Over 100 College Acceptances for Tuckahoe HS Seniors

Not long after Hollywood starlets took their annual Oscar stroll in March, more than 100 colleges and universities throughout the country unfurled their red carpets to the senior class at Tuckahoe High School.

"Most of our students received two or more acceptances because we really work with them to make a realistic list of schools," School Counselor Lisa Kahan said of the 550 college applications Tuckahoe processed over the past few months. "We do a lot of preparation."

On average, she said, Tuckahoe students applied to anywhere from six to eight schools, though in some cases that number rose as high as 18. A total of 104 institutions responded by offering one or more of the 67 senior Tigers a spot in their 2010-11 freshman class.

Among the top schools to open their doors are Boston College, College of the Holy Cross, Fordham, Northwestern University, Penn State, Rensselear Polytechnic Institute, University of Miami, University of Rochester, and University of Virginia.

Kahan reported no noteworthy shift in the number of waitlisted students or scholarship recipients. Nor has she seen a direct correlation between where students apply and the current economic concerns. 

"I haven't seen the economy effect where students apply because usually our students will apply anyway and see what the colleges come back with, in terms of financial packages and scholarships," she said.

However, the school counselor did identify an apparent increase in students enrolling in state rather than private schools over the last few years.

"More than a few students have chosen to go to a state school rather than a private school because it's more affordable," she said. 

All in all, Kahan complimented the students on their professional handling of the college crunch, which for Tuckahoe High begins in the fall of junior year.

"Our students handled the process really well. We work to prepare them early on," she said. "We have a college fair. We have junior parent information nights and senior information nights, as well as individual meetings for junior conferences and senior conferences."

"Only a handful" of seniors were still undecided at press time, and a complete list of where students are headed will be posted by Bronxville-Eastchester Patch as it becomes available.

Colleges/Universities that Tuckahoe High  School Students were accepted to: (104)

Adelphi University                

American International University

Arizona State University

Assumption College

Bentley College

Berkeley College

Boston College

Boston University

Christopher Newport University

Clarkson College

Clarkson University

College of Holy Cross

College of Mt. St. Vincent

College of New Rochelle

College of Westchester

Concordia College

CUNY Bronx Community College

CUNY City College

CUNY Hunter

CUNY IT

CUNY John Jay

CUNY Queens

CUNY York

Curry College

Drexel University

Dutchess Community College

Ecole de cirque de Quebec

Fairfield University

Flagler College

Fordham University 

George Mason University

Hartwick College

Hofstra University

Hopher School

Iona College

Ithaca College

James Madison University

Johnson & Wales 

Keene State College

Keystone College

LaSell College

LIU - Brooklyn Campus

LIU-CW Post Campus

Loyola University Maryland

Manhattan College

Manhattanville College

Marist College  

Medaille College (Buffalo)

Mercy College

Monroe College

Northwestern University

Pace University

Penn State

Philadelphia University

Providence College

Quinnipiac University        

Rensselear Polytech Institute

Rider University

Rochester Institute Tech

Roger Williams University

Rutgers University

Sacred Heart University     

Sage College

Saint Joseph's University

Seton Hall University  

Siena College

St. John's University

St. Joseph's University

St. Thomas Aquinas College  

Stonehill College

SUNY Albany 

SUNY Alfred (EOP)

SUNY Binghamton

SUNY Buffalo State College 

SUNY Canton

SUNY Cobleskill

SUNY Cortland

SUNY Delhi

SUNY Morrisville

SUNY New Paltz

SUNY Oneonta

SUNY Oswego

SUNY Plattsburgh

SUNY Potsdam

SUNY Purchase

SUNY Stony Brook

Towson University

University of Bridgeport

University of Connecticut       

University of Delaware

University of Hartford

University of Massachusetts Amherst

University of Miami

University of New Haven

University of North Carolina, Wilmington

University of Rhode Island 

University of Rochester     

University of Scranton

University of Virginia

Wells College

Westchester Community College

Western New England College

Widener University

Winston-Salem State University