Woodward Academy Class of 2011 College Acceptance and Scholarship Statistics
As you embark upon your college careers, we salute you for your outstanding academic, artistic and athletic accomplishments during your senior year at the Academy, including: 100 percent accepted to four-year colleges and universities; $14.7 million in merit scholarship awards (the highest amount in Woodward’s history); 40 students recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation; 25 President’s Scholars (including a U.S. Presidential Scholar semifinalist); 15 Dean’s Scholars; five Trustees’ Scholars; seven Academic Heritage Scholars at Auburn University; seven Academic Achievement Scholars at Tulane University; three full ROTC scholarships; a U.S. Naval Academy appointment; state championship debate team; state championship volleyball, boys tennis and girls tennis teams; eight area/region athletic championships; 15 NCAA Division I recruited athletes; more than 5,000 hours contributed to community service projects; five All-State Orchestra participants; one All-State Chorus participant; three District VI Honor Band participants;Best Actress at the Georgia Thespian Conference; National and Regional Scholastic Art Awards winner;first place and Best School Award at Atlanta Celebrates Photography Festival; first place at 2011 Congressional High School Art Competition.
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Summary of Class Achievements
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40 students received accolades from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Awards include 8 National Merit Finalists, 25 National Merit Commended, 3 National Achievement Finalists, 2 National Hispanic Scholars and 2 National Achievement Referred.
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Members of the class won some of the most prestigious scholarships in the U.S.: 25 Presidential Scholarships (including a U.S. Presidential Scholar semifinalist), 15 Dean’s Scholarships, 5 Trustee’s Scholarships, 7 Academic Heritage Scholars at Auburn University, 7 Academic Achievement Scholars at Tulane University and 3 full ROTC Scholarships at colleges and universities in 27 states and the District of Columbia.
- 1 member of the Class of 2011 received a U.S. Naval Academy appointment.
Summary of Scholarship Awards
Winning $14.7 million dollars in merit scholarships, the class earned the highest amount of merit money in Academy history. This amount of merit money is broken into two parts: $13,946,048 in merit scholarships and $828,529 from the HOPE Scholarship program in Georgia.
- 152 seniors or 57% of the class were offered merit scholarship money of $13,946,048.
- 129 seniors or 48.5% of the class were awarded scholarships of $20,000 or more.
- 101 or 38% of the class were awarded scholarships of $40,000 or more.
- As of this date, 163 seniors qualified for the HOPE/Tuition Equalization Grant if they attend college in Georgia, earning $828,529 in HOPE money.
Summary of College Statistics
- Competing nationally with a large and competitive college applicant pool, 100% of the Class of 2011 was admitted to a four-year college or university.
- Reflecting a national trend in college admissions and attempting to deal with the uncertainty of the economic situation, colleges placed 91 seniors on waitlists as they look at their yields in May and will use the waitlist to complete their classes. We anticipate significant waitlist activity this year.
- As expected with the uncertainly of the economy, there was a 1% increase in our students remaining in the Southeast for college.
- The 266 seniors in this year’s class filed 1,719 applications to 280 different colleges and universities.
- Not counting the 91 waitlisted applications, the Class of 2011 received 958 acceptances to 228 different colleges and universities giving an acceptance rate of 69%.
- They will matriculate to 101 colleges and universities in 27 states, the District of Columbia, in Granada and Scotland (where 2 seniors will attend the University of St. Andrews).
Summary of Colleges Attending
- The Class of 2011 was an adventuresome group; they dared to try the “road less travelled” as they sought their individual paths. 53 seniors who represent 20% of the class chose to attend a college where they are the only Woodward freshman. These independent souls, like many of the Woodward seniors before them, looked for the best college match or personal fit independent of what their peers are choosing.
Revised 6/7/2011