College Counseling

"College is a match to be made, not a prize to be won."

                                                                               -Frank Sachs, Former President NACAC

The Awty College Counseling Department understands the increasingly complex nature of college admissions and its impact on the development, well-being and future aspirations of our students. Within a developmentally appropriate, integrated and student centered context, we work closely with students and their families to seek and achieve the best and most appropriate post -secondary outcome. Our work with students is guided by the core college admissions values outlined by the Education Conservancy, an organization dedicated to "uniting educational principles with admission practices." We believe these values guide appropriate and effective college admission activities:

• The benefits and predictors of good education are knowable yet practically impossible to measure.
• Rankings oversimplify and mislead.
• The student's skills and attitude contribute more significantly to quality education than does the college the student attends.
• Educational values are best served by admission practices that are consistent with these values.
• College admissions should be part of an educational process directed toward student autonomy and intellectual maturity.
• Colleges can be assessed but not ranked. Students can be evaluated but not measured.
• Students' thoughts, ideas and passions are worthy to be engaged and handled with utmost care.

We look forward to working with you!

 Left to Right: Robbie Angell, Ann Infante, Gwen Bergman,
Kim Gowen, and Corinne Micaëlli