College Counseling

The college counseling program at the Bay School is designed to empower students to calmly, thoughtfully, and competently navigate the many stages of the college application and enrollment process—one of the first significant life decisions students will make and own for themselves.

Utilizing state-of-the art resources, students and their families work with the college counseling office to consider their values, passions, interests, and needs. From that foundation, they research colleges and universities that meet their individual criteria, and evaluate how their credentials will position them for admission at each institution.

In a year-long process beginning the middle of their junior year, students learn to take ownership of their search, to advocate for their needs, to master the myriad details and pieces of the complex application process, and to place the process in the broader context of their lives. The most thoughtful process, with the student driving and the college office and family right there in support, yields the best outcome for each student.

In addition to regular individual and small group meetings and traditional print and internet resources, the Bay School utilizes web-based technology from TCCi-Naviance to create an open and transparent link between the college office, the student, and their family, powered by the most comprehensive and practical database available for college research.

During academic year 2005-2006, college counselor Peter Olrich traveled extensively, visiting colleges and universities throughout the U.S., to introduce the Bay School and its curriculum. With a great deal of excitement, we begin the formal college counseling process during academic year 2006-2007 with the inaugural Class of 2008.