Private College Counseling reviews?
We are looking for a private college guidance counselor for our son and have received a few suggestions. Has anyone used Erika Coplon or Emily Grey Goldman (Grey Guidance for College counseling) for college counseling services? Would love to hear feedback from anyone who may have used either counselors. Thank you!
Dec 1, 2016
Parent Replies
Paying Amy Loebl for college counseling was money extremely well spent! It meant our relationship with our daughter was left without strain. Other than read essays when asked by my daughter, my husband and I have been relatively uninvolved with college application details! The result is no conflict or stress for us. I realize how incredible stress-free parents has been for our daughter! We interviewed Amy initially and our daughter chose Amy- knowing she'd like someone to "hold her hand". We were consulted about college choices & kept up to date on our daughter's progress but Amy kept track of deadlines, reviewed essays and applications for content, missing info, etc. I see lots of other parents stressing out along side their kids and it seems like a terrible experience!
When my daughter applied for colleges in 2016, she worked with Leslie Cohen (lesliecohencollegeconsulting [at] gmail.com or 510.207.0574). Leslie prioritized our daughter's college list based on her past college tours, peer and counselor recommendations. She recommended some that weren't on her radar, reviewed her college admissions essays and applications. Our family found Leslie easy to work with -- very down-to-earth with a clear understanding of our daughter 's interests. At the end,our daughter was accepted at all of her colleges (three UCs and nine private colleges). Her rates are reasonable.