Katrina Austria Marrero, College Counselor
Meeting Katrina feels like chatting with an older sister or cool aunt who has over 15 years of experience in education. Katrina has worked with students as a teacher, counselor, and high school vice principal. She worked in undergraduate admissions at Stanford University where she reviewed thousands of freshmen and transfer applications, and at the University of Texas at Austin where she reviewed scholarship applications and determined finalists and recipients. She specializes in working with students seeking admissions to highly selective colleges with various majors and has a knack for guiding students’ voices and developing them into college essays. She is acutely aware of what colleges want from extra-curricular activities and helping students demonstrate their interests.
Katrina knows not only what it takes for students to succeed, but to thrive in and after college. She is a resilient advocate for all of her students and genuinely believes that fit is more important than college rankings. She has seen, first hand, that success is more so defined by students’ achievements rather than a college’s reputation.Having supported students through all stages of their academic careers, she is excited to help students redefine their version of success, so they can find environments where they'll thrive and engage in their communities.
Katrina is a San Francisco native and a Central Texas resident. After receiving her BS in Political Science with a minor in Ethnic Studies and Dance from Santa Clara University, she went on to earn her M. Ed in Curriculum and Instruction at Texas A&M University. Additionally, Katrina earned her certification in Diversity and Inclusion from Cornell University. She lives with her husband, her two sons (who may or may not zoom bomb her meetings), and their cat, Thumper (who is also known to zoom bomb meetings).
Education & Experience
B.S., Political Science, Santa Clara University
M.A., Secondary Education, Curriculum, and Instruction, Texas A&M University-Commerce
College Counselor, KIPP Austin Public Schools, Austin, TX
Counselor, GetAccepted (now The Princeton Review), Austin, TX
Dean of College Prep and Strategic Partnerships, Uplift Education, Dallas, TX
Member, Diversity Outreach Cohort Office of Undergraduate Admissions at Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
Professional Organization Memberships
NACAC: National Association for College Admission Counseling
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