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

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  • Class of 2024 College Acceptances

    American University* (6)
    Assumption College
    Bard College*
    Baylor University
    Bentley University* (2)
    Berklee College of Music*
    Boston College* (3)
    Boston University* (3)
    Brandeis University (3)
    Brown University*
    Bryant University (3)
    Bucknell University*
    California State Univ. - Bakersfield
    Carnegie Mellon University*
    Case Western Reserve University
    Champlain College
    Clark University (2)
    Clarkson University* (3)
    Colby-Sawyer College
    College of Charleston* (4)
    College of the Holy Cross* (2)
    College of William & Mary* (2)
    College of Wooster*
    Colorado School of Mines* (3)
    Columbia University
    Concordia University
    Connecticut College* (4)
    Cornell University* (2)
    Curry College
    Davidson College*
    Dean College*
    Dickinson College
    Drew University
    Drexel University (2)
    Elon University (2)
    Emerson College*
    Emmanuel College (4)
    Emory University
    Endicott College* (5)
    Fairfield University* (4)
    Fordham University (2)
    Franklin & Marshall
    Furman University
    George Mason University
    George Washington University* (3)
    Georgetown University
    Gettysburg College*
    Gonzaga University (2)
    Harvard University*
    High Point University
    Hobart William Smith (3)
    Howard University
    Ithaca College
    James Madison University (2)
    Lafayette College*
    Lake Forest College
    Lasell University
    Lehigh University
    Lesley University
    Lewis & Clark College
    Louisiana State University
    Loyola University Chicago
    Loyola University Maryland*
    Lynn University (2)
    Marist College* (2)
    Marquette University*
    Merrimack College* (2)
    Miami University of Ohio*
    Middlebury College* (2)
    Milwaukee School of Engineering
    Montana State University (2)
    Mount Holyoke College
    Muhlenberg College*
    Musicians Institute
    New York University (2)
    North Carolina State University
    Northeastern University* (7)
    Northwestern University
    Old Dominion University
    Pennsylvania State University (3)
    Providence College* (3)
    Quinnipiac University
    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (5)
    Rhode Island School of Design
    Rochester Inst. of Technology (2)
    Roger Williams University (3)
    Rollins College
    Rutgers University* (3)
    Salve Regina University (5)
    San Diego State University
    Sarah Lawrence University*
    School of the Art Inst. of Chicago
    St. Lawrence University* (3)
    Smith College*
    Southern New Hampshire University
    Stevens Institute of Technology (2)
    Stonehill College (3)
    SUNY Albany
    Syracuse University (3)
    Suffolk University (3)
    Swarthmore College
    Temple University
    Trinity College
    Tulane University
    Union College* (4)
    United States Coast Guard Academy*
    Univ. of California - Los Angeles*
    Univ. of California - Merced
    Univ. of California - Riverside
    Univ. of California - Santa Cruz
    Univ. of California - San Diego
    Univ. of Colorado – Boulder* (6)
    Univ. of Colorado - Denver
    Univ. of Connecticut (3)
    Univ. of Delaware* (2)
    Univ. of Denver* (7)
    Univ. of Hartford
    Univ. of Glasgow*
    Univ. of Indiana - Bloomington
    Univ. of Kentucky
    Univ. of Maine – Orono* (7)
    Univ. of Maryland* (3)
    Univ. of Massachusetts - Amherst (4)
    Univ. of Massachusetts – Boston (2)
    Univ. of Massachusetts – Lowell*
    Univ. of Michigan - Ann Arbor* (2)
    Univ. of New England (2)
    Univ. of New Hampshire* (18)
    Univ. of Northern Colorado
    Univ. of Notre Dame
    Univ. of Pennsylvania*
    Univ. of Pittsburgh (3)
    Univ. of Portland
    Univ. of Rhode Island* (3)
    Univ. of Richmond (2)
    Univ. of Rochester
    Univ. of Scranton
    Univ. of South Carolina (3)
    Univ. of Southern California
    Univ. of Southern Maine (2)
    Univ. of Tampa* (5)
    Univ. of The Arts - London
    Univ. of Utah
    Univ. of Vermont* (7)
    Univ. of Washington
    Univ. of Wisconsin – Madison*
    Valencia College
    Vassar College* (2)
    Villanova University
    Wentworth Inst. of Technology* (3)
    Wesleyan University* (2)
    Western New England University
    Wheaton College* (2)
    Worcester Polytechnic Inst.* (4)
    Xavier University

    *Signifies a student from the class of 2024 attended the school

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 (2020 – 2024):
Alfred University
Allegheny College
American University (3)
Arcadia University
Arizona State University
Bard College
Barnard College
Bates College (3)
Belmont University
Bentley University (6)
Berklee College of Music (3)
Boston College (10)
Boston University (4)
Brandeis University
Brown University (5)
Bryant University
Bucknell University
Butler University
Carnegie Mellon University
Castleton University
Chatham University
Clark University
Clarkson University (5)
Clemson University
Coastal Carolina University (2)
Colby College (4)
Colgate University (3)
College of Charleston (4)
College of the Holy Cross (5)
College of William & Mary
College of Wooster
Colorado College
Colorado School of Mines
Connecticut College (7)
Cornell University (3)
Curry College
Davidson College
Dean College
Denison University (2)
Dickinson College
Drexel University
Durham University
Edinburgh Napier University
Elon University
Emerson College (2)
Emory University
Endicott College (8)
Fairfield University (5)
Florida Inst. of Technology
Fordham University
Franklin & Marshall College
George Washington University (5)
Georgetown University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Gettysburg College (3)
Goucher College
Hamilton College
Hampshire College
Harvard University
Haverford College
Hawaii Pacific University
High Point University (2)
Hobart/William Smith Colleges (4)
Hofstra University
Ithaca College
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Lafayette College (2)
Lake Forest College
Lasell University
Le Moyne College
Lehigh University
Lindenwood University
Loyola Marymount University (2)
Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University Maryland (2)
Lynn University
Marist College
Marquette University
Marymount Manhattan College
McGill University
Merrimack College (4)
Miami University of Ohio
Michigan State University (3)
Middlebury College (4)
Montana State University
Mount Holyoke College (2)
Muhlenberg College
New York University
Niagara University
North Carolina State University (3)
Northeastern University (12)
Norwich University
Olin College
Pennsylvania State University (2)
Pomona College
Princeton University
Providence College (7)
Purdue University (2)
Quinnipiac University
Rensselaer Polytechnic University (2)
Rhodes College
Rice University
Rochester Inst. of Technology (2)
Roger Williams University (2)
Rutgers University
Sacred Heart University (2)
Saint John Fisher College
Saint Lawrence University (9)
Saint Michael’s College
Salem State University
San Diego State University (3)
Sarah Lawrence College
Simmons College
Skidmore College (2)
Smith College
Southern Methodist University
Southern New Hampshire Univ. (2)
Stevens Inst. of Technology
Stonehill University
St. Francis Xavier University
Susquehanna University
Syracuse University (3)
Temple University (2)
Trinity College (3)
Tufts University (2)
Union College (4)
United States Air Force Academy
United States Coast Guard Academy
Univ. of Arizona
Univ. of California – Berkeley
Univ. of California – Los Angeles
Univ. of Colorado – Boulder (3)
Univ. of Connecticut
Univ. of Delaware (2)
Univ. of Denver (5)
Univ. of Glasgow
Univ. of Maine – Orono (6)
Univ. of Maryland College Park (3)
Univ. of Massachusetts – Amherst (5)
Univ. of Massachusetts – Lowell (2)
Univ. of Miami (3)
Univ. of Michigan (3)
Univ. of Minnesota
Univ. of Mississippi (2)
Univ. of New Hampshire (12)
Univ. of New Hampshire -Manchester
Univ. of North Carolina – Wilmington
Univ. of Pennsylvania (2)
Univ. of Rhode Island (2)
Univ. of Richmond (3)
Univ. of South Carolina (2)
Univ. of Southern Maine
Univ. of St. Andrews
Univ. of Tampa (2)
Univ. of Vermont (10)
Univ. of Wisconsin – Madison (3)
Vassar College (6)
Villanova University (3)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Washington Univ. in St. Louis
Wentworth Inst. of Technology (2)
Wesleyan University (4)
Wheaton College (MA) (2)
Williams College
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (5)
Worcester State University
Xavier University
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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