The school year is quickly coming to a close and as we prepare for the many end-of-year celebrations it is my great pleasure to share with you our annual College Guidance Summary Report for the Class of 2012. In it you will see an impressive list of facts and figures showing the amazing job this year's seniors did with their college admissions.

As you look through it keep in mind that this class faced the most difficult selectivity in college admission history at both a national and international level. There are countless stories across hundreds of top high schools where many bright and capable college bound students were unsuccessful in being admitted to not only their top choice college, but to any college at all. After all, with most of the Ivy League institutions, Stanford, and other super selective colleges claiming admit rates in the single digits, along with record numbers of super-qualified applicants to choose from, it is not surprising to hear that even strong students were shut out.

I am pleased to report, however, that no one at Webb was shut out and thankfully every senior was admitted to a selective four-year college or university. In fact, the vast majority were admitted to an average of almost 5 of the almost 8 colleges to which they applied. Add this to the excellent early admission results we enjoyed this past December and clearly the Class of 2012 has set a new standard for getting into college when it couldn't be tougher to get in!

I am very proud of all of our seniors and offer my sincere congratulations to them and their families. May their futures be bright and happy and may they enjoy the next four years of their lives in communities that will appreciate them as much as we do here at Webb!

Please find here a few more dazzling statistics and links to more on the college admission front.

Webb School of California

** 53 boys filed 409 applications to 132 colleges and received 252 acceptances (62% admit rate).

** On average each boy applied to 8 colleges and was admitted to 5.

** 60% (32 boys) applied to the University of California system and 91% (29 boys) were admitted.

** 41% (22 boys) applied to the Ivy League, Stanford, Cal Tech and MIT, 23% (5 boys) were admitted.

** 96% (51 boys) applied to a top tier college/university and 90% (46 boys) were admitted.

** 77% (41 boys) were admitted to at least one of their top choice colleges.

** 100% of the class was admitted to a selective four-year college.

Vivian Webb School

** 55 girls filed 422 applications to 141 colleges and received 267 acceptances (63% admit rate).

** Each girl applied to an average to 8 colleges and were admitted to 5.

** 53% (29 girls) applied to the University of California system and 93% (27 girls) were admitted.

** 44% (24 girls) applied to the Ivy League, Stanford, Cal Tech, and MIT, 25% (6 girls) were admitted.

** 95% (52 girls) applied to a top tier college/university and 89% (46 girls) were admitted.

** 51% of class) applied to a Women’s College and 75% (21 girls) were admitted.

** 24% of the class (13 girls) will attend a Women’s College.

** 84% (46 girls) were admitted to one of their top choice colleges.

** 100% of the class was admitted to a selective four-year college.