Concierge College Counseling has done an outstanding job assisting our daughter with the college application process.
We worked with Greg Guss, and in our first meeting, I felt that we had made the right choice to work with CCC. Our daughter was understandably nervous about the meeting, but Greg had a friendly and welcoming demeanor that put her at ease. He asked our daughter about her academic interests but he also asked about her personality (do you see yourself as outgoing, or more reserved? Questions of that nature). Our daughter wanted to attend only colleges in the California University system (UCLA, UCSB, etc), and if she wasn’t selected to attend a UC, her plan was to attend the local Community College and then transfer to a UC after her sophomore year.
After about 15 minutes of conversation, Greg started to suggest UCs that offered majors that were of interest to our daughter, and that also had a “college personality” that fit her. Greg explained that some schools are known for certain academic programs such as science, business, or engineering, while others are known to be “socially dead” and others are “party schools.” Greg’s thorough knowledge of colleges went beyond academics and included things such as local housing availability, recreational facilities, scholarships, and even cafeteria food (apparently UCLA’s cafeteria food is outstanding). At the conclusion of our meeting, Greg asked our daughter to write a short essay about herself and her ideas on college life in general before the next meeting.
I wasn’t present at the following meetings by design so that our daughter could speak freely with Greg about her college applications. After each meeting though our daughter became more confident about her choices, and Greg worked closely with her to tailor her applications and essays to the schools she was interested in.
The UC acceptances came out in late March, and our daughter was accepted at several of the schools she applied to. Our decision to work with CCC proved to be an excellent choice and Greg’s guidance and encouragement throughout the application process were invaluable.
Thank you CCC and thank you, Greg! Well done.
