About Me

Shannon Tyler-Garces knew from a young age she wanted to impact teenagers' lives — she first thought acting might be her path, moving from upstate New York to pursue performing arts in New York City, before realizing that wasn't the route to becoming the changemaker she wanted to be. She pursued a bachelor's degree in Sociology with a minor in Psychology, followed by an MS Ed. in Bilingual School Counseling.

Shannon became the founding school counselor at a brand-new high school in Brooklyn, building its college-going culture from scratch, founding its first National Honor Society, and sponsoring its Choir Club. She went on to become a school counselor in upstate New York, then Director of College Counseling at a high school in Manhattan, where she coached students into some of the country's most selective colleges and presented at national college access conferences in St. Louis, Indianapolis, and New York. She's worked with the Gates Foundation reading and interviewing Gates Scholarship candidates, reviewed applications for NYU from the admissions side, and coached counselors in New York City, Los Angeles, and St. Louis. As founder of STG College Admission Coaching, Shannon has dedicated her career to supporting students' pursuits and goals.

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