College Counseling & Exmissions

At The British International School of New York we prepare our students to succeed, wherever their future may take them and at whatever stage that next move might happen.

We know this future may differ for each of our families, but there is a common strand that runs through all; to ensure our students leave us ready and able to take on the challenges of their next opportunity, prepared academically, socially and emotionally.

We recognise that deciding upon the next school can be a stressful decision and that the school can play a fundamental role in aiding the decision making process from identification of suitable schools, looking at timelines for when best to apply, exam preparation, interview technique, and advising on acceptances.

Although our Upper School now provides an option for BIS-NY families to stay on with us until university, for those with other plans our placement continues to be an important part of our offering and a measurement of our collective success as a part of your child’s journey. For more information about the Cambridge International Programme IGCSEs and A-Levels in the Upper School, please visit here.

College Placement & School Profile

At BIS-NY we’re committed to providing our students with individualised support throughout the college planning, application, and acceptance process.

With access to dedicated guidance from our college counselling team, the students will have consistent support and advice with their questions while planning for and applying to colleges and universities. Our college counselors will regularly meet with students and their families as they prepare for the college application process as well as working with colleges and universities.

Throughout the process, we know our upper schoolers can be confident given the international profile of the the Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) and the Cambridge A-Level programmes, the most widely taken and highly sought after by top institutions worldwide, agreed to be the best preparation for higher education.

Global recognition & University Preparation: Cambridge IGCSEs and A-Levels

Cambridge qualifications are recognised and valued by universities all around the world, including in the US, the UK, Australia, Canada, Germany and beyond. In places such as the United States and Canada, good grades in carefully chosen Cambridge International A Level subjects can result in up to one year of university course credit.

Over 880 universities in the US formally accept Cambridge International AS & A Levels, including all Ivy League and Ivy Plus universities. These universities include Brown, Harvard, MIT, Stanford and Yale. Many more US universities accept Cambridge qualifications on application. In the UK, all universities accept Cambridge qualifications.

BIS-NY works closely with universities to make sure Cambridge qualifications develop the skills and knowledge students need to succeed at university. In a 2018 survey of higher education admissions tutors at the world’s leading universities, 100 per cent of respondents said Cambridge programmes give students excellent preparation for university.

To find out more about recognition of specific Cambridge qualifications, see the Guidance for universities page or visit the Cambridge Recognition Database.

Questions & School Profile

For more information on the process for college placement please contact us, and to access the school profile, please click here.

University Acceptance*

Since our first Upper School graduate class in 2021, we are delighted by the caliber of offers and places that our students have achieved so far, a selection of which are listed below.

We are pleased to share that the BIS-NY Class of 2025 has amassed over $2,000,000 and counting in merit scholarships!

*Updated as of April 2025.

Europe

Belgium

Brussels School of Governance

Czech Republic

Anglo-American University, Prague

France

The American University of Paris
LISAA School of Design, Paris

Holland

University of Utrecht, Amsterdam

Italy

The American University of Rome
John Cabot University, Rome

Netherlands

Leiden University
Maastricht University
University of Twente, Enschede

Spain

IE University, Madrid
Saint Louis University, Madrid
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

Switzerland

Franklin University, Sorengo

UK

Birkbeck, University of London
Brunel, University of London
Cardiff University
Durham University
Exeter University
Goldsmiths University, London
Imperial College London
King’s College London
Loughborough University
Middlesex University
Newcastle University
Oxford Brookes University
Queen Mary University of London
Richmond American University London
Royal Holloway, University of London
Royal Veterinary College, University of London
University College London
University of Aberdeen, Scotland
University of the Arts, London
University of Bath
University of Birmingham
University of Brighton
University of Bristol
University of East Anglia (UEA)
University of Edinburgh, Scotland
University of Exeter
University of Glasgow, Scotland
University of Greenwich
University of Kent
University of Leeds
University of Lincoln
University of Manchester
University of Nottingham
University of Reading
University of Roehampton
University of Southampton
University of Surrey
University of Warwick
University of the West of England (Bristol)
University of Westminster, London
University of York

USA & Canada

USA

Auburn University, AL
Bard College, NY
Barnard College, Columbia University, NY
Bates College, ME
Belmont University, TN
Bennington College, VT
Brandeis University, MA
Caldwell University, NJ
Chapman University, CA
City University of New York (CUNY)
- Baruch College
- Brooklyn College
- Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music
- City College
- Hunter College
- Lehman College
- Queens College
- York College
Colgate University, NY
College of Holy Cross, MA
Colorado State University, CO
Connecticut College, CT
Cornell University, NY
Drexel University, PA
Dickinson College, PA
Emerson College, MA
Emory University, GA
Fairfield University, CT
Florida State University, FL
Franklin & Marshall College, PA
Fordham University, NY
Gettysburg College, PA
George Washington University, Washington D.C.
Indiana University, IN
LaVerne University, CA – Presidential Scholarship
Loyola Marymount University, CA
Manhattanville University, NY
Massachusetts College of Art and Design, MA
Mercy College, NY
Michigan State University, MI
Mount St. Mary’s University, MD
New Jersey Institute of Technology, NJ
New York University, NY
Northeastern University, MA
Northwestern University, IL
Ohio State University, OH
Pace University, NY
Penn State University, PA
Providence College, RI
Purdue University, IN
Quinnipiac University, CT – Presidential Scholarship
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY
Rochester Institute of Technology, NY
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, IN
Rowan University, NJ
Rutgers University, NJ
Saint Louis University, MI
Santa Clara University, CA
Sarah Lawrence College, NY
School of the Art Institute Chicago, IL
School of Visual Arts, NY
Seattle University, WA
Seton Hall University, NJ
Siena College, NY – Presidential Scholarship
St. John’s University, NY
St. Michael’s College, VT
State University of New York (SUNY)
- Albany
- Alfred State College
- Buffalo State
- Empire State College
- Fredonia
- Ithaca College
- New Paltz
- Old Westbury
- Oneonta
- Purchase College
- Stony Brook University
- University of Binghamton
- University of Buffalo
Stevens Institute of Technology, NJ
Texas Tech University, TX
Trinity College, CT
University of Alabama, AL
University of California, CA
- Berkeley
- Davis
- Irvine
- Los Angeles
- Merced
- Riverside
- San Diego
- Santa Cruz
University of Connecticut, CT
University of Hartford, CT
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL
University of Massachusetts, MA
- Boston – Dean’s Scholarship
- Lowell
University of Miami, FL
University of North Carolina (Durham), NC
University of San Francisco, CA
University of Tampa, FL
University of Texas (Austin), TX
University of Wisconsin (Madison), WI
Vassar College, NY
Wentworth Institute of Technology, MA
Wesleyan University, CT
Wheaton College, MA