MY APPROACH
College, Graduate and Professional School Admissions Advising by Stuart Nachbar
There’s no “magic formula” in college admissions, no special algorithm that will tell you that you are “in or out.” But good college admissions advising can put your family on the right track. It can help you get the educational experience you want at a price that will be affordable from start to finish.
MY SERVICES
How I Can Help
My personalized college counseling services and graduate/professional school admissions advising services focus on finding schools where students are most likely to succeed academically, socially and financially I coach you through essays, interviews, visits and more! All of this may help you save time and money on your journey!
MEET STUART
What I Wish for My Clients
My goal is not just to help my clients “get into college or graduate school.” I want every student to choose a school where s/he will succeed academically, financially and socially. Every graduate should also leave school with:
- Their degree–on time and within budget
- Direction for life after graduation–and beyond
- A network–alumni, faculty and friends–for life
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Email: stuart@educatedquest.com
Phone: +1(609)406-0062
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WHY HIRE ME?
A Certified Educational Planner
I’m a Certified Educational Planner, a credential earned by less than one percent of the professionals in my field. I earned it because I’ve gone further to learn how colleges do what they do and how to help my clients find their Good College. I’ve profiled over 350 schools since I started this site.
I put my knowledge to work for you, to personalize your search, address concerns that really matter to you, and help students craft persuasive essays that enhance their chances for admission. Every admissions situation is unique because every student is unique. There’s no such thing as “packaging” for the families who work with me.
When you look at colleges, it’s not just about admissions. Colleges are:
- Schools. They might teach the same subjects. But they try to teach differently, have different expectations for their students. A student who might succeed in one school might be less successful in another. Academic fit is not just about offering a major; it’s about the teaching, too.
- Places to live. When you choose a college, you’re choosing a community where a student should feel educated, happy and safe. Students must be able to quickly get acquainted and get around. Colleges try to be unique communities. You need to know how to choose between one or another.
- Pathways to rewarding careers. I know what it takes for young people to develop resumes, find internships, co-ops and rewarding full-time work after graduation. Ideally, your Good College should offer pathway choices, give your student an opportunity to change direction.
- Networks to make connections. You should feel confident that your Good College will be a place where your son or daughter will make friends and connections for life after college. Graduates are alumni far longer than they’re students.
If you’ve started this process, you’ve seen that many colleges are priced like houses, but sold like cars.
I’ll help you to understand all of your costs, including those a college might not list, as well as the financial aid process. No matter your finances, you should get the best value for your money-and you want long-lasting value and sustainable debt. It’s one thing to apply to a reach school; it’s quite another when it’s also a serious financial reach.
WHAT IS A GOOD COLLEGE?
Insights into college admissions, academics, costs, reputation and rankings that you won’t find anyplace else!
- A Good College will not always be the school that turns away the vast majority of those who apply or gets the highest ranking in a magazine.
- Each Good College will be a school that offers what a student wants academically and socially while being as affordable as possible.
- A Good College will do well at retaining and graduating the students it attracts and help them into rewarding careers or further education.
Written by Stuart Nachbar, a Certified Educational Planner, who has profiled over 350 schools, The Good College helps parents and students to work with school counselors and college admissions officers to do their own research to and refutes many misconceptions about colleges and colleges admissions that have been overplayed by the media.
