College Counseling

Latin's College Counseling Office guides our students and families through the college admissions process. Staffed by four full-time counselors, a registrar, an administrative assistant, and two essay specialists, College Counseling ensures our students' continued success after Latin at respected colleges and universities, both here and abroad.
Through one-on-one meetings, parent info sessions, and college representative visits on campus, students and their families are introduced to the many possibilities open to them after graduation.
Counselors help students determine which schools best meet their needs and interests. They work with them on test prep, strategies for effective interviews, and how to craft essays that highlight their individual strengths. Support is individualized and proactive, empowering students to take ownership of the process.
Services offered include:
- extensive individual advising sessions
- parent meetings and seminars
- seminars for students at every grade level
- essay review and feedback
- application review (counselors read every application before they are submitted)
- test prep guidance
- school selection guidance
- application scheduling and planning the senior year
- recommendations
- on-campus visits by 100+ college representatives each year
The College Counseling Office is open throughout the year for appointments and student drop-in.
Learn more about College Counseling in the 2022–2023 Upper School Profile.
To contact the College Counseling Office, email collegecounseling@charlottelatin.org.
The Charlotte Latin School Rep Visit calendar is now live! You will need a SCOIR account to access our calendar. Visits begin Monday, August 29, 2022. We encourage you to schedule a time that works best for your fall travel schedule.
For questions or calendar assistance, please contact Nadege Head
We look forward to having you on campus and connecting you with our students.
Class of 2022 College Acceptances
*Denotes matriculation
American University
Amherst College
Appalachian State University
Arizona State University (Main Campus)
Auburn University
Babson College
Barnard College
Baylor University
Belmont Abbey College
Belmont University
Boston College
Boston University
Brenau University
Brevard College
Bridgewater College
Bryant University
Butler University
California Polytechnic State University (San Luis Obispo)
Case Western Reserve University
Catawba College
Catholic University of America
Central Piedmont Community College
Centre College
Christopher Newport University
Clemson University
Coastal Carolina University
College of Charleston
Colorado School of Mines
Colorado State University (Fort Collins)
Columbia University
Connecticut College
Dartmouth College
Davidson College
DePaul University
DePauw University
Denison University
Dickinson College
Drexel University
Duke University
East Carolina University
Eckerd College
Elon University
Emerson College
Emory University
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Florida Institute of Technology
Florida Southern College
Fordham University
Franklin & Marshall College
Furman University
George Mason University
George Washington University
Georgetown University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia Southern University
Gettysburg College
Goucher College
Guilford College
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampton University
Harvard University
High Point University
Hofstra University
Hollins University
Howard University
Indiana University (Bloomington)
Jacksonville University
James Madison University
Johns Hopkins University
Johnson & Wales University (Charlotte)
Lafayette College
Lewis & Clark College
Lipscomb University
Louisiana State University
Loyola Marymount University
Loyola University Chicago
Lynn University
Macalester College
Maryville College
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
McGill University
Merrimack College
Miami University (Oxford)
Michigan State University
Middlebury College
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Mississippi State University
New York University
North Carolina A & T State University
North Carolina Central University
North Carolina State University
Northeastern University
Northwestern University
Nova Southeastern University
Oberlin College
Oregon State University
Pace University (New York City)
Paul Smith's College
Penn State University (University Park)
PennWest Clarion
Pepperdine University
Princeton University
Purdue University (Main Campus)
Queen's University
Queens University of Charlotte
Quinnipiac University
Radford University
Randolph-Macon College
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rhodes College
Rice University
Rider University
Roanoke College
Rochester Institute of Technology
Roger Williams University
Rollins College
Rutgers University (New Brunswick)
SUNY at Binghamton
Samford University
San Diego State University
Sarah Lawrence College
Savannah College of Art and Design
Seattle University
Sewanee: The University of the South
Smith College
Southern Methodist University
St. Lawrence University
Stevens Institute of Technology
Suffolk University
Susquehanna University
Temple University
Texas Christian University
The Boston Conservatory at Berklee
The College of William and Mary
The New School
The Ohio State University (Main Campus)
The University of Alabama
The University of Tampa
The University of Tennessee (Knoxville)
The University of West Florida
The University of the Arts
Tufts University
Tulane University of Louisiana
University of Arizona
University of Arkansas
University of British Columbia
University of California (Berkeley)
University of California (Davis)
University of California (San Diego)
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Delaware
University of Denver
University of Georgia
University of Hartford
University of Hawaii at Manoa
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Iowa
University of Kansas
University of Kentucky
University of Louisville
University of Maryland (College Park)
University of Massachusetts (Lowell)
University of Memphis
University of Miami
University of Michigan
University of Mississippi
University of Missouri (Columbia)
University of New Hampshire (Main Campus)
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
University of North Carolina Wilmington
University of North Carolina at Asheville
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
University of Notre Dame
University of Oklahoma
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh)
University of Puget Sound
University of Rhode Island
University of Richmond
University of Rochester
University of San Francisco
University of South Carolina
University of South Florida (Main Campus)
University of Southern California
University of St Andrews
University of Toronto
University of Tulsa
University of Utah
University of Vermont
University of Virginia (Main Campus)
University of Wisconsin (Madison)
Villanova University
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Wake Forest University
Washington University in St. Louis
Washington and Lee University
Wesleyan University
West Virginia University
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Western Carolina University
Western University (D)
Williams College
Wingate University
Winston-Salem State University
Wofford College
Xavier University
Top Schools
The following are the schools most attended by our alumni over the last five years:
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 51 | |
Clemson University | 40 | |
Wake Forest University | 23 | |
Auburn University | 16 | |
University of South Carolina - Columbia | 15 | |
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 14 | |
College of Charleston | 13 | |
North Carolina State University | 13 | |
University of Georgia | 12 | |
Vanderbilt University | 12 |
Meet the Team
- Jody Jennings, Director
- Haley Cripps, Associate Director
- Lucy Smith, Associate Director
- Alex Segura, Associate Director
- Nadege Head, Administrative Assistant
- Sonja Turpin, Registrar
- Mary Beth Foster ’99, Essay Specialist
- Marty Minchin, Essay Specialist