Academics

College Counseling

The mission of the College Counseling Office is to facilitate the college admission process so that students are able to matriculate to a college that matches their interests and skillsets. With the onset of a population increase among college students, the college application process has become more complex as many colleges become more selective in their admission practices. Consequently, the College Counseling Office is guided by a hands-on, student/family-oriented philosophy to maximize our students’ opportunities for admission. Individualized and personalized guidance is the hallmark of our college counseling office.

Toward that end, our office and our families utilize a web-based software program, Naviance, at http://connection.naviance.com/miamicds. Each student and his/her parents are given access to this program, which facilitates the college admission process for our families by providing a variety of services, including researching colleges and providing communication with the College Counseling Office. In addition, students are provided with a test prep program, a career exploration component, and a personality self-inventory.

Program Overview

Individualized and personalized guidance is the hallmark
of our college counseling program.

College Counselors for 9th grade students and 10th grade students are assigned alphabetically. The assigned counselor will serve as a resource for the student and his/her parents for both years. In 11th grade, all students will be assigned a counselor at the beginning of the semester who will work with them during the college admission process.

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  • Grade 9

    • Orientation to College Counseling Program—what colleges evaluate in college admission decisions--August
    • Introduction and initial use of Naviance Student—August/September
    • Introduction of transcripts and GPA calculations based on mid-semester grades—November
    • Program for International Parents to explain the American college admission process—November
    • Program for parents to hear from a panel of college admissions officers (open to parents of grades 9 – 11)—February
    • Administration of the PSAT 8/9—January
    • Review of semester grades and GPA calculation/Naviance assessments – January/February
    • Distribution and explanation of PSAT 8/9 testing results—March
    • Counseling in Registering for next year’s classes—April/May
    • Counseling for those students taking SAT II subject tests in June
    • Assistance with academic summer program applications—December – April
     

  • Grade 10

    • Review of Naviance Student and College Admission requirements—August
    • Administration of the PSAT—October
    • Reviewing transcript and determining Cumulative GPA’s based on mid-semester grades—November
    • Program for International Parents to explain the American college admission process—November
    • Administration of the PreAct—January
    • PSAT and PreACT results explained when both sets of scores are in—February
    • Review of 1st semester grades and cumulative GPA calculation/Naviance survey—January/February
    • Program for parents to hear from a panel of college admissions officers (open to parents of grades 9 – 11)—February
    • Mock Admissions Program for Parents of Sophomores—March
    • Counseling in Registering for next year’s classes—April/May
    • Counseling for those students taking SAT II subject tests in June
    • Counseling for those pursuing academic summer programs—December – May

  • Grade 11

    (Intensive program begins 2nd semester)_

    • Orientation about what happens in the junior year and review of Naviance Student—August
    • Administration of PSAT—October
    • Required attendance at the AIMS (Association of Independent Miami Schools) Invitational College Fair—October
    • Opportunity to attend sessions with college admission representatives who visit MCDS—August – November (Juniors required to attend a minimum of 5)
    • Reviewing transcript and determining Cumulative GPA’s based on mid-semester grades—November
    • Program for International Parents to explain the American college admission process—November
    • Assistance with registration for standardized testing (SAT and ACT)—August – May
    • PSAT results explained—December
    • Program for parents to hear from a panel of college admission officers (open to parents of grades 9 – 11)—February
    • Juniors will participate in admission case studies with college admission officers who participated in the previous evening’s panel—February
    • Individual meetings between families and the child’s college counselor—February - March
    • Individual meetings between the student and the counselor—March - May
    • Introduction and assignment of the college essay during English classes—April/May
    • Sign-off on registering for senior year classes—April/May.
    • Counseling and assistance with summer programs—December – May
    • Application Boot Camp—May/June.

  • Grade 12

    (Intensive program during 1st semester)

    • Orientation of the college admission process for seniors—August
    • College Admissions session during Senior Retreat—August
    • Opportunity to attend sessions with college admissions reps and AIMS College Fair—August – November
    • Individual meetings between student and counselor throughout the application process—August - January
    • Parent meeting for parents of seniors—September
    • Submission of applications—August - January
    • Counseling throughout the process of applying, decision making, financial aid, Bright Futures Scholarship, etc. throughout the school year
Miami Country Day School
601 NE 107th Street,
Miami FL 33161
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College Counseling Contacts

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Matriculation Information

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  • Class of 2020

    1       American University                                       
    2       University of Arizona                                      
    3       Babson College                                                                
    2       Boston University                                   
    1       Bradley University                                  
    1       University of California – Los Angeles      
    1       University of California – Santa Barbara  
    2       University of Central Florida                    
    3       University of Colorado Boulder                
    2       Cornell University                                   
    1       Dartmouth College                                  
    1       University of Denver                               
    1       Duke University                                      
    1       Elon University                                        
    2       Emerson College                                     
    1       Florida A&M University                            
    1       Florida Gulf Coast University                   
    3       Florida International University               
    7       Florida State University                           
    3       University of Florida                                
    1       Franklin and Marshall College                  
    3       George Washington University                
    1       Hult International School of Business      
    2       Indiana University – Bloomington           
    1       John Cabot University                             
    1       Long Island University – Post                  
    1       Louisiana State University                       
    1       Lynn University                                       
    1       Marist College                                         
    1       University of Maryland – College Park      
    1       University of Massachusetts - Amherst    
    1       Miami Dade College – All Campuses         
    12      University of Miami                                
    3       University of Michigan                            
    1       Mount Holyoke College                           
    1       Nazareth College                                    
    3       New York University                               
    4       Northeastern University                          
    2       Northwestern University                         
    1       University of Notre Dame                        
    4       Nova Southeastern University                  
    1       Oglethorpe University                             
    2       Parsons School of Design                        
    1       Sarah Lawrence College                          
    1       Savannah College of Art & Design            
    1       Siena College                                          
    1       Sophia University Japan                          
    1       University of South Florida                      
    1       Southern Methodist University                
    3       Syracuse University                                
    2       The University of Tampa                          
    1       The University of Texas at Austin            
    2       Tufts University                                      
    3       Tulane University                                    
    3       Wake Forest University                           
    1       University of Wisconsin – Madison           
     
     

  • Class of 2019

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    1 American University
    2 Babson College
    1 Bakersfield College
    4 Berklee College of Music
    1 Universita Bocconi
    1 Brandeis University
    1 Bucknell University
    1 University of California, Los Angeles
    1 California Polytechnic State University
    1 College of Charleston
    2 University of Colorado at Boulder
    1 Cornell University
    1 Duke University
    1 Florida Gulf Coast University
    6 Florida International University
    1 Florida Southern College
    6 Florida State University
    3 University of Florida
    4 The George Washington University
    1 IE University - Madrid Campus
    1 Imperial College London
    8 Indiana University at Bloomington
    1 Indian River State College
    1 Johns Hopkins University
    1 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
    1 LIM College (Laboratory Institute of Merchandising)
    5 Lynn University
    1 University of Maine
    1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    7 University of Miami
    1 Michigan State University
    2 University of Michigan
    1 Mount Holyoke College
    3 New York University
    5 Northeastern University
    2 University of Notre Dame
    1 Nova Southeastern University
    1 Pace University, New York City
    1 University of Pennsylvania
    2 Purdue University
    1 Saint Louis University
    1 Santa Clara University
    1 Savannah College of Art and Design
    1 Smith College
    4 University of South Florida, Tampa
    4 University of Southern California
    1 St. Thomas University
    1 Stevens Institute of Technology
    1 Suffolk University
    3 Syracuse University
    1 Texas A&M University
    1 The University of Texas, Austin
    1 The New School Parsons School of Design
    1 Tufts University
    1 Tulane University
    1 University of St Andrews
    2 Vanderbilt University
    1 University of Vermont
    1 Virginia Tech
    1 Washington University in St. Louis
    1 Yale University

    (as of 8/19/2019)

  • Class of 2018

    1 Auburn University
    3 Babson College 
    1 Barry University
    2 Bentley University 
    2 Boston College 
    1 University of California, Los Angeles 
    1 University of California, Santa Cruz 
    1 Carleton College 
    1 Carnegie Mellon University 
    1 Clark University 
    1 Clemson University 
    2 University of Colorado at Boulder 
    2 Concordia University - Montreal 
    2 Cornell University 
    1 Dartmouth College 
    1 Eastern Florida State College 
    1 Eastern Kentucky University 
    1 Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne 
    1 Flagler College 
    3 Florida Atlantic University 
    6 Florida International University 
    3 Florida State University 
    7 University of Florida 
    1 Fordham University 
    2 The George Washington University 
    2 High Point University 
    2 Indiana University at Bloomington 
    1 John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the CUNY 
    1 Johnson & Wales University (Providence) 
    2 Les Roches International School of Hotel Management - Marbella 
    1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 
    2 Miami Dade College - All Campuses 
    11 University of Miami 
    1 Michigan State University 
    4 University of Michigan
    1 Monmouth University 
    7 New York University 
    1 Newcastle University 
    1 University of North Florida 
    1 Northeastern University 
    1 Pennsylvania State University 
    2 University of Pennsylvania 
    1 Rollins College 
    1 Rowan University 
    1 Smith College 
    1 University of South Carolina 
    3 University of Southern California 
    3 Syracuse University 
    1 The New School - Parsons School of Design 
    3 Tulane University 
    1 Vassar College 
    1 Villanova University 
    1 Wake Forest University 
    1 College of William and Mary 

  • Class of 2017

    1 American University
    1 Arizona State University – Barrett Honors College
    2 Babson College
    2 Bard College
    3 Boston College
    1 Boston University
    1 Brandeis University
    1 Broward College
    1 Carnegie Mellon University
    1 University of Central Florida
    1 Columbia University
    1 Cornell University
    1 Duke University
    1 Eckerd College
    2 Emerson College
    5 Florida International University
    11 Florida State University
    3 University of Florida
    1 Fordham University
    1 Furman University
    3 The George Washington University
    1 Howard University
    3 Indiana University at Bloomington
    2 Lynn University
    1 Marist College
    1 Miami Dade College
    1 University of Maryland, College Park
    1 Marymount California University
    10 University of Miami
    2 University of Michigan
    1 Muhlenberg College
    3 New York University
    1 Northeastern University
    2 University of Pennsylvania
    1 Rollins College
    1 Saint Leo University
    1 San Diego State University
    1 Santa Fe College
    1 Sarah Lawrence College
    1 University of South Carolina
    1 University of Southern California
    1 Southern Methodist University
    1 Stetson University
    1 Suffolk County Community College
    1 Suffolk University
    1 Tallahassee Community College
    2 The University of Tampa
    2 The New School – All Divisions
    2 Tufts University
    4 Tulane University
    1 University of London
    1 Villanova University
    1 University of Virginia
    1 Wellesley College
    1 Whittier College


  • Class of 2016

    2 American University
    1 Babson College
    2 Barnard College
    1 Bethune-Cookman University
    2 Boston College
    1 Boston University
    1 Brandeis University
    2 Broward College
    1 University of California, Los Angeles
    1 University of Central Florida
    3 University of Colorado at Boulder
    1 Cornell University
    1 Dartmouth College
    1 Emmanuel College
    1 Florida Atlantic University
    5 Florida International University
    1 Florida Polytechnic University
    1 Florida State College at Jacksonville
    4 Florida State University
    6 University of Florida
    1 Fordham University
    3 The George Washington University
    1 Georgetown University
    1 Grinnell College
    1 Hofstra University
    3 Indiana University at Bloomington
    1 Loyola University Maryland
    1 Lynn University
    2 University of Maryland, College Park
    1 Miami Dade College
    8 University of Miami
    1 University of Michigan
    2 New York University
    1 Oglethorpe University
    2 Parsons The New School for Design
    2 University of Pennsylvania
    1 Purdue University
    1 Rochester Institute of Technology
    1 Santa Barbara City College
    1 Santa Monica College
    1 Sewanee: The University of the South
    1 University of South Florida
    2 Syracuse University
    1 Tallahassee Community College
    1 The University of Tampa
    1 The University of Texas, Austin
    2 University of Toronto
    1 Tulane University
    1 Wake Forest University
    1 Wake Technical Community College
    1 Wheaton College MA
    3 University of Wisconsin, Madison

  • Class of 2015

    3 American University
    1 The American University of Paris
    1 Amherst College
    2 Babson College
    1 Bentley University
    1 Boston College
    3 Boston University
    1 California State University, Fullerton
    1 University of California at Berkeley
    1 University of Central Florida
    1 University of Chicago
    1 Clark University
    1 Colgate University
    1 Cornell University
    1 Dalhousie University, Canada
    3 Duke University
    1 Emerson College
    1 Emory University
    2 Florida Gulf Coast University
    3 Florida International University
    6 Florida State University
    4 University of Florida
    3 The George Washington University
    1 Grinnell College
    1 Hamilton College, NY
    1 Howard University
    1 University of Kentucky
    1 Loyola University Maryland
    5 Lynn University
    2 University of Maryland, College Park
    3 Miami Dade College
    12             University of Miami
    1 University of Michigan
    2 New York University
    2 Northeastern University
    2 Northwestern University
    1 Pace University, NYC
    1 Parsons The New School for Design
    1 University of Pennsylvania
    1 Purdue University
    1 University of South Florida
    1 University of St. Andrews, Scotland
    1 Stanford University
    1 Stetson University
    1 Stony Brook University
    2 Suffolk University
    1 Syracuse University
    1 Tallahassee Community College
    2 Trinity College, CT
    1 Tufts University
    1 Tulane University
    2 Wake Forest University
Miami Country Day School is a college preparatory learning community committed to educating the whole child. Through the core values of honor, respect, wisdom and compassion, we prepare students to be lifelong learners. We inspire our children to develop their intellectual, physical, aesthetic, social, emotional and spiritual potentials by valuing every student every day.
 

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