College & Career Counseling
Preparing students for future‑ready success is one of our core responsibilities at Rock Point School, and we take that work seriously.
Rock Point students receive close, personalized support in the process of planning for life after high school. As juniors and seniors, all students take part in group seminars and weekly individual meetings with our counselor.
Post‑high school planning is integrated with our whole‑learner model, helping students strengthen executive functioning, practice self‑advocacy, and make informed decisions about their next steps. We encourage students to look at this process as an exercise in taking agency over their life, managing a long-term project, and developing confidence in telling their story. We emphasize the wide range of possibilities that await students after high school, from college to gap year programs to work opportunities.
In addition to weekly seminars and planning meetings, we offer:
- School day SAT testing and basic foundational SAT skill‑building
- Visits to local college campuses and opportunities to explore post‑secondary environments
- Individualized coaching on essay development, application planning, and decision‑making
- Guest speakers from colleges, gap year, and travel programs
- Regular communication with families about each student’s planning process
Our goal is not only to support students through applications and deadlines, but to help them build the transitional/durable skills needed to navigate complex processes independently. Here is an example of one of the formal components of our post‑secondary support approach.
Senior Seminar: A Dedicated Space for What's Next
Senior Seminar is a weekly space where seniors come together to navigate the transition beyond Rock Point School. While students may be pursuing very different paths, the seminar creates a sense of community and shared purpose during an exciting and sometimes vulnerable time.
Planning for life after Rock Point School helps students gain new maturity and skills, learn how to manage a long-term planning process, take ownership of important decisions, and build confidence in advocating for themselves. When students invest in this process, they’re investing in themselves, and they make wise choices as they consider what they want and what experiences will continue to support and challenge them to move toward greater and greater independence.
College & Program Acceptances
The majority of Rock Point students choose to go to college after they graduate. Some of the recent colleges RPS alumni have attended include:
- Goucher College
- Juniata College
- University of Vermont
- St. Michael’s College
- Ringling College of Art & Design
- Sarah Lawrence College
- University of Redlands
Other students have pursued gap years through the following programs:
- Dynamy
- Americorps
- Verto Gap Year Program
Still others have pursued trades and technical careers through the following programs:
- Aveda Institute
- The Peterson School
Regardless of the path they pursue, students leave Rock Point with expanded clarity about who they are, confidence in the direction they’re choosing, and the practical skills to navigate their next stage of life with independence and purpose.