Mary Shaver is a College Admissions Coach at Prepory who was the first minor ever to receive a Child Development Associates degree, and urges students to stop reading example essays online.

About Me

Mary Shaver is a College Admissions Coach at Prepory, where the team — made up of former admissions officers, former faculty, and graduates of top universities — is known for pairing strong credentials with a genuinely personal coaching style.

Favorite supplemental essay prompt: Stanford University's "Write a note to your future roommate that reveals something about you or that will help your roommate — and us — get to know you better"

Fun fact: I was the first minor to ever receive a Child Development Associates degree.

Mary's advice for students: "Stop reading all the example essays online! They're not helping you as much as you think they are. They're boxing you in!"

Specialty Areas

Arts performing and visual arts applications, portfolios, Auditions, Athletic Recruiting, International to USA, USA to International, College Financing, Gap Year/Alternative Ed, General Ed Counseling, Counselor in a High School, Home School Admissions, Learning Accommodations, Military/ROTC, Theology / Seminary, Therapeutic Ed/Rehabilitation, Transfer Planning, Application Essay Craft/Review, Test Prep Services, General Subject Tutoring, Career/Aptitude Assessment, Grad School Admissions-General, Grad School Admissions-Law, Grad School Admissions-Med/Vet

Students Enrolled

University of Denver, Florida Atlantic University, Nova Southeastern University