About Me

Nagla Orlando, M.Ed., CEP, founder of Knowledge Worx 4 College, approaches admissions as a lifelong educator — a 25-year veteran California-credentialed science teacher (Biology, AP Biology, Anatomy and Physiology) who's also mentored thousands of students in leadership and interpersonal growth through the Boomerang Project's LINK Crew Initiative. She built her practice around helping students discover their innate strengths and the higher education options that fit them best, prioritizing strong relationships with school counselors on California's Central Coast.

Nagla holds a California Single Subject Teaching Credential, an M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, counseling certification, and — as of 2022 — the Certified Educational Planner (CEP) designation, held by only 44 consultants in California and 272 nationwide. She's a member of NACAC, WACAC, HECA, and a Professional Member of IECA, with a gift for helping students see themselves beyond test scores and GPA so admissions officers can glimpse their genuine curiosity and growth.

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Syracuse University, Montana State University -- Bozeman, Gonzaga University, Loyola Marymount University, Miami University -- Oxford, Southern Methodist University, Chapman University, University of Oregon, University of Portland, Seattle University, Oregon State University, The University of New Mexico, Seattle Pacific University, University of New Hampshire, California State University, Northridge, Belmont University, Middle Tennessee State University, Seton Hall University, Santa Clara University, Indiana University Bloomington, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Fordham University, Middlebury College, Menlo College, Sonoma State University, La Sierra University, Southern Utah University, California State University, Stanislaus, San Francisco State University, CUNY -- Baruch College, University of Westminster, Loyola University New Orleans, Washington State University, The University of Arizona, University of Wyoming, Texas A&M University -- College Station, Texas Tech University, Oklahoma State University, Colorado College, University of California, Santa Cruz, Northeastern University, University College of Dublin, San Jose State University, University of California, Riverside, Pepperdine University, California State University, Fullerton, University of Colorado Boulder, University of California, Santa Barbara, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Westmont College, Point Loma Nazarene University, Loyola University Maryland, University of Miami, Baylor University, University of California, San Diego, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Pennsylvania State University -- University Park, Middlesex University London, University of West London, Nottingham Trent University, London Metropolitan University, University of California, Davis, Barnard College, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Colorado State University, Eastern Washington University, University of Washington, Seattle, Louisiana State University, University of Kentucky, Clemson University, Marist College, University of Pittsburgh, Kansas State University, University of Nebraska -- Lincoln, University of Saint Joseph, California State University, Chico, Boise State University, North Carolina State University -- Raleigh, University of Idaho, University of South Carolina -- Columbia, Western Carolina University, Willamette University, Fort Lewis College, Regis College, Western New England University.

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