About Me

I opened the doors to College Initiative (Educational Initiative Consulting LLC) in 2017, after serving as an unofficial college admissions consultant for many years prior to that, while still working as a teacher.  Now settled in the college-dense Boston area, I’m a native of Pennsylvania and a Pennsylvania State University graduate, who has lived in seven states and ten different towns in the past 25+ years.  This has helped me to tour more than 50 college campuses around the country and overseas. 

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I’m a mother of three now-adult children, including twins, who each had diverse interests and college needs, from a National Merit scholar to an arts major.  As I began the college search with my oldest children, I quickly realized two things: that there was a lot I didn’t know and that this was going to require a lot more time than I had anticipated. So when I began working as an admissions consultant, my focus became removing the stress associated with the admissions experience and helping other parents to be able to enjoy this experience with their kids as much as I enjoyed it with my own. It’s been gratifying to see so many young adults go on to thrive in their chosen schools – often, in schools they would not have considered without some guidance.

As your college admissions counselor, I pledge to follow the NACAC’s Code of Ethics and commit to principled conduct.

I welcome clients of any race, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

Some of the schools I have personally visited include:

    • American University
    • Amherst College
    • Arizona State University
    • Belmont University
    • Case Western Reserve University
    • College of Charleston
    • College of the Atlantic
    • College of William and Mary
    • College of Wooster
    • Cornell University
    • Denison University
    • Dickinson College
    • Eckerd College
    • Elizabethtown College
    • Emory University
    • Flagler University
    • Florida Atlantic University
    • Franklin and Marshall College
    • George Washington University
    • Harvard University
    • Indiana University
    • Ithaca College
    • Loyola University Chicago
    • Lynn University
    • Miami University (OH)
    • New College of Florida
    • Northeastern University
    • Northwestern University
    • Occidental College
    • Pennsylvania State University, Main Campus
    • Pepperdine University
    • Princeton University
    • Renssellaer Polytechnic Institute
    • Rollins College
    • Smith College
    • Sorbonne University
    • Stanford University
    • The Ohio State University
    • Trinity College, Dublin
    • Tufts University
    • University College of Dublin
    • University of Alabama
    • University of Central Florida
    • University of Cincinnati
    • University of Florida
      University of Illinois
    • University of Massachusetts
    • University of Miami
    • University of Tampa
    • Vanderbilt University
    • Washington University St. Louis
    • Westminster College, PA

As you can see,  I have toured a variety of schools in a variety of geographic locations, ranging from MA to FL to CA, from cities to rural areas, and from 1,200 student liberal arts colleges to universities with over 40,000 students. I have extensive knowledge of many, many more.  I couldn’t pick a favorite because I believe it completely depends on the individual personality of the student who is applying – my favorite school for one student may not be my favorite for another.  I have some favorite college campuses, but not favorite colleges.  My college list recommendations for your student will never be identical to my recommendations for someone else, as no two students are the same.

Contact me to learn more about how I can help your student with the admissions process!

 

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