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Class of 2018 Excels in Early Round of College Admissions
Throughout the late fall and into the winter, members of
the Fordham Prep Class of 2018 have been receiving
letters, emails and text messages congratulating them on
their college acceptances and welcoming them into some
of the top colleges and universities in the United States
and abroad.
“The cornerstone of the Fordham Prep college counseling
program is to encourage each student to find a
post-secondary opportunity that is the best individual fit,”
says the Prep’s Director of College Counseling, Maura
Brennan. “Where will they thrive? In pursuit of that best fit,
the students in the Class of 2018 have filed applications at
325 colleges and universities. Their interests are vast and
so are their college options from Jesuit and Catholic, to
small liberal arts colleges and large public research
institutions.”
So far, Fordham Prep seniors have earned admission into
151 colleges and universities, including Harvard, Yale,
Columbia, Cornell, Georgetown, Boston College, Notre
Dame, Vanderbilt and the Naval Academy. Seniors have
also earned admission into several well-known
international colleges and universities: Kings College
(London), University of St. Andrews (Scotland), University
of Edinburgh (Scotland) and McGill University (Canada).
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Several of our seniors have been accepted to Ivy League
schools this year. Nicolas Eccles is one of them. He was
accepted at Harvard University to study environmental
science and public policy. Nick credits his teachers for his
preparation for college. “My favorite subjects are English
and Math. I really enjoyed how Mr. Gilligan and Dr. Lee
were able to contextualize my learning with current and
relevant events. I also like the fact that I have learned how
to think quicker, at least with mathematical problems,
from Ms. Zefran's intense and engaging training.” He also
credits Fordham Prep’s emphasis on students being open
to growth: “The Prep has encouraged me to pursue
different passions and activities. I attend the Columbia
Science Honors Program and the Jazz at Lincoln Center
Academy, am on the varsity tennis team and played AAU
basketball. I am a member of the Prep’s Social Justice
Committee, Jazz Band and Speech & Debate Team. This
past summer, I interned at the Bronx Community Board 6
and attended the Yale Young Global Scholars Program.”
Brendan Burbage, captain of the rowing team at the Prep
and editor on the literary magazine, Labryinth, will be at
Columbia next year, specifically Columbia College. For him,
the college selection process started his junior year when
he approached college coaches about their respective
rowing programs. Brendan says, “The guidance