Skip To Main Content

Toggle Close Container

Mobile Search

Mobile Main Nav

Utility Nav Mobile

Header Holder

Utility Nav Desktop

Header Bottom

Header Logo Container

Header Bottom Right

Toggle Search Container

Toggle Menu Container

Search Canvas

Close container canvas

Desktop Search

School Life

College Counseling

BFIS students become lifelong learners and active, responsible citizens fully prepared to continue their studies anywhere in the world. Our graduates leave BFIS to attend the world's top colleges and universities.

College Counseling Program

Our College Counseling program is comprehensive, structured, and specifically designed to help our students become reflective, explore their options and successfully find an ideal match in the college admission process in countries around the world. Our students apply to universities throughout Europe, the UK, North America, Australia and Asia and our counselors help our students navigate the process and stay on track, thereby increasing their chances of gaining admission to their top-choice college.

The career and college counseling process provides specialized guidance through individual student meetings, family meetings, class sessions, workshops and visits from college admissions representatives. The College Counselors assist students in completing applications, crafting personal statements and preparing supplements.

College Advising

To ensure students are well-prepared for their future, our guidance initiatives begin in Grade 9. Our counselors' knowledge is critical in directing students and their parents through every stage of the college process, empowering both with a deeper understanding of career and university possibilities. Their comprehensive support - encompassing personality and interest evaluations, college matching, advising on academic requirements, and coordinating the dispatch of transcripts and letters of recommendation -   is fundamental to helping students and their families make well-informed decisions about their academic and professional trajectories.

      

Spanish Universities

The BFIS Spanish Universities Counselor and Spanish Technical Director jointly oversee the application process for both public and private Spanish universities, providing comprehensive guidance to students and parents. This includes facilitating the necessary validation of the ESO Certificate (Enseñanza Secundaria Obligatoria) and the Spanish Baccalaureate Certificate (Bachillerato Español) for eligible students.

We host numerous informative sessions detailing the requirements and procedures for the optional Pruebas de Competencias Específicas (PCE) exams. These sessions aim to guide students and parents on how these exams can significantly enhance a student's prospects of admission to public Spanish universities. Additionally, the Spanish Technical Director is responsible for converting IB grades to their equivalent Spanish Selectividad grades. To further support students, we offer preparatory classes for the PCE exams through a partner academy.

Universities Outside Spain

The BFIS College Counselor navigates students and parents through the process of applying to international universities. The counselor empowers students in their selection and application endeavors, providing essential support for all submissions, including transcripts and recommendation letters. While the counselor offers comprehensive assistance, students are expected to maintain awareness of all deadlines and requirements. Beyond applications, the counselor facilitates student exploration of interests, personality traits, potential career paths, and aligned university programs.

Moreover, the College Counselor is responsible for the BFIS Career Program, which broadens student horizons through guest speaker sessions and school-organized summer internships, fostering invaluable professional exploration.

College Visits and Fairs

Many universities and colleges from Spain and other countries visit BFIS during the school year, providing students and parents with the opportunity to speak with recruiting officers and obtain firsthand information about applications, deadlines, entry requirements, and other relevant details.

Our college counselors also provide students and families with updated information every week about online information sessions that universities from around the world are hosting for international students.

More Information

Career Program

The career program is designed to align with activities carried out by students in the classroom. Specifically, by exploring Holland codes, which classify careers and personality types, students learned which career fields match their interests. Counselors identify and invite speakers from various career fields to visit campus and share their professional experiences with our students

 

Discover our Summer Internship Program

Super Curricular Opportunities

BFIS College Counselor promotes enrichment programs in the summer as well as super-curricular opportunities for students to further academic interests or explore academic interests not covered with traditional academics offered at BFIS. As a result, students are cultivating their interests and preparing themselves to be strong university applicants.