Stacy Kadesh
College admissions consultant for students and parents in Danville, California
| Hourly rate range | $150 to $225 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | |
| Works with | Students and Parents |
| Based in | Danville, California, United States |
| Credentials | IECA Professional member; Training from UC College Advising programs |
| Practice | Stacy Kadesh College Consulting |
Stacy Kadesh is an independent educational consultant in Danville, California. She helps students and parents with college admissions. Her firm, Stacy Kadesh and Associates, has a team of consultants trained through UC College Advising programs. The firm reports that 97% of its students were admitted to one of their top 3 choices. Students can start as early as middle school. Past students also come back for graduate school advising.
What Stacy helps with
Stacy and her team guide families through the college application process. They build a plan around each student's strengths, goals and interests.
- Understanding what admissions officers look for
- Building a long-term plan starting in middle school
- Developing academic interests and passion projects
- Planning extracurriculars and volunteer service
- Finding best fit colleges at different levels
- Applying to top colleges
- Graduate school advising
Who Stacy works with
The practice works with students and their parents. Families can start as early as middle school. The team works with a wide variety of students and adjusts its plan to each one. Past students also return for graduate school advising after college.
How Stacy works
The team starts with each student's academic achievements, extracurricular strengths and personal goals. From there, they build a custom strategy for getting into top-choice schools. Work can begin as early as middle school. This gives students time to explore interests, start passion projects and do volunteer service. The team also helps families find best fit colleges at varying levels.
Background and qualifications
Stacy Kadesh is an independent educational consultant and a Professional member of IECA. Her practice cites 34 years of experience in educational spaces. Her consultants have training from UC College Advising programs. She runs Stacy Kadesh and Associates College Consulting from Danville, California. The team supports students from middle school through college applications and also advises on graduate school.
Stacy Kadesh pricing
Programs and services
- College admissions consulting
- Graduate school advising
- Test prep
- Student portal
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The CoachVouch take
Her team starts working with students as early as middle school to build long-term application plans.
Best for families who want a long-term college plan that starts before high school.
Common questions
How much does Stacy Kadesh charge?
Coaching with Stacy runs $150 to $225 an hour. Request an intro for an exact quote.
What does Stacy Kadesh help with?
Stacy Kadesh helps with understanding what admissions officers look for, building a long-term plan starting in middle school, developing academic interests and passion projects and planning extracurriculars and volunteer service.
Is Stacy Kadesh certified?
Stacy Kadesh lists: IECA Professional member; Training from UC College Advising programs.
When should a student start working with Stacy Kadesh?
Her team begins working with students as early as middle school. This gives time to build academic interests, passion projects and volunteer service before applying.
How do I contact Stacy Kadesh?
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