Academics
College Counseling
At the heart of Bentley’s college counseling program is the conviction that each student’s path to college is uniquely their own.
For this reason, Bentley offers a flexible program that attends to the specific needs and aspirations of each student. Bentley’s three full-time counselors work to see, know, and understand each of their counselees as individuals and provide them with the advice and resources that they need.
By creating an environment in which each student can explore the essential questions of adolescence – “Who am I? What do I want? What will I make of this opportunity?” – our process enables students to build from these early answers to college choices that represent the best fit: academically, socially, and culturally.
We want students to identify colleges where they will thrive as students, as citizens, and as people, recognizing all the while that the year-long college application experience can be an exciting journey of self-discovery, growth, and transformation.
By creating an environment in which each student can explore the essential questions of adolescence – “Who am I? What do I want? What will I make of this opportunity?” – our process enables students to build from these early answers to college choices that represent the best fit: academically, socially, and culturally.
We want students to identify colleges where they will thrive as students, as citizens, and as people, recognizing all the while that the year-long college application experience can be an exciting journey of self-discovery, growth, and transformation.
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Senior Year Calendar
Class of 2026
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Junior Year Calendar
Class of 2027
Parents & Guardians as Guides and Mentors
Bentley embraces the involvement of families in the college process, appreciating the crucial role they have always played in their student’s lives as guides and mentors, while also acknowledging the seismic shifts that the college process can bring to family dynamics. This is an opportunity for families and adolescents to evolve together. While the focus of Bentley’s college counselors is primarily on the student, they are also readily accessible to families for regular check-ins, questions, and concerns.
We often say, “The best way to be a successful college candidate is to make the most of your high school opportunities - academically, extracurricularly, and socially.” Thus...
We often say, “The best way to be a successful college candidate is to make the most of your high school opportunities - academically, extracurricularly, and socially.” Thus...
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In Grade 9...
Students begin a year of personal growth by establishing strong academic habits, learning to find balance, and expanding their interests in extra-curricular activities. The primary job they have is to be the best they can be in a new setting. -
In Grade 10...
Students return to a program that is now familiar. Lessons learned in the first year are applied thoughtfully, completing the establishment of a two year foundation upon which the second half of their high school years will depend. (In October, 10th Grade students typically sit for the PSAT in October, alongside Eleventh Graders. This is strictly a practice experience.) -
In Grade 11...
Students engage in the college counseling process in earnest. The PSAT in October is followed by a December kick-off meeting attended by both parents and students. By January, comprehensive questionnaires are completed, and formal one-on-one meetings with college counselors have begun, followed by standardized testing, online research of colleges, college visits, and an important April case studies/college fair event.
By June, students will have a clearer picture of their academic profile, a working list of colleges, and be planning a summer that sets up successful engagement with the college application process in the fall. In addition, Bentley hosts over 125 college and university representatives each fall, encouraging juniors and seniors to meet with them. -
In Grade 12...
Students immerse themselves in a three-day Senior College Workshop before fall classes begin. Ideally, students will identify targets for early applications, finalize their college lists, and perhaps plan to sit for one more standardized test, all while polishing applications.
A majority of students file applications by November 1 (Early Action and Early Decision), and by mid-January, all applications are submitted. During February and March, decisions are released, students make final visits to colleges under consideration during April, and by May 1, each senior will have committed to one institution.
COLLEGE MATRICULATIONS
Bentley Classes of 2022–2025
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American University (3)
Amherst College
Auburn University
Barnard College (2)
Bates College
Baylor University
Biola University
Boston College (2)
Boston University (8)
Bowdoin College (2)
Brandeis University
Brown University (2)
Bryn Mawr College (3)
Bucknell University (2)
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (5)
California State University – Chico
California State University – Northridge
Carleton College (2)
Carnegie Mellon University
Case Western Reserve University
Champlain College
Chapman University (4)
Colby College (2)
College of William & Mary
Colorado College (2)
Colorado State University – Fort Collins
Columbia University (2)
Cornell University (2)
Dartmouth College
Davidson College (2)
DePaul University
Drexel University (2)
Elon University
Emerson College (3)
Emory University
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Fordham University
George Washington University
Georgetown University (4)
Georgia Institute of Technology (2)
American University (3)
Amherst College
Auburn University
Barnard College (2)
Bates College
Baylor University
Biola University
Boston College (2)
Boston University (8)
Bowdoin College (2)
Brandeis University
Brown University (2)
Bryn Mawr College (3)
Bucknell University (2)
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (5)
California State University – Chico
California State University – Northridge
Carleton College (2)
Carnegie Mellon University
Case Western Reserve University
Champlain College
Chapman University (4)
Colby College (2)
College of William & Mary
Colorado College (2)
Colorado State University – Fort Collins
Columbia University (2)
Cornell University (2)
Dartmouth College
Davidson College (2)
DePaul University
Drexel University (2)
Elon University
Emerson College (3)
Emory University
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Fordham University
George Washington University
Georgetown University (4)
Georgia Institute of Technology (2)
Gonzaga University
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Harvey Mudd College (2)
High Point University
Howard University
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Lehigh University (2)
Loyola Marymount University (3)
Loyola University Chicago
Macalester College (3)
McGill University (CAN) (4)
Middlebury College (2)
New York University (7)
Northeastern University (6)
Northwestern University (4)
Oberlin College (2)
Occidental College (5)
Oregon State University
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Pitzer College
Pomona College (2)
Pratt Institute
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Reed College (2)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (2)
Rhode Island School of Design (2)
Rice University
Rochester Institute of Technology (2)
Rutgers University (3)
Saint Mary's College of California
San Diego State University (3)
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
San Jose State University
Santa Clara University (3)
Sarah Lawrence College
School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2)
Scripps College
Smith College
Spelman College
St. Lawrence University
Stanford University (4)
Harvard University
Harvey Mudd College (2)
High Point University
Howard University
Lafayette College
Lehigh University (2)
Loyola Marymount University (3)
Loyola University Chicago
Macalester College (3)
McGill University (CAN) (4)
Middlebury College (2)
New York University (7)
Northeastern University (6)
Northwestern University (4)
Oberlin College (2)
Occidental College (5)
Oregon State University
Parsons School of Design at The New School
Pitzer College
Pomona College (2)
Pratt Institute
Purdue University
Reed College (2)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (2)
Rhode Island School of Design (2)
Rice University
Rochester Institute of Technology (2)
Rutgers University (3)
Saint Mary's College of California
San Diego State University (3)
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
San Jose State University
Santa Clara University (3)
Sarah Lawrence College
School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2)
Scripps College
Smith College
Spelman College
St. Lawrence University
Stanford University (4)
Stony Brook University
Swarthmore College (2)
Syracuse University (4)
Texas Christian University (2)
Trinity College
Tufts University (8)
Tulane University (3)
United States Naval Academy
University of British Columbia (CAN) (4)
University of California – Berkeley (11)
University of California – Davis (5)
University of California – Irvine (3)
University of California – Los Angeles (8)
University of California – San Diego (4)
University of California – Santa Barbara (9)
University of California – Santa Cruz (11)
University of Chicago (5)
University of Colorado Boulder (4)
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University of Maryland – College Park
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University of Michigan (2)
University of Mississippi
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University of New Mexico
University of Oregon (8)
University of San Diego
University of San Francisco (3)
University of Southern California (5)
University of St. Andrews
University of Technology Sydney (AUS)
University of Utah (2)
University of Virginia
University of Washington (3)
University of Wisconsin (2)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Washington University in St Louis (5)
Wellesley College (3)
Wesleyan University
Willamette University
Williams College (2)
Swarthmore College (2)
Syracuse University (4)
Texas Christian University (2)
Trinity College
Tufts University (8)
Tulane University (3)
United States Naval Academy
University of British Columbia (CAN) (4)
University of California – Berkeley (11)
University of California – Davis (5)
University of California – Irvine (3)
University of California – Los Angeles (8)
University of California – San Diego (4)
University of California – Santa Barbara (9)
University of California – Santa Cruz (11)
University of Chicago (5)
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University of Maryland – College Park
University of Massachusetts – Amherst
University of Michigan (2)
University of Mississippi
University of Nevada – Las Vegas
University of New Mexico
University of Oregon (8)
University of San Diego
University of San Francisco (3)
University of Southern California (5)
University of St. Andrews
University of Technology Sydney (AUS)
University of Utah (2)
University of Virginia
University of Washington (3)
University of Wisconsin (2)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Washington University in St Louis (5)
Wellesley College (3)
Wesleyan University
Willamette University
Williams College (2)
