Important Information about College Visits
Please remember that the ability to have Colleges visit Corona del Mar High School is a privilege. Class is
first priority, however if there is a visit that overlaps with class time, please ASK your teacher if you can attend
the visit.
How can a college set up a visit at CdMHS?
- Colleges can contact Kerstyn Battenberg at kbattenberg@nmusd.us or leave a message with Linda Dunkelberger in the Counseling Department at 949-515-6062.
Who can
attend a college visit?
- These visits are oriented towards
juniors and seniors in high school.
Why
attend a college visit?
- The college admissions counselors
that visit CDM are interested in CdM students.
- These admissions counselors represent our geographic region
and most likely will read your applications and possibly advocate for you in the admissions process.
- This
is your chance to meet the admissions counselors and find out about the colleges they represent.
What are college visits?
- An admissions counselor from a college comes to CDM to share information about student life, financial
aid, merit scholarships, admissions requirements and more!
When are college visits?
- Most colleges schedule visits to CdM in September,
October and November. Colleges can visit throughout the academic year, however.
- Check the calendar in the window
of the Student Resource Center for details and updates
- Visits are held at:
- Break
plus (10:00 - 10:30am - with a pass back to 3rd period)
- Lunch (12:20 - 12:55pm)
- Occasionally
5th period (1:10 - 2:00pm)
- College visits on late start days are adjusted accordingly.
Where are college visits held?
- College visits are held in the College Visits Room in the
Student Resource Center (SRC) unless otherwise noted
How do I find out about college visits?
- Check the college visits calendar on this website - www.cdmcollegecorner.com
- Listen for the college visits
in the morning announcements.
- Check the college visit posters and the whiteboard calendar in the SRC window.
- Check the college visits list
found on Naviance under “Colleges” - “Visits” If you have a college that is visiting on
your list in Naviance, you will receive an automatic email reminder.
College Information Sessions
Some colleges offer regional information sessions for prospective students and their parents at
night or on the weekends. Students interested in particular schools should check the individual college websites for more
information. If a student informs the college of his/her interest in applying, there usually will
be a notification from the college about the information session in our area. Contact the college's admissions office
in the event that there are no details to be found on the school's website. These regional events are not often highly
publicized so check the Regional Information Sessions page on this site.Below are colleges
that visited CdMHS in the fall of 2010. These colleges are interested in CdM students. For more details about
individual colleges, go to Naviance Family Connection and link to the college website.
- University of Notre Dame
- University of Montana
- George Washington University
- Iona College
- University
of San Diego
- New
York University
- Oregon
State University
- Southern
Methodist University
- University
of Oregon
- Washington
and Lee University
- Kalamazoo
College
- Massachusetts
Institute of Technology
- Duke
University
- Reed College
- Emory University
- Westmont College
- Chapman University
- Colorado State University
- University of Kansas
- Northeastern University
- Hamilton College
- University of Arizona
- Tufts University
- University of Colorado
- University of Connecticut
- Santa Clara University
- Marist College
- Northwestern University
- Evergreen State College
- Tulane University
- University of Denver
- Point Loma Nazarene University
- Boise State University
- University of Southern California
- Texas Christian University
- Vanderbilt University
- Azusa Pacific University
- University of Alabama
- DePaul University
- University Of San Francisco
- Washington University in St. Louis
- Boston University
- St. Mary's College of California
- Princeton University
- High Point University
- Vanguard University
- University of LaVerne
- Pomona College
- Marymount
College
- Whittier College
- UCLA
- Seattle University
- Biola University
- Pepperdine University
- Loyola Marymount
- Prescott College
- Ohio State University
- Texas Tech University
- US Naval Academy