COLLEGE COUNSELING

Director of College Counseling
Mr. Brad Battaglia

What is the right college for my child? How will we find it? How will our family navigate the college application process? These questions, along with those about paying for college, developing independence, and making the most of the high school years, are important elements of the college counseling program at Garden School. From families with a tradition of college attendance to those for whom the college process is new, college matriculation is a goal shared by every Garden School family. During your time at Garden School you will have ready access to the Director of College counseling by email and phone. You will also be notified of regular meetings that occur to support your understanding of the college process and ways in which to engage with colleges and universities. While these steps occur even before a student enters the 11th grade, the formal college admissions process begins with Junior Year.

Below is an explanation of each event you will experience as a student – and as a family – during the final two years of high school. 

What You Can Expect from the College Counseling Office at Garden School

College Matriculation

Finding the right place for your child is based on more than just grades and standardized test scores. All students have their own strengths, weaknesses, talents, and dreams. The college search seeks to find the best match for our graduates—places where they can thrive and learn.

Garden School is proud of our alumni for having matriculated to colleges such as:

  • Barnard College
  • Brown University
  • Columbia University
  • Drexel University
  • Fordham University
  • Princeton University
  • UCLA
  • University of California Berkeley
  • Wesleyan University
Adelphi University
Alfred University
Bard College
Barnard College
Baruch College
Bentley University
Boston College
Brandeis University
Brown University
Butler University
Case Western Reserve University
Centre College
City College
Clark University
College of the Holy Cross
Columbia University
Connecticut College
Cornell University
Dickinson College
Drew University
Drexel University
Duke University
Duquesne University
Emory University
Fairfield University
Flagler College
Fordham University
Franklin & Marshall College
George Washington University
Gettysburg College
Hobart & William Smith Colleges
Hofstra University
Howard University
Indiana University
Iona University
Ithaca College
Kenyon College
Landmark College
Lehigh University
Loyola Maryland University
Macaulay Honors College – CUNY
Manhattan College
Manhattanville College
Marist College
Mercy College
Mount Holyoke College
Muhlenberg College
New York University
Northeastern University
Northwestern University
Oberlin College
Pace University
Penn State University
Princeton University
Queens College
Quinnipiac University
Rochester Institute of Technology
Roger Williams University
Rollins College
Rutgers University
Saint Louis University
School of Visual Arts
Seton Hall University
Skidmore College
Smith College
St. John’s University
St. Joseph’s University
St. Petersburg College
Stevens Institute of Technology
Stony Brook University
SUNY Albany
SUNY Binghamton
SUNY Buffalo
SUNY Cortland
SUNY Geneseo
SUNY New Paltz
SUNY Oneonta
Syracuse University
Temple University
The Julliard School
The New School
Tulane University
UNC Chapel Hill
Union College
University of the Pacific
University of Arizona
University of California at Los Angeles
University of California at Santa Cruz
University of Cincinnati
University of Colorado at Boulder
University of Connecticut
University of Florida
University of Hartford
University of Massachusetts
University of Michigan
University of Pittsburgh
University of Rhode Island
University of Rochester
University of Southern California
University of Vermont
University of Virginia
University of Wisconsin
Vassar College
Wake Forest University
Washington University in St. Louis
Wellesley College
Wesleyan University
Wheaton College
Whittier College
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Xavier University
Yale University

Adelphi University
American University
Bard College
Boston College
Brandeis University
Clark University
Colorado at Boulder
Drexel University
Emory University
Fordham University
George Washington University
Hobart William Smith
Hofstra University
Landmark College
Lehigh University
Macaulay Honors Program (CUNY)
Marist College
Mercy College
Mount Holyoke College
Muhlenberg College
New York University
Northeastern University
Oberlin College
Pace University
Penn State University
Princeton University
Quinnipiac University
Skidmore College
Smith College

St. John’s University
St. Joseph’s University
St. Petersburg College
SUNY Albany
SUNY Binghamton
SUNY Buffalo
SUNY Cortland
SUNY Geneseo
SUNY New Paltz
SUNY Oneonta
SUNY Stony Brook
Syracuse University
Temple University
The Rochester Institute of Technology
Tulane University
University of Connecticut
University of Delaware
University of Hartford
University of Massachusetts
University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
University of Pittsburgh
University of Rochester
University of Vermont
University of Wisconsin
Vassar College
Washington University in St. Louis
Wheaton College
Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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