Maria Woodruff

Maria Woodruff is an independent educational consultant who helps students with college admissions. She founded The Admissions Advisor, LLC. Before that, she spent 7 years as Director of College Guidance at Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose. She ran the college curriculum for over 1700 students and advised over 250 of them each year. She also ran MBA admissions at Loyola Marymount University and holds a Ph.D. from UCLA work in higher education.

Good fit if

• You want help with college admissions
• You want help with mba admissions
• You're a student (or the parent of one)

Background and qualifications

Maria Woodruff worked as a high school counselor and Director of College Guidance at Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose for 7 years. She was responsible for the 9th to 12th grade college curriculum for over 1700 students. She advised over 250 students each year, built the school profile, planned an annual college fair, and worked with other private high schools on case studies. Earlier, she did doctoral research at UCLA in Higher Education and Organizational Change, focused on diversity, equity, and access to postsecondary education. Before that, she was Coordinator of the MBA program at Loyola Marymount University, where she handled MBA admissions and academic advising. She has been a member of NACAC and WACAC since 2011.

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