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I provide highly personalized counseling by learning about your child’s needs and wants - plus your family’s college budget. I take the “overwhelmed” out of applying with timelines, deadlines, application trackers, college cost comparison tools, financial aid advising, campus visit recommendations, and so much more.

My goal is for your student to have many good choices (many acceptances at good "fit" colleges) and to attend a college where they thrive - academically, intellectually, socially, and emotionally. If your student is thriving, they are likely to graduate and to graduate in four years!

About Me


Education has been a passion throughout my life. My career began in educational publishing at McGraw-Hill, where I spent 15 years in publishing, finance, and strategic planning in New York City, Singapore, and Berkeley, CA. My college education started at Boston University and after two years, I transferred to Cornell University where I graduated as a history major with Distinction in All Subjects. I also obtained an M.B.A. from Cornell. In 2017, I obtained the U.C. Berkeley College Admissions and Career Planning certificate.



After settling in Novato with my husband, we raised our two daughters, Sarah and Julia. While assisting Sarah with her college search, I discovered my true calling. Having struggled to find the right college myself, I was determined to support our daughter in her quest to find a great college fit that was also affordable for our family. Today, I hold the same level of commitment to your family. I will work closely with your student to create an "Ideal College Profile" which will lead to finding many good-fit colleges. In addition, I will work to ensure that we target affordable options for your family. At this point, we will have the two critical elements needed to create a thoughtful College List.



College is so much more than a place to earn a degree. It establishes the foundation for a lifetime of learning and cultivates life-long friendships. Ideally, college provides four years of academic, social, and emotional growth, in addition to paving a pathway toward a career.

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Students Enrolled


Pitzer College, University of San Francisco, Linfield College, University of the Pacific, Dominican University of California, Saint Mary's College of California, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Santa Clara University, Oregon State University, Arizona State University -- Tempe Campus, Northeastern University.

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Katharine

Experience: Less than 10 years

Campus tours: 6 to 10 / year

Education:

MBA Business Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management

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