A director of college counseling with global experience has joined the staff at the Oxbridge Academy of the Palm Beaches.
After working in Egypt, the Sudan, Russia, Nepal and Japan, Phil Clinton has come back to the United States to serve as director of college counseling at Oxbridge. Clinton will lead the school’s personalized approach to guiding students and their parents through the college search and selection process. Under his direction, the college counseling team will continue to educate students, beginning in 9th grade, on the competitive college admissions process, application procedures and testing requirements.
“We are proud that 100 percent of the students in our first two graduating classes have been accepted into a college or university, including the most prestigious in the nation, like Yale, Columbia, Duke, Fordham, the California Institute of Technology and the University of Pennsylvania,” Oxbridge Academy President Robert Parsons said. “We know that Phil will maintain that record of success and take our college counseling program to the next level with the relationships that he has cultivated with post-secondary schools in the United States and abroad.”
Clinton has been in independent school education since his high school days at Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass., and has since served in many different capacities both in the United States and overseas. He began his career as a classroom teacher at the Brooks School in North Andover, Mass., and later served as the high school principal and director of college counseling at the Canterbury School in Fort Wayne, Ind.
In 1989, Clinton accepted the position of director of college counseling at the Cairo American College in Egypt, launching his career in international education that spanned over 25 years. Most recently, he managed the college counseling programs in 10 different cities throughout eastern China, helping students enroll in colleges and universities in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
“In today’s world, being able to provide Oxbridge students with a realistic global perspective and remarkable insight into American higher education is a major advantage,” Clinton said.
Clinton earned his bachelor’s degree from Oberlin College and also holds a divinity degree from Duke University. He was one of the founding members of the Overseas Association of College Admissions Counselors and served as vice president and president of the organization during its early years.
For more information on Oxbridge Academy and its comprehensive college counseling program, call (561) 972-9600 or visit www.oapb.org.
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