High School
College Planning
During students’ Junior and Senior years, our college counselor guides our families through the college application process. The goal of our program is to support both students and parents in addressing the college admissions process in a manageable student centered process. Topics covered include (but are not limited to) college admissions testing resources and timelines, creating resumes, college search, essays, organization techniques to manage the application process, Common Application & Apply Texas and requesting letters of recommendation. Each fall college Headwaters hosts recruiters from colleges and universities from around the country and the world with the aim of orienting them to our program as well as meet with our students. Parents are supported throughout the process with private counseling meetings to address specific needs of each family as well as through several group meetings targeting admissions testing, FAFSA, and parents responsibilities in the process.
- Headwaters School is a member of the National Association for College Admission Counseling and has endorsed the principles contained in the association’s Statement of Principles of Good Practice.
- All Headwaters students and parents should familiarize themselves with the Students’ Rights and Responsibilities in the College Admissions Process as outlined by the National Association for College Admission Counseling that can be found at this link.
College Acceptance List
Our graduates have been accepted to the following colleges and universities, and have matriculated to the schools marked with an asterisk (*):
Abilene Christian University*
Academy of Art University
Agnes Scott College
Allegheny College
Allegheny College Honors
American University Honors
American University of Paris*
American University of Rome
American University*
Amherst College
Angelo State University*
Antioch College*
Arcadia University
Arizona State University
Arizona State University – Barrett, The Honors College
Art Institute of Austin*
Art Institute of Dallas*
Auburn University
Austin College*
Austin Community College*
Baldwin Wallace University Honors
Bard College
Barnard College*
Bates College*
Baylor University*
Belmont University*
Beloit College*
Bennington College*
Berklee College of Music*
Blinn College*
Boston College
Boston Conservatory of Music*
Boston University*
Bowdoin College
Brandeis University
Brigham Young University*
Brooklyn Los Medanos College*
Bryn Mawr College
Bucknell University*
Butler University
California College of the Arts*
California Polytechnic State University*
Carleton College
Carnegie Mellon University
Carroll College
Catholic University of America
Central Washington University
Centre College
Champlain College*
Chapman University
Chatham University
Clark University*
Colby-Sawyer College
College of Charleston*
College of St. Benedict
College of the Holy Cross
College of Wooster
Colorado College*
Colorado School of Mines*
Colorado State University*
Columbia College Chicago*
Columbia University
Concordia University
Concordia University at River Forest*
Connecticut College*
Cooper Union
Cornell College
Cornell University*
Cornish College of the Arts
Dallas Baptist University
Davidson College
Denison College
DePaul University
Dickinson College
Dominican University of California
Drew University
Drexel University
Duke University*
Earlham College
Eastern Michigan University
Eckerd College
Elizabethtown College
Elon University*
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Emerson College*
Emory & Henry College
Emory University
Evergreen State College*
Expressions College for Digital Arts
Fairfield University
Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising*
Fashion Institute of Technology*
Flagler College
Florida Atlantic University
Florida Gulf Coast University
Florida International University
Florida Southern University
Fordham University
Fort Lewis College*
Franklin and Marshall College
Franklin University Switzerland
George Mason University
George Washington University
George Washington University Honors*
Georgia Institute of Technology
Goucher College*
Green Mountain College
Grinnell College
Guilford College
Gustavus Adolphus College
Hampshire College*
Hawaii Pacific University*
Hendrix College*
High Point University*
Hiram College
Hofstra University
Howard University
Humboldt State University
Huston-Tillotson University*
Illinois Wesleyan University
Indiana University
Iowa State University
Istituto Marangoni London
Ithaca College
Johns Hopkins University – Peabody Institute*
Johnson & Wales University*
Kalamazoo College
Kansas State University
Kenyon College
Knox College
La Salle University
Lawrence University*
Leiden University
Lesley University
Lewis & Clark College*
Lindenwood University
Linfield College
London Metropolitan University
Long Island University
Louisiana State University
Loyola Marymount University
Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University New Orleans
Lubbock Christian University*
Lynn University*
Macalester College
Manhattanville College
Marlboro College
Maryland Institute College of Art
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health*
McDaniel College
McGill University
Merrimack College
Miami University, Oxford
Michigan State University
Middlebury College
Midwestern State University
Mills College*
Molloy College
Montana State University, Billings
Mount Holyoke College*
Muhlenberg College
Musician’s Institute
Naropa University*
New College of Florida*
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
New York Film Academy*
New York University*
Northeastern University Honors*
Northeastern University*
Northern Arizona University
Northwestern University
Nottingham Trent University*
Oberlin College*
Occidental College
Ohio Wesleyan University
Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma State University
Orange Coast College*
Oregon College of Art & Craft
Oregon State University
Pace University
Parsons the New School for Design
Pennsylvania State University*
Pitzer College*
Polytechnic Institute of New York University*
Portland Community College*
Portland State University*
Prairie View A&M University
Pratt Institute*
Prescott College
Purdue University
Quest University
Reed College*
Regents University London
Regis University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rhode Island College
Rhode Island School of Design*
Rhodes College
Rice University
Richmond University – The American International University in London
Rider University
Ringling College of Art & Design
Rochester Institute of Technology*
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology*
Rutgers University*
San Diego State University*
San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco State University
Santa Clara University
Santa Fe University of Art & Design*
Sarah Lawrence College*
Savannah College of Art & Design*
School of the Art Institute of Chicago*
School of Visual Arts
Schreiner University
Seattle University*
Seton Hall University
Sewanee: University of the South
Skidmore College*
Smith College*
Southern Methodist University*
Southern Oregon University
Southwestern University*
Spelman College
St. Andrew’s University*
St. Edward’s University Honors*
St. Edward’s University*
St. John’s University
St. Kate’s University
St. Louis University
St. Louis University – Madrid
St. Mary’s University of San Antonio
St. Olaf College
Stanford University*
Stephen F. Austin State University*
Stetson University*
Stony Brook University
Suffolk University
SUNY – Geneseo*
SUNY – Purchase
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Swarthmore College
Sweet Briar College
Syracuse University*
Tampa University Honors
Temple University*
Texas A&M University*
Texas Christian University*
Texas Lutheran University
Texas State Technical College*
Texas State University Honors*
Texas State University*
Texas Tech University*
The New School*
Thomas Jefferson University
Trinity College
Trinity University*
Tulane University Honors*
Tulane University*
Universidad del Valle de México – Monterrey*
Universiteit van Amsterdam*
University College Cork
University College Dublin*
University College Utrecht
University of Alabama
University of Alaska Southeast
University of Arizona*
University of Arkansas
University of British Columbia
University of California at Berkeley
University of California at Davis*
University of California at Irvine
University of California at Los Angeles*
University of California at San Diego
University of California at Santa Barbara*
University of California at Santa Cruz*
University of Central Florida
University of Cincinnati
University of Colorado at Boulder Honors*
University of Colorado at Boulder*
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
University of Colorado at Denver
University of Dallas
University of Denver*
University of Edinburgh*
University of Georgia*
University of Hawaii at Hilo
University of Hawaii at Manoa*
University of Hawaii at West Oahu
University of Houston*
University of Idaho
University of Illinois at Urbana
University of Iowa
University of Kansas
University of Kentucky
University of Limerick
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor*
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
University of Miami
University of Miami Frost School of Music
University of Mississippi
University of Missouri at Columbia
University of Montana at Missoula
University of Nebraska at Lincoln*
University of Nevada Honors
University of Nevada, Reno
University of New Mexico
University of North Carolina at Asheville*
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
University of North Texas*
University of Oklahoma*
University of Oregon*
University of Portland*
University of Puget Sound*
University of Redlands*
University of Rochester*
University of San Diego
University of San Francisco*
University of Southern California*
University of Tampa
University of Texas at Arlington*
University of Texas at Austin Dean’s Scholars*
University of Texas at Austin Liberal Arts Honors*
University of Texas at Austin Plan II Honors*
University of Texas at Austin Turing Scholars*
University of Texas at Austin*
University of Texas at Dallas*
University of Texas at San Antonio*
University of Texas at Tyler*
University of the Pacific
University of Toledo
University of Tulsa
University of Utah
University of Vermont*
University of Washington Honors
University of Washington*
University of West London*
University of Wisconsin at Madison
Ursinus College*
Vanderbilt University*
Virginia Tech University*
Wake Forest University
Warren Wilson College*
Washington & Lee University
Washington State University
Washington University in St. Louis
Webster University
Wesleyan University
West Texas A&M
Western State University
Western Washington University
Westminster College*
Wheaton College
Whitman College*
Whittier College*
Willamette University*
Williams College
Woodbury University
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Yale University
Abilene Christian University*
Academy of Art University
Agnes Scott College
Allegheny College
Allegheny College Honors
American University Honors
American University of Paris*
American University of Rome
American University*
Amherst College
Angelo State University*
Antioch College*
Arcadia University
Arizona State University
Arizona State University – Barrett, The Honors College
Art Institute of Austin*
Art Institute of Dallas*
Auburn University
Austin College*
Austin Community College*
Baldwin Wallace University Honors
Bard College
Barnard College*
Bates College*
Baylor University*
Belmont University*
Beloit College*
Bennington College*
Berklee College of Music*
Blinn College*
Boston College
Boston Conservatory of Music*
Boston University*
Bowdoin College
Brandeis University
Brigham Young University*
Brooklyn Los Medanos College*
Bryn Mawr College
Bucknell University*
Butler University
California College of the Arts*
California Polytechnic State University*
Carleton College
Carnegie Mellon University
Carroll College
Catholic University of America
Central Washington University
Centre College
Champlain College*
Chapman University
Chatham University
Clark University*
Colby-Sawyer College
College of Charleston*
College of St. Benedict
College of the Holy Cross
College of Wooster
Colorado College*
Colorado School of Mines*
Colorado State University*
Columbia College Chicago*
Columbia University
Concordia University
Concordia University at River Forest*
Connecticut College*
Cooper Union
Cornell College
Cornell University*
Cornish College of the Arts
Dallas Baptist University
Davidson College
Denison College
DePaul University
Dickinson College
Dominican University of California
Drew University
Drexel University
Duke University*
Earlham College
Eastern Michigan University
Eckerd College
Elizabethtown College
Elon University*
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Emerson College*
Emory & Henry College
Emory University
Evergreen State College*
Expressions College for Digital Arts
Fairfield University
Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising*
Fashion Institute of Technology*
Flagler College
Florida Atlantic University
Florida Gulf Coast University
Florida International University
Florida Southern University
Fordham University
Fort Lewis College*
Franklin and Marshall College
Franklin University Switzerland
George Mason University
George Washington University
George Washington University Honors*
Georgia Institute of Technology
Goucher College*
Green Mountain College
Grinnell College
Guilford College
Gustavus Adolphus College
Hampshire College*
Hawaii Pacific University*
Hendrix College*
High Point University*
Hiram College
Hofstra University
Howard University
Humboldt State University
Huston-Tillotson University*
Illinois Wesleyan University
Indiana University
Iowa State University
Istituto Marangoni London
Ithaca College
Johns Hopkins University – Peabody Institute*
Johnson & Wales University*
Kalamazoo College
Kansas State University
Kenyon College
Knox College
La Salle University
Lawrence University*
Leiden University
Lesley University
Lewis & Clark College*
Lindenwood University
Linfield College
London Metropolitan University
Long Island University
Louisiana State University
Loyola Marymount University
Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University New Orleans
Lubbock Christian University*
Lynn University*
Macalester College
Manhattanville College
Marlboro College
Maryland Institute College of Art
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health*
McDaniel College
McGill University
Merrimack College
Miami University, Oxford
Michigan State University
Middlebury College
Midwestern State University
Mills College*
Molloy College
Montana State University, Billings
Mount Holyoke College*
Muhlenberg College
Musician’s Institute
Naropa University*
New College of Florida*
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
New York Film Academy*
New York University*
Northeastern University Honors*
Northeastern University*
Northern Arizona University
Northwestern University
Nottingham Trent University*
Oberlin College*
Occidental College
Ohio Wesleyan University
Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma State University
Orange Coast College*
Oregon College of Art & Craft
Oregon State University
Pace University
Parsons the New School for Design
Pennsylvania State University*
Pitzer College*
Polytechnic Institute of New York University*
Portland Community College*
Portland State University*
Prairie View A&M University
Pratt Institute*
Prescott College
Purdue University
Quest University
Reed College*
Regents University London
Regis University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rhode Island College
Rhode Island School of Design*
Rhodes College
Rice University
Richmond University – The American International University in London
Rider University
Ringling College of Art & Design
Rochester Institute of Technology*
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology*
Rutgers University*
San Diego State University*
San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco State University
Santa Clara University
Santa Fe University of Art & Design*
Sarah Lawrence College*
Savannah College of Art & Design*
School of the Art Institute of Chicago*
School of Visual Arts
Schreiner University
Seattle University*
Seton Hall University
Sewanee: University of the South
Skidmore College*
Smith College*
Southern Methodist University*
Southern Oregon University
Southwestern University*
Spelman College
St. Andrew’s University*
St. Edward’s University Honors*
St. Edward’s University*
St. John’s University
St. Kate’s University
St. Louis University
St. Louis University – Madrid
St. Mary’s University of San Antonio
St. Olaf College
Stanford University*
Stephen F. Austin State University*
Stetson University*
Stony Brook University
Suffolk University
SUNY – Geneseo*
SUNY – Purchase
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Swarthmore College
Sweet Briar College
Syracuse University*
Tampa University Honors
Temple University*
Texas A&M University*
Texas Christian University*
Texas Lutheran University
Texas State Technical College*
Texas State University Honors*
Texas State University*
Texas Tech University*
The New School*
Thomas Jefferson University
Trinity College
Trinity University*
Tulane University Honors*
Tulane University*
Universidad del Valle de México – Monterrey*
Universiteit van Amsterdam*
University College Cork
University College Dublin*
University College Utrecht
University of Alabama
University of Alaska Southeast
University of Arizona*
University of Arkansas
University of British Columbia
University of California at Berkeley
University of California at Davis*
University of California at Irvine
University of California at Los Angeles*
University of California at San Diego
University of California at Santa Barbara*
University of California at Santa Cruz*
University of Central Florida
University of Cincinnati
University of Colorado at Boulder Honors*
University of Colorado at Boulder*
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
University of Colorado at Denver
University of Dallas
University of Denver*
University of Edinburgh*
University of Georgia*
University of Hawaii at Hilo
University of Hawaii at Manoa*
University of Hawaii at West Oahu
University of Houston*
University of Idaho
University of Illinois at Urbana
University of Iowa
University of Kansas
University of Kentucky
University of Limerick
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor*
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
University of Miami
University of Miami Frost School of Music
University of Mississippi
University of Missouri at Columbia
University of Montana at Missoula
University of Nebraska at Lincoln*
University of Nevada Honors
University of Nevada, Reno
University of New Mexico
University of North Carolina at Asheville*
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
University of North Texas*
University of Oklahoma*
University of Oregon*
University of Portland*
University of Puget Sound*
University of Redlands*
University of Rochester*
University of San Diego
University of San Francisco*
University of Southern California*
University of Tampa
University of Texas at Arlington*
University of Texas at Austin Dean’s Scholars*
University of Texas at Austin Liberal Arts Honors*
University of Texas at Austin Plan II Honors*
University of Texas at Austin Turing Scholars*
University of Texas at Austin*
University of Texas at Dallas*
University of Texas at San Antonio*
University of Texas at Tyler*
University of the Pacific
University of Toledo
University of Tulsa
University of Utah
University of Vermont*
University of Washington Honors
University of Washington*
University of West London*
University of Wisconsin at Madison
Ursinus College*
Vanderbilt University*
Virginia Tech University*
Wake Forest University
Warren Wilson College*
Washington & Lee University
Washington State University
Washington University in St. Louis
Webster University
Wesleyan University
West Texas A&M
Western State University
Western Washington University
Westminster College*
Wheaton College
Whitman College*
Whittier College*
Willamette University*
Williams College
Woodbury University
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Yale University
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