Debbie Seresky

Debbie Seresky is an independent educational consultant who helps students and parents choose day and boarding schools. She runs Schoolsearch, Inc. in Norwood, Massachusetts, and has worked with the firm since 2005. She guides families through each step of the school search and application process. She also oversees the scheduling and administration of ISEE and SSAT exams at Schoolsearch, an official testing site for both tests.

What Debbie helps with

Debbie helps families find day and boarding schools that fit a child's strengths and goals. She guides them through the search and application steps.

• Finding day and boarding schools that fit a child
• Guiding families through every stage of the school search
• Staying organized and meeting application deadlines
• Breaking the school search into manageable steps
• Matching schools to a child's academic, social and personal needs
• Taking the ISEE and SSAT in small-group testing

Who Debbie works with

Debbie works with both students and their parents. Families come to her when they are looking at independent day and boarding schools. She looks at each child's academic background, interests and goals before suggesting schools.

How Debbie works

Debbie splits the school search into manageable steps so families stay organized and meet deadlines. She builds a plan around each child's academic background, aspirations and goals. She works with both the student and the parents. She keeps her school knowledge current through ongoing school visits and conferences.

Background and qualifications

Debbie graduated from the University of Rochester and has worked with Schoolsearch since 2005. She worked alongside her mother, Midge Lipkin, an independent educational consultant with more than 45 years in the field, as mentee and business partner for a decade. She completed the IECA Summer Training Institute for Educational Consultants and attended the UC Irvine Independent Educational Consultant Certificate Program. She is an IECA Professional member. She visits schools on an ongoing basis and attends conferences.

Debbie Seresky pricing

Programs and services

• Educational consulting for school search and applications
• ISEE testing
• SSAT testing
• Small-group testing on weekdays and weekends

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