Learning Services
At Rivers, Learning Services support is available to support all students. Our two learning specialists focus on helping students develop and strengthen executive functioning skills, including organization, time management, planning, prioritizing, study skills, note-taking, writing, and test-taking strategies. The Learning Services department supports students through grade-level programming, 1:1 meetings, and teacher consultation.
Learning Services oversees student evaluations and learning accommodations by implementing Individualized Learning Guides (ILGs) for students with documented disabilities.
The Tutoring Department is available to provide subject-specific support to students who are having difficulty in regular or advanced-level courses. Tutoring is a fee-based program and requires caregiver involvement.
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Freshman Year
In the winter of freshman year, counselors host introductory workshops for families. These meetings are designed to help families look ahead in order to get the most out of their Rivers education and encourage students to cultivate and pursue interests. -
Sophomore Year
The sophomore year program aims to educate families on standardized tests and the testing process. In the spring, students take a mock ACT and SAT. Follow-up workshops help families understand how to interpret these scores, follow appropriate prep and testing timelines, and understand the evolving role tests play in the college process. -
Junior Year Workshops
Primary Workshop
The college process begins in earnest junior year with our primary workshops. These fall programs introduce our office’s philosophy of matching the right student with the right college while dispelling myths about selective college admission. The workshops also outline the process timeline, preview our organizational software, and highlight our individualized Family Meetings.360° Process Overview
Each winter the college counseling office hosts a panel of admissions deans, Rivers seniors, and members of our counseling team to offer families a 360° view of the process. In these casual discussions, junior families bounce questions off the panel to gain honest answers from multiple perspectives. The no-agenda approach puts juniors and their parents in the driver’s seat and ensures they get their questions addressed.Special Interest Workshops
Our counseling team has a great deal of experience working incorporating students' special interests and talents into the admissions process. Specific programs are offered for arts (including conservatory level music) and athletics. Program addresses both how to appropriately consider these talents in the search process and how they can impact a student’s admissibility.College Essay Workshop
As former admissions officers ourselves, Rivers college counselors have strong opinions as to how students can make an effective connection with admissions officers through their college essay. Supplementing our extensive individual instruction on this topic, this late-spring workshop offers overarching tips and guidance on how to prepare a strong essay. -
Junior Family Meetings
Specific, individualized advising is paramount to a successful college search. At Rivers, the college process is personalized for every student through our private family conferences. After reviewing a plethora of information specific to each student including responses to self-evaluations and comments from teachers, counselors meet with families to discuss educational, professional and personal goals. These meetings are the first of many between students and counselors. Parents are invited to meet again with counselors in the spring and beginning of senior year to make final arrangements for the application process. Additionally, parents are encouraged to reach out to counselors throughout the process with questions. We believe strongly in a student-led process with parents and counselors working in tandem as support. -
Senior Year
Senior fall is characterized by ongoing one-on-one meetings between the student and the counselor. Students work individually with counselors in May of junior year to populate that bulk of the Common Application. Senior year begins by putting the finishing touches on the application, reviewing, editing and completing essays and supplements, and developing a plan for final school visits. By October, students—in conjunction with their parents and counselors—will have developed a sound, strategic application plan that aligns with their vision of their future. Historical data plays a significant role in the process at this point, as the college office uses this information to ensure students are maximizing the likelihood of enrolling at one of their top colleges.
Typically 100% of seniors will have submitted at least one application by November 15, and historically 70% - 80% of students utilizing Early Decision or Restricted are admitted through these rounds. Ongoing counseling is provided as early decisions return and continue in the spring for students pursuing regular-decision options.
Meet The Team
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Jennifer Litman
Director of Learning Services(339) 686-2433Boston College School of Social Work - M.S.W.Bio
Teachers College Columbia University - M.A.T.
Franklin and Marshall College - B.A.
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COLLEGE ENROLLMENT MAP
Please click here to view the college enrollment list for the Rivers Class of 2026 and the five-year data for the Classes of 2022-2026. -
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: 2022 - 2026
American University (1)
Amherst College (7)
Arizona State University (1)
Auburn University (2)
Babson College (4)
Barnard College (2)
Bates College (1)
Berklee College of Music (1)
Boston College (27)
Boston University (7)
Bowdoin College (5)
Brown University (7)
Bryant University (1)
Bucknell University (6)
Case Western Reserve University (1)
Chapman University (1)
Clark University (4)
Clemson University (7)
Colby College (16)
Colgate University (17)
College of Charleston (1)
College of the Holy Cross (8)
Colorado College (3)
Colorado Mesa University (1)
Columbia University (2)
Connecticut College (3)
Cornell University (3)
Dartmouth College (8)
Davidson College (3)
Denison University (1)
Dickinson College (2)
Duke University (2)
Elon University (4)
Emory University (3)
Fairfield University (4)
Florida State University (1)
Fordham University (1)
Franklin and Marshall College (1)
Furman University (1)
George Washington University (3)
Georgetown University (5)
Hamilton College (2)
Harvard University (8)
Hobart and William Smith Colleges (4)
Johns Hopkins University (2)
Kenyon College (1)
Lafayette College (3)
Lehigh University (3)
Loyola Marymount University (1)
Macalester College (1)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (3)
Mercer University (1)
Miami University (1)
Middlebury College (6)
New York University (1)
Northeastern University (14)
Northwestern University (6)
Oberlin College (1)
Occidental College (3)
Old Dominion University (1)
Pace University (New York City) (1)
Pitzer College (1)
Pomona College (1)
Princeton University (3)
Providence College (6)
Purdue University (1)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1)
Rollins College (2)
Santa Clara University (4)
Scripps College (1)
Seton Hall University (1)
Skidmore College (3)
Smith College (1)
Southern Methodist University (3)
St. Lawrence University (1)
Stonehill College (3)
SUNY Albany (1)
SUNY Plattsburgh (1)
Swarthmore College (1)
Syracuse University (11)
Temple University (1)
Texas Christian University (3)
The College of Wooster (1)
The Ohio State University (1)
Trinity College (6)
Tufts University (11)
Tulane University (12)
Union College (3)
University of California (Berkeley) (1)
University of Chicago (3)
University of Colorado (Boulder) (7)
University of Connecticut (1)
University of Denver (2)
University of Maryland (6)
University of Massachusetts (Amherst) (7)
University of Massachusetts (Lowell) (2)
University of Miami (9)
University of Michigan (8)
University of Notre Dame (5)
University of Pennsylvania (4)
University of Pittsburgh (1)
University of Richmond (8)
University of Rochester (2)
University of South Carolina (1)
University of Southern California (2)
University of St Andrews (1)
University of Tennessee (1)
University of Toronto (2)
University of Utah (1)
University of Vermont (6)
University of Virginia (4)
University of Wisconsin (5)
Vanderbilt University (1)
Vassar College (1)
Villanova University (9)
Wake Forest University (15)
Washington and Lee University (1)
Washington University in St. Louis (13)
Wesleyan University (4)
William & Mary (1)
Williams College (6)
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (2)
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COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: 2026
Amherst College (2)
Auburn University
Babson College
Boston College (10)
Boston University (3)
Bowdoin College
Brown University
Clark University
Clemson University (2)
Colby College (3)
Colgate University (3)
Columbia University
Dartmouth College (2)
Davidson College (2)
Denison University
Fairfield University
Georgetown University
Harvard University (4)
Johns Hopkins University
Lafayette College
Lehigh University (2)
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMiddlebury College
Northeastern University (4)
Northwestern University
Old Dominion University
Pitzer College
Pomona College
Providence College (4)
Saint Lawrence University
Santa Clara University (2)
SUNY Plattsburgh
Temple University
Texas Christian University (2)
The Ohio State University
Trinity College
Tufts University (2)
University of Connecticut
University of Denver (2)
University of Maryland (2)
University of Massachusetts (Amherst)
University of Miami (3)
University of Michigan (4)
University of Notre Dame
University of Pennsylvania
University of Rochester
University of South Carolina
University of Tennessee
University of Virginia
Villanova University (3)
Wake Forest University (5)
Wesleyan University (2)
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Yale University (3) -
COLLEGE PROFILE
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COLLEGE VISITORS
Rivers loves to welcome admissions officers from around the world each fall. We suggest 45-minute to an-hour visits to ensure you have enough time to connect with both our seniors and the college counseling team.Please click here to make a visit request electronically via Scoir. In the event that the online availability does not align with your calendar or if you would rather book a time with us directly, contact Lisa Markey, College Counseling Office Coordinator, at L.Markey@rivers.org. Please note that Lisa is unavailable until mid-August, so colleges looking to plan their travel before then should contact Dave Lyons, Director of College Counseling, at d.lyons@rivers.org.
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