Today is graduation day for the seniors at our high school and they are to be much congratulated on their accomplishments. Most of the class of 2011 will be going on to colleges where they will receive a first class education. From what I could piece together from different sources, here are some highlights of where the students will be going.
Of all the graduating seniors in the class of 2011, 350 of them chose to disclose where they are attending college in the fall, a substantial majority. Thirty-two of them will be heading to Ivy League colleges, with nine going to Cornell University, six each to the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University, four will go to Princeton University, with two each attending Harvard University, Yale University, and Dartmouth College and one going to Brown University. The co-valedictorians this year will attend Princeton and Georgetown Universities.
By far the largest contingent of students will be heading to Rutgers University, 17 in all. The University of Michigan also appears to be a popular destination, claiming 15 students. Other popular colleges include Syracuse University (14), New York University (10), Boston University (8), Colgate University (8), Indiana University (8), Pennsylvania State University (7), the George Washington University (6), Muhlenberg College (6), and Washington University in St. Louis (6). Two are even heading north to attend McGill University in Montreal, Canada.
By all accounts this was a difficult year for admissions, given the sheer number of applications. The Common Application folks reported that over 1.8 million applications were filed this past year and the number of applications filed on December 31, 2010 set a one-day record.
As these students leave adolescence and childhood behind and head off into adulthood and bigger horizons, they take with them our hopes and best wishes for a fulfilling, productive, and happy life. Congratulations to the Class of 2011.
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