Sharon Weiss

Sharon Weiss is a college admissions consultant who runs Apply Savvy. She helps students and their families plan for college, starting as early as 9th grade. She builds a strong application profile and a realistic college list that fits both academics and the family budget. Sharon brings 30 years of higher education experience and a PMP certification. She is also a first generation and transfer student herself. She works virtually with families across the country.

What Sharon helps with

Sharon helps families plan for college early so the strategy is set by junior or senior year. She ties college choices to both academic fit and what the family can pay.

• Building an application-ready profile starting in 9th grade
• Creating a realistic college list that fits academics and budget
• Understanding net price and financial aid
• Finding merit scholarship options
• Planning 2+2 community college paths
• Turning grades, activities, goals and test scores into a college plan
• Helping transfer students finish their degrees
• Helping adult learners return to school

Who Sharon works with

Sharon works with high school students in grades 9 to 11, and with rising seniors who need to get organized fast. She also helps transfer students and adult learners who want to finish or restart their undergraduate degree. Her clients are families who want a partner that looks at the full cost of college, including net price, aid, merit scholarships and 2+2 community college plans.

How Sharon works

Sharon uses a data-driven approach to college planning. She takes a student's grades, activities, goals and test scores and turns them into a structured plan. The plan covers the application profile and a college list that fits academics and the family budget. She starts with students as early as 9th grade. By junior or senior year, the strategy is already set. Her services include a comprehensive package and blocks of hours focused on specific parts of the application process.

Background and qualifications

Sharon Weiss has 30 years of higher education experience. She holds a PMP certification, which shows in the structured way she plans each student's path. She is a first generation student, a transfer student and a part-time graduate student, so she knows several routes through college. She understands the traditional four-year path and other paths that work just as well. She is based in the greater Philadelphia area in Pennsylvania and works virtually with families nationwide.

Sharon Weiss pricing

Programs and services

• Comprehensive package
• Blocks of hours focused on specific areas of the application process

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