Hi, I'm Brooklyn
Hawaii-based college counselor. EdTech developer. Ocean lover. Student advocate.
Always listening to:
a podcast - Ologies is my fav!
Favorite way to spend the weekends:
snorkeling, cooking, reading
Currently learning:
how to code + ukulele
My last netflix binge:
Ginny & Georgia
Get to know me college application style!
(50 characters or less)
A perfect morning starts with:
a chai latte & puppy snuggles
I believe that students get the best results when they submit their applications with confidence, and every step in my method is designed to help students recognize the depth and breadth of their talents, skills, and accomplishments.
I focus on helping each of my students realize their greatest potential and identify the college path that offers the most promise and excitement to them.
The results I care most about are the longest lasting. You'll find them in stories of self-discovery and self-confidence that are a direct result of my application process. It's the introspection that sparks an inspiring personal statement or the encouragement that pushes a student to seek out an ambitious internship. Getting accepted is not the destination, but just one part of the college application journey. I care about results that change students lives, in college and beyond.
My college counseling approach:
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So I created a college application process designed to Reignite self-confidence.
Over the past decade, I've noticed a lot of brilliant students who are holding themselves back. Their fear of rejection and expectation to be "perfect" leads to a lot of self-limiting behaviors:
• building college lists based on test scores and class ranking alone
• skipping out on applying to dream schools because they're afraid of rejection
• playing down their accomplishments due to imposter syndrome
• missing out on opportunities to gain new skills because they are uncomfortable
with not knowing all the answers
And all the while, I was looking at genuinely amazing young scholars that any college would be lucky to accept.
Over the past decade, I've noticed a lot of brilliant students who are holding themselves back. Their fear of rejection and expectation to be "perfect" leads to a lot of self-limiting behaviors:
• building college lists based on test
scores and class ranking alone
• skipping out on applying to dream
schools because they're afraid of
rejection
• playing down their
accomplishments due to imposter
syndrome
• missing out on opportunities to
gain new skills because they are
uncomfortable with not knowing all
the answers
And all the while, I was looking at genuinely amazing young scholars that any college would be lucky to accept.
the community that surrounds you, the way professors teach, the job and internship opportunities, and yes, your HAPPINESS, are all of greater importance than prestige.
Instead of seeking confidence through comparison, I encourage my students to find confidence in community.
I help them rediscover confidence within their high school community and identify their ideal college community because
Instead of seeking confidence through comparison, I encourage my students to find confidence in community.
I help them rediscover confidence within their high school community and identify their ideal college community because
I firmly believe that the better your relationship with college, the more successful you will be upon graduation.
And I've always got the long-term in mind.
WORK WITH ME
I'm ALL ABOUT
Genuine interest,
second drafts,
good mentors,
helping you find
your best future
I'M NOT ABOUT
Comparison,
procrastination,
college rankings,
the word "perfect",
anything decaf
COFFEE
can't live without
TO-DO LISTS
MY MORNING ROUTINE
READING
FOREVER HOBBY
EDUCATION
PASSIONATE ABOUT
COZY
Work From Home vibe
Projects you should know about...
A student-focused college guide that is made up of in-depth interviews with current college students. Dive deeper into campus life to learn about the academic experience, social life, and opportunities at different colleges. A digital membership with Campus Dive is the perfect companion to your college search and incredibly helpful for writing supplemental essays.
Currently an email newsletter to provide college counselors with industry insight and best practices for building a thriving counseling business. Soon to include a membership, online educational summits, and a mastermind group. Taking the independent out of IEC because we all need a little community!
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the heart
"Educating the mind without EDUCATING THE HEART is no education at all.
— ARISTOTLE
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