Our Philosophy Before they begin thinking specifically about college, boys at Woodberry are encouraged to invest deeply in their high school lives. After all, they’ll be better candidates for college if they have sharpened their talents and discovered their hidden passions, academic and otherwise, along the way. In later years, college counselors will begin to guide boys and families in conversations about the mechanics of the college search. Boys in the third and fourth form meet with the college counseling staff in large groups. The focus for younger boys is on taking advantage of life at Woodberry: exploring interests, deepening commitments, and seeking success and fulfillment in academics, arts, and athletics. Boys should spend these years searching for what they love to do, not where they want to attend college. Each boy is assigned an individual college counselor midway through his junior year. While he will always have access to the expertise of the full college counseling staff, the individual college counselor will serve as the student’s chief advocate and advisor in the college process. College counselors work with boys on everything from course selection to planning college visits to advice about standardized testing.
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