Academics

College Counseling

Academy graduates are prepared to achieve great success in life and go on to attend many of the finest colleges and universities in the nation.

At The Albany Academies, our personalized college program steers students in the right direction. We provide our Upper School students with an individualized, comprehensive program that helps them choose the right college. The College Counseling Department also coordinates in-school visits with admission representatives from a wide array of colleges and universities.

Our highly experienced counselors encourage students and families to consider colleges that will be the best fit for them, not just those deemed prestigious by the outside world. With that said, the Academies regularly have students admitted to many of the nation’s top colleges and universities.

The College Counseling Department at The Albany Academies begins working with students and their families in Ninth Grade in order to make the college process stress-free. Our college counselors meet regularly with each student and takes special care in helping them understand their strengths and prioritize goals.

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Meet our Counselors

List of 3 members.

Jennifer Poole

AAG Director of College Counseling

(518) 429-2300
Jak Bestle

Director of College Counseling

(518) 429-2436
Amy McDonald

Assistant Director of College Counseling /Special Events

(518) 429-2393

College Counseling Resources

Here's where students from the Classes of 2019 decided to continue their education for success in the creative, entrepreneurial century that lies ahead...

Arizona State University
Auburn University
Baylor University
Boston College
Boston University (2)
Brandeis University
Bucknell University
Case Western Reserve University
Catholic University of America
Champlain College
Clarkson University
Clemson University
College of Charleston
College of the Holy Cross (2)
Columbia University
Cornell University
CUNY City College
Elon University
Fairfield University (2)

Florida Atlantic University
Fordham University
Franklin & Marshall College
George Washington University (2)
Haverford College
High Point University
Hobart William Smith Colleges
Hudson Valley Community College
La Salle University
Lafayette College
Lehigh University
Lynn University
Macalester College
Marymount Manhattan College
Maryville University of Saint Louis
Moravian College
Mount Holyoke College (2)
New England College
New York University (2)

Occidental College
Pennsylvania State University (2)
Providence College
Providence College
Quinnipiac University (3)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Ringling College of Art and Design
Sacred Heart University (2)
Saint Edward's University
Saint Joseph's College of Maine
Siena College (3)
St Lawrence University (4)
Stanford University
SUNY College at Oswego
SUNY Cortland
Syracuse University (6)
The Ohio State University
The University of Arizona
The University of Tennessee

Trinity College
Union College (4)
University at Albany (2)
University at Buffalo
University of California, San Diego (2)
University of California-Los Angeles
University of Connecticut (3)
University of Rhode Island
University of Richmond
University of Rochester (2)
University of Tampa (6)
University of Vermont
University of Washington, Seattle
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Vassar College
Villanova University
Wake Forest University
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Williams College