Take a breath
I help successful O.C. parents who struggle with the pressures of college admissions.
Work with me to discover what truly matters for your student when you’re surrounded by so much noise.
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of high school students are often or always worried about getting into college
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of high school students are often or always stressed about school grades
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of parents want more expert guidance and less stress over their kids' college apps
Wisdom from our insiders:
Go beyond passion
Passion isn’t enough for selective college admissions. We work together to not only identify your child’s interest, but also get recognized for it by the adults who matter.
Seeing the passion as viewed from an outside source with your teachers, or your coaches writing about you, that’s the thing, personally, that always made me do a double take and say, ‘Wow, this student is absolutely amazing.’
It’s the little things, where you sit there and chuckle because you’re the same, or maybe you didn’t think about it that way. It’s not always the big massive pieces of drama that stick out in my head.
Go beyond "strong"
Go beyond activity lists
One of the candidates that really stood out to me was someone who had a common thread linking throughout all this extracurricular involvement and that all aligned with the person’s personality.
What others are saying
Farrah N. Khan
Mayor of Irvine
College essays don't need to be profound.
They need to be relatable.
Resumes don't need 27 extracurriculars.
They need a common thread.
Transcripts don't need perfect GPAs & scores.
They need academic rigor.
Rec letters don't need to be fancy.
They need to be consistent.