Smart, diverse, adventurous, and fun!

Class of 2018 admission statistics infographic

The Class of 2018 is…

Globally Aware & Diverse

27 languages spoken • 40 international students • 36 dual citizens • 16 Davis United World Scholars • 37 first-generation college students

Adventurous

4 SCUBA certified • 1 pilot • 1 completed a 450-mile canoe trip from Manitoba to Hudson Bay • 1 semi-finalist at the National Extreme Cowboy Championships

Intellectual

23% in the top 1% (of those ranked) • 1 conducted Broadreach Shark studies in Fiji • 1 published in World Education Magazine • 1 nationally published poet • 1 Gates Millennium Scholar

Out of the Box

40 gap year students • 15 semester school alumni (Chewonki School, High Mountain Institute, Island School, Mountain School) • 14 National Outdoor Leadership School alumni • 4 Rustic Pathways alumni

Athletic

1 2013 NHL Draft pick • 86 Division 1 and Division 3 athletes • 1 won age group at the Tahoe 100K mountain bike race • 1 nationally ranked skier in freestyle moguls • 9 black belts

Creative

1 ensemble member at the Second City • 1 manager at Accoyo Alpaca Farms • 1 sang at Carnegie Hall • 1 panelist on NPR’s “Colin McEnroe Show” • 22 musical instruments played

Compassionate

9 Eagle Scouts • 4 Girl Scout Gold Awards • 1 EMT • 1 started a nonprofit called “Small Helping Hands”

Home

62 legacies (children, grandchildren, or relatives of CC alumni) • 595 Tigers

Aracely NavarroAracely Navarro

Denver North High School :: Denver, Colorado

“Colorado College can mold me into a more well-rounded person with a perspective on the world that I could not get anywhere else. My intellectual capacity will be challenged, I can explore the world, and I can grow into an adult ready for the world. I will be able to focus on one thing at a time, which my learning style needs, and I will be able to interact with my community.”

First-generation High School Graduate • Gates Millennium Scholar • Valedictorian • Honors Choir • Green Club President • NHS President • Dairy Queen Manager

Hayley KormanHayley Korman

Castilleja School :: Redwood City, California

“This summer, I went on a road trip with a few friends around the Northwest (up the California/Oregon coasts, through Washington, to Montana and Yellowstone and the Grand Teton National Park) where we also went backpacking. Colorado College’s Outdoor Recreation Committee, Cycling Club, and Climbing Association will enable me to have new adventures, find new vistas, and meet companions with a fervent devotion to following their passions.”

Owner and CEO of Foster Bros. Ice Cream Truck •  School Newspaper Columnist •  Crew – Stroke Seat •  Menlo-Atherton Volunteer Tutor •  Program Student Director

Steven OrtegaSteven Ortega

Palmer High School :: Colorado Springs, Colorado

“Last summer, I took the Brain and Society course at CC with Bob Jacobs and I learned to appreciate that focusing on one subject at a time, in depth, is how I am most comfortable learning. We spent every day in class focusing on one aspect of the brain’s relationship to society and would discuss it in fascinating depth. The nature of the class and its small size allowed a stimulating flexibility, with time for contemplation and discussion that is often absent from academic settings.”

Politics Club President and Founder • Math Tutor • Marian House Volunteer • Designed and Built a Personal Computer