I help students achieve their college dreams. 

 

In the past few years alone, my clients have been accepted to Harvard, Yale, Stanford, MIT, Brown, Columbia, U. Penn, Washington University, Duke, Emory, UVA, U. Michigan, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Johns Hopkins, Tulane, Wellesley, Harvey Mudd, NYU, and other colleges throughout the country ranging from small religious schools to large state universities.

I am a graduate of Harvard College, Harvard Law School and Oxford University, where I was a Rhodes Scholar. I write and speak nationally on education and college planning. My articles have been published in newspapers including 
The Washington Post, The Miami Herald, The Philadelphia Enquirer, The Sacramento Bee, and The Houston Chronicle. 

 

Consultations by phone or in person! I work with families across the country on all aspects of the college planning process:

  • I help with high school course selection
  • I help students build a resume that will improve their chances of getting into selective colleges
  • I help students find the colleges that are right for them
  • I help with all parts of the college application, including essays and activities/honors lists
  • I help students search for scholarships
  • I help students prepare for college and scholarship interviews
 
"The application process seemed overwhelming, but your guidance made everything from writing essays to preparing for interviews straightforward and easier to manage."

Rikki Horne, Ojai, CA

 

"Thanks to you, my daughter knew exactly what she needed to do to write a great essay -- and Harvard, Yale and Stanford agreed!"

Gail F., Los Angeles, CA 

 

"Your advice about writing college essays was so clear and concise!"

Renee Johannesen, New York

 

"Without your help, I can honestly say I might not have been nominated for the awards I've garnered so far."

R.C., student

 

"I got accepted to Stanford! Thanks for everything, you were an integral part in this entire process."

I.P., student 

 

 

  For more information, or to set up a consultation, 
please call Susan Goodkin at 805-642-6686 (9-6 PT), or e-mail Susan.Goodkin@LearningStrategiesCenter.com.