College Counseling

Jeanette is an active member of the National Association for College Admission Counseling,  the Illinois Association for College Admission Counseling, and the Higher Education Consultants Association (HECA)..

High school students: My philosophy in counseling a student toward college is that he or she is seeking a job as a college student, and therefore use a model more akin to outplacement than to conventional educational models. Using a combination of personality and interest tests, we try to teach the students to see themselves in a larger context of what they have to offer the world. In life one makes a living on one’s strengths, and college involves the development of those strengths. Because I give preference to previous families and professional referrals in putting together my college work load each year, I have little space for others at this time.  Feel free to call and I can refer you to another person who could work with you.

Transfer students can normally be accommodated at any time. I enjoy working with transfer students and now that  one can Skype from anywhere, we can develop a close working relationship no matter where the student lives. It is rewarding to see the student who may have begun college as a disaster story begin to move in a positive direction.