College Counseling Overview
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The mission of Oakwood’s College Counseling Program is to build personal relationships with Upper School students that encourage their exploration, support their growth, and assist them in moving confidently from the Oakwood community to the next stage of life.
The college counselor works with students beginning in 9th grade to ensure they are adapting to the Upper School and are on their own unique path for progression through high school. In 10th grade the focus shifts to the students discovering more about themselves, test prep, and what they envision for life after Oakwood. In 11th grade, education about the college process and exposure to the options available begins. The main focus of 12th grade is completing applications, transitioning from Oakwood, and making the right decision for each student’s post-secondary school plan. While 100% of Oakwood graduates gain acceptance to college, Oakwood’s College Counseling Program is prepared to support students interested in attending college, enlisting in the military, going to aviation school, enrolling in a post-graduate year, taking a gap year, or working right after high-school.
Program highlights include:
- Naviance software access
- Visits from over 75 college representatives
- Trips to colleges
- Mock application review led by admissions professionals
- Parent programming during each stage of the process
- SAT/ACT/TOEFL Prep classes offered
- Access to college fairs
- Transportation to SAT, ACT and TOEFL exams
- Summer and evening workshops on completing applications and writing college essays
- Individual parent and student meetings
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With over a decade of college placement and counseling experience working with students in secondary schools, Haniya also sits on the executive board of the New York State Association for College Admission Counseling (NYSACAC). Before her time in secondary schools, she also worked in selective college admissions as an international admissions counselor intimately learning the college application process. Through her study of languages and international recruitment at the University level, she has worked with students from a variety of backgrounds. Her time in higher education and secondary schools has prepared her well to help our families and students navigate the college admissions process and help place our students into excellent colleges and universities across the country. Education:
B.A., Psychology, Middle Eastern Languages, McGill University
M.A., International Administration, University of Miami
M.S., School Counseling, University of Rochester
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