American Heritage Schools recently announced that many of the students in its 2023 graduating class have received early acceptances to the nation’s top colleges and universities.
At American Heritage, preparing for college begins as early as elementary school, and often by the time a student is a senior, he or she has selected a dream school. Many students choose to apply to their first-choice college through the early decision process and, again this year, many of these students received early acceptances to their first-choice schools.
Many chose to apply to elite colleges and universities, including Harvard University, Stanford, Cornell, MIT, Emory, Vanderbilt, Princeton and the University of Chicago, to name a few. American Heritage students enjoyed some of the highest acceptance rates to elite universities in the entire nation. Additionally, the class boasts 86 National Merit Scholar Semifinalists and 23 Presidential Scholars — more than any other public or private school in Florida. Learn more at www.ahschool.com/early-college-acceptances-2023.
Senior Dylan McClish will be attending Princeton University with plans to major in computer science, robotics and intelligence systems. “American Heritage Schools has allowed me to take a vast array of college-level courses that other high schools don’t offer, such as multivariate calculus/differential equations, learning math that many don’t see until they are a few years into college,” he said.
Senior Rosa Wu plans to attend Harvard University. “The rigor and variety of courses I have taken at American Heritage have made me feel very prepared for college,” she said. “Outside of class, some extracurriculars I was heavily involved in include competitive math and debate, both of which provided me with crucial life skills. At Harvard, I will be majoring in applied mathematics.”
Senior Nyela Calnek will be attending Vanderbilt University. “Attending American Heritage has vastly improved my time management in regard to organization of my extracurricular activities and my academic work,” she said. “With the amazing college advisors we have on campus, weekly check-ins and true investing of their time greatly contributed to my college preparation.”
American Heritage Schools is an independent, non-sectarian, co-educational, college preparatory school. “We are proud to see our seniors receive early acceptances to the schools that they have dreamed of attending and have worked so hard for,” said Dr. Doug Laurie, president of American Heritage Schools. “Each student is dedicated, high achieving and passionate about creating a better world and putting their academic, artistic and philanthropic endeavors to good use.”
