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Founder and CEO of College Strategy Experts. Seasoned college planner for hundreds. Former teacher. Professional editor and writer. Former consultant to the US Department of Education and the College Board. Lover of animals. Performing arts and sports enthusiast. Read-a-holic. Heavy drinker...of tea that is.

About Me


Kerry was educated at Williams College in Massachusetts, ranked by U.S. News and World Report as the #1 Liberal Arts College in America. She completed her master’s degree in a joint program with Harvard and Tufts Universities, respectively ranked #2 and #28 in U.S. News and World Report’s rankings of national universities

Despite having been educated in New England, she was a long-time resident of Washington DC and is a California native. As a mother of one high school and two college students, she is personally acquainted with the stresses of the college admissions process and the terrifying costs of college.

Kerry has provided college admissions and financial aid planning services to hundreds of families. She is a member of the Higher Education Consultants Association and the Western Association of College Admissions Counselors. She is also a nationally certified college financial aid planner and was advised by Troy Onink, one of the foremost financial aid authorities in the country and a financial aid columnist for Forbes magazine.

- Full-service college financial aid and admissions consulting
- College education planning
- College EFC and cost analysis
- College funding strategies
- College savings plans
- College selection and financial aid analysis
- College financial aid forms assistance
- Financial aid awards analysis and negotiations assistance
- College application assistance
- College essay development and editing
- College major and career planning
- Proposal, grant, and report writing
- Fundraising and development
- Presentation and public speaking
- Staffing, training, and supervision
- Technical writing and editing
- Sales

Specialties: college education planning, college financial aid, college applications and admission

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Pennsylvania State University -- University Park, Clark University, Whitman College, Reed College, San Jose State University, Oregon State University, San Diego State University, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, Texas Christian University, University of Houston, Portland State University, California State University, Chico, Arizona State University -- Tempe Campus, The University of Alabama, College of Charleston, University of Mississippi, University of South Carolina -- Columbia, Santa Clara University, University of California, Davis, University of California, Santa Cruz, University of Rochester, University of California, Santa Barbara, Haverford College, Colorado College, Lehigh University.

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Kerry

Experience: More than 10 years

Campus tours: 11 to 15 / year

Education:

Master's Degree M.A., International Relations The Fletcher School at Tufts University

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