Providing one-on-one counseling services to help high school students and their families navigate the college admissions process.
Providing one-on-one counseling services to help high school students and their families navigate the college admissions process.
“Paula could title herself “the Fairy Godmother of the College Application Process!” She transformed a time of stress into a period of love and development for our daughter and our family. With Paula's support, we were able to grant our daughter the independence she craves while feeling secure that she would meet all deadlines and deliver her best work. Paula provided great guidance on decision making criteria, enabling our daughter to start from a huge range of schools and discover her own preference (for a highly competitive, small liberal arts college). Thanks to Paula, our daughter got in early to her top choice!
Paula is tireless in supporting both parent and teen. Our daughter had an unusual path through high school, and had to mesh several transcripts to create her application. Paula had great insights on how best to present her journey. She helped our daughter believe even more in her own gifts, and deliver that personality and powerful essence through every facet of her application.
We recommend Paula with zero reservations! You will be amazed at how enjoyable it can be to watch and support your teen in finding their next chapter. We are proud and thrilled for our daughter, and beyond grateful for Paula’s partnership and support.”
“The college application experience was the most difficult yet rewarding challenge of my life. I was indecisive about almost everything: majors, geography, campus size, weather, etc. that I ended up applying to 17 different schools, most of which were highly selective. I’ve honestly lost count as to how many essays I had to write! It was definitely the most stressful and work-intensive few months of my life for sure. That being said, Paula was there for me through every step of the process, helping me both intellectually and emotionally. She was patient, smart, kind, strategic, creative, and open-minded; all qualities essential and present in this amazing college counselor. And, thanks to her, I recently received admission to my dream school/program, soon to be a Psychology major at Vanderbilt University! I am so glad that my family hired Paula to help me through the college admissions process. I truly cannot recommend a better college counselor!”
“Communicative, thorough, thoughtful, organized, strategic. These are a few of the words that come to mind when I think of Paula. And now that our daughter has decided to attend her college of choice, words that we would use to describe our sentiments are grateful, relieved, and proud. We feel so grateful for Paula’s guidance and commitment to help our daughter find and transition to this next collegiate adventure.
We wanted our daughter to find a supportive environment that was aligned with her academic pursuits and gave her opportunities for choice and accomplishment. For our child, who is logistically challenged, we felt the college search and application process would be fraught with conflict if we parents helped her manage. And then Paula arrived. After a thorough collection of information and assessments from my daughter and us parents, Paula developed a target list of schools that were in her field of interest and desired profile, from likely to reach colleges, and an admission strategy that was so spot-on that it emotionally impacted us. Really. To see our child’s dreams be attainable with a plan to get there, it’s emotional. Paula then helped our daughter execute on that strategy in manageable steps that would have otherwise been overwhelming. We would not have been able to navigate the various steps of the target school list and maintain the supportive relationship.
Paula is now advising our next child, who has very different interests and preferred college profile, and the process is equally thorough and thoughtful, customized to her hopes and dreams.”
“Engaging Paula to help our daughter through the college process brought tremendous relief from the first meeting. She is a Rockstar, hands on, a good listener, empathetic, hardworking, a thorough researcher, and amazing follow up with weekly tasks and recaps. Paula put her whole heart into helping us. She kept us informed, was extremely organized and kept us on schedule. An amazing coach and guide at every juncture, helping our daughter to prepare for tours, offering counsel on essays, outlining the finer points of the application process, and sharing relevant resources we would have not known about otherwise. Advice on ways to connect with admissions counselors was invaluable. We are so grateful to have had Paula’s help, I have no idea how we would’ve gotten through it without her and have no doubt her counsel helped our daughter put her best possible self out there, gaining admissions into her top choice schools.”
“Paula is gifted and a very special person. She goes above and beyond what her role entails. She truly cares about her clients and goes to great lengths to ensure everyone is attended to. She not only took the time to get to know our daughter and son’s strengths and personality, she also took the time to listen and be a sounding board for all of us throughout the entire college selection process. Paula’s style, demeanor, approach and thoughtfulness are truly amazing. She provided us with invaluable feedback, step by step guidance and even a little counseling to keep us as parents on the rails during a stressful time. She has a knack for relating to the kids on their level and pushes them to achieve their personal best. She encourages their independence in a supportive way which is highly critical to their success. We cannot sing her praises enough!”
“Paula's guidance and insight was invaluable and key to our daughter’s search and eventual acceptance as a direct admit to Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan (her #1 choice). Paula helped us throughout the entire process including essay writing, establishing a procedure to search and identify a balanced list schools that fit our criteria, scholarship identification & application as well as organizing a testing, writing and application calendar. Recognizing the importance of not only doing this the right way for the first time but also making sure that we considered all options and focused on the right schools. We chose Paula for her expertise but also her ability to instantly connect with our daughter. This is not a cookie cutter process and Paula was able to recommend and guide her towards a very successful application and acceptance process gaining admission to most of her schools. We would highly recommend Paula and cannot thank her enough!”
“Unfortunately, I started the college admissions process late. This caused a huge amount of stress and at times actually made me question if I even wanted to go to college. But after meeting and working with Paula that all changed. The college search and application process became less stressful and very exciting! She helped me realize all I had to offer a college/university and showed me how to share this throughout my application and essays. Paula guided me every step of the way and encouraged me to put myself out there by applying to great schools I didn’t even know existed. She helped me expand my knowledge on what I wanted and where to find it. Paula was not only my college counselor she was a friend and mentor. She gave me the best advice and was honest throughout the entire process. Even with all the applications and essays, I never once felt under pressure having her by my side. Paula held me accountable, so I never wanted to disappoint her by submitting things late or undeveloped. I appreciate her so much and I always will.”
“We can’t express how much we have valued Paula’s college counseling work with our twin daughters. From the beginning, Paula has treated both girls with respect and rigor, helped them to crystalize their interests and build their confidence to tell their story effectively. Her marketing background and professionalism were evident and she communicated very well with us along the way. Critical for us was Paula’s assistance in identifying the best schools across the country to align with their direction, and align with our budget. The outcome has been a much destressed college application process, acceptances at colleges of choice, with significant merit scholarship from many out-of-state schools. I highly recommend working with Paula!”
“As a dual citizen and IB Diploma student in Switzerland, our son dreamed of attending college in the U.S. Thanks to Paula he was able to put his thoughts and accomplishments together successfully completing his college applications with flying colors and far in advance of the application deadlines! Although there’s a 9 hour time difference Paula was always available and met with our son weekly via Zoom. She went beyond our expectations showing him ways to showcase his unique talent as a professional race car driver. Our son’s future has been paved with the help of Paula who I recommend highly. There are no words to thank you enough!”