After spending five years coordinating programs to help low income and disadvantaged women get back into the workforce, Fay Taragan realized that often these single mothers also had kids applying to college, adding extra stress at an already stressful time in their lives. In addition, having watched her own high school student who was … Read more
One of the biggest misconceptions most people have is that only high-performing students who are aiming for Ivy League institutions work with an independent educational consultant. Nothing could be further from the truth! IECs can help students at all academic achievement levels find their college path – even if that means starting at a … Read more
Caleb Fitzpatrick has been with the Magellan College Counseling team about a year, but he’s not new to college advising. After spending a number of years working in finance in Australia, Caleb returned to the US and went back to school to become a teacher. It was then that he found the excitement of … Read more
Debbie Liebert has been with Magellan College Counseling since 2013. After years as a classroom teacher and educator, Debbie was inspired to train as a college counselor because her three daughters took very different paths through the college application process. She brings compassion and balance to a sometimes fraught and frustrating process. I interviewed … Read more
Five things an independent #college counselor can do to help your high school student explore and apply to college! http://t.co/mxp156AcXZ — Magellan College Counseling (@EvelynMagellan) January 29, 2015 Spend the time that you AND your student need to understand the process and come up with the best results. Unfortunately, public school counselors have such large … Read more
I was on a panel last week at a counselors’ conference, and an admissions representative from MIT said something that really resonated with me. "It's what you've done, not what you've won." – Sarah G, @MITAdmissions #IECA — Magellan College Counseling (@EvelynMagellan) May 4, 2016 Here’s what that means: Colleges are looking for the real … Read more
There have been a few recent articles in the LA Times which should give pause to California students and parents considering any of the UC or CSU campuses. Many parents believe that our public university system is the best value education for their child. We challenge our clients to do some research before coming to … Read more
Being a member of several professional organizations dedicated to helping high school students prepare for, search for and apply to college gives us access to resources that we can share with our clients. NACAC, the National Association for College Admission Counseling, offers a number of informational flyers and other materials, and I recently saw their … Read more
Monday, February 22, 6-8 pm College Without Stress: How to Send Your Kid to College Without Breaking Your Bank Presentation with financial advisor Selwyn Miller Lovi’s Deli, 24005 Calabasas Road, Calabasas $10 for this event includes dinner! Please RSVP here (if you are not a UCLA alum, choose the “others” category; pricing is the same). … Read more
Colleges have stepped up their efforts to generate new majors and areas of academic study that are both relevant to the current employment landscape, as well as appealing to the unique interests of millennials. As a result, many colleges are offering new and interesting majors – some even have over a hundred major options! In … Read more