Susanna Ordway
College admissions consultant for high school students in San Ramon Valley
| Hourly rate range | $150 to $225 an hour |
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| Focus areas | |
| Works with | Students and Parents |
| Based in | San Ramon, California, United States |
| Credentials | Certificate in College Admissions & Career Planning, UC Berkeley |
| Experience | 6 years coaching |
| Practice | Susanna Ordway College Consulting |
Susanna Ordway is a college admissions consultant who helps high school students and their families plan for college. She has worked with students for 6 years on academic plans, college lists, essays, and financial aid. Before that, she taught and advised K-12 students in the San Ramon Valley school district for 10+ years. She has visited over 150 colleges and universities. She also helps students find internships and volunteer roles with local companies.
What Susanna helps with
Susanna helps students and parents handle the stress of college planning. She covers everything from course choices in 9th grade to comparing award letters in senior year.
- Choosing courses and building an academic plan
- Building a best fit college list
- Making a college application timeline
- Setting a testing schedule
- Preparing for college fairs, visits and campus tours
- Writing and reviewing college essays and personal insight questions
- Completing FAFSA and CSS Profile forms
- Comparing admissions and financial aid offers
Who Susanna works with
Susanna works with high school students and their families. She helps 9th and 10th graders who want to start early by finding interests and extracurricular options. She works with juniors on assessments, testing and college lists. She guides seniors through applications, essays and financial aid. She also helps transfer students moving from 2-year to 4-year schools.
How Susanna works
Susanna matches her work to the student's grade. With juniors, she starts with interest and skills assessments. Then she helps with testing strategy, builds a first college list, prepares them for college fairs and visits, and reviews their academic plan. Each junior gets an individual college planning timeline. With seniors, she narrows the college list, explains the types of applications, and reviews essays. She also helps with FAFSA and CSS Profile forms and reviews award letters.
Background and qualifications
Susanna spent over 10 years teaching and advising K-12 students in the San Ramon Valley Unified School District. She also taught enrichment classes with the City of San Ramon. While working with high school students, she saw how hard the college process had become. She earned a certificate in College Admissions & Career Planning at UC Berkeley. For the past 6 years she has advised high school students and families. She has visited over 150 colleges and universities. She takes part in professional development and networking groups to keep up with policy changes. She moved to the U.S. from Hong Kong at age 8 and went through American schools.
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Programs and services
- College planning for 9th and 10th graders
- Junior year college planning
- Senior year application support
- Transfer student planning
- Student resume building
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The CoachVouch take
Susanna combines over 10 years as a school district teacher and adviser with a UC Berkeley admissions certificate and visits to over 150 colleges.
Best for high school students and parents in the San Ramon area who want help with college lists, essays, and financial aid.
Common questions
How much does Susanna Ordway charge?
Coaching with Susanna runs $150 to $225 an hour. Message Susanna from this page for an exact quote.
What does Susanna Ordway help with?
Susanna Ordway helps with choosing courses and building an academic plan, building a best fit college list, making a college application timeline and setting a testing schedule.
Is Susanna Ordway certified?
Susanna Ordway lists: Certificate in College Admissions & Career Planning, UC Berkeley.
Does Susanna Ordway work with transfer students?
Yes. She helps students plan their path from a 2-year to a 4-year school.
How do I contact Susanna Ordway?
Send Susanna a message from this page. It's free and takes a minute.
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