I am an educator and writer with extensive experience . . .

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I am an independent counselor whose clients have recently received offers of admission to the most selective colleges and universities in the US. I have taught in a variety of venues: high school, college, and lifelong learning. I have a decade of experience in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, reviewing thousands of applications each year. My major responsibility was being in charge of international applications. 
But the part of my job I enjoyed most was meeting individual students, either at their schools or when they came to visit the campus. Working with individual students is at the heart of my counseling practice.

Then I worked in New York City for another decade, this time as a college counselor, primarily at the United Nations International School. Also, for many years I contributed a column, "Ask the College Counselor," at www.insideschools.org where I answered readers' questions about the college application process. I have contributed my expertise to programs for underrepresented urban students and for new speakers of English.

Degrees:  BA, Queens College; MA, PhD, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
​Member: AAUP, NACAC, SACAC

• For more information about my work as a college counselor and how to access my services, please see the next pages. Basic fee is $300 for a 2-hour consultation (with follow-up assessment of your college essay); additional hours are $125 each.
• I enjoy doing  research in several  areas and sharing this work with the public, colleagues and readers. For additional information about my lectures, research, and publications, please click the links appearing above the bookshelf photo.

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