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College Counseling

At Ramona, the college preparation and selection process is a personal four-year journey of exploration, self discovery, hard work, and growth.

We will empower you to prepare for and select the college that's the best fit for you - your talents, interests, and career plans; and we make sure that you have the information and support you need for success.

We believe that college choice is a family decision, so we host parent meetings and evening events about admission and financial aid for each grade.

Ramona's two experienced full-time college counselors offer guidance in course selection, East and West Coast college tours, information about college fairs, on-campus meetings with college admission reps, and assistance with personal statements and Naviance, our college and career exploration software program.


Standardized testing is an important element of the application process as well, so all Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors prepare for and take the PSAT. PSAT preparation is also integrated into the curriculum.

In recent years, Ramona students have been accepted to more than 135 colleges and universities across the United States, each student finding the school that's the best fit for her.

Class of 2022 by the numbers:

  • The class of 2022 earned merit scholarships totaling more than $10.6 million
  • 37% accepted to a University of California campus
  • 73% accepted to a California State University campus
  • 63% accepted to a private college or university in California
  • 39% accepted to a private college or university outside California
  • 27% accepted to public colleges or universities outside California
  • The list below includes the colleges students have been accepted to during the past several years. Names in bold identify colleges where Ramona graduates are enrolled.
College Acceptances and Enrollment 2013-2022
American University of Paris Otis College of Art Design
Arizona State University Pacific Union College
Azusa Pacific University Pennsylvania State University
Bard
Pepperdine University
Baylor University Pitzer College
Boston College Portland State University
Boston University Purdue University
Brandeis University Regis University
Brown University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Bryn Mawr College Rochester Institute of Technology
California Lutheran University Rutgers University
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Saint Anselm College
California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Opisbo Saint Mary's College (Indiana)
California State University, Channel Islands Saint Mary's College of California
California State University, Chico San Francisco State University
California State University, Dominguez Hills Santa Clara University
California State University, East Bay Scripps College
California State University, Fullerton Seattle Pacific University
California State University, Humboldt Seattle University
California State University, Long Beach Seton Hall University
California State University, Los Angeles Simmons College
California State University, Monterey Bay Spelman College
California State University, Northridge St. John's University - Queens Campus
California State University, Pomona Stanford University
California State University, Sonoma Sweet Briar
California State University, San Diego Syracuse University
California State University, San Jose The New School (New York)
California State University, San Marcos Tufts University
Chapman University Tulane University
Claremont McKenna College University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
College of St. Elizabeth University of Albany, SUNY
Concordia University University of Arizona
Creighton University University of California, Berkeley
Dartmouth University University of California, Davis
Dominican University of California University of California, Irvine
Duke University University of California, Los Angeles
Emerson College University of California, Merced
Fordham University University of California, Riverside
George Fox University University of California, San Diego
George Washington University University of California, Santa Barbara
Gonzaga University University of California, Santa Cruz
Grand Canyon University University of Chicago
Hamilton College University of Cincinnati
Harvard University University of Colorado
Hawaii Pacific University University of Connecticut
Hofstra University University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Hollins University University of La Verne
Holy Names University University of Maine
Indiana University, Bloomington University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Iowa State University University of Mississippi
Johns Hopkins University University of New Hampshire
Johnson & Wales University University of New Mexico
La Sierra University University of Oregon
Loyola Marymount University University of Pittsburgh
Loyola New Orleans University University of Portland
Macalester College University of Rochester
Marymount California University University of San Diego
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Science University of San Francisco
Michigan State University University of Southern California
Mills College University of Tampa
Mount Holyoke
University of the Pacific
Mount St. Mary's University University of Washington
New York University Washington State University
Northeastern University Wellesley College
Northern Arizona University Whittier College
Northwestern University Whitworth University
Norwich UniversityWillamette University
Oregon State UniversityWoodbury University

College Counseling Plan