I help students and their families achieve balance and confidence throughout the college admission process as they discover and apply to colleges that best reflect their personal, academic and financial needs and goals.
Testimonials
“Megan and ‘Balanced College Consulting’ have been a game-changer for our family! With Megan's guidance, our son is approaching the application process in an organized, confident way...it feels organic and geared towards finding the right fit.”
- Parent of a high school senior
“Megan was a great help to me in trying to choose what schools to apply. She provided great statistics on universities when I was first creating my list of colleges to apply to. She also gave me great feedback on my essays and how to improve them, tailoring them to each individual school. The best thing about Megan was that she did not ignore your needs after the application process, but instead checked in and made sure things were going smoothly, which I feel you don’t get with a big company. Working with her was awesome and I wish I could use her again in the future!”
- Student currently attending USC
"Applying to college is a difficult process, but Megan helped me perfect my UC application through reviewing and suggesting edits to my essays. With Megan’s support, I was accepted into my first choice school!"
- Student currently attending UC Berkeley
“You are a warm and caring speaker - the students really liked you!!”
- Previous Director of Financial Aid, UC San Diego
“Megan is an amazing college counselor. She not only assists with applications, but will guide students through the complete college admissions process and help with any questions that may arise. Her positivity and optimism helped calm my nerves and angst during stressful times.”
- Student currently attending UC Santa Cruz
“I am so thankful I hired you to help my daughter get through the process, making it a lot easier than I had predicted.”
- Parent of a high school senior
“I can’t thank you enough for helping to make her dream come true!”
- Parent of a college transfer student
“We are very thankful for your help in guiding our daughter through this process! She values your opinion and feels confident in her essays with your feedback.”
- Parent of a high school senior
“Thank you for helping my daughter gain confidence in her college applications!”
- Parent of a high school senior
“Megan was so helpful to us during the college application process. She listened to our daughter and helped her identify colleges that met her criteria. She identified a safety school that wouldn't require an additional application and that was a great fit for our daughter. During 2020 when there was so little structure to life, and our regular meetings made it so much easier to keep up with the application process. Megan really helped Ella think about how to explain herself to colleges and how to think about the questions colleges were asking. We're so grateful for the help and plan to work with Megan again with our younger child!”
- Parent of a high school senior
“You were so instrumental in getting our son to write his essays and complete/submit his applications. So thank you again!”
- Parent of a high school senior
“Thank you so much for your help on all of my applications. The whole process was a lot less stressful with your help!”
- High school senior
“Thank you for being so thorough, and honoring my student’s personality and strengths in all of your considerations.”
- Parent of a high school junior
“Your guidance has helped our daughter take ownership and have confidence in the college application process. We greatly appreciate not needing to push her to get lists made, essays written, etc.”
- Parent of a high school senior
“Thanks a million for all your support and wisdom! The warm energy you bring to the table is also greatly appreciated.”
- Parent of a high school junior
“I just wanted to thank you for all the support and help you have provided to be better prepared for this exciting transition in our son’s educational path.”
- Parent of a high school senior
“Thank you so much for all your help, your guidance was really helpful and really pushed me to get my writing done ahead of time.”
- High school senior