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Academics

College Counseling

About the Program

Berwick Academy provides personalized college counseling that focuses on the passions, talents, and goals of each student.
We encourage all students to explore many options and to develop a college list that reflects their individual objectives. In the last five years, our students have enrolled in more than 150 different colleges and universities, more of these outside of New England, including multiple international matriculations. When visiting Berwick, Edward Fiske, author of the Fiske Guide to Colleges, praised the diversity of the acceptance list and the success of our custom-tailored approach.
We believe that finding the right college requires thoughtful self-analysis, careful research, and continual support from college advisors, teachers, and parents. With both individual and small group meetings, e-newsletters, and evening programs by grade level, students and parents are provided with all the information and tools they need to successfully navigate the college process. Our families appreciate the breadth and depth of our communication.
Smarttrack College Funding

Program Details

Our student-centered college advising program begins in the ninth grade and covers:
  • academic advising
  • extracurricular advising
  • athletic and artistic recruitment
  • test preparation and planning
  • essay writing
  • interview skills
  • scholarship and financial aid information

Alicia F., Parent

Within the first month of our daughter Lynn’s (’23) first year at college, our investment in her education at Berwick Academy was hugely validated by her professors’ feedback about the quality of her work, her engagement in class, and her dedication to her studies. One of her professors even commented that she went 'above and beyond' with her research paper and thanked her for her diligence—and she received similar feedback from others. Yet to Lynn, that type of preparation and work ethic were important components of her classes at Berwick. We’re grateful to BA for preparing her so well to have such a successful start to her college experience.

Five-Year College Matriculation List

Over 95% of students enroll directly in four-year colleges. A few students each year take a gap or PG year. On average, Berwick Academy students apply to six or fewer colleges each. The following list shows the colleges to which our graduates have matriculated from the past five graduating classes (2022 – 2026):
Alfred University
Allegheny College
American University (6)
Arcadia University
Arizona State University (2)
Bard College (2)
Barnard College
Bates College (2)
Bentley University (6)
Berklee College of Music (4)
Boston College (9)
Boston University (6)
Brandeis University
Brown University (2)
Bryant University (2)
Bucknell University (2)
Carnegie Mellon University
Castleton University
Chapman University
Chatham University
Clarkson University (2)
Coastal Carolina University (2)
Colby College
Colgate University
College of Charleston (3)
College of the Holy Cross (10)
College of William & Mary
College of Wooster
Colorado School of Mines
Connecticut College (6)
Cornell University (2)
Curry College
Dartmouth College
Davidson College
Dean College
Denison University
Dickinson College
Drexel University
Edinburgh Napier University
Elon University (3)
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ.
Emerson College (2)
Emory University
Endicott College (6)
Fairfield University (4)
Flagler College
Florida Inst. of Technology
Fordham University
Furman University
George Washington University (4)
Georgetown University (2)
Georgia Institute of Technology
Gettysburg College
Goucher College
Hampshire College
Harvard University
Haverford College
Hawaii Pacific University
High Point University
Hobart/William Smith Colleges
Hofstra University
Ithaca College
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Keene State College
Lafayette College
Lancaster University
Lasell University
Lehigh University (2)
Lindenwood University
Loyola Marymount University (2)
Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University Maryland (2)
Macalester College
Marist College (3)
Marquette University
Merrimack College (3)
Miami University of Ohio
Michigan State University (2)
Middlebury College (2)
Misercordia University
Montana State University
Mount Holyoke College
Muhlenberg College
New York University
North Carolina State University (2)
Northeastern University (13)
Olin College
Pace University
Pennsylvania State University (2)
Phillips Exeter Academy (2)
Pratt Institute
Presbyterian College
Providence College (7)
Purdue University
Rensselaer Polytechnic University (3)
Rhodes College
Rice University
Rivier University
Rochester Inst. of Technology
Roger Williams University (3)
Rutgers University
Sacred Heart University (3)
Saint Anselm College
Saint John Fisher College
Saint Lawrence University (4)
Saint Michael’s College
Salem State University
Salve Regina University
San Diego State University (3)
Sarah Lawrence College
Skidmore College (2)
Smith College (2)
Southern New Hampshire Univ.
Stevens Inst. of Technology
Suffolk University
Susquehanna University
Syracuse University (3)
Temple University
The American University of Paris
Thomas College
Trinity College (2)
Tufts University (6)
Tulane University
Union College (3)
United States Air Force Academy
United States Coast Guard Academy
University College Dublin
Univ. of Alabama
Univ. of Arizona
Univ. of California – Los Angeles (2)
Univ. of California – Santa Cruz
Univ. of Colorado – Boulder (3)
Univ. of Connecticut
Univ. of Delaware
Univ. of Denver (5)
Univ. of Glasgow
Univ. of Guelph
Univ. of Kentucky
Univ. of Maine – Orono (5)
Univ. of Maryland College Park (2)
Univ. of Massachusetts – Amherst (3)
Univ. of Massachusetts – Lowell
Univ. of Michigan (2)
Univ. of Minnesota
Univ. of Mississippi (2)
Univ. of New Hampshire (11)
Univ. of New Hampshire -Manchester
Univ. of Oregon
Univ. of Pennsylvania
Univ. of Rhode Island (3)
Univ. of Richmond
Univ. of Rochester
Univ. of South Carolina
Univ. of Southern Maine
Univ. of Tampa (5)
Univ. of Toronto
Univ. of Utah (2)
Univ. of Vermont (9)
Univ. of Wisconsin – Madison
Vassar College (7)
Villanova University (3)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Washington Univ. in St. Louis
Wentworth Inst. of Technology
Wesleyan University (3)
Wheaton College (MA)
Williams College
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (3)
Yale University


Information for College Admission Officers

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  • To schedule a visit

    Berwick will be welcoming college admissions representatives for in-person or virtual visits throughout the year between 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Monday – Friday. We generally plan on 30-40 minutes per visit. Admissions officers wishing to meet our students virtually can provide their preferred ink for the meeting. 
     
    To schedule a visit, please contact Moira McKinnon via email at mmckinno@berwickacademy.org or by phone at 207-384-6172. Email is preferable June – August.

  • When you arrive

    Enter campus from Academy Street at the sign reading "Fogg Memorial & Athletic Fields." At the top of the hill, turn right into the parking lot. There are designated spaces for college visitors. The Jeppesen Math & Science Center, where our offices are located, is adjacent to this parking lot. You will find us on the left on the second floor.

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Meet Our College Counselors

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Berwick Academy

31 Academy Street
South Berwick, Maine 03908

Contact:
Admission | 207.384.6300
Main Office | 207.384.2164
Berwick Academy, situated on an 80-acre campus just over one hour north of Boston, serves 520 students, Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 and Postgraduates. Berwick students are from Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and several countries. Deeply committed to its mission of promoting virtue and useful knowledge, Berwick Academy empowers students to be creative and bold. Berwick strives to graduate alumni who shape their own learning, take risks, ask thoughtful questions, and come to understand and celebrate their authentic selves.

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