College Counseling

Recognized locally and nationally for its exceptional college counseling, Whitfield's college counseling team mirrors the school's student-centered approach. We focus on students finding the collegiate experiences that will continue to challenge and support their academic and personal growth. Just as importantly, we help them navigate the application process.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The college choice experience at Whitfield is the culmination of the Habits of Mind & Heart. Through a multi-year, individualized advising model, students are guided toward the collegiate experiences that will continue to challenge and support their academic and personal growth.

Like all departments at Whitfield, the college counseling program uses a spiraling curriculum. This curriculum introduces and develops the skills central to higher level executive function and decision-making. Skill development includes: self-awareness, planning, problem-solving, analysis of like entities, prioritization, organization, time management and effective communication.

Our goal is to make our students' college searches as smooth and stress-free as possible. Communication is crucial; we strive to maintain balanced communication between students, parents, and counselors. Our focus is on our students — helping them learn more about themselves so they can conduct thoughtful, thorough college searches.

The college choice experience starts informally in sixth grade, becomes more detailed and strategic in the ninth and tenth grades, and evolves into a one-on-one student/parent/counselor partnership in eleventh and twelfth grades. Whitfield's two full-time college counselors typically work with 30-40 students each year. 

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College Admission List
Whitfield students are accepted to, and attend, colleges and universities all across the country and the world. The sliding list below shares some of the great schools our graduates attend.  To see a full list of schools our students have attended from 2015 - 2024, click here.

ALUMNI PROFILES

Ron Fox '74

Ron Fox ’74 graduated Magna cum Laude from Washington University with a B.S. in Psychology and then earned his J.D. from St. Louis University School of Law in 1981. 

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Alex Bluestone '10 Profile Picture

Alex Bluestone ‘10 holds an MPA (Master in Public Administration) from the London School of Economics (merit, graduated 2019) and a BS in Political Science with concentrations in Environmental Policy and Rhetoric from Washington University in Saint Louis (magna cum laude, graduated 2014).

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Dana Fromm Borchert 2001

Dana Borchert, a 2001 Whitfield graduate, has a unique understanding of the brain’s many facets—both psychological and physiological—thanks to a Ph.D. and a Master of Science in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Saint Louis University and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Iowa with an emphasis in neuroscience.

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Class of 2022 Profiles

The Class of 2022 received more than $4 million per year in scholarships, 19 graduates committed to play collegiate athletics, and our 70 graduates are attending 51 different schools. Click below to see what they are currently interested in studying as well as a favorite Whitfield memory.

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Shane Carr, Class of 2011

Shane joined Whitfield in 7th grade and graduated in 2011.  At Washington University in St. Louis, he studied chemical engineering, computer science, and nanotechnology in the McKelvey School of Engineering. 

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Tim Wright ’94

Tim transferred to Whitfield as a sophomore and graduated in 1994. In addition to owning and managing his own construction company, Wright 11 located in Los Angeles, California, he is currently enrolled at Pepperdine University where he is working on a BSM and an MBA. 

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Amrita Nanda ‘07 and Amit Nanda ‘11

Amrita Nanda graduated from Whitfield in 2007.  She went to the University of Missouri—Kansas City School of Medicine six-year combined undergraduate and medical school and graduated in 2013. 

Amit Nanda graduated from Whitfield in 2011.  He also attended the six-year combined undergraduate and medical school program at the University of Missouri—Kansas City School of Medicine and graduated in 2017.  

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Andrew Foglia, Class of 2005

Andrew Foglia graduated from Whitfield in 2005 with his triplet brothers Matt and Stephen.  He majored in political science while at Davidson College (’09) and then attended Duke Law School (’13) on a full academic scholarship.

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Ricky Singh, Class of 1998

Jaspal Ricky Singh graduated from Whitfield in 1998. He earned his undergraduate and medical degrees at The George Washington University. Ricky was recently named Vice Chair and Director of Interventional Spine at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City.

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David Pepose '04

David Pepose ‘04 graduated magna cum laude from Brandeis University in Waltham, Mass., where he studied American Studies, creative writing and theater arts, as well as the prestigious Columbia Publishing Course in New York in 2011. 

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Katie Harris '14

Katie Harris '14 graduated from Vanderbilt University in May 2018 with a B.S. in Human and Organizational Development. She accepted a job offer from Google and joined the company as a Human Resources Associate.

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Jay Gard '08

Jay Gard ’08 graduated cum laude with a B.A. from Tulane University where he double majored in English and Film Studies. Today, he lives in Los Angeles, CA where he pursues his life-long passion for filmmaking.

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