About Me
Cynthia Robey is a veteran college admissions consultant and former UC Berkeley admissions reader with over 20 years of experience providing 1:1 strategic college planning for high-achieving and diverse student populations. She is the founder of College-WATCH LLC and has evaluated thousands of applications, giving her deep insight into how selective universities assess academic rigor, extracurricular engagement, intellectual curiosity, and institutional fit.
Cynthia specializes in personalized, AI-supported college planning, major and career exploration, extracurricular and leadership development, and application positioning for competitive U.S. universities, including University of California campuses, private colleges, and top STEM programs. Her work supports students pursuing pathways in STEM, business, humanities, pre-med, and interdisciplinary fields.
Her advising model blends human expertise with intelligent technology to deliver data-informed, forward-looking guidance for students in grades 10–12, transfer applicants, and graduate school candidates. Cynthia helps students design authentic academic and extracurricular profiles aligned with their strengths, evolving interests, and long-term goals. Services include college list strategy, course selection and rigor planning, standardized testing guidance, research and impact project development, essay coaching, and full application execution.
Families value Cynthia’s clear, realistic counsel and her ability to translate complex admissions trends into actionable next steps. Serving families in California, Texas, and nationwide, Cynthia provides high-touch, personalized advising that empowers students to clarify direction, build compelling narratives, and gain admission to best-fit colleges where they can thrive academically and personally.
Specialty Areas
Application Essay Craft/Review, General Ed Counseling, International to USA
Students Enrolled
University of California, Berkeley University of California, Los Angeles Stanford University
Columbia University
Brown University
University of Pennsylvania
Amherst College
Vassar College
Claremont McKenna College
Meet with
Cynthia
Experience: More than 15+ years
Campus tours: 5 to 10 / year
Education:
MBA International Relations JFK University
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Packages offered
Hourly Services offered