ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY

Roger Williams University is an independent liberal arts University that combines the unique strengths of small liberal arts colleges and those of larger comprehensive universities and where liberal and professional education are enhanced by their integration and the recognition of their unity.

Roger Williams Core Values:

• Love of learning as an intrinsic value
• Preparation for careers and future study
• Collaboration of students and faculty in research
• Commitment to community through service and sustainability
• Appreciation of global perspectives
• Promotion of civil discourse

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Location: Bristol, RI
School Type: Private
Enrollment: 4,310
Average Class Size: 19
Application Deadlines: Regular Decision- Feb. 1
                                 

Number of MHS students that applied:
2009: 4 Applied 4 Admitted
2010: 8 Applied 7 Admitted
2011: 15 Applied 14 Admitted
2012: 13 Applied 8 Admitted

This university does accept the Common Application.

SAT or ACT’s are optional.

Out-of-state tuition (full year):	$28,968

Room & Board: $13,220

BATES COLLEGE

Bates College was founded in 1855 by abolitionists. It was the first co-ed college in New England.
It is a 4-year independent liberal arts and sciences college; no fraternities or sororities.
Bates spans 109+ acres in a Lewiston residential neighborhood and 654 additional acres, including the Bates-Morse Mountain Conservation Area, on the coastline.

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Location: Lewiston, Maine
School Type: Private
Enrollment: 1,725
Application Deadlines: Early Decision -Nov. 15th
                                   Regular Decision -Jan. 1st

Number of MHS students that applied:

2009: 3 Applied 1 Admitted
2010: 5 Applied 3 Admitted
2011: 5 Applied 4 Admitted
2012: 5 Applied 2 Admitted

This university does accept the Common Application.

SAT or ACT’s are optional.

Out-of-state tuition (full year):	$42,550

Room & Board: $12,500

COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON

The College of Charleston is a nationally recognized public liberal arts and sciences university located in the heart of historic Charleston, South Carolina. Founded in 1770, the College is among the nation’s top universities for quality education, student life and affordability. The College offers a distinctive combination of a beautiful and historic campus, modern facilities and cutting-edge programs.

At the College of Charleston, students learn how to succeed and grow, both inside and outside the classroom. This comes from a rigorous exposure to the arts, sciences and humanities, and from dedication to achievement in education, business and other professional careers. It comes from exceptional opportunities to pursue knowledge and conduct research at the undergraduate and graduate level. It comes from a vibrant and enriching campus life that provides meaningful opportunities to become engaged and involved, to make a difference and to become a leader.

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Location: Charleston, SC 

School Type: Public
Enrollment: 10,121
Application Deadlines:  Regular Decision - Feb 1
                                    Early Action - Nov 1
                                    Other (Scholarship Consideration Deadline)  - Dec 1

Number of MHS students that applied:

2009: 1 Applied 1 Admitted
2011: 1 Applied 1 Admitted
2012: 1 Applied 1 Admitted

This university does not accept the Common Application.

SAT or ACT’s are required.
Average combined SAT: 1790
Average combined ACT: 24

Out-of-state tuition (full year):	$25,304

Room & Board: $10,179

MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY & HEALTH SCIENCES

MCPHS has a legacy built on the pursuit of excellence in health care education. MCPHS takes great pride in their past, but is motivated by a passion for what's ahead. This school is driven by a commitment to training professionals for the future of the exciting, ever-expanding health care industry and helping them achieve their true vision of success.

The students, alumni and faculty of MCPHS are agents of real, vital action. Their impact is felt in countless ways, in countless disciplines across the health care world and beyond.

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SAT's or ACT's are required
This school does accept the common application
Application Deadlines: Early Action Nov. 15th
                                   Rolling Admissions
Location: Campuses in Boston, Worcester, and Manchester, NH
School Type: Private, in large city
Enrollment: 1,590
Cost:  Full-year 25,650
          Typical Room & Board: 12,850



MHS Students:   
2012- 8 Applied, 7 Admitted
2011- 4 Applied, 3 Admitted
2009- 3 Applied, 1 Admitted

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI (FL)

Established in 1925 during the region’s famous real estate boom, UM is a major research university engaged in $360 million in research and sponsored program expenditures a year. While the majority of this work is housed at the Miller School of Medicine, investigators conduct dozens of studies in other areas, including marine science, engineering, education, and psychology.

The University of Miami’s main campus is located in the city of Coral Gables, in Miami-Dade County. UM students take advantage of the world-famous climate and attractions that make South Florida such a unique place to live and learn. Enthusiasts of sports, arts and the subtropical environment will all find something within driving distance of the University.

University of Miami Website

Location: Coral Gables, FL

School Type: Private
Enrollment: 10,368
Application Deadlines: Early Action - Nov 1
                                   Early Decision - Nov 1
                                   Regular Decision - Jan 1

Number of MHS students that applied:

2009: 4 Applied 0 Admitted
2010: 10 Applied 4 Admitted
2012: 1 Applied 0 Admitted

This university does accept the Common Application.

SAT or ACT’s are required.
Average combined SAT:1962
Average combined ACT: 30

Out-of-state tuition (full year):	$38,440

Room & Board: $11,528

RIVIER UNIVERSITY

Rivier University is named in honor of Blessed Anne Marie Rivier, Foundress of the Sisters of the Presentation of Mary. Established in 1933 in Hudson, New Hampshire, Rivier College moved in 1941 to the present campus site in Nashua and officially became Rivier University on July 1, 2012. The University was incorporated in 1935 under the laws of the State of New Hampshire, and through two separate charters was invested with the power to confer both graduate and undergraduate degrees.
Rivier is a fully accredited institution enrolling approximately 2,200 students in two schools: the School of Undergraduate Studies (which includes an Evening Division) and the School of Graduate Studies. For the purpose of institutional cooperation, Rivier University is a member of the New Hampshire College and University Council, a consortium of institutions of higher learning; students of member institutions are permitted to register for transfer credit at any of the member institutions except Dartmouth College.

As the oldest institution of higher learning in Nashua, Rivier is recognized for the development of programs which serve the needs of both traditional and nontraditional age individuals and remains faithful to its original mission: the education of the whole person.

 Basic Information

• More than 60 programs leading to associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees; the first doctorate of education in the state of New Hampshire
• Nashua campus: 44 buildings; over 68 acres
• Fully accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc.
• Education programs approved by the NH State Department of Education

 Rivier Website

Location: Nashua, NH

School Type: Private
Religious Affiliation: Catholic
Enrollment: 1,482
Application Deadlines: Rolling

Number of MHS students that applied:

2009: 2 Applied 1 Admitted
2010: 2 Applied 2 Admitted
2011: 2 Applied 2 Admitted
2012: 1 Applied 1 Admitted

This university does not accept the Common Application.

SAT or ACT’s are required.
Average combined SAT: 1370
Average combined ACT: 19

In-state tuition (full year):	$25,410
Out-of-state tuition (full year):	$25,410

Room & Board: $9,798

SARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGE

Founded in 1926, Sarah Lawrence is a coed liberal arts college with a distinctive academic philosophy emphasizing the individual student.
Sarah Lawrence College occupies 44 wooded acres in Yonkers, NY, near the village of Bronxville, just north of New York City.

The academic structure combines small seminar classes with individual, biweekly student-faculty conferences—plus studios, labs, performances, and internships. Undergraduates have nearly 50 disciplines from which to select courses. Students receive written evaluations; grades are recorded for transcript purposes only.

Our students are men and women who share an enthusiasm for intellectual rigor, academic risk taking, creativity in all disciplines, and original and interdisciplinary work. We are particularly committed to having our faculty, administration, and student body reflect the social, racial, and economic diversity that characterizes our society. The College’s 1,300 undergraduate students come from nearly every state and from 35 countries. Eighty-five percent of students live on campus.

Sarah Lawrence Website

Location: Broxville, NY
School Type: Private
Enrollment: 1328 (undergraduate) 342 (graduate)
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 1:9


This university accepts the Common Application.
SAT or ACT’s are optional.
Tuition: $44,220 per year
Room & Board: $13,958 per year

LESLEY UNIVERSITY

Edith Lesley Wolfard began the Lesley School in September, 1909, for the professional instruction for kindergarten teachers. Those first students gathered in the living room of her family home at 29 Everett Street, Cambridge, at a time when the kindergarten movement was an emerging idea and the preparation of women for careers outside the home a radical notion.

"Kindergarten education in America will soon become established as a permanent unit in our national educational philosophy," she said at the time, and her vision extended far beyond training teachers. "I plan not merely to set up just another training school; I plan for us to be different; to consider the individual of basic importance; to inculcate the ideal of gracious living; and to foster the traditions of American democracy."

Her prophetic views on early education proved a foundation for Lesley's early growth, and the Lesley School prepared women for careers in kindergarten and early education classrooms throughout the century -- growing into Lesley College in 1945, and Lesley University in 2000.

Edith Lesley's larger vision - the belief in the power of individuals and the role of education in an effective democracy - remained a central component of Lesley University's mission as the school expanded not only in size, but in academic offerings that, like education, play key roles in improving the lives of others and sustaining healthy communities.

Counseling psychology, expressive therapies - a field invented at Lesley - environmental studies, and the arts: students in a range of disciplines and fields are guided by the founding educational principal of integrating theory and practice.

Lesley University today offers programs in 23 states and online, and is among the largest providers of teacher education in the nation, focusing on the educational needs not just in early education, but the preparation of quality teachers in math, science, special education and literacy.

www.lesley.edu

Location: Cambridge, MA

School Type: Private school located within a large city.
Enrollment: 1,838

Number of MHS students that applied:

2009: 5 Applied 3 Admitted
2010: 2 Applied 2 Admitted
2011: 3 Applied 2 Admitted
2012: 3 Applied N/A Admitted

This university accepts the Common Application.

SAT or ACT’s are required.
Average combined SAT: 1587
Average combined ACT: 24
Tuition: $30,170
Room & Board: $13,250

SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY

Suffolk University has touched many lives as it has grown from a one-room school to a world-class academic institution. We at Suffolk take pride in being a personal, student-centered school, where faculty and administrators know students by name. We take the time to recognize each student’s promise, raise his or her expectations, and build important mentoring relationships.

Generations of remarkable students have found a purpose here. They have gone on to become successful and conscientious citizens of the world, taking leadership roles in law, business, public service, science, and the arts.  The University entered its second century in 2006, yet it always will remain true to its original mission of access and opportunity for all deserving students.

Suffolk continues to follow what University founder Gleason Archer called “the gospel of self-help and hard work.” Those who have the desire to learn and the ambition to use their education will succeed at Suffolk and beyond.

www.suffolk.edu

Location: Boston, MA
School Type: Private located within a large city.
Enrollment: 5,661
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 12-1

Number of MHS students that applied:

2009: 23 Applied 19 Admitted
2010: 17 Applied 13 Admitted
2011: 13 Applied 11 Admitted
2012: 19 Applied N/A Admitted

This university accepts the Common Application.
SAT or ACT’s are required.
Averaged combined SAT: 1520
Averaged combined ACT: 22
Average GPA: 3.02
Tuition: $28,414 per year
Room & Board: $14,904 per year

Suffolk offers over 70 Majors.

SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY

Syracuse University is driven by its vision, Scholarship in Action—a commitment to forging bold, imaginative, reciprocal, and sustained engagements with our many constituent communities, local as well as global. SU is a public good, an anchor institution positioned to play an integral role in today’s knowledge-based, global society by leveraging a precious commodity—intellectual capital—with partners from all sectors of the economy: public, private, and non-profit. Each partner brings its strengths to the table, where collectively we address the most pressing problems facing our community. In doing so, we invariably find that the challenges we face locally resonate globally.

Today, in a world in which knowledge is paramount, we believe that we best fulfill our role as an anchor institution in our community when:

We educate fully informed and committed citizens;

We provide access to opportunity;

We strengthen democratic institutions;

We create innovation that matters, and we share knowledge generously;

We inform and engage public opinion and debate; and

We cultivate and sustain public intellectuals.

 

www.syracuse.edu

Location: Syracuse, NY

School Type: Private school located within a small town.

Enrollment: 14,201

Number of MHS students that applied:

2009: 10 Applied 6 Admitted

2010: 4 Applied 2 Admitted

2011: 15 Applied 12 Admitted

2012: 15 Applied N/A Admitted

This university accepts the Common Application.

SAT or ACT’s are required.

Average combined SAT: 1737

Average combined ACT: 25

Average GPA: 3.6

Tuition: $34,970 per year

Room & Board: $12,850 per year

Syracuse offers 200 Majors and 90 Minors.

STONEHILL COLLEGE

Located 22 miles from Boston, Stonehill is a selective Catholic college with a welcoming community and beautiful campus. Nearly 90% of students participate in internships, study abroad, research, practica, and field work. Our location offers easy access to jobs, museums, sporting events, and more. Stonehill is a vibrant community where students learn to live lives that make a difference.

Stonehill College, a Catholic institution of higher learning founded by the Congregation of Holy Cross, is a community of scholarship and faith, anchored by a belief in the inherent dignity of each person.

Through its curriculum of liberal arts and sciences and pre-professional programs, Stonehill College provides an education of the highest caliber that fosters critical thinking, free inquiry and the interchange of ideas.

www.stonehill.edu

Location: Easton, MA

School Type: Private school located within a small town.

Enrollment: 2,582

Number of MHS students that applied:

2009: 6 Applied 3 Admitted

2010: 21 Applied 12 Admitted

2011: 13 Applied 10 Admitted

This college accepts the Common Application.

SAT and ACT’s are not required.

Average combined SAT: 1800

Average combined ACT: 27

Average GPA: 3.56

Tuition: $32,620 per year

Room & Board: $12,610

Stonehill College offer 80+ Majors and Minors in Liberal Arts, Sciences, and Business.

MHS Faculty and Staff Resources

Faculty and staff at MHS can be excellent resources to answer questions about the college(s) they attended.  Here is a list of current MHS teachers and staff and where they attended college: 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AmbTX6povT4zdFlRdlZuQmticUdMZGlRNFo3YkM0Mnc#gid=0

Teachers are very willing to answer questions you may have about their school, and we encourage students to take advantage of this opportunity.

THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

The University of Rhode Island is the state's flagship institution of higher education, and its only public university. As such, we are uniquely positioned, ready and able to provide innovative ideas, adaptive intelligence and breakthrough research to enhance the lives of the people in our state, nation, and world.

At URI you'll discover a small, beautiful, student-centered learning environment with the resources, research capabilities, and opportunities of a much larger public institution. In other words, we may be a smaller university, but our thinking is big. At URI, you'll find some of the best and brightest entrepreneurs, innovators, and discoverers on our faculty, in our research enterprise, and in our student body.

And we are growing a community that embraces equity, diversity, and unity, in which students graduate with the capability to work across cultures, languages, lifestyles and traditions, because they have themselves been valued for both their individuality and the cultures they bring with them.

http://www.uri.edu/index.html

Location: Kingston, RI
School Type: Public school located in a rural community.
Enrollment: 13,093
Campus Type: Residential
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 15-1

Number of MHS students that applied:

2009: 8 Applied 7 Admitted
2010: 20 Applied 15 Admitted
2011: 19 Applied 16 Admitted
2012: 20 Applied 4 Admitted

This university accepts the Common Application.

Averaged combined SAT: 1670
Averaged combined ACT: 25
Average GPA: 3.38
Tuition: $25,720 Out-of-State
Room & Board: $10,854
URI offers 80 Majors.

OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY

One of the nation’s premier small liberal arts colleges, Ohio Wesleyan University—or OWU (pronounced “oh-WOO”)—Ohio Wesleyan boasts a rigorous curriculum, exceptionally strong mentoring relationships between students and faculty, and a host of experiential learning opportunities that link the liberal arts to practical realities and prepare students for service and leadership in their careers and communities.

Chartered in 1842, Ohio Wesleyan is a highly selective, coeducational, residential, privately supported liberal arts college located 20 minutes north of Columbus in Delaware, Ohio, a vibrant community of 31,000 and seat of one of the fastest-growing counties in the country.

With a campus of more than 200 acres adjoining downtown Delaware, the Ohio Wesleyan community includes 137 full-time faculty members and some 1,850 students. OWU is profiled in Colleges That Change Lives by Loren Pope and is consistently highly ranked by such organizations and publications as The Princeton Review, The Templeton Foundation, the National Survey of Student Engagement, Washington Monthly, and U.S. News and World Report.

Location: Delaware, OH

School Type: Private school located within a small town.
Enrollment: 1,911
Website: www.owu.edu

Number of MHS students that applied:
2010: 3 Applied 3 Admitted
2011: 2 Applied 2 Admitted
2012: 1 Applied N/A Admitted
This university accepts the Common Application.

SAT or ACT’s are required.

Average combined SAT: 1745
Average combined ACT: 26
Average GPA: 3.4

Tuition: $35,918 per year (2011/2012)

Room & Board: $9.700 per year (2011/2012)

BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY

Founded in 1948, Brandeis University is named for the late Louis Dembitz Brandeis, the distinguished associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, and reflects the ideals of academic excellence and social justice he personified. Coeducational classes began on the site of the former Middlesex University in Waltham, Massachusetts, with 107 students and 13 faculty members.

Guided for 20 years by its founding president, Abram L. Sachar, Brandeis grew quickly, establishing itself as an important national and international center for teaching and research. In 1961, only 13 years after the university's founding, Phi Beta Kappa accreditation was conferred. Under each succeeding president, the university continued to grow in breadth and stature, while maintaining the very human scale of its educational environment and its solid liberal arts focus.  Albert Einstein and Leonard Bernstein were also instrumental in advancing the school's academic focus.

www.brandeis.edu

Location: Waltham, MA

School Type: Private school located within a large city.
Enrollment (2011): 3341
Campus Type: Residential
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 9-1

Number of MHS students that applied:

2009: 5 Applied 3 Admitted
2010: 8 Applied 5 Admitted
2011: 9 Applied 6 Admitted
2012: 6 Applied N/A Admitted
This university accepts the Common Application.
SAT or ACT’s are required.
Averaged combined SAT: 2030
Averaged combined ACT: 29

Tuition: $40,514 per year (2011/2012)

Room & Board: $12,056 per year (2011/2012)
Brandeis offers 43 Majors/43 Minors and over 250 Clubs/Organizations