The Best U College Admissions Consulting

Lauren Dodington  received a B.A. in Sociology from Vassar College and holds a Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership from the University of Pennsylvania’s Fels Institute of Government. Since 2005, Lauren has devoted her career to developing the potential of students and professionals in the fields of education and college access, working in both school and community based organizational settings in New York, Philadelphia and New Haven, CT. Most recently, Lauren was the Director of College Counseling at a leading public charter school in New Haven, Connecticut where she built a student-centered college counseling program and partnered with colleagues across the college landscape. In the spring of 2019, Lauren launched College Vision Consulting to continue to share her empowering and effective approach to college counseling with schools and organizations. As a counselor, Lauren is passionate about partnering with her students and their families and empowering young people to pursue a c...

Balancing school, activities, and college admissions expectations can take up all of a student’s time. Learn what one of the biggest regrets former students’ have from their high school days. If you have any questions or want to learn more, please  click here .

Our very own Best U college counselor,  Jami Silver ,  was recently interviewed on the “College Admissions Decoded” podcast sponsored by our professional association,  National Association for College Admissions Counseling’s (NACAC) National College Fairs. This episode is a valuable look at how parents can help support their children through the college admissions process and beyond. EPISODE FIVE: “AVOIDING THE PARENT TRAP: A COMMON-SENSE APPROACH TO COLLEGE ADMISSION” In this episode, admission experts—from both the high school and college sides of the desk—offer tips to help parents ensure their students remain the focus of the college admission process. The panelists discuss ways parents can help their children not only get into college but through it. Offering empathy and a common-sense approach to applying to college, the panelists share ways parents can be effective, supportive partners throughout the process. The episode features  Ashley Pallie,  associat...

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Learn why it is important to shift your expectations around having a dream school and what is the best approach to building your college list within the current state of affairs of college admissions. Families from the USA and All Over The World –  Sign up for a FREE 20-minute phone call or online video meeting now   so we can learn about your family’s college admissions needs and how we can provide support.

Get support with your college admissions process under the guidance of experienced college admission professionals. We support self-directed students through the key aspects of the admissions planning process prior to starting college applications and essays. The key pieces of the college admissions planning process include: College exploration High school course selection College majors/careers Test planning Activities & summer opportunities Create a college list College visits Networking with colleges Admissions strategies/niche Application deadline strategies Design an application timeline Overview of the athletic recruitment process College decisions Resume development Application decision discussion – what to do when waitlisted or deferred, and more Application review and feedback College enrollment discussion College Admissions Tools Free subscription to Custom College Plan – provides access to more in-depth college research, college list development, admissions planning, and...

Day: Tuesday, November 10, 2020 Time : 10:00 a.m. MT, 9:00 a.m. PT, 12:00 ET, 11:00 a.m. CT USA  Cost : $20 Learn how parents can be involved with activity planning to support the admission process.  We will dedicate 30 to 45 minutes for this chat. To maintain comfort within the group, no recordings of parent chats will occur.  To register, please  click here .

Day : Thursday, November 5, 2020 Time : 10:00 a.m. MT, 9:00 a.m. PT, 12:00 ET, 11:00 a.m. CT USA Cost : $20 Learn how parents can be involved with the scholarship search process and why parent participation can be so important.  We will dedicate 30 to 45 minutes for this chat. To maintain comfort within the group, no recordings of parent chats will occur.  To register, please  click here .