Insight and careful preparation yield a successful college search.  This search begins on Junior Day, when students determine their strengths and their interests.

The junior class attended Junior Day on Friday, January 27.  Each year, Junior Day allows 11th graders to become more familiar with the college search process.  Students meet their college counselors and receive information regarding resumes, college applications, and the SAT/ACT.  Each student also takes two tests–the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and the Strong Interest Inventory–which determine personality type and good career options, respectively.

Students often approach junior year with trepidation, aware that this year brings with it preparation for the college application season.  For some, this is overwhelming.  Junior Day aims to dismantle the anxiety that college preparation can cause. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and the Strong Interest Inventory encourage students to focus on themselves first, before focusing on schools.  Once students clarify their strengths and their interests, they can focus on finding a school where they will excel.  This methodology alleviates much of the college search angst.

Director of College Counseling, Dr. Soud, stated, “While the college search can be intimidating, and you can control little in the way of outcomes for the process, you can control how you approach the process, and its different aspects along the way.”

On the path to college acceptance, high school students are bound to encounter frustrations and questions.  Bolles guides its students step by step down this path.

Bolles even reminds juniors to stop every once in awhile and enjoy the journey, considering what they’ve learned about themselves and their goals.  Dr. Soud added, “Most important thing: the college search is about finding the best fit for you.  Each family has different needs and different priorities, and maintain your focus on what’s best for you.  Last year’s class of 187 students went to 92 different colleges and universities—there’s a place out there that will be a wonderful fit for you.”