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Welcome to Governor Dummer Academy
America's oldest independent boarding school.

One Elm Street
Byfield, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
508-465-1763 Voice
508-462-1278 Fax
Home: www.gda.org

College Counseling

Students have their first formal consultations with the Director in the junior year, when individual conferences are arranged for students and parents. After a careful assessment of the student's progress, the Director recommends consideration of several colleges and courses of study appropriate to the individual's needs and ambitions.

Several times during the year, the director meets with the entire junior class to discuss college admissions, plans and strategies. Each student is given a copy of GDA's College Counseling Handbook, which describes the admissions process and answers students' questions about College Board Examinations, interviews, recommendations and related subjects. A College Day program, featuring a prominent college admissions officer as guest speaker, is presented for the benefit of students and their parents. Students also attend a college fair, where they meet with representatives from highly selective colleges, in the spring of their junior year.