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Welcome to Berkshire's College Counseling Blog. Check back for regular updates on the college admission process, important dates, and tips from our office. If you have any questions, please email collegeoffice@berkshireschool.org.


 

Andrea Bowler - Director of College Counseling

I reach out to you all as the Director of College Counseling at Berkshire School. We are genuinely excited that you have joined the Class of 2026, and we are eager to share with you all of the resources and contacts of our office.  As new families, we want to ensure that you have access to the entire college counseling staff and all of our resources over the summer and as we head into the fall....

Read More about May 2025 Letter to Newly Enrolled Sixth-Form/PG Families - College Process
Andrea Bowler - Director of College Counseling

We’ve spent the last few weeks following up with many Sixth Formers as they finalize their matriculation decisions for next September.  We are writing to ask you to confirm the information we have regarding your child’s final decision. Please check your Naviance Student page to make sure that we have the correct college or university listed....

Read More about May 2025 Letter to the Class of 2025 and Parents/Guardians Final Decision and Naviance
Andrea Bowler - Director of College Counseling

The College Counseling Office frequently reaches out to parents and guardians to communicate ways for you to support your child’s college process, or with checklists of things for your child to do. We have developed a Family Questionnaire, in order to assist our efforts as a college counseling team. This questionnaire helps us write substantially better letters of recommendation....

Read More about May 2025 Letter to Fifth-Form Parents/Guardians - Family Questionnaire and Boot Camp Saturday 5/17 for Students!
Andrea Bowler - Director of College Counseling

We hope this email finds you all well and, like us, excited to be nearing the conclusion of the college process for the talented Class of 2025 as you ready yourselves for their well-deserved graduation from Berkshire on Friday, May 23!

We write simply with a final reminder to ensure that your child has successfully deposited at a college or university before the May 1 deadline.  Students that have already deposited at a college need to withdraw their other applications. The process for securing a student’s place next fall is straightforward.......

Read More about May 1 "Deposit" Day Reminder to Sixth-Form Parents/Guardians

IMPORTANT DATES

AUGUST 24 (SAT)
SAT Testing at Off-Campus Sites during Berkshire Summer Recess

SEPTEMBER
College Rep Visits begin

SEPTEMBER 14 (ACT - no writing)
ACT Hosted at Berkshire School for ONLY Berkshire Students (you will need the code 195110 to register)

OCTOBER 9 (SAT and Practice SAT)
SAT School Day Test (takes place on a weekday) at Berkshire for ONLY Berkshire Students (students do not need to register ahead of time)

OCTOBER 26 (ACT - no writing)
ACT Hosted at Berkshire School for ONLY Berkshire Students (you will need the code 195110 to register)

APRIL 5 (ACT - no writing) 
ACT Hosted at Berkshire School for ONLY Berkshire Students (you will need the code 195110 to register)

APRIL 23 (SAT)
SAT School Day Test (takes place on a weekday) at Berkshire for ONLY Berkshire Students 

REVOLUTION PREPClick on the link above to schedule a meeting with Revolution Prep, a test prep company. Revolution Prep can help students and families review and interpret practice ACT and SAT test score reports, and offers courses to prepare students for standardized testing.