The college counseling program is designed to empower students to thoughtfully navigate the many steps of the college search, application and enrollment process — one of the first significant life decisions students will make and own for themselves.
Utilizing state-of-the art resources, students and their families work with the counseling office to consider their values, passions, and interests. From that foundation, they research colleges and universities that meet their individual parameters, and evaluate how their credentials will position them for admission at each institution.
Each BHS student will meet individually with their school counselor as a freshman, a meeting during which a relationship will be established, and the counselor will begin to know the student. Later in the year each student has a personal academic advising session to review their course requests mindful of academic, extracurricular and broader goals.
In a year-long process beginning the middle of their junior year, students learn to take ownership of their search, to advocate for their needs, to master the myriad details and pieces of the complex application process. The most thoughtful process, with the student driving and the counselor and family right there in support, yields the best outcome for each student.
In addition to regular individual and small group meetings and traditional print and media resources, the Counseling Office utilizes web-based technology from Scoir. Scoir creates an open and transparent link between the counseling office, the student and their family, powered by the most comprehensive and practical database available for college research.
Bedford students also benefit from having nearly 100 college and university admission visitors during the search and application cycle each year.
Our process is built around regular individual work between counselor and student, and is augmented with frequent group meetings and regular written communication with students and families.
BHS supports the program wholly, and is committed to providing a deeply enriching, student-centered experience in line with our school’s mission.
BHS’s student-to-counselor ratio is among the lowest of our peer schools, and the team works thoughtfully to provide an intimate and long-term process of introspection and research to all our students as they prepare for the next step in their educational journey.
Be sure to visit the other college counseling pages on our site, including those focused on financing and student athletes, as well, for a more detailed look at our program available in the Post-Secondary Guide.