Academics

College Counseling

College At-A-Glance

  • College-Bound

    100% of students are college-bound

  • College Counseling

    50 hours of in-class college counseling & up to 20 hours of in-person one-one counseling

  • College Rep Visits

    80-90 college and university Admissions representatives visit our campus each year

  • College Acceptance

    92% of 2023 graduates were accepted into one of their top five choice colleges

  • Merit Scholarships

    Over 53% of members of the Class of 2023 reported receiving merit scholarship awards. The average award was of $19,356 annually
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Finding a Good Match

The overall ethos at Sonoma Academy is very much oriented towards academic and personal growth and evolution. Our college counseling program reflects those same values as our counselors guide students through a four-year curriculum of self-discovery and project planning. This curriculum includes course planning, standardized testing preparation, college research, application tools, and personal statement preparation. Students meet individually and in groups with their college counselor several times in increasing frequency as they approach the completion of their applications. 

Our College Counselors help students build a unique list of schools that match the student’s interests, passions, and strengths, as well as the quality of life they seek at college. By developing one-on-one relationships with all of our students and working with families, we are better able to advise them on appropriate college matches and to advocate for them to admissions offices. What’s most important is that students have a variety of options and the knowledge of self to choose the school that is right for them.
For College Admissions Reps
 
To book a visit to our school, you can find us on Scoir and view our available time slots for Fall 2024. In order to reserve a spot, you will need to have a Scoir account. If you have not used Scoir to book rep visits, this instructional document and video will walk you through what you need to do to get set up. 
 
We welcome both in-person and virtual rep visits. All available appointments in Scoir are currently arranged for in-person visits. However, if you would like to schedule a virtual visit, please contact Emily Hernandez.
 
If you have any questions about how to book a visit or check availability, please contact Emily Hernandez.

College Counseling Staff

Recommended Reading
  • Tips on Success in College from The New York Times
  • College Unranked: Affirming Educational Values in College Admission by Lloyd Thacker
  • The Gatekeepers: Inside the Admissions Process of a Premier College by Jacques Steinberg
  • Harvard Schmarvard: Getting Beyond the Ivy League to the College That is Best for You by Jay Mathews
  • Less Stress, More Success: A New Approach to Guiding Your Teen Through College Admission and Beyond by Marilee Jones and Kenneth Ginsburg
  • Letting Go: A Parents’ Guide to Understanding the College Years by Karen Levin Coburn and Madge Lawrence Treeger
  • Looking Beyond the Ivy League: Finding the College That's Right for You by Loren Pope
  • The Best 371 Colleges by the Princeton Review
  • Colleges that Change Lives: 40 Schools You Should Know About Even If You’re Not A Straight-A Student by Loren Pope
  • Cool Colleges: For the Hyper-Intelligent, Self-Directed, Late Blooming, and Just Plain Different by Donald Asher
  • Fiske Guide to Colleges by Edward Fiske
  • The Fiske Guide to Getting into the Right College by Edward Fiske
  • The Insider’s Guide to Colleges by The Yale Daily News
2500 Farmers Lane 
Santa Rosa, CA 95404 
(707) 545-1770 
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Sonoma Academy Is...

...the only private, independent, college preparatory high school in Sonoma County. On our beautiful campus nestled at the base of Taylor Mountain in Southeastern Santa Rosa, our students are able to explore their interests and passions in a rigorous and inspiring environment that develops a lifelong love of learning and prepares them for college and beyond.
Sonoma Academy admits students of any race, color, religion, ethnicity or national origin, citizenship, gender or gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, or disability, to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. The school does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnicity or national origin, citizenship, gender or gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, or disability in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and tuition assistance programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.