
Professional
Memberships
IECA
HECA
NACAC
NCAG
NJACAC
SACAC


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No matter who you choose for college advising, if he/she doesn't have a track record of experience and training, then at a minimum, make sure your counselor is a vetted member of HECA or a professional member of IECA
I have seen firsthand how college admissions has dramatically changed over the past 15+ years and sincerely empathize with parents & students over how daunting the process has become.
Before starting CollegeSavvy Consulting, I was a chemist, an entrepreneur, a career center volunteer, and a stay-at-home mom to my three beautiful and rotten kids. I also did fun gigs like mentoring at a women's prison, running the bank and silent auctions at fundraisers, and judging high school science fairs.
When I started the college search process with my own kids (like many of you), I was overwhelmed by the amount of information and disinformation out there. I researched for years to unravel the complexities and eventually studied college admissions and attained my Independent Educational Consultant graduate certificate from UC Irvine. I have volunteered at Streetsquash in Newark and worked as program director of college admissions for a tutoring company.
I am a member of IECA, HECA, NACAC, NCAG, SACAC, NJACAC and assist students on the East Coast, in the Midwest and Southeast. I have served for 4+ years on IECA´s Subcommittee on Affordability (SOCA) as the financial aspect of college is one of my special interests. In addition to active participation in professional organizations, I am committed to my professional development; typically I spend 10-15 hours a week! It is a non-stop loop of campus visits, counselor tours, meeting with college reps, colleagues from all over the country, regional groups, and attending regional & national conferences and educational seminars. I am grateful for my vast network of colleagues. When you hire CollegeSavvy Consulting, you have indirect access to these networks.
I consider empathy, problem-solving, critical thinking, understanding the big picture and dot-connecting to be some of my greatest strengths. Truly, the years of endless study/research, working with students from all walks of life and witnessing the college aftermath has given me perfect hindsight. Every student & family is different and requires a different strategy.
I calm the waters, filter out the noise and empower students & families with practical and useful information. I want you to get CollegeSavvy and go in with your eyes wide open! Whenever possible, I love to play tennis, board games and once in a great while, fit in some golf!
Sampling of colleges to which CollegeSavvy students
have been accepted, in no particular order
Washington University
Duke University
Skidmore College
University of Notre Dame
Lafayette College
Drexel University
UT Austin
UT Austin - Business Honors
Rennselear Polytechnic Institute
Case Western Reserve
Indiana University - Kelley
Franklin & Marshall
Kenyon College
Syracuse University
Denison University
Penn State
Furman University
Virginia Tech
University of Illinois
University of Pittsburgh
James Madison University
George Washington University
Auburn University
Texas Christian University
Fordham University
University of Connecticut
University of Vermont
University of Tampa
UNC - Wilmington
University of Wisconsin
Simmons College
Wellesley College
Villanova University
University of Pennsylvania
Purdue University
University of Rochester
Claremont McKenna
Miami University
UNC Chapel Hill
Univ. of Wisconsin- Madison
Wake Forest University
Lehigh University
Northeastern University
Florida State University
The Ohio State University
University of Alabama
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Marist University
Michigan State University
Marquette University
Fairfield University
University of Delaware
Rutgers University -Honors College
Dickinson University
University of the Sciences
Saint Louis University
Stonybrook University
Rochester Institute of Technology
Gettysburg College
College of Charleston
Rhodes College
Georgia Tech
UC Santa Barbara
Reed College
Boston University
Johns Hopkins University
SCAD - Savannah and Atlanta
University of South Carolina
University of Maryland
College of the Holy Cross
University of Tennesee
NYU
San Diego State University
CU Boulder
Stevens Institute of Technology
Clemson University
NC State
Duquesne University - PA Program
University of Dayton
Southern Methodist University
Connecticut College
Monmouth University
Temple University
Quinnipiac University
George Mason University
Sacred Heart University
Arizona State
University of Arizona
Gardner-Webb University
University of Rhode Island - Pharmacy
