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Matriculation List
College Enrollment 2017-21
100% of Ransom Everglades graduates attend four-year institutions of higher education. The Class of 2021 (163 graduates) were offered admission to 172 different colleges and are attending 71 different colleges. Eighty-nine percent of the class of 2021 enrolled at colleges outside the state of Florida.
Five or more members of the Classes of 2017 through 2021 matriculated at the following institutions:
Amherst College (8)
Babson College (16)
Boston College (10)
Boston University (11)
Brown University (9)
Bucknell University (5)
Carnegie Mellon University (7)
Columbia University (9)
Cornell University (29)
Dartmouth College (7)
Duke University (9)
Florida International University (8)
Florida State University (12)
George Washington University (10)
Georgetown University (10)
Harvard University (15)
Johns Hopkins University (6)
Loyola University New Orleans (5)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (10)
Middlebury College (5)
New York University (41)
Northeastern University (9)
Northwestern University (7)
Stanford University (8)
Tufts University (25)
Tulane University (29)
University of California, Berkeley (7)
University of Chicago (13)
University of Colorado Boulder (12)
University of Florida (10)
University of Miami (33)
University of Michigan (24)
University of Notre Dame (5)
University of Pennsylvania (21)
University of Southern California (12)
University of Texas at Austin (6)
University of Virginia (5)
University of Wisconsin-Madison (6)
Vanderbilt University (22)
Wake Forest University (11)
Washington University in St. Louis (17)
Yale University (9)
Amherst College (8)
Babson College (16)
Boston College (10)
Boston University (11)
Brown University (9)
Bucknell University (5)
Carnegie Mellon University (7)
Columbia University (9)
Cornell University (29)
Dartmouth College (7)
Duke University (9)
Florida International University (8)
Florida State University (12)
George Washington University (10)
Georgetown University (10)
Harvard University (15)
Johns Hopkins University (6)
Loyola University New Orleans (5)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (10)
Middlebury College (5)
New York University (41)
Northeastern University (9)
Northwestern University (7)
Princeton University (9)
Purdue University (5)
Southern Methodist University (19)Purdue University (5)
Stanford University (8)
Tufts University (25)
Tulane University (29)
University of California, Berkeley (7)
University of Chicago (13)
University of Colorado Boulder (12)
University of Florida (10)
University of Miami (33)
University of Michigan (24)
University of Notre Dame (5)
University of Pennsylvania (21)
University of Southern California (12)
University of Texas at Austin (6)
University of Virginia (5)
University of Wisconsin-Madison (6)
Vanderbilt University (22)
Wake Forest University (11)
Washington University in St. Louis (17)
Yale University (9)
College Counseling News
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Class of 2022 heading to 81 colleges in five countries
Ransom Everglades seniors planted colorful mini flags to mark their college destinations on a map posted in the Ansin Breezeway on May 2, lighting up locations around the nation and globe. With a few of RE’s 156 seniors still deciding, the Class of 2022 is heading to 81 colleges or universities in five countries and 24 states and the District of Columbia.Read More -
Students, parents attend College Counseling Case Study Night
Read MoreCollege admissions officers from ten colleges and universities came to Ransom Everglades on April 11 to lead the College Counseling Case Study Night, an annual event that takes RE families behind the scenes in a simulated college admission selection committee process. More than 200 people attended the April 11 event at the upper school, working in small groups with representatives from Case Western Reserve University, Colorado College, Denison University, Florida State University, Fordham University, Johns Hopkins University, Purdue University, University of Miami, University of Richmond and Worcester Polytechnic Institute. -
Juniors hear from college admission officials
RE juniors and their parents assembled at the upper school on January 8 to hear from a panel of experts in the field of college admissions on a range of topics that surround the college search and application process. Representing a variety of school types (a highly-selective, private, liberal-arts school; a highly-selective national university; and a flagship public university), admission directors Chris Gruber from Davidson, Denny Paredes from Tufts and Charles Murphy from the University of Florida, entertained and informed during the school's annual College Admissions Symposium.Read More -
College counselors tutor junior and sophomore parents
Read MoreRE’s college counseling office met with junior parents on November 10 and sophomore parents on November 22, sharing each group specific information about the challenges ahead as their children prepare for the college admission journey. The Junior Parent Program and Reception at the Lewis Family Auditorium included a talk by Bowdoin College admission office vice president and dean Claudia Marroquin and an introduction by Acting Director of College Counseling Terry Giffen. -
Seniors gather to submit college applications
More than two dozen seniors gathered in the Dan Leslie Bowden Library at the upper school on October 24 to submit early college applications. With assistance from RE's college counseling office, the seniors proofed and reviewed their application materials and enjoyed mini-celebrations each time they clicked "submit." Counselors Lew Stival, Daniel Creasy, Aleny Garcia and Claudia Jolivert helped students as they stopped by between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.; they estimated that, by the end of the day, about 30 percent of seniors' early applications had been submitted. Most early deadlines are November 1.Read More -
RE parents study up on financial aid
Ransom Everglades parents received guidance on how to navigate the college financial aid process during a remote meeting hosted by the school's college counseling office on October 14. Chanell Thomas, the Associate Director of Financial Aid and Scholarships at Vanderbilt University, provided an in-depth remote presentation on the financial aid process, covering topics ranging from sources of aid, applying for aid and schools' varying approaches to financial aid. At the end of the session, she took questions.Read More
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RE alumni offer mock interviews for the Class of 2022
Twenty-one RE alumni and three parents conducted mock interviews with members of the Class of 2022 on September 19 to help prepare them for college admission interviews. More than 40 seniors took part. The interviews occurred throughout the upper school, and students received personalized feedback. RE's college counseling office organized the event in partnership with the school's advancement office.Read More -
Thirty-five students receive National Merit recognition
Read MoreFifteen Ransom Everglades seniors were named National Merit Semifinalists on September 15, a distinction achieved by less than one percent of high school seniors in the United States, as 20 others were named National Merit Commended Students. Semifinalists Dashiell DeStefano ’22, Rafa Dovarganes ’22, Noah Gold ’22, Isa Goyanes ’22, Amanda Harris ’22, Blythe Heller ’22, Nathan Knight ’22, Nikhil Kumar ’22, Gabe Mora ’22, Joseph Moskovitz ’22, Rylan Sadler ’22 (not pictured), Gideon Shaked ’22, Sabrina Shipley ’22, Dylan Stone ’22 and Lauren Zanarini ’22 have the opportunity to compete for National Merit Scholarships that will be awarded next spring. -
RE's college counselors meet with senior parents
Ransom Everglades’ College Counseling Office met virtually with senior parents on September 1 to provide information, reminders and reassurance as their children refine their college lists and prepare for early application deadlines. Dozens of parents attended the Senior Parent Night, one of many offerings designed to help members of the Class of 2022 and their parents navigate the college process.Read More -
The Class of 2021, and the places they are going!
Ransom Everglades’ 163 seniors will be heading to 71 colleges and universities in 25 states and the District of Columbia this fall. Their varied destinations reflect their diverse interests and talents, and highlight their independence as scholars. You can see RE seniors’ college choices below and on the map here.Read More
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Middle School
2045 South Bayshore Drive, Coconut Grove, FL 33133Phone: 305 250 6850
Upper School
3575 Main Highway, Coconut Grove, FL 33133Phone: 305 460 8800
Founded in 1903, Ransom Everglades School is a coeducational, college preparatory day school for grades 6 - 12 located on two campuses in Coconut Grove, Florida. Ransom Everglades School produces graduates who "believe that they are in the world not so much for what they can get out of it as for what they can put into it." The school provides rigorous college preparation that promotes the student's sense of identity, community, personal integrity and values for a productive and satisfying life, and prepares the student to lead and to contribute to society.