About Me

Nina Rubinstein McDaniel is committed to empowering students through effective planning, steady support, and encouragement as they work toward their goals, drawing on both professional and personal experience to build genuine trust with each student. Her holistic approach considers the whole student — how they learn, their social needs, values, and aspirations — serving as a hands-on accountability partner throughout the application process.

Based in San Diego, Nina works with students nationwide, and in her free time enjoys boating, fishing, horseback riding, yoga, reading, metal smithing, and coaching baseball for kids with special needs.

Specialty Areas

International to USA, Gap Year/Alternative Ed, General Ed Counseling, Military/ROTC, Learning Accommodations, Therapeutic Ed/Rehabilitation, Grad School Admissions-General, Transfer Planning, Arts performing and visual arts applications, portfolios, Auditions, Athletic Recruiting, College Financing

Students Enrolled

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