ACADEMICS
College Guidance
The four advisers in the Academy’s college guidance office help students and their families identify suitable higher-education options, manage the application process, and apply for financial assistance or merit aid. The process begins with a college guidance seminar for parents when their student is in eighth grade. Starting in 10th grade, students are assigned to a college adviser and attend regular College Knowledge learning seminars to help them learn about and stay on track with the college application process. This prepares students to undertake the main work of researching, choosing, and applying to their top-choice colleges.
Email the college guidance office or call (505) 828-3220.
College Knowledge
The college process asks students to use many of the skills that they have been honing during their Academy careers – self-reflection, critical thinking, analysis, discussion, and persuasive writing. These skills are directed toward a new set of knowledge: college types, personal essays, interviews, majors, careers, applications, deadlines, and college costs.
All students in the 10-12 division at Albuquerque Academy are required to enroll in a College Knowledge seminar each year. College Knowledge is an exploration of the college search and application process taught by the Academy’s college advisers. Students will be introduced to concepts and tools critical to the college application process.
Sophomores: College Explorations
This seminar is designed to dispel some common myths about colleges and college admissions, to introduce some basic vocabulary and different types of colleges, and to explore the different parts of a college application. It includes a basic overview of standardized testing and test prep strategies and presents a basic interest inventory to introduce different career paths. College Explorations helps students get to know the College Guidance staff and their particular areas of expertise.
Juniors: College Planning
The second year of College Knowledge places more emphasis on the tools that students use for their college searches and, eventually, their applications. The primary tool that students use is the online search and processing platform, Scoir. There is also more in-depth discussion of testing and test prep, financing college, and the college essay and other requirements of college applications.
Seniors: College Transitions
The final year of the College Knowledge program focuses on application work time. At the beginning of the year, all seniors apply to the University of New Mexico. Class time is devoted to completing the Common Application, the Coalition Application, and applications to other state systems. The college advisers help seniors revise their college essays and finalize their college application lists. College Transitions also covers financial aid applications and scholarship searches.
College Matriculation
States
Institutions
Countries
The classes of 2020-23 have matriculated at the following colleges and universities. (Numbers in parentheses indicate schools where more than one student matriculated.)
American University
Amherst College (2)
Arizona State University (24)
Austin College
Austin Peay State University
Bard College
Barnard College (2)
Bates College
Baylor University (5)
Belmont University (3)
Beloit College
Berklee College of Music
Boston University (2)
Bowdoin College (3)
Brandeis University
Brigham Young University
Brown University (4)
Bryn Mawr College (3)
Cal Poly Humboldt (2)
California Polytechnic State University (San Luis Obispo) (7)
California State University (San Bernardino)
Carnegie Mellon University (4)
Case Western Reserve University (4)
Catholic University of America
Chapman University (3)
Claremont McKenna College (2)
Clemson University (2)
Coe College
Colorado College
Colorado School of Mines (7)
Colorado State University (16)
Columbia University (3)
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
Cornell University (2)
Creighton University (3)
Dartmouth College (2)
Davidson College
Dickinson College (2)
Duke University (4)
Eckerd College (2)
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Prescott)
Emory University (3)
Florida State University (4)
Fordham University
Franklin University Switzerland
Furman University
George Washington University (9)
Georgetown University (2)
Georgia Institute of Technology
Gonzaga University (4)
Grand Canyon University (4)
Grinnell College (2)
Gustavus Adolphus College
Hampshire College
Harvard University (3)
Haverford College
Hendrix College
Ithaca College
Johns Hopkins University (3)
Kenyon College
Kettering University
Lawrence University
Lewis & Clark College (3)
Long Island University (Post)
Loyola Marymount University (2)
Loyola University Chicago (2)
Macalester College
Maine College of Art & Design
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (4)
McGill University
Miami University (Oxford) (4)
Mississippi State University
Montana State University
Muhlenberg College
New Mexico Tech (9)
New York University (13)
North Carolina State University
Northeastern University (6)
Northern Arizona University (3)
Northwestern University (4)
Oberlin College (2)
Occidental College (11)
The Ohio State University (4)
Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma Wesleyan University
Oregon State University
Otis College of Art and Design (2)
Oxford College of Emory University
Pace University (New York City)
Palm Beach Atlantic University
Penn State University
Pitzer College
Pomona College
Pratt Institute (2)
Princeton University (3)
Purdue University (2)
Queensland University of Technology
Reed College (2)
Rhodes College (2)
Rice University (8)
Rochester Institute of Technology (2)
Saint Louis University
Saint Mary’s College of California
Samford University
San Diego State University (5)
Santa Clara University (6)
Sarah Lawrence College (2)
Savannah College of Art and Design
Sciences Po Lyon
Scripps College Seattle University (4)
Skidmore College
Soka University of America
Southern Methodist University (5)
Southwestern University
St. Mary’s University
St. John’s College (Santa Fe)
St. John’s University (2)
St. Olaf College (2)
Stanford University (5)
Stevens Institute of Technology
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Swarthmore College
Syracuse University (2)
Texas A&M University (4)
Texas Christian University (6)
Texas Tech University (10)
The Evergreen State College
University of Alabama (5)
University of Texas at Austin (7)
University of Texas at Dallas
Trinity University (5)
Tufts University (4)
Tulane University of Louisiana (3)
United States Air Force Academy (2)
United States Coast Guard Academy
United States Merchant Marine Academy
United States Naval Academy
University of Arizona (6)
University of British Columbia (6)
University of California (Berkeley)
University of California (Irvine) (4)
University of California (Los Angeles) (5)
University of California (San Diego) (4)
University of California (Santa Cruz) (2)
University of Chicago (4)
University of Colorado Boulder (12)
University of Colorado Denver (3)
University of Connecticut
University of Denver (12)
University of Florida (2)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Iowa
University of Kansas (3)
University of Memphis
University of Miami
University of Michigan (8)
University of Minnesota (Twin Cities) (2)
University of Mississippi (2)
University of New Mexico (93)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
University of North Carolina Wilmington
University of Northwestern Ohio
University of Notre Dame
University of Oregon (4)
University of Oxford
University of Pittsburgh (2)
University of Portland
University of Puget Sound (4)
University of Rochester (2)
University of San Diego (5)
University of San Francisco (2)
University of South Florida
University of Southern California (6)
University of St. Andrews
University of Tampa
University of Utah (6)
University of Vermont
University of Victoria
University of Virginia
University of Washington (6)
University of Wisconsin (Madison) (2)
Vassar College (3)
Villanova University
Washington University in St. Louis (9)
Wesleyan University (2)
Western Washington University (3)
Wheaton College – IL Whitman College (2)
Willamette University William & Mary (4)
Xavier University
Yale University (6)
Information for College Reps
Thank you for your interest in visiting Albuquerque Academy. Schedule your visit to the Academy through the SCOIR College Network. If you are new to SCOIR, please create a SCOIR account in order to access our scheduling calendar. If you would like to schedule a virtual visit or if you have any questions, please email the College Guidance Office or call (505) 828-3220.
Albuquerque Academy is located at 6400 Wyoming Boulevard NE, Albuquerque, NM 87122. View a map. Please come directly to the College Guidance Office to check in.
- Enter through the gate on Wyoming Boulevard (at the Burlison intersection).
- Turn right at the intersection and follow the signs to Parking Lot 10.
- In P10, park in a spot reserved for College Visitors in the row closest to the building.
- The building next to the parking lot is the Music Building. You’ll see a set of double doors, several windows, and exterior doors facing the parking lot.
- Look for the door that says College Guidance, and come on in. We look forward to seeing you!