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College Counseling

Our mission

The purpose of College Counseling is to help students realize their goals for continued studies while helping them to make a good match. Although the college admission process is often perceived to be highly stressful, our belief is that through education, self-knowledge, and access to our staff’s professional resources, Blake students can take ownership of the process.

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College is a match to be made, not a prize to be won.

Frank Sachs

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News

  • College admissions directors from Brandeis, Tulane and the Universities of Denver and Chicago with Blake Director of College Counseling, Frank Sachs.

    Blake Junior College Day

    Blake recently hosted the college admissions deans/directors from Brandeis University, University of Denver, University of Chicago and Tulane University for the 2012 annual Junior College Day. After tours and a dinner with faculty, the visitors participated in a panel discussion for students followed by 30 minute sessions on a wide range of topics. A great - and useful - time was had by all.

  • Rethinking How to Pay for College — A New Financial Paradigm Awaits

    Perhaps nothing has changed more drastically over the past 30 years than the cost of a college education and how one pays for it. According to Wikipedia and the U.S. Census Bureau, over the last three decades Americans have seen the cost of a college education climb by some 680 percent, while the average income has gone up 250 percent during the same period.

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College Choices 2012