Carolee Gravina

Carolee Gravina is an independent college admissions consultant who runs College Bound Guidance in New Jersey. She helps students and parents with the college search and the application process. She is a Yale graduate with a college counseling certificate from UCLA. She is a past president of the Higher Education Consultants Association. She visits 25 to 30 colleges each year and meets with admissions officers often. She also spent six years on her local high school board.

What Carolee helps with

Carolee helps students plan for college from early high school through senior year. She also supports families who feel stressed by the search and application process.

• Setting goals and choosing courses in freshman and sophomore year
• Finding colleges that fit a student's personality and goals
• Choosing a major for undecided or multi-talented students
• Writing college essays and supplements
• Getting essay critiques
• Reducing stress in the application process
• Learning about financial aid and admissions trends

Who Carolee works with

Carolee works with high school students and their parents. She has sessions for freshmen and sophomores, and for juniors and seniors. Her students have gone on to schools such as Boston College, Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, Georgetown, Tufts and Williams. She also works with students who are undecided about a major.

How Carolee works

Carolee starts with an intake and course review, then builds a plan around each student's personality, needs and goals. Freshman and sophomore sessions cover goal-setting, developing talents and interests, and goal follow-up. The college search includes a questionnaire, a personality profile session and personal interviews. Families receive a binder of college options. A My Majors session is offered for undecided students. Sessions run by Zoom, email and phone.

Background and qualifications

Carolee is a Yale graduate and holds a certificate in college counseling from UCLA. She served six years on her local high school board, including time as vice president and chair of curriculum. She is a past president of the Higher Education Consultants Association and belongs to the New Jersey chapter of the National Association for College Admissions Counseling. She visits 25 to 30 campuses each year, attends webinars, conferences and workshops, and meets with admissions officers. She is also a published children's author.

Carolee Gravina pricing

Programs and services

• Freshman and Sophomore Session
• Juniors and Seniors services
• College search with personality profile session
• My Majors Session for undecided students
• Essay critiques
• Sessions by Zoom, email and phone

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