Hello!  

I love to help families with the college search and application process. Whether it’s researching schools that would be a great fit, staying on top of application deadlines, writing compelling essays, editing and re-editing those essays, obtaining aid, or planning travel to see colleges, I can help with all of it!  My years of experience as a professional magazine editor have really helped college applicants develop tight, clear content, and I can help edit essays so that they sound as sophisticated and polished as possible. Over the past few years, I have edited hundreds of college essays.

 

The process can be daunting! In the past four years, I helped my oldest two children with over 60 college essays as they applied to a combined 28 colleges. Our family has visited 32 campuses. I’d love to use my knowledge to help you navigate this process.

 

I can help your student:

 

·         Compile a custom list of colleges your student is interested in and all details associated

·         Research colleges that would be a great fit for your student, including cost and achievability

·         Develop tailored spreadsheets for application deadlines, letters of recommendation and all portfolio submission deadlines

·         Determine what potential merit scholarships may be available and assess cost accordingly 

·         Help with essays; both coming up with concepts and editing. And MORE editing!

·         Edit the Activity list for UC Application, Common Application and Coalition Application

·         Plan a trip for college visits: everything from scheduling college tours to planning routes to seeing “best of” in college                    towns to booking hotels/flights/rental cars

·         Build a resume and/or creative portfolio

·         Assist with any and all steps along the way to lessen family stress

 

Grades, involvement, and work experience throughout high school are huge factors in college applications. Now is definitely the time to start the process and make a list of potential schools to research and visit. Current high school freshmen and sophomores should be researching and ideally visiting schools to know where they would like to apply. Good grades, involvement, work experience and community service, ideally four years of a language, test scores…all of these are important from freshman year on. Current high school juniors should have a solid list of schools to which they plan to apply and start their applications, activities, and essays by the winter/spring before senior year. I’d love to help your student break down this competitive process into less intimidating steps, making it less stressful for the family! 

 

I charge by the hour. I find that people like this method; they can pick and choose what they want to do themselves and what they’d like me to help with. I’d definitely recommend having me start on a spreadsheet for your student that will encompass a bunch of information for the schools they’re interested in. Please let me know; I'm here for you!