A Pre-Kindergarten - Grade 12 co-educational independent day school in Westchester County, New York

College Counseling

In many ways, preparation for "the college process" begins as soon as a student enters Rye Country Day School.


RCDS students take challenging courses in the full range of academic subjects (including a special focus on writing); participate in a variety of extracurricular activities; and form close relationships with faculty. Resulting in academic preparation and personal growth for our students, these experiences contribute to the eventual goal of enrolling in a college that is well suited to individual interests, learning styles, and future plans.

We are both idealistic and pragmatic; this balance allows our students to follow their dreams without losing sight of the details and demands of the college process.

We work closely with students and families, with college admissions deans, and with our own faculty and coaches. Our goal is to help Rye Country Day students have college options that offer both great “fit” and the best possible opportunities for future growth. Because the college counselors also serve as twelfth grade deans, we are intimately involved in all aspects of our seniors’ daily lives, and we get to know them as students, as athletes and artists, as leaders, and as friends. 

College Process Roadmap

The college application process offers students a chance to make choices about the types of learning and living environments that will both nurture and challenge them when they go on to further study. While we recognize that each student follows an individual path, we hope this overview will give you a preview of the important milestones on the road to college admission.

breaking down the aNATOMY OF THE COLLEGE APPLICATION - VIEW PDF

As counselors, it is our privilege to work with a dynamic group of independent and talented students. We proudly offer ongoing support and encouragement while ensuring that our students and parents become well versed in the nuances and practical aspects of the college application process.

Meet the College Counseling Office Team

Director of college counseling, Grade 12 Dean

Jeff Bates

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Senior Associate director of college counseling, Grade 12 Dean

Susan Davidson

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Associate Director of College Counseling, Grade 12 Dean

Aimee Rincon

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ADMINISTRATIVE assistant to the office of college counseling

Emily Abatecola

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Class of 2023 Matriculation

As of June 20, 2023

One attendee unless otherwise indicated.

Amherst College (2)
Barnard College
Bates College (2)
Boston University (3)
Brandeis University
Brown University (3)
Bryn Mawr College
Bucknell University (4)
Carleton College
Carnegie Mellon University
Claremont McKenna College
Colby College
Colgate University (4)
Colorado College
Columbia University (2)
Cooper Union
Cornell University (6)
Denison University (2)
Duke University (2)
Emory University (2)

George Washington University (2)
Georgetown University (4)
Hamilton College
Johns Hopkins University
King's College London
Lehigh University (2)
Loyola Marymount University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mount Holyoke College
Northeastern University
Northwestern University
Pennsylvania State University (2)
Princeton University
Rice University
Stony Brook University
Swarthmore College
Syracuse University (2)
Tufts University (3)
Tulane University (3)
University at Buffalo
University of Chicago (3)
University of Kentucky
University of Maryland, College Park
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
University of Pennsylvania (2)
University of Richmond (3)
University of Rochester
University of St. Andrews
University of Toronto
University of Vermont
University of Virginia
University of Wisconsin, Madison (4)
Vanderbilt University (2)
Vassar College
Wake Forest University
Washington University in St. Louis (3)
Wesleyan University
William & Mary
Yale University (4)

Classes of 2019-2023 Matriculation

As of June 15, 2023

One attendee unless otherwise indicated.

American University (2)
Amherst College (4)
Babson College (1)
Barnard College (3)
Bates College (5)
Boston College (5)
Boston University (8)
Bowdoin College (4)
Brandeis University (2)
Brown University (11)
Bryn Mawr College (3)
Bucknell University (11)
Carleton College (2)
Carnegie Mellon University (5)
Case Western Reserve University
Claremont McKenna College (2)
Colby College (4)
Colgate University (14)
College of the Holy Cross
Colorado College (3)
Columbia University (6)
Connecticut College
Cooper Union (2)
Cornell University (27)
Dartmouth College (7)
Denison University (2)
Drexel University
Duke University (12)
Elon University (3)
Emory University (6)
Fairfield University
Fordham University
Franklin and Marshall College
Furman University
George Washington University (3)
Georgetown University (14)
Georgia Institute of Technology
Grinnell College

 

Hamilton College (3)
Harvard University (11)
Haverford College
Howard University
Indiana University-Bloomington (3)
Johns Hopkins University (3)
Kalamazoo College
King's College London
Lehigh University (10)
Loyola Marymount University (2)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (3)
Miami University, Oxford (3)
Middlebury College (4)
Mount Holyoke College
Muhlenberg College (3)
New York University (10)
Northeastern University (7)
Northwestern University (14)
Oberlin College
Peking University
Pennsylvania State University (2)
Polimoda International Institute of Design
and Marketing
Pomona College (2)
Princeton University (6)
Purdue University (2)
Rice University (3)
Rochester Institute of Technology (2)
Roger Williams University
Saint Louis University
Santa Clara University
Skidmore College (5)
Smith College
Southern Methodist University (2)
Stanford University (5)
Stony Brook University
SUNY Purchase (2)
Swarthmore College (2)
Syracuse University (7)

Taft School (2)
The American University of Paris
The New School
Trinity College
Tufts University (9)
Tulane University (9)
Union College (NY) (3)
University at Buffalo (2)
University of California, Los Angeles (3)
University of California, Santa Barbara (5)
University of Chicago (14)
University of Connecticut (2)
University of Georgia
University of Kentucky
University of Maryland, College Park (2)
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
University of Miami (5)
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (11)
University of Notre Dame (4)
University of Pennsylvania (19)
University of Richmond (6)
University of Rochester (4)
University of Southern California (4)
University of St Andrews (7)
University of Texas, Austin (2)
University of Toronto
University of Vermont
University of Virginia (4)
University of Wisconsin, Madison (9)
Vanderbilt University (7)
Vassar College (2)
Wake Forest University (10)
Washington and Lee University (2)
Washington University in St Louis (9)
Wellesley College (3)
Wesleyan University (4)
Wheaton College (MA)
William & Mary
Williams College (7)
Yale University (12)