Where will you go?
Randolph-Macon Academy’s graduating classes have a 100% college acceptance rate and average over $6.5 million in college scholarships each year. That’s because R-MA students are immersed in a rigorous and innovative academic experience which results in every student being accepted to college. Our academic program, in conjunction with an intense focus on building students’ college-readiness skills, creates a learning environment that fosters confidence and demands academic success. Although the college and university landscape continues to change every year, we prepare our graduates for academic success and independence once they graduate.
University Acceptances
University Fairs
College Readiness Plan
Mentoring
University Fairs
R-MA is pleased to welcome the nation’s top universities on our campus for University Fairs each year. Students have the opportunity to meet with University Admission Representatives to learn about admission requirements, academic programs and campus life while establishing valuable connections during the college application process.
College Readiness Plan
R-MA College Counseling Mission is to facilitate the college admission process for R-MA students and families to find the best academic, social and financial fit for a post-secondary education.
R-MA’s entire student community is immersed in a Going-to-College Culture; this is the Goal of every R-MA graduate. Academic counselors converse in regular dialogue about:
- College aspirations
- Appropriate curriculum for desired career pathways through university admission
- Preparation for college entrance exams
- Deliberate planning when applying to colleges
R-MA’s College Counseling Department emphasizes a team effort – the student, parent, mentor, faculty – all are partners in preparing the student for college.
Mentoring
Every student at R-MA is assigned to a faculty or staff mentor, who provides the student with guidance and support throughout the school year.
The mentor functions as the contact person for the family with any questions or concerns that arise while the student is at the Academy. The mentor also serves as the advocate for students on campus and will work to coordinate action-plans with each student for their academic and social achievement.
Mentors meet with their students each week for a weekly lunch and a forty-five minute mentoring session. Additionally, mentors may take students to off-campus lunches or dinners at least once a semester. Beyond the scheduled times, mentors work with their students to determine their class schedules for the next year and are instrumental in college advising and discussion on the character issues and time-management issues that may arise for the student.
The College Counseling program at R-MA recognizes the diversity of students and families, and our obligation to give individual guidance. Each year our students collectively gain acceptance into the finest colleges and universities in the country, and they also wisely and responsibly select the colleges that are right for them. That means you can find our students just about anywhere in the world. It’s not enough for students to get into college: we want them to succeed once they are there.
R-MA has a rigorous college counseling program and maintains an ongoing relationship with admission representatives at an impressive array of colleges. Our Director of College Counseling is an enthusiastic advocate for her students and is able to translate their experiences and educational goals effectively as they prepare for the transition to their post-secondary education.
Our College Readiness Program provides:
- College Readiness Plan
- One-on-one college planning beginning in the 9th grade
- Naviance Student
- A College Counseling Guidebook
- Visits to campus by college admission representatives
- Service academy and ROTC scholarship planning beginning in 9th grade
- R-MA is a testing site for PSAT (8, 9, 10 and 11), SAT, ACT and AP Exams
- Students’ Rights & Responsibilities in the College Admission Process