College Admissions Counseling Services
I'm an independent educational consultant with over 10 years of experience, which includes working in admissions at the University of Southern California (USC) and Pomona College. I provide a comprehensive college counseling service for high school and transfer students that will ensure that you submit the most competitive and compelling application.
College Counseling Services
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High School College Counseling
Grades 9 - 11: We will meet as often as needed to discuss academic progress, course selection, standardized test timing and prep, letters of recommendation support, extracurricular interests and summer planning. We will start to focus our application work during your Junior year, shaping your story and building your application strategy.
Grade 12: We will work on all aspects of the college application process: researching and creating your college list, interview and resume guidance, application strategy (early action/decision), and essay revisions (just to name a few). I will be on-call for you, available to you whenever you need me.
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Transfer to USC
Transfer to USC after your freshman or sophomore year in college! I will use my prior experience leading Trojan Transfer Plans (USC TTP) and personally develop a USC transfer plan that will make you extremely successful in transferring to USC.
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A La Carte Services
Personal Statement Review
I’ll provide a thorough review of one essay that you’ve already written. Feedback, proofreads, edits, notes, and suggestions will be detailed, shared, and debriefed with you.
Application Review
Ready to submit your application? Let me provide a complete, line-by-line review of your application before you hit ‘submit’! I’ll provide you with my suggestions, notes, and edits for each component of your application (essay, short answer, extracurricular activities, letters of recommendation, and additional info.).
Hourly Rates available
Meet with me one-on-one with questions about any aspect of your college application process! If you need guidance on the interview process, want to brainstorm essay ideas, discuss application strategy, make a college list, or anything in between, I’m happy to chat with you via Zoom. You’ll receive detailed notes after our meeting.
Stanley as an Admission Officer…
In this crazy world of independent college counseling, who can you actually trust? I realize that to you, I’m just some random person on the internet, claiming my credentials to be what they are in the hopes that you’ll consider working with me. In order to ease any doubt, I’ve included some select photos of my time working at USC as an Admissions Officer (these were taken directly from the official USC Admission Instagram page).
In addition, I have professional references available upon request should you require them. Please take a look at my media page to see more!
can you spot (a much younger) me in the group photos? I also made my acting debut in one of the videos…