College Smart Advising

Success Stories

Catherine believes that the needs of the student should always be at the core of the college application process – not her, not parents, not college rankings. The single best way to ensure a student's success in the application process is to encourage and allow them to take ownership of their individual college search. In order to maximize their chance of success, Catherine works with students to genuinely explore where they want to go, what they hope to accomplish, and why they are going to college.

In a world where "college fit" is seen as the ultimate goal, Catherine guides students to a campus where they will not just "fit" but where they will also be challenged to grow and evolve. Her goal is to match students with schools where they will feel both a sense of belonging and an opportunity to transform themselves.

Guiding students through their college search and applications is a great privilege. It requires an understanding of both the art and the science of college admissions as well as the experience to put that knowledge to work for the benefit of students.

Her Students Attend…

Adelphi University
American University in Paris
Arizona State University
Auburn University
Baylor University
Belmont University
Boise State University
Boston College
Bucknell University
Cal Poly SLO
California Maritime Academy
Chapman University
College of Charleston
Colorado State University
DePaul University
Duke University
Elon University
Georgetown University
George Washington University
Gettysburg College
Hampden-Sydney College
Indiana University, Bloomington
Kenyon College
Lafayette College
Lehigh University
Louisiana State University
Loyola Marymount University
Marymount Manhattan College
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Miami University - Oxford
New York University
North Carolina State University
Northeastern University
Northern Arizona University
Oregon State University
Palomar College
Pennsylvania State University
Point Loma Nazarene University
Rutgers University - New Brunswick
San Diego State University
San Francisco State University
Santa Barbara City College
Santa Clara University
Savannah College of Art and Design
Seattle University
Sewanee - The University of the South
Stanford University
Texas Christian University
The College of Wooster
Tufts University
United States Coast Guard Academy
University of Arizona
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Davis
University of California, Irvine
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Riverside
University of California, San Diego
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of California, Santa Cruz
University of Chicago
University of Colorado, Boulder
University of Denver
University of Edinburgh, Scotland
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
University of Kentucky
University of Michigan
University of Oregon
University of Southern California
University of San Diego
University of San Francisco
University of Tennessee
University of Utah
University of Virginia
University of Washington
Villanova University
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest University
Wellesley College
Western Washington University