknell University
Butler University
California State University (Los Angeles)
Campbell University
Case Western Reserve University
Catholic University of America
Champlain College
Christopher Newport University
Clemson University
Coastal Carolina University
Colgate University
College of Charleston
Colorado School of Mines
Columbia College (Chicago)
Columbia University
Connecticut College
Davidson College
DePaul University
Dickinson College
Drexel University
Duke University
Durham University
East Carolina University
Elmira College
Elon University
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Daytona Beach)
Emerson College
Emory University
Fairfield University
Florida Institute of Technology
Florida State University
Fordham University
Furman University
George Mason University
George Washington University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Gettysburg College
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampton University
Harvard University
High Point University
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Hofstra University
Howard University
Huron University College
Illinois Institute of Technology
Indiana University (Bloomington)
James Madison University
John Carroll University
Johns Hopkins University
Lafayette College
Lehigh University
Louisiana State University
Loyola Marymount University
Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University Maryland
Marquette University
Maryland Institute College of Art
Marymount University
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
McGill University
Miami University (Oxford)
Michigan State University
Morehead State University
Morehouse College
Morgan State University
Mount Holyoke College
Mount St Mary's University
New York University
North Carolina State University
Northeastern University
Northern Illinois University
Old Dominion University
Pace University (New York City)
Parsons School of Design at The New School
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Pennsylvania State University (Altoona)
Pennsylvania State University (Behrend)
Pennsylvania State University (Berks)
Pennsylvania State University (Harrisburg)
Pennsylvania State University (Main Campus)
Pepperdine University
Pitzer College
Pratt Institute
Purdue University (Main Campus)
Purdue University Northwest
Queen's University
Quinnipiac University
Radford University
Rhodes College
Rice University
Ringling College of Art and Design
Robert Morris University
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
SUNY College at Geneseo
Saint Anselm College
Saint Francis University
Saint Joseph's University
San Diego State University
San Jose State University
Sarah Lawrence College
Savannah College of Art and Design
School of Visual Arts
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Scripps College
Sewanee: The University of the South
Shenandoah University
Simmons University
Skidmore College
Southern Methodist University
Spelman College
Susquehanna University
Swarthmore College
Syracuse University
Temple University
Texas A&M University
Texas Christian University
The College of William & Mary
The New School
The Ohio State University (Main Campus)
The University of Alabama
The University of Edinburgh
The University of Tampa
The University of Tennessee (Knoxville)
Towson University
Tufts University
Tulane University of Louisiana
Union College
United States Naval Academy
University College London
University of Arizona
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 Cincinnati (Main Campus)
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Connecticut
University of Delaware
University of Denver
University of Florida
University of Georgia
University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Mary Washington
University ot Maryland (Baltimore County)
University of Maryland (College Park)
University of Massachusetts (Amherst)
University of Miami
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota (Twin Cities)
University of Mount Union
University of New Hampshire
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
University of Oregon
University of Pittsburgh (Main Campus)
University of Richmond
University of San Diego
University of South Carolina
University of South Florida
University of Southern California
University of St Andrews
University of Toronto
University of Utah
University of Vermont
University of Virginia
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin (Madison)
Ursinus College
Vanderbilt University
Villanova University
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Wake Forest University
Washington & Jefferson College
West Virginia University
Western University
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Xavier University
Xavier University of Louisiana
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