College Counseling & Acceptances

SBA offers a comprehensive college counseling program designed to challenge and encourage our students. Students learn a lot as they go through the process of deciding what comes next. SBA has a veteran college counselor with the experience and insight to help every student find the best fit for their future.

Our priority is to find the ideal fit for you, whether that is skiing at one of the most competitive colleges and universities in the country or attending a private liberal arts college. Graduates go on to a wide variety of colleges, join the US Ski & Snowboard Team, or pursue a career passion.

Sugar Bowl Academy School Profile

College Counseling Process

Our college counseling program starts during 9th grade with meetings to guide your academic planning based on your goals.

In 10th grade, you have the opportunity to take practice SAT and ACT exams and begin to look at summer opportunities that may strengthen your college applications.

In 11th grade, students are enrolled in a College Application Process course. This course will help you prepare for the SAT and ACT exams, create college essays, develop your college list, and practice interview skills.

In 12th grade, students are enrolled in a College Application Process course to give students time to complete college applications and essays, prepare for the SAT and ACT, and get individual assistance from our college counselor.

College Acceptances

  • American University

  • Arizona State University

  • Babson College

  • Bates College

  • Boise State

  • Boston College

  • Boston University

  • Cal Poly State University

  • Cal Poly, Pomona

  • Cal State, Long Beach

  • Chapman University

  • Clarkson University

  • Colby College

  • Colby-Sawyer College

  • Colgate University

  • Colorado College

  • Colorado Mesa University

  • College of Idaho

  • Cornell University

  • Dartmouth College

  • Denison University

  • Fresno State

  • Gonzaga University

  • Grinnell College

  • Hamilton College

  • Harvard University

  • Ithaca College

  • Kenyon College

  • Lafayette College

  • Lewis & Clark College

  • Macalester College

  • Michigan Tech University

  • Middlebury College

  • Montana State University

  • New York University

  • Northeastern University

  • Northern Michigan

  • Oberlin College

  • Occidental College

  • Rice University

  • Saint Michael’s College

  • San Diego State University

  • San Jose State University

  • Santa Clara University

  • Scrips College

  • Seattle University

  • Skidmore College

  • Smith College

  • St. Lawrence University

  • University of Alaska, Anchorage

  • University of Arizona

  • UC Berkeley

  • UC Davis

  • UC Irvine

  • UCLA

  • UC Merced

  • UC Riverside

  • UC Santa Barbara

  • UC Santa Cruz

  • UC San Diego

Bold indicates colleges acceptances by the Class of 2024

  • University of Chicago

  • University of Colorado Boulder

  • University of Denver

  • University of Hawaii-Mānoa

  • University of Maryland

  • University of Nevada, Reno

  • University of New Hampshire

  • University of Oregon

  • University of Puget Sound

  • University of San Francisco

  • University of Saint Andrews

  • University of Utah

  • University of Vermont

  • University of Washington

  • Washington Univ. in St. Louis

  • Wesleyan University

  • Western Washington University

  • Westminster College

  • Whitman College