Amanda Chiarieri
College admissions consultant for students and parents in Glenview, Illinois
| Hourly rate range | $150 to $225 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | |
| Works with | Students and Parents |
| Based in | Glenview, Illinois, United States |
| Credentials | IECA Professional member |
| Practice | Right Course College Consulting |
Amanda Chiarieri is an independent educational consultant in Glenview, Illinois. She runs Right Course College Consulting and helps students and parents with college admissions. Her work covers building a balanced college list, showing a student's strengths in applications and essays, and keeping the application timeline on track. She also offers early planning for students in 8th, 9th and early 10th grade. Families can hold a spot in her full program until January 1 of 10th grade.
What Amanda helps with
Amanda works with families who feel the college process is overwhelming. She guides students from early high school planning through the final college choice.
- Discovering a student's strengths and academic and career interests
- Building a balanced college list
- Showing a student's strengths in applications and essays
- Managing application timelines and tasks to reduce stress
- Making an informed final college decision
- Choosing high school courses and extracurriculars
- Mapping a four-year high school plan
Who Amanda works with
Amanda works with high school students and their parents. Her early planning meetings serve 8th, 9th and early 10th graders who are starting high school. Her full consulting program covers the college application process for families who want help from start to finish.
How Amanda works
Amanda works with the whole family. Early high school planning is offered at an hourly rate. In these meetings she talks through course choices, maps out possible four-year plans and reviews extracurricular options. Students get a reserved spot in the full program. Families do not need to commit until January 1 of 10th grade. This gives both sides time to decide if the fit is right.
Background and qualifications
Amanda Chiarieri is an independent educational consultant based in Glenview, Illinois. She is a Professional member of the IECA. She founded Right Course College Consulting, which offers full service college consulting and early high school planning for students and parents.
Amanda Chiarieri pricing
Programs and services
- Full service college consulting
- Early high school planning meetings, hourly
- Free consultation
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The CoachVouch take
She offers early high school planning with a reserved spot in her full program, and families can wait until January 1 of 10th grade to commit.
Best for families who want to start college planning in middle school or early high school.
Common questions
How much does Amanda Chiarieri charge?
Coaching with Amanda runs $150 to $225 an hour. Request an intro for an exact quote.
What does Amanda Chiarieri help with?
Amanda Chiarieri helps with discovering a student's strengths and academic and career interests, building a balanced college list, showing a student's strengths in applications and essays and managing application timelines and tasks to reduce stress.
Is Amanda Chiarieri certified?
Amanda Chiarieri lists: IECA Professional member.
Can families start working with Amanda before high school?
Yes. She offers hourly planning meetings for 8th, 9th and early 10th graders. These cover course choices, four-year plans and extracurriculars.
Do families have to commit to the full program right away?
No. A student gets a reserved spot in the full program, and the family does not need to commit until January 1 of 10th grade.
How do I contact Amanda Chiarieri?
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