Class of 2015 Early College News
This class has acted with exceptional integrity, maturity, and care for their individual college processes and in support of one another. True Ellis girls in every respect, these students have worked tirelessly to hone their research, craft their essays, and show their strong and independent voices to colleges across America and abroad.

• 100% of the senior class has filed at least one application.
• Approximately 80% of the class has received at least one acceptance.
• As of December 18, there are 35 acceptances to 25 different schools.
• The range of schools to which they have applied demonstrates the diverse academic interests and passions of each girl.  In the “early” admission rounds, members of the Class of 2015 applied to colleges in 23 states and Washington, DC, as well as Canada and the United Kingdom.

The colleges where Ellis students have been accepted thus far are:

• Bucknell University*
• Carlow University
• Duke University*
• Duquesne University*
• Elon University*
• Harvard University
• Indiana University at Bloomington
• Johns Hopkins University*
• Kent State University
• North Carolina A&T State University
• Purdue University
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute*
• Santa Clara University
• The University of Arizona
• The University of Montana, Missoula
• Thiel College
• Tulane University
• University of Colorado at Boulder
• University of Illinois at Chicago
• University of Oregon
• University of Pittsburgh*
• University of St. Andrews
• University of Vermont
• Westminster College
• Yale University

* = Indicates schools to which students have committed to attend.  

Ellis graduates are succeeding in college
As important as acceptance to college is how well prepared a student is for success in college. We take great pride in our college process and work closely with every student to find the right college fit for her. Our recent graduates tell us that these strategies are working. In spring of 2013, we asked Ellis graduates still in college how well Ellis prepared them for college-level academic work, and how their leadership, project management, and study skills compared to those of their peers at college. Their responses regarding self-confidence and risk-taking were especially gratifying:

• 98% of alumnae indicated that they are extremely or well prepared for college-level English (a requirement at most colleges).
• 84% of alumnae felt they are better project leaders than their college peers.
• 83% told us they’re very satisfied with the college or university in which they are enrolled.
• 79% stated they are better able than their college peers to focus on subjects that are difficult for them, not just what comes easily.
• 84% of girls feel that their overall confidence level was due to their girls-only education at Ellis.

Open-ended responses included these verbatim comments
“Many of my friends went to private high schools and no one had written a senior thesis, let alone one that would meet the expectations and standards at Ellis. The senior thesis might have been the most valuable assignment in my Ellis career.”

“Ellis made me a very good student. I am confident. I know how to study. I know to present myself and speak publicly, how to research, and I am well prepared...”

Colleges continue to notify students of their decisions daily, with the majority of acceptance news to come in spring. We celebrate the Class of 2015 at this point in the year for their early successes and for those still to come.