Rhodes College, Memphis, TN
What does “right college fit” mean?
Right college fit means that every student, regardless of background, has a four-year school out there that is the right fit for them academically, socially, and financially.
VIP is committed to providing top-notch college counseling to every student, and providing public school families access to the information that families at high-end private schools receive.
At VIP, we’re leveling the playing field when it comes to college counseling, acceptances, and matriculation.
How does VIP approach college counseling?
College counseling at VIP is all encompassing, and focuses on the college awareness, exploration, and application process.
While advisory lesson target college awareness in ninth and tenth grade, the process begins in earnest during junior year. Juniors read selections from “Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think About Colleges,” in order to expand their horizons, research the various components of the college application process, and begin their college counseling appointments in the spring.
During senior year, families receive personalized attention and guidance through all stages of the college application process, including financial aid.
The Role of Naviance
Naviance is the platform we use to monitor all stages of our students’ credit accumulation and college exploration/application process.
Student research colleges, keep track of college visits, request letters of recommendation, and monitor their high school four-year plan.
In 2019, Naviance selected VIP as a “Naviance Success Story” and featured us in some marketing materials. Check out the video!
College Results by the Numbers
Acceptance Highlights
VIP believes that “right college fit” is different for every student, and that every family should get the same level of attention to detail in the college counseling process. To the right are a sampling of some of the more selective colleges and universities that we have guided our six graduating classes into.
Ivy League
Yale, Cornell, Brown, Dartmouth, Columbia, & University of Pennsylvania.
Top Tier Privates
Vanderbilt, Northwestern , University of Chicago, Oberlin, Pomona College, Emerson, Dickinson, Claremont-McKenna College, Scripps, Oberlin, Tufts University, Georgetown, Vassar, Carnegie-Mellon, Tulane, Washington University St. Louis, Wellesley, Bryn Mawr College, Emory College, Pitzer College, USC, Wesleyan, Dickinson College, Skidmore College, Davidson College, Southern Methodist University, Trinity College, Case Western Reserve University, Northeastern, Washington & Lee, University of Miami, Boston College, CalArts, and more.
Top Tier Publics
All nine University of California campuses (with acceptances at UCLA and/or UC Berkeley every year), University of Virginia, Cal-State Polytechnic - San Luis Obispo, Cal-State Polytechnic - Pomona.
Full Ride Scholarships
Northwestern University (Air Force ROTC and Posse Scholars), Cornell University, University of Chicago (Questbridge), Oberlin College (Admissions), Western Kentucky University (Speech and Debate), Bennington College (President’s), Yale University, Dickinson College (Posse Scholars), Juniata College (Posse Scholars), Reed College.
The SMARTTRACK® College Funding High School Initiative provides our families with free resources to help you plan ahead and pay less for college
