College Counseling

Each year 100 percent of North Cross School graduates have the opportunity to enroll in a college or university, and most years, all of them do. Over the past six years, our 286 North Cross graduates have been accepted to 359 different colleges in 35 states and DC, and in nine countries on four continents. We recognize that though all of our students are competitive in the college application pool, they are also unique in their interests and aspirations.

​​The experience of choosing a college helps students further develop interests, define talents, and consider their own individual ideas, stances, and values. College Counseling at North Cross School is designed primarily as a resource for students and parents. The underlying assumption is that college counseling at North Cross School empowers students to take control of their own college search and application process and ultimately identify and apply to post-secondary institutions that meet their individual needs and expectations.

Director of College Counseling, Julie Aavatsmark
email: [email protected]
2025-26 School Profile
Graduation Distinctions

Recent College Acceptances

American University
Berklee College of Music
Boston College
Boston University
Case Western Reserve University
Centre College
Clemson University
Colgate University
Dartmouth College
Davidson College
Denison University
Dickenson College
Georgetown University
Hampden-Sydney College
Haverford College
Howard University
James Madison University
Johns Hopkins University
Middlebury College
New York University
Parsons School of Design | The New School
Rhodes College
Roanoke College
Savannah College of Art and Design
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Sewanee: The University of the South
The College of William and Mary
United States Naval Academy
University of Michigan
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
University of Pennsylvania
University of Virginia
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Military Institute
Virginia Tech
​Wake Forest University
Washington and Lee University
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Roanoke, Virginia 24018
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North Cross School is an independent, coeducational, college-preparatory school founded in 1944 and governed by a volunteer Board of Trustees.

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​Accreditation
North Cross is accredited by the Virginia Association of Independent Schools. North Cross School's Junior Kindergarten is accredited by the Virginia Association of Independent Schools, which is recognized by the Board of Education pursuant to §22.1-19 of the Code of Virginia that authorizes the Virginia Council for Private Education to accredit private nursery, preschool, elementary, and secondary schools in Virginia.

Memberships
North Cross is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools, the National Association for College Admission Counseling, the Potomac and Chesapeake Association for College Admission Counseling, the Enrollment Management Association, One Schoolhouse and The Association for Academic Leaders, and The Cum Laude Society.

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