Missy Yavasile
College admissions consultant with 36 years in public schools
| Hourly rate range | $70 to $130 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | |
| Works with | Students and Parents |
| Practice | Soar College Planning |
Missy Yavasile runs Soar College Planning, a college admissions consulting practice that helps high school students and their parents. She spent 36 years in the public school system before she started the practice in 2010. She builds best-fit college lists, guides applications and essays, and walks parents through financial aid. She also spent one year with McDonald and Associates before returning to her own business.
What Missy helps with
Missy helps students plan for college and helps parents handle the money side. She works from the first college list through the final decision.
- Building a best-fit college list
- Choosing a major and career path from aptitudes and interests
- Test prep planning and diagnostic testing
- Building a competitive edge with extracurricular activities
- Completing college applications and essays
- Understanding the financial aid process
- Reading award letters and deciding whether to appeal
- Making the final college decision
Who Missy works with
Missy works with high school students and their parents together. Parents join the first consultation. She guides them through financial aid, and she helps them read award letters when they ask.
How Missy works
Work starts with a personal consultation that includes the parents and the student. If both sides agree to work together, Missy does an academic review and gives self assessments. These build the best-fit college list. She looks at aptitudes and interests to help choose a major and career path. She offers test prep diagnostics and test prep services. She stays available by email and helps with the final college decision when asked.
Background and qualifications
Missy Yavasile spent 36 years in the public school system. After she retired, she found she missed working with high school students. In 2010 she started her own college planning practice, Soar College Planning. She later merged with Cyndy McDonald at McDonald and Associates for one year. Cyndy then scaled back her practice to spend more time on Guided Path. Missy went back to running her own business.
Missy Yavasile pricing
Programs and services
- Personal consultation with parents and student
- Academic review and self assessments
- Test prep diagnostics and services
- Application and essay guidance
- Financial aid guidance
- Award letter review and appeal advice
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The CoachVouch take
Missy spent 36 years in the public school system before starting her college planning practice.
Best for families who want help with the college list, applications and financial aid together.
Common questions
How much does Missy Yavasile charge?
Coaching with Missy runs $70 to $130 an hour. Message Missy from this page for an exact quote.
What does Missy Yavasile help with?
Missy Yavasile helps with building a best-fit college list, choosing a major and career path from aptitudes and interests, test prep planning and diagnostic testing and building a competitive edge with extracurricular activities.
Does Missy Yavasile offer test prep?
Yes. She counsels students on test prep and offers diagnostics as well as test prep services.
How do I contact Missy Yavasile?
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