Academics

College and Career Advising

Guidance for College and Beyond Preparing for What’s Next

Fishburne Military School’s College & Career Counselor works closely with all of our cadets to understand their skills, their needs, and their best fit in post-secondary education options.
This guidance will provide students with authentic options that best fit their career pathway and will enable them to succeed and thrive in their next step post-Fishburne. Our College & Career Counselor facilitates relationships among many different post-secondary options including four-year universities, trade schools and career options, the United States military, and other career pathways to ensure that those programs understand Fishburne’s program and the strengths of our cadets.

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  • Service Academies

    Two Cadets Class of 2021 accepted to the United States Military Academy at West Point!

  • ROTC Scholarships

    The Class of 2023 earned 6 ROTC Scholarships!

  • Making the Deadline

    Counselors ensure each student completes applications and is aware of deadlines for their chosen schools.

PSAT Assessment in Spring

All members of the cadet corps in grades 8-10 take the PSAT assessment test in the spring and grade 11 takes the PSAT assessment test in the Fall. The results of this test are used by the school to assess the skill development of each cadet as well as to evaluate the school’s educational program.

Preparation begins in a cadet’s junior year

Preparation for the college admissions process begins in the cadet’s junior year. During a cadet’s junior and senior years, the cadet meets frequently with the Guidance Director, who explains thoroughly the process of enrolling in college. As a part of the college counseling program, juniors are required to take the ASVAB, PSAT, SAT, and the ACT. Seniors must take both the SAT and ACT.

College representatives and college night programs

College representatives visit Fishburne throughout the year to talk with interested cadets. In addition, cadets attend College Night programs in the spring of their junior year and in the fall of their senior year. Our College & Career Counselor works with each Cadet in the senior class, to ensure that every student completes the common application and is aware of deadlines for their chosen schools.

Close collaboration during a cadet’s senior year

The College & Career Counselor works very closely with cadets during their senior year. Seniors are expected to apply to several colleges where they have a reasonable chance to succeed. The goal is to have each senior matched with a college where he will be most successful as determined by the counselor, the senior’s parents, and the cadet himself.

Although the school cannot guarantee the success of each student who enters college, every effort is made to ensure the cadet is given the guidance to make a smooth transition into college, a service academy, or trade college.

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  • College Counseling

    We help our cadets gain a clear understanding of their abilities and interests. Equipped with information on educational opportunities and this self-knowledge, cadets are assisted in finding those schools that make strong matches. Careful attention is paid to making wise decisions and meeting deadlines.

    College representatives visit Fishburne throughout the year to talk with interested cadets. In addition, cadets attend College Night programs in the spring of their junior year and in the fall of their senior year. Our College & Career Counselor works with each cadet in the senior class, to ensure that every student completes the common application and is aware of deadlines for their chosen schools.

  • Academy Service Planning

    Our students are regularly admitted and attend the United States service academies such as West Point, Merchant Marines Academy, Coast Guard Academy, and the Naval Academy.

  • Trade College Planning

    Fishburne is currently developing relationships with Pittsburgh Institute for Aeronautics and The Apprentice School (Newport News Shipbuilding), two of the best (and private) trade colleges on the East Coast. These schools offer a way to a rewarding and financially stable career, without the debt of college. Graduates are guaranteed jobs at starting salaries most college graduates dream of securing just out of school.

  • Preparing Cadets for SAT and ACT Testing

    As testing continues to be a component in most college admissions processes, cadets at Fishburne prepare for and take the preliminary tests for both ACT and SAT before taking the ACT and SAT. Fishburne has partnered with College Board to administer the PSAT for grades 8-11. All Juniors and Seniors take both the SAT and the ACT.

    The ACT (originally the American College Test) and SAT are the two standardized tests accepted by most colleges and universities for admissions purposes. The exam has a multiple choice section covering math, English, reading, and science. It also has an optional writing test in which examinees plan and write a short essay.

  • Recommendations from Faculty

    Counselor and teacher recommendations are paramount in most college admissions processes. Documenting a student’s successful living experience away from home prior to college provides added confirmation as to the student’s readiness for college. Having many opportunities to observe the students, the College & Career Counselor and teachers are able to portray to the colleges the many accomplishments, talents and spirit of the cadets.

  • Personal Development

    Fishburne is rich in opportunities for students to demonstrate talents and interests beyond the classroom. Leadership and service are encouraged in academics, JROTC, athletics, clubs, and everyday living in the barracks. As character issues have become important questions in the admission process, cadets who live by the Fishburne Honor Code clearly demonstrate the level of their character development.

  • Help filing for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

    Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

    Our College & Career Counselor works with each senior to help them begin to fill out the FAFSA. Parents must work with their students to complete the form.

    Federal Student Financial Aid in the United States is funding that is available exclusively to students attending a post-secondary educational institution in the United States. This funding is used to assist in covering the many costs incurred in the pursuit of post-secondary education. Financial aid is available from federal and state governments, educational institutions, and private organizations. It can be awarded in the form of grants, loans, work-study, and scholarships. In order to apply for federal financial aid, students must first complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

  • Cadet Brady Finchman

    Recipient
    3-Year Airforce ROTC Scholarship

    Acceptances
    Liberty University
    James Madison University
    Virginia Tech
    West Virginia University

  • Cadet Rahmes Hall

    Acceptances
    Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
    Virginia Military Institute

  • Cadet Jordan Marchini

    Acceptances
    Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

  • Cadet Nathan Ryan

    Acceptances
    South Dakota School of Mines & Tech

  • Cadet Julius Gardner

    Acceptances
    Anne Arundel Community College & Bowie State

  • Cadet William Branham

    Recipient
    4-Year Army ROTC Scholarship

    Acceptances
    East Tennessee State University

  • Battalion Commander Sean Ross

    Recipient
    4-Year full-ride ROTC Scholarship

    Acceptances
    Indiana University

  • Cadet Joshua Elms

    Recipient
    4-Year Airforce ROTC Scholarship

    Acceptances
    University of Virginia
    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Indiana University
    University of Chicago
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Our Mission

To innovate and create the military school for the twenty first century. One that redefines what it means to graduate young men with the skills to move forward wherever their lives take them with CHARACTER \ KINSHIP \ AGENCY.
Fishburne Military School has earned the US Army’s highest level of accreditation and maintained its designation as a JROTC Honor Unit With Distinction for over 40 years. We may also nominate qualified candidates to the United States Service Academies and host one of only four Summer JROTC programs in the nation, accredited by US Army Cadet Command.