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2008 Class Profile
The class of 2008 graduated 116 seniors who were admitted to 98 colleges and universities. The class attends 47different colleges in 21 states, and 62 percent of the class will attend colleges and universities outside of N.C.
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CCDS graduates are accepted to such selective
schools as Harvard, Yale, University of Pennsylvania, Princeton,
Brown, Georgetown and St. Andrews (Scotland). |
Scholarships and Opportunities
Based on academic merit, leadership, athletic ability, and artistic talent,
the class of 2008 received scholarship offers of approximately $3.1 million.
Academics:
- 5 students named National Merit Semifinalists and 3 advanced to Finalist standing
- 1 student named National Achievement Semifinalist
- 8 students were named Commended Scholars in the National Merit program
- 3 students named College Sponsored National Merit scholars, 2 at UNC-Chapel Hill, 1 at Washington & Lee
- 1 student selected for the Johnson Scholarship to Washington & Lee University.
- 1 student selected as a Leadership Fellow at Elon University.
- Students admitted to Honors Programs at Elon University, Furman University, UNC-Chapel Hill, University of Vermont, Southern Methodist University, University of South Carolina, and Tulane University.
Athletics:
Several students are playing varsity college sports in the following athletic programs:
Division I
- Women's cross-country at Elon University
- Field hockey at UNC-Chapel Hill
- (FCS) football at Hofstra University
- Women's soccer at UNC-Chapel Hill, men's soccer at UNC-Wilmington
- Swimming at the University of Virginia
Division II
- Field hockey, football, men's lacrosse, and swimming at Washington & Lee University
- Football at Emory and Henry College
- Football at Middlebury College
Fine Arts:
- 1 student selected by flute audition to the Conservatory of Music at Carnegie-Mellon University.
- 1 student selected by singing audition to Vanderbilt University's Blair School of Music; Northwestern University's School of Music, University of Michigan's School of Music, Furman University's School of Music; University of Georgia's Hugh Hodgson School of Music; and to the University of South Carolina's School of Music.
- 1 student accepted into the North Carolina School of the Arts for film.
- 1 student accepted by Rhode Island School of Design in visual arts.
College Matriculations 2004-2008
Below is an example of colleges and universities our
students have been accepted to over the past few years.
(* indicate colleges and universities in which one or more 2008
CCDS graduates enrolled)
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Agnes Scott College
Allegheny College
American University
Amherst College
Appalachian State University*
Arizona State University
Auburn University
Barnard College
Barry University
Bates College
Bath Spa University (UK)
Baylor University*
Belmont Abbey College
Bethune-Cookman College
Boston College
Boston University*
Bowdoin College
Braindeis University
Brevard College
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University (Hawaii)
Brown University*
Bucknell University
Carnegie-Mellon University
Case Western Reserve University
Catawba College
Centre College
Charleston Southern University
Chowan University
Clemson University*
Coastal Carolina University
Colby College
Colgate University
College of Charleston*
College of William and Mary
College of Wooster
Colorado College
Colorado State University
Columbia University
Converse College
Cornell University
Dartmouth College
Davidson College
Denison College
Depauw University
Dickinson College
Drew University
Drexel University
Duke University*
East Carolina University*
Eckerd College
Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne (Switzerland)
Elms College
Elon University*
Emerson College
Emory and Henry College
Emory University
Erskine College
Eugene Lang College
Fairfield University
Flagler College
Florida A&M University
Florida Atlantic University
Florida Southern College
Fordham University
Furman University
Gardner-Webb University
George Mason University
Georgetown University
Georgia Institute of Technology*
Gettysburg College*
Goucher College
Greensboro College
Guilford College
Hamilton College
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampshire College
Hampton University
Harvard University
Harverford College
Hendrix College*
High Point University
Hobart & William Smith Colleges
Hofstra University*
Hollins University
Howard University
Iowa State University
Ithaca College
James Madison University
Johns Hopkins University
Kalamazoo College*
Kenyon College
Kingston University (UK)
Lafayette College
Lake Forest College
Lees-McRae College
Lehigh University
Lenoir-Rhyne College
Longwood University
Louisiana State University*
Loyola College (MD)
Loyola University (New Orleans)
Lynchburg College
Lynn University
Mary Baldwin College
Mary Washington College
Maryland Institute College of Art
McGill University (Canada)
Mercer University
Meredith College
Merrimack College
Miami University (Ohio)
Michigan State University
Middlebury College*
Mississippi State University
New York University
N.C. School of the Arts*
N.C. State University
North Greenville College
Northeastern University*
Northwestern University
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Oakwood College
Oberlin College
Ohio State University
Ohio Weslayan College
Oxford College of Emory University
Peace College
Penn State University
Pepperdine University
Pomona College
Pratt Institute
Presbyterian College
Princeton University
Providence College
Purdue University*
Queens University of Charlotte
Randolph-Macon College
Reed College
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rhode Island School of Design*
Rhodes College
Rice University
Roanoke College
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rollins College
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Salem College
Samford University
Santa Clara University
Santa Monica College
Sarah Lawrence College
Savannah College of Art & Design
School of the Museum of Fine Arts
Simmons College
Skidmore College
S.C. State University
Southern Illinois University
Southern Methodist University
St. Lawrence University
St. Leo University
Stanford University
Suffolk University
Sweet Briar College
Syracuse University
Texas A&M University
Texas Christian University
The University of the Arts
Trinity College (CT)
Trinity University (TX)
Troy State University
Tulane University
United States Air Force Academy
United States Military Academy*
United States Naval Academy
University of Alabama*
University of Arkansas
University of Central Florida
University of Chicago
University of Colorado (Boulder)
University of Colorado (Denver)
University of Delaware
University of Denver
University of Edinburgh (Scotland)
University of Florida
University of Georgia*
University of Illinois*
University of Kentucky
University of London (Royal Holloway)
University of Louisville
University of Maryland
University of Maryland (Eastern Shore)
University of Massachussetts (Amherst)
University of Miami*
University of Michigan
University of Mississippi*
UNC-Asheville
UNC-Chapel Hill*
UNC-Charlotte
UNC-Greensboro
UNC-Pembroke
UNC-Wilmington*
University of Notre Dame
University of Pennsylvania*
University of Pittsburgh
University of Rhode Island
University of Richmond
University of Rochester
University of San Diego
University of South Carolina*
University of Southern California
University of St. Andrews (Scotland)
University of Tampa
University of Tennessee*
University of Texas
University of the South (Sewanee)
University of Vermont
University of Virginia*
University of the West of England (Bristol)
University of Wisconsin
University of York (UK)
Utah State University
Vanderbilt University
Vassar College
Villanova University
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Military Institute
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Wake Forest University*
Warren Wilson College
Washington & Lee University*
Washington University in St. Louis*
Wellesley College
Wesleyan University
West Virginia University
Western Carolina University*
William Jewell College
Williams College
Wingate University
Winthrop University
Wofford College*
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Xavier University of Louisiana
Yale University |
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