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Class of 2025 in College Shirts

Our Philosophy

College counseling at Georgetown Day School mirrors how we, as a school, encourage students to learn. We believe that the college process is a wonderful adventure of self discovery and personal growth, and we encourage students to navigate it from a place of agency and curiosity, resulting in a healthy college search and application experience. Our approach lays the foundation for students to apply to colleges that meet their individual needs and ultimately join a college community in which they will grow.

Through authentic self-reflection, we encourage students to articulate their talents, communicate effectively, and engage in thoughtful decision-making, and we guide them and empower them to accomplish the required tasks along the way.

College Counselor working with student

A successful college process at Georgetown Day School is about students:

  • Believing in their own ability to navigate a complex process

  • Articulating who they are (in flux) and who they want to become
  • Developing goals for the college experience beyond admission
  • Making decisions grounded in their own evolving values
  • Building skills for success beyond high school and college such as: self reflection, resilience, and decision-making
  • Celebrating each other’s individual choices

Timeline

By the Numbers

Class of 2025

130

# of students

209

# of colleges applied to

67

different colleges GDS students are attending

90

college visits hosted

Matriculation for 2020-2024 GDS Graduates

American University
Amherst College
Barnard College
Boston University
Brandeis University
Brown University
Bryn Mawr College
Colby College
Colgate University
Colorado College
Columbia University
Cornell University
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Denison University
Elon University
Emory University
Fordham University
George Washington University
Georgetown University
Grinnell College
Harvard University
Haverford College
Hofstra University
Ithaca College
Juniata College
Kenyon College
Macalester College

Morehouse College
Morgan State University
Muhlenberg College
New York University
Northeastern University
Northwestern University
Oberlin College
Oxford College of Emory University
Penn State University (University Park)
Pomona College
Princeton University 
Purdue University (Main Campus)
Rhode Island School of Design
Ringling College of Art and Design
Rochester Institute of Technology
Santa Clara University
Skidmore College
Spelman College
St Mary's College of Maryland
St. John's University
Syracuse University
The Ohio State University
The University of Alabama
The University of Texas at Austin
Tufts University
Tulane University of Louisiana

University of California (Berkeley)
University of California (Los Angeles)
University of California (Riverside)
University of California (San Diego)
University of Chicago
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
University of Michigan
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of Oregon
University of Oxford
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh)
University of Richmond
University of Rochester
University of Toronto
University of Virginia (Main Campus)
University of Washington (Seattle Campus)
University of Wisconsin (Madison)
Vanderbilt University
Washington University in St. Louis
Wellesley College
Wesleyan University
William & Mary
Williams College

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Meet the Team

Emily Livelli

Director of College Counseling

Greg Wong

Associate Director of College Counseling

Fatmata Koroma

Associate Director of College Counseling

Shawn Miller

Associate Director of College Counseling

Deirdre Nicholson

College Office Coordinator and Registrar

Niara Webb

Associate Director of College Counseling

There is no way this process would have gone the way it did without you and all of the energy and time you dedicated to me. Your guidance, help, and countless hours reading over my essays are what allowed me to spend the next four years at my dream school. Considering how much of a life-changing experience this has been, I don’t have the right words to describe just how grateful I am.

Alumni ‘20

You showed me genuine compassion and care as a student and I am grateful beyond words. Junior year was challenging, but you helped me through it all. You listened to my perspective and always tried to understand my point of view. I am so grateful.

Alumni ‘23 

This was a really hard and scary process with a lot of uncertainty, but throughout every part of the way, you were there for me and made sure I knew my experience was not determined by the college and I would make great memories wherever I went. I hope I can choose a career where I can positively impact people like you did for me.

Alumni '22