Description of Services : Services vary depending upon what students need, but may include:
1. Determining student interests and aspirations
2. Building a solid list of potential paths and/or colleges
3. Teaching and supporting students as they investigate options
4. Helping students determine test taking and reporting for specific options
5. Helping/Reviewing applications, including securing auxiliary items such as recommendations
6. Essay brainstorming and review - which includes content as well as lessons in grammar
7. Scholarship application submission review
8. Basic need-based financial aid support
9. Decision-making
Description of Experience : For 25 years, I served as an individual college counselor for 125-150 seniors at New Trier Township High School, engaged in the investigation, application, essay, and financial aid processes.I served as a faculty member and assistant executive director of The Academy for College Admission Counseling from 2009-2019, teaching graduate students, independent consultants, and school counselors the ethical considerations and practical implications of the admission process. I have spoken at NACAC and more regularly at IACAC, the Illinois Association for College Admission Counseling at the state and regional conferences. More recently, since retiring from New Trier in 2019, I have subbed at twice at the University of Chicago Lab High School and once at Latin School of Chicago.