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Message from the College Counseling Office
It's hard to believe that graduation is just around the corner, and in a few quick months our seniors will be college freshmen. As their chapter at Sage closes, we are delighted to report that seniors are on their way to wonderful colleges - colleges that reflect the depth and breadth of our students; colleges that speak to our students, their growth over the past four years, and all facets of who they have become. Below you will find a list of colleges that accepted Sage seniors, and in boldface are the colleges that students chose to attend. Of course, this is just a list, and behind each college on the list is a story - stories that are rich with personality and spirit, those of our seniors.
Just for context, as expected this was one of the most selective years on record in admission offices across the country. Many schools saw record increases and greater selectivity. For instance, Wesleyan’s applicant pool increased 22%. The UCs had a fifth-straight record year with 126,701 applications while also announcing plans to curtail enrollment by 2,300 for the freshman class. The admit rates at many colleges were equally humbling: Harvard, Stanford and Yale hovered in the 7 to 7.5% admit rate range. Columbia, Princeton and Brown were in the 9 to 10% range. Clearly, you can appreciate what our students were up against! While these are the current realities of admission, we are especially proud of our Sage students who defied the odds. Admission officers spoke very highly of our students, and it showed in the results.
Our seniors sent out nearly 1,300 applications to 246 different colleges in 35 states, the District of Columbia and the United Kingdom. Seniors were especially ready to jump in to the process quickly, as 68% of the Class of 2009 opted to apply to schools early action or early decision. All seniors were admitted to at least one four-year college, and we had admits to all nine University of California campuses. There were admits to film schools, business schools and music schools. Students racked scholarships for academic excellence as well as artistic talents. We had athletic recruits, National Merit finalists, journalists, engineers, generalists, soldiers, politicians, artists, leaders in service, thespians, writers, etc. – the whole range! Ultimately, our seniors found their passions during their tenures at Sage and they translated this well to their college searches. We can't wait to hear back about their college experiences and to learn how their lives unfold professionally and personally.
As the school year comes to a close, it's obviously a time to reflect and pass along thanks. Our faculty work incredibly hard to advocate for, teach and mentor our students. Sage is truly fortunate to have such an amazing crew nurturing our students. Our College Counseling team of Greg McCandless, Barbara Robinson and Samantha Smith is second to none. They deserve recognition for jobs well done. I also want to take a moment to thank our seniors. You will be incredibly missed next year.
It is with great pride that we wish our seniors well. They are a remarkable and wonderful bunch. As they start their new journeys, we are certain that they won't just take flight, but that they will soar. Congratulations Class of 2009! We celebrate you!
All the best,
Sonya K. Smith
Director of College Counseling
Colleges Admitting Sage Seniors, those in bold denote a student will attend.
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Allegheny College |
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American University |
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Arizona State University |
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Bard College |
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Bates College |
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Beloit College |
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Bennington College |
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Bentley University |
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Berry College |
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Boston College |
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Boston University (4) |
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Brandeis University |
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Brown University (3) |
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Bucknell University |
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California Institute of Technology |
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California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo |
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California State Polytechnic University, Pomona |
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California State University, Chico |
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California State University, East Bay |
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California State University, Fresno |
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California State University, Fullerton |
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California State University, Long Beach |
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California State University, Monterey Bay |
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California State University, Northridge |
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California State University, San Marcos |
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Carleton College (2) |
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Carnegie Mellon University |
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Case Western Reserve University |
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Champlain College |
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Chapman University |
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Claremont McKenna College |
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Clark University |
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Colgate University |
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College of Charleston |
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Colorado College |
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Colorado School of Mines |
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Columbia University |
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Connecticut College |
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Cornell University |
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Curry College |
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Davidson College |
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Denison University |
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DePaul University |
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Dickinson College |
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Dominican University |
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Drexel University |
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Duke University |
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Earlham College |
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Eckerd College |
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Emerson College |
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Emory University (2) |
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Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts |
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Fairfield University |
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Florida State University |
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Fordham University |
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Franklin and Marshall College |
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Furman University |
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Georgetown University |
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Georgia Institute of Technology |
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Goucher College |
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Grinnell College |
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Guilford College |
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Hampshire College |
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Hawaii Pacific University |
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Humboldt State University |
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Illinois Institute of Technology |
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Indiana University at Bloomington |
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Ithaca College |
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Kalamazoo College |
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Kenyon College |
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Lafayette College |
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Laguna College of Art and Design |
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Lake Forest College |
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Lawrence University |
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Lehigh University |
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Lewis & Clark College |
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Linfield College |
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Loyola Marymount University |
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Loyola University New Orleans |
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Macalester College |
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Marlboro College |
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Marymount College |
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Marymount Manhattan College |
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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Mitchell College |
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Montana State University, Bozeman |
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Montana Tech of The University of Montana |
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Mount Holyoke College |
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New York University (12) |
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Northeastern University |
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Northern Arizona University |
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Northwestern University |
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Notre Dame de Namur University |
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Oberlin College |
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Occidental College |
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Ohio University |
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Otis College of Art and Design |
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Oxford College of Emory University |
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Pace University, New York City |
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Parsons School of Design, New School University |
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Pennsylvania State University, University Park |
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Pepperdine University |
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Pitzer College |
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Polytechnic Institute of NYU |
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Pomona College |
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Princeton University |
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Purdue University |
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Reed College (2) |
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
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Rhodes College |
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Rice University |
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Rochester Institute of Technology |
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Roger Williams University |
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Rollins College |
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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey at New Brunswick |
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Saint Mary's College of California |
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San Diego State University |
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San Francisco State University |
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San Jose State University |
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Santa Clara University |
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Santiago Canyon College |
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Sarah Lawrence College |
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Scripps College |
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Skidmore College |
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Sonoma State University |
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Southern Methodist University (2) |
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Southern Oregon University |
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Southern Utah University |
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St. Mary's College of Maryland |
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St. Olaf College |
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Stanford University (2) |
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Stetson University |
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Suffolk University |
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Swarthmore College |
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Syracuse University |
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The College of Wooster |
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The George Washington University (2) |
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The Ohio State University |
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The University of Arizona (5) |
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The University of Iowa |
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Trinity University |
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Tufts University |
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Tulane University |
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United States Naval Academy |
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University of California at Berkeley (3) |
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University of California at Davis |
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University of California at Irvine |
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University of California at Los Angeles |
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University of California at Merced |
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University of California at Riverside |
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University of California at San Diego |
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University of California at Santa Barbara |
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University of California at Santa Cruz (2) |
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University of Colorado at Boulder (2) |
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University of Dayton |
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University of Denver |
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University of Hawaii at Manoa |
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
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University of La Verne |
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University of Massachusetts, Amherst |
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University of Massachusetts, Boston |
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University of Michigan |
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University of Oregon |
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University of Pennsylvania (4) |
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University of Pittsburgh |
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University of Puget Sound |
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University of Redlands |
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University of Rhode Island |
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University of Richmond |
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University of Rochester |
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University of San Diego |
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University of San Francisco |
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University of Southern California (9) |
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University of the Pacific |
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University of Vermont |
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University of Virginia |
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University of Washington |
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University of Wisconsin, Madison |
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Vanderbilt University |
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Vassar College |
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Villanova University |
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
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Wagner College |
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Wake Forest University |
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Washington State University |
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Washington University in St. Louis |
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Wellesley College |
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Wesleyan University |
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Wheaton College |
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Whitman College |
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Whittier College |
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Willamette University |
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
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Yale University |
