Congratulations to the Class of 2020!

At Dulwich College Shanghai Pudong, as we support the holistic development of our students in the academic and college/career spheres of their lives, we try to get students to think about the “why” when it comes to their tertiary aspirations, not the “where”. We discuss fit, match, financial affordability, and the students’ excitement about their own postsecondary plans. Our team works with the Heads of Year and Tutors with lessons and programming to help students build coping skills for their impending transitions. We want students to have these life skills at their disposal no matter where they land after Senior School so that they will persist and graduate. As you may have heard us say in one of our presentations, it is not the getting in that matters – it is the getting out!

In the beginning of Year 12, students were asked to create a mantra with the opener “I will…” A few of the submissions were: “I will advocate for the unheard.” “I will create an environment that values success and embraces failure.” “I will always commit to something I choose to do. I will always face the music/I will never run.” “I will thank whoever hands me criticism in any form, because that is what really pushes me to improve.” “I will embrace change and learn to adapt accordingly.” “I will do one thing a day that makes me uncomfortable.” When I think back over the last two years, I can honestly say that the Class of 2020 has embraced change with resilience and fortitude.

I think it is so incredibly important for students to learn as quickly as they can what makes them special – what skills, talents, passions, and perspectives they uniquely possess that can be harnessed to achieve their goals. That awareness is going to take them much farther than the school named on their new university sweatshirt. At DCSPD, we have nurtured students to not only be successful in the world as it is, but more: to be a passionate, engaged, curious, and empathic individual, desirous of bringing about the world as it could be.

We are excited about the special contributions the students will make in the next years and for them to continue to explore and celebrate the “why.”

Below are acceptances of the Class of 2020 as of April 3. Our students have applied to 189 unique Colleges and Universities and our office has processed a total of 451 applications to over 14 different countries.

UK

Cardiff University

City, University of London (2)

Coventry University

Durham University (2)

Goldsmiths, University of London

Guildhall School of Music and Drama

Imperial College London (6)

Keele University

King's College London (16)

Lancaster University

London School of Economics and Political Science

Loughborough University (6)

Newcastle University (4)

Northumbria University, Newcastle

Queen's University Belfast

Regent's University London

Royal Academy of Music

Royal Birmingham Conservatoire

Royal College of Music

Royal Holloway, University of London

Royal Northern College of Music (2)

University College London (UCL) (14)

University of Bath (14)

University of Birmingham (7)

University of Bristol (3)

University of East Anglia Uea

University of Edinburgh (5)

University of Glasgow (3)

University of Kent (4)

University of Leeds (15)

University of Leicester (2)

University of Manchester (12)

University of Nottingham (2)

University of Portsmouth

University of Salford

University of St Andrews (6)

University of Stirling

University of Surrey (3)

University of Sussex (2)

University of the Arts London

University of Warwick (8)

University of York

USA

Art Center College of Design

Barnard College

Brown University

Bryn Mawr College

California College of the Arts

Claremont McKenna College

Eckerd College

Fordham University

Laguna College of Art and Design

Loyola Marymount University

Marist College

New York University

Niagara University

Otis College of Art and Design

Pace University

Pomona College

Purdue University - Main Campus

Reed College

Regis College

Ringling College of Art and Design

Rochester Institute of Technology

Saint Edward'S University

Santa Clara University

Savannah College of Art and Design

School of Visual Arts

Skidmore College

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Smith College

Stanford University

Suffolk University

Syracuse University

The College of Saint Rose

The New School (Parsons)

Tufts University

University of California - Berkeley

University of California - Los Angeles

University of California - Davis (2)

University of California - Riverside

University of California - San Diego

University of California - Santa Cruz

University of Hawaii At Manoa

University of Illinois At Urbana - Champaign

University of Maryland - College Park

University of San Diego

University of Washington

Vassar College

Wesleyan University

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Canada

McGill University (4)

Queen's University

The University of British Columbia (4)

University of Toronto (5)

University of Waterloo

Western University

York University

Dalhousie University

Huron University College At Western

Western University

Wilfrid Laurier University

Europe (Non-UK)

Erasmus University College

IESEG School of Management

Leiden University College the Hague

Utrecht University

University of Amsterdam

University of Maastricht

Asia

New York University - Shanghai

The Hong The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (4)

The University of Hong Kong (2)

Tsinghua University

Other

New York University Abu Dhabi

University Counselling Team Update

In early February, when it appeared as if we would not be returning to school for some time, the University Counselling office reached out to our university contacts around the world to inform them of the impact that school closure was having on our students. It was at the beginning of what we now know would become a world-wide pandemic. We were met with reassurances that the universities had measures in place to deal with special circumstances. As the weeks have worn on and COVID-19 has spread, the words of assurance have continued, and we cannot feel more supported by our university colleagues.

Over the last few months our team has participated in webinars, written articles for university publications and met with elected officials in the United States House of Representatives to educate admissions officers about issues we face as a global community. These avenues have given Dulwich College Shanghai Pudong much needed platforms to describe our efforts in E-Learning and the implications on our IGCSE and International Baccalaureate students.

Throughout this time period we have been inspired by our students’ resilience, humour, optimism, and support of each other. University Counselling classes have continued for Years 10-13 and we have met individually with students and their parents to assist with choosing their IB and IGCSE courses for next year.

During these uncertain times, it's more important than ever for our community to come together. We've compiled this list of resources from around the web. We hope this helps you and our students. We will continue to add to this list of resources as events unfold.

Please click here to access the resources.

Ms Kathleen Schultz
Director of University Counselling