College Counseling & Internships

Every Middle School student meets at least twice per week with an advisor, either one-on-one or in a small group setting. The advisory program fosters open communication both formally, through a specific social-emotional curriculum, and informally, as students need. Students learn to advocate for themselves, engage responsibly with social media and technology, and develop healthy relationships.

Upper School students receive one-on-one advising beginning in Class X. This ensures that every student is known and supported long before college counseling formally begins in Class XI. Relationships with advisors and other trusted adults in the Schoolhouse are critical to students’ personal growth and provide the springboard to the college counseling process.

College counseling initially begins with course selection in the Upper School in Class X and includes standardized test preparation. In Class XI, students and their families work with a college counselor to develop a list of schools that reflects each student’s interests and priorities. Students meet one-on-one and in formal classes with college counselors during the spring semester of their junior year and fall semester of their senior year to learn how to research colleges, perfect essay writing, learn interview skills, and develop college lists that fit each individual student’s academic aspirations.

Nightingale’s internship program gives juniors real-world experience from a safe launching pad. Advisors work with students to build their resume, write cover letters, and conduct mock interviews. Students are able to explore careers at a variety of media outlets, cultural institutions, respected laboratories, and non-profit organizations throughout New York City and even abroad, and that work experience helps them stand out on college applications. Many of these jobs are hosted by Nightingale parents and alumnae, with whom students can form beneficial relationships.

• Amali, Calissa, and related restaurants
• BlackRock
• The Confab Podcast
• Coplan Hurowitz Art Advisory
• Empire Global Ventures
• Francesca Harper Project
• Gagosian Gallery
• Hospital for Special Surgery
• Jacobi Medical Center
• The Katzen Team at Douglas Elliman
• Kristin Simmons Art
• Levien & Company
• Luxemark Interiors
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
• Private Ob/Gyn practice
• Shoshanna
• Silicon Alley Media