I have always been a strong student. I graduated high school as valedictorian, with a 4.2 GPA and 7 AP classes under my belt. I also had a 2250 on the SAT and a 33 on the ACT. But I had no idea where my life was headed. I hadn't thought too much about college. I hadn't explored what campuses I would fit into, and I was pulling complete blanks on possible majors and careers. In my first meetings with Ms. Glenchur, we pooled together a list of my academic strengths and chose a major that appealed to all of them. After that, we compiled a list of hobbies and extracurriculars that I was interested in. She compiled for me a fantastic list of about 15 colleges, and based on location and campus life, we cut that list in half. She helped me through the application process as well. She explained to me how to approach each essay, the early admissions process, and how to best present myself as a good fit to all the schools I was applying to. I was admitted to my first choice, Columbia University, as an early admissions candidate. After my first year, I'm still very satisfied with my decision.
Ms. Kim Glenchur, the Educational Consultant from CollegesGPS, is by far the most influential and helpful advisor I have met. Having come from a competitive high school environment, I was led to believe that College life would be much the same. However, college is an entirely new atmosphere with so many new opportunities to both thrive and decline. The most defining and influential change during my meetings with Ms. Glenchur was my confidence boost in my own abilities and traits. Much like a huge "you are here" tag, Ms. Glenchur enabled me to get an understanding of my role in college and envision the future. CollegesGPS isn't simply a recommendation, it is a must for students preparing to transition into the adult world.
Why pay money for something you can do yourself? Because you need to have it done correctly. Rarely can you make a mistake that not only can be expensive, but can alter your child's future. The college process is that situation. Kim Glenchur of CollegesGPS is knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and most importantly, persistent. She will be the objective voice you need to keep pushing your child forward in what needs to be accomplished for testing, essays, and applications. My daughter chose to go to the college I attended. Who in their right mind needs to hire someone to help make that decision? I did. My alma mater was the last place my daughter would have thought to attend when we started this process. After months of talks, research, and planning, it was only then that my daughter could make a reasoned choice and is thrilled with the result. Don't think that by retaining Kim you can put all the responsibility on her. She is there to help you fulfill your responsibility, not avoid it. Working together, you will all see each other through.
Kim Glenchur is the most efficient, organized, and creative college advisor I've ever met. To me, she's an education guru. After her first day with me I was able to pin point a major that truly interested me instead of applying to college "undeclared." An undeclared major would have been devastating. Had I taken only GE (general educational) courses for requirements, I would have been a few semesters behind when I finally declared my major. Deciding that my major was science first made it apparent that I had to take harder science classes than the science classes required for students completing GE requirements. Kim Glenchur will help you with any question you have regarding college like: What major? What Classes?
I was admitted to many aerospace engineering schools located on campuses with music conservatories. Though having several AP and community college credits, I was almost universally advised that concurrent classes in music composition and engineering would be "difficult." The winning combination was found near the nation's capital, at the University of Maryland at College Park, an institution suggested by CollegesGPS. I could not only take courses usually reserved for music majors, but also received major engineering scholarships and invitations to three different honors programs.
Kim Glenchur is an apt education strategist that will help you with any question you have regarding your college objectives, namely what classes you should take and when you should take them, quarter-by-quarter or semester-by-semester. She has effective methods of identifying one's interests and probes until she can identify a viable educational path. She can define your objectives, and map out, unit-by-unit, what you have to do to achieve your goal to graduate and become a well-educated professional. She's smart, nice, flexible, encouraging, but never patronizing.
Although he was a high school honor student, my son's standardized test scores fell short of the University of California's minimum numerical index required for admission. Nonetheless, he was accepted to UC based, I think, on Kim Glenchur advising him to write a personal statement about his intellectual interests, his learning disability, and his efforts to overcome obstacles that might have kept him from going to and completing college. Now a college graduate, my son plans to enter a Masters degree program this fall.