College Counseling for High School Students

As college counselors, we help students and families navigate the college search process.

The college admissions process – getting into college – has become stressful and complicated, not just for teenagers, but for their families as well. Magellan College Counseling helps students and families explore, prepare for and apply to the colleges that fit them academically, socially and emotionally. We do it by demystifying and simplifying the college admissions process. Our college counseling services result in a more organized and less stressful college search, and often, more college acceptances.

Part of the frustration in the college application process is knowing when to start, where to start and how to proceed. Some high schools don’t offer college counseling assistance until the fall of students’ senior year, and unfortunately, many families students end up with a … Read More

College Counseling Services for 9th, 10th & 11th Graders

Many parents and students ask us a very simple question: What do college counselors do? After all, isn't applying to college as simple as taking a few tests, sending in your transcripts, and filling out some applications? The short answer is – not anymore! Getting into college is now a fierce competition among tens of thousands of students from all over the country to get a few hundred coveted spots. The process is complicated, stressful, full of decisions, forms, finances…and deadlines. Lots of deadlines. These days, to get into a great college, great grades and test scores aren't … Read More →

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Five Questions You Should Ask About Your College Essay

Are you deep into college essay writing at this point? YOU SHOULD BE! It's time to get those essays going, so you don't have to spend your entire Thanksgiving (and winter?!) break working on your college applications. Just a little time each day will add up to save you a chunk of time later! Here are five important questions to ask yourself as you proofread and revise your essays: Do I express something new about myself, something that the … Read More →

Which Test Scores Should I Send To Colleges?

As your high school senior (eek! we're a senior now!) moves through college applications, you may find yourself with a question that hadn't occurred to you before: Which test scores should I send to colleges? The answer (frustrating, we know - this is the answer to most every question parents ask us!) is "it depends." It depends on a few things: Which test scores does each college on your list require? (some colleges require that you … Read More →

We get Thank You notes all the time! Read about some of recent successful clients.

Getting Into College With a Low SAT Score
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Missing College Application Deadlines is Preventable
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Helping Him Discover His Future and get into the Right College
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Getting Off the College Wait List and into Her Dream School
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Great Personal Statement Gets B Student into College
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Creating a Balanced College List Makes All the Difference
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How to Survive a Princeton Interview
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Thank you for Making the College Application Process Easy!
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What If Your High School College Counselor is Not Available
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Magellan College Counseling can work with you in person or remotely.

Magellan College Counseling has offices in Los Angeles (including the San Fernando Valley, West LA, Beverly Hills, Thousand Oaks) and Boston, and anywhere you are.

Our services include helping to plan high school classes and extra-curricular activities, helping families plan their standardized testing timeline, creating a balanced college list, help with college essays, and assistance with the all stages of actual college applications.

And we're still with you when the acceptance letters start coming in.

While we're known for our college counseling in Los Angeles and Boston, we also serve clients all over the country with our remote counseling service. So if you're looking for "college counselors near me" and you are not in LA or Boston, don't worry. We can help no matter where you are, and we do it every day.

Learn more about all our college counseling services here. Or if you're thinking about relying on your high school college counseling services, read this first.

And if you've just got questions, call or contact us by email. We're happy to answer them for you.

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