Harvard M.Ed;21yrsCollegeCounselor;Fees in Profile
Harvard M.Ed;21yrsCollegeCounselor;Fees in Profile

Harvard M.Ed;21yrsCollegeCounselor;Fees in Profile

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Introduction: For the past 21 years, Susan Taub has been advising students to attain their goals of finding the best fit colleges and guiding them through the admissions process to achieve a positive outcome. Susan’s advisees come from a wide range of academic profiles; a variety of academic interests; a diverse mix of family backgrounds; public, private, boarding, parochial, and home schooled; freshmen and transfer applicants. Susan has particular expertise in highly selective college admissions and in specialized performing arts degree programs. Susan assists students and parents throughout the United States and internationally. Susan has 44 years of experience in the field of education, and earned a BA in Child Study from Tufts University and an Ed.M. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. WHAT CAN I OFFER YOU? • Evaluate academic, personal, and extracurricular background. • Guide selection of appropriate and desired colleges and assess chances of admission. • Develop an individualized admissions timeline. • Suggest ways to make the most of campus visits and contact with college personnel. • Guide students in identifying strengths to highlight on their application. • Assist in every aspect of the application: selection of essay topics, editing of essays and short answer questions, presentation of extracurricular achievements via a resume. • Help with specialized arts program selection and admissions and the specific artistic review process requirements. • Suggest how to solicit the most effective letters of recommendation from teachers and counselors, including supplemental recommendations. • Prepare for interviews through tips and mock interviews. • For 10th & 11th graders, assist with course planning, testing schedule, and planning extracurricular and summer activities. • Guide strategies for deferrals and waitlists, and choosing a college among acceptances.
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Hired 24 times

Serves Jersey City, NJ

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21 years in business

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This pro effectively guides students through the complex college admissions process with personalized attention, resulting in numerous offers of admission from top schools. Customers praise the pro's organization, responsiveness, and dedication, as well as their ability to build confidence in students during interviews. The pro's guidance extends beyond application planning, providing valuable advice and support to parents throughout the process.

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Marianne S.
Apr 17, 2023
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The college admissions process is as confusing as it is competitive. I hired Susan to assist my niece through this process (college identification, application, and selection) as she was floundering on her own. The results were tremendous. Susan worked with her during her junior and senior years. Over that time, Susan helped her clarify what was important to her in a college, establish a schedule to work through the admissions process, understand how to present herself as a candidate and have more confidence during admission interviews. With Susan's guidance, my niece received multiple offers of admission. In addition to the help Susan provided my niece, she was always available to me and her parents to answer questions and provide advice. My nephew will begin working with Susan this year and we anticipate the same great results from the partnership. For parents and students, having Susan in your corner is invaluable.

Details: Selecting colleges • High school Junior • Cadence recommended by professional • Remotely (phone or internet)

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Larry L.
Apr 16, 2023
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Susan was very responsive and diligent in helping with our kid's college application process. Her plan was meticulously designed and well executed. Her work was of high professional quality consistently. We got the feeling that she truly cared about the students and this was actually pretty rare these days. We highly recommend her service.

Details: Writing essays • Selecting colleges • Completing applications • High school Junior • Cadence recommended by professional • Remotely (phone or internet)

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Caroline Y.
Apr 16, 2023
I feel extremely lucky that I found Susan when I looked for a college counselor a few years ago. She is knowledgeable, organized and wonderful to work with. She helped my elder daughter get into one of the best universities in the US. I cannot thank her enough. She is counseling my younger daughter now. I wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone who is looking for a good college counselor.
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Jun Z.
Apr 13, 2022
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My son started working with Susan after the start of the senior year. It was a little late, however, Susan has been a tremendous help from all the aspects of college application planning. We were very happy for all the tasks she assigned to our son, all the ideas that she provided and all the suggestions on writing personal essays and supplemental essays. She has an unique ability to work with teenagers. She has always been supportive, positive, encouraging and yet also keep tasks on timing. Hindsight, we should’ve started working with her earlier. I strongly recommend Susan be your college admission counselor if you have a child in high school.

Details: Selecting colleges • Completing applications • Writing essays • High school Junior • Cadence recommended by professional • Remotely (phone or internet) • My home, venue, etc. • At the pro’s location

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Kinley Z.
Mar 26, 2021
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Beginning my senior high school, I was immensely affected by sickness. This made me get delayed to school, and even upon reaching school, I had to fly to another state for my medical treatment. I went through a lot, from being admitted to the hospital to making up to numerous doctor appointments. I missed tons of classes, and since college admission season approached, I had to give a second thought to whether to proceed or not apply to colleges at all. But God has sent me Susan! I met her a little less than 2weeks before my application deadline. She worked with me, giving all her best and effort to discover my strengths within such a short period of time to help me make my application strong. She is very organized and replied promptly to every question I had. Her help was what made me get into colleges with full-ride into three schools already. Now that I have healed and looking back, I am truly grateful to Susan for reaching me to the position I hold today; otherwise, I would have neither gotten into college nor have been able to make it with a 100% scholarship. My only advice is to work early and start early with Susan. She is fantastic and will never let you down. And to any international students and parents reading this, I am an international student too, and Susan can make it work, giving you the fact picture of how she helped me in such a hard time and turned it RIGHT!  Thank you so much, Susan!

Details: Writing essays • Completing applications • High school Senior • Cadence recommended by professional • At the pro’s location

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