Meet Tara!

Tara was amazing and made the entire college process much less stressful! She guided our daughter step-by-step in a process that was extremely organized and timely, as well as encouraging her to give her best effort in writing her personal statement and supplements. As first timers in the college application process, Tara allowed us to exhale and enjoy this process with our oldest daughter. Won't be long before she has our next in line! Thank you, Tara, for all your help and guidance!

I can’t name all the reasons we loved working with Tara here, the list is way too long! But it really all comes down to the fact that she not only looked at our daughter’s grades, test scores and activities to help her create her college list, she also took the time to really get to know her as a person. This made all the difference. By the time they had the final list of schools to apply to, our daughter felt that she could see herself being happy at any of them. Lucky for us, she got into her top choice! After watching so many of our friends stress while waiting for decisions, and some being very upset by the choices they were left with, we appreciate Tara even more than ever!

Tara is such an inspiring counselor to work with. With her help, I see a lot more potential in myself. She's encouraging and patient. Most importantly, she makes me confident. That is something I realize is very important when I look back at this whole application journey. I am very grateful for the time and effort Tara put in.

I had such a fantastic experience with Collegewise, and more specifically Tara. It was such an individualized college admissions experience, so I really felt like this was my journey and my thoughts and opinions mattered. At times Tara knew me better than I knew myself, pointing out strengths that I hadn't even considered before. The Collegewise experience was positivity based. I never felt unheard or not good enough for a college. Without Tara's encouragement I never would have applied to my perfect fit school. Tara and her resources helped me create a college portfolio and personal statement that truly felt authentic. I was always ahead on due dates and, unlike my friends, never had those stressful late nights trying to submit before a due date.

Tara was a true gift during this crazy college admissions process. She is kind, knowledgeable, helpful, patient, creative, insightful, motivational, and optimistic. I could go on and on. I have two children she's working with, and her approach for each is different, addressing their style. She is more than a college counselor, she is really a VERY helpful, kind friend. I enjoy coming home from work and hearing my child on their video conference. It's amazing what she achieves with gentle prodding to keep one on task. I couldn't be happier. I am SO very grateful for Tara!

Mary is our second daughter to work with Tara. It was an incredibly easy experience on our end. Tara laid out the timeline for our daughter, which helped her see the big picture. The "homework" for college research, brainstorming for the essay, etc. broke the whole college process down into small, manageable chunks. Never once did our daughter feel overwhelmed during the process. But the best part of working with Tara is she was our daughter's advocate. When we tried to insert our opinions or desires onto the college process, Tara diplomatically and kindly reassured us Mary was making the right choices for her. And now Mary is going to her first choice college and got there HER way.