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.
Meet our Counselors
List of 3 members.
Jak Bestle
Director of College Counseling, The Albany Academy
(518) 429-2436
Jennifer Poole
Director of College Counseling, Albany Academy for Girls
(518) 429-2300
Amy McDonald
Assistant Director of College Counseling /Special Events
(518) 429-2393
Here's where students from the Classes of 2021 decided to continue their education for success in the creative, entrepreneurial century that lies ahead...
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Amherst College Bentley University Boston College (3) Boston University Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University Clark Atlanta University Clemson University College of the Holy Cross Colorado State University-Fort Collins Cornell University (6) Cushing Academy Davidson College Duke University Fairfield University (4) Fordham University (3) George Washington University Georgetown University Hamilton College Hartwick College Hudson Valley Community College Indiana University-Bloomington Iowa State University Lafayette College
Lawrence Technological University Lehigh University Louisiana State University, Agricultural & Mechanical College New England College New York University Northeastern University (3) Occidental College (2) Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg Providence College (2)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (3) Saint Mary's College of California Saint Michael's College Saint Norbert College Salve Regina University Seton Hall University Siena College (3) St. Lawrence University (5) State University of New York at New Paltz Stony Brook University SUNY College at Oswego (2) SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse University Trinity College Tulane University of Louisiana
Union College (3) United States Air Force Academy University at Buffalo University of California-Davis University of California-Irvine University of Chicago University of Colorado Boulder University of Connecticut University of Hartford University of Maryland-College Park University of New Haven University of Notre Dame University of Rhode Island University of Rochester University of Southern California University of Toronto University of Vermont University of Virginia-Main Campus University of Wisconsin-Madison University of Wyoming Vanderbilt University Villanova University Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Worcester Polytechnic Institute Yale University