College Admission Strategist
We are looking for an organized, intuitive, compassionate problem-solver with direct college admission experience with Ivy League, Little Ivies, Stanford, MIT, CalTech. Looking for a special person who likes the challenge of guiding students toward achieving their life’s goal.
Over the past 21 years, our consultants have worked one-on-one to help hundreds of students achieve their respective college and graduate admission goals. Our admission results include 95% of students each year winning admission to their “reach” colleges along with the fact that this same number of students are placed in the graduate school or in the job that they want two years after college.
We work with a range of students from a range of backgrounds including, independent, parochial, IB, AP high school backgrounds from around the world who wish to attend top-tier US and UK colleges and graduate schools.
Specialties: college admissions strategies, college planning strategies, college application branding, college scholarship strategies, college merit award strategies, college application essay editing, college application review, school selection guidance, resume review, transcript/curriculum review, ongoing counseling, college interview prep
Specialty: Selective colleges and universities College Transfers Scholarship Search International Applications Learning Disabilities Legacy/Development Cases
Qualifications:
- Passionate about driving a process of change for high school students (8th -12th grade) via academic, extracurricular, and personal growth
- Experienced in the college admissions process and knowledge of college types and how to plan a student's high school career towards a specific college goal
- Able to manage multiple parent and student relationships simultaneously
- Adept at managing expectations and counseling families through high pressure situations
- Organized, detail-oriented, confident and kind
- Strong grasp of English and writing skills including email etiquette
- Prior consulting, counseling (school or psychological) or coaching experience
- Prefer prior experience helping students apply to top-tier private colleges and public colleges and universities.
Requirements:
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undergraduate and graduate degree from a leading college or university and where possible admissions team experience with a top college or university
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An outgoing, empathetic personality along with strong relationship-building skills
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A strong work ethic with a desire to constantly exceed expectations
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Proven, exceptional writing skills
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Exceptional attention to detail and strong project management skills
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Comfort working in an entrepreneurial, small company environment
Responsibilities
- Monthly/ bimonthly meetings with students and parents to review academic and extracurricular plans
- Manage academic, standardized test, and extracurricular plans for approximately 20-50 students
- Coach students through independent projects (non-profit, small business, community workshop, etc)
- Maintain open and regular line of communication with students and parents
- Perform research on extracurricular activities (volunteering, summer programs, special projects)
- Able to drive a process of continuous improvement/change for students
