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4.9 (8 reviews)
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Sylvia put on a great workshop teaching us about financial aid with college. Thank you!

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A+ College Consultants

A+ College Consultants

5.0
(10 reviews)
13.3 mi

Allison is super helpful, professional, and informative. I called with scholarship essay questions…read moreand many other college related questions. She was informative and helpful. Can't wait to work with her for the next round of scholarships that are applied for. Blessings to Allison for all of the helpful information.

Allison was a life saver for my son! Let into the game of the college application process last fall…read morewe agreed as a family that my math/science son would benefit from some support in writing his college essays. Allison was very flexible and accommodating with our needs, working with my son's schedule and his last minute requests to meet to review his drafts. She guided him on how to organize the essay but fully respected and supported the topics he wanted to write about, which I think made for well written and authentic essays to really reveal who my son is. In this last unprecedented college application year where SAT and ACT tests weren't even considered at most schools, essays became that much more important. And with higher than average numbers of applicants, I really think my non-writing son's essays really were what made the difference in him getting accepted to many of the schools he applied to including UCLA where he will go this fall. Thank you Allison for the guidance!

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A+ toured the business college at the University of Texas, Austin. Go Longhorns!
A+ toured the business college at the University of Texas, Austin. Go Longhorns!
An A+ tip: A river runs through Willamette U!

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College Planning Source

College Planning Source

4.7
(22 reviews)
17.4 mi
Offers customized solutions
Minority-owned & operated

Now that I have both of my teenagers at UC Santa Barbara I can stop to thank College Planning…read moreSource and their entire staff. I can't even begin to tell you how much you they have helped our family. With two UC degrees, I thought I was pretty smart until I tried to help my kids apply to colleges, and then apply for Financial Aid. Was I wrong!!!! They filled the void of both high school counselors and financial aid counselors. Each of my kids started out really knowing very little about where to apply, what their real chances were of getting in, what a particular college would be like, etc... CPS was able to build rapport with them and help them come to smart decisions on where to apply, how to set their expectations and then fill out the college applications. They went back and forth so many times helping with the college essays, what to put on the applications, etc. That in itself paid for the fee. Everything else was like icing on the cake. Also, let's face it, filling out the FAFSA is like doing your own taxes, you need to hire someone who knows what they are doing - and College Planning Source knows what they are doing. There is no question that they were able to significantly help us reduce the cost of attendance for our kids. I tell everyone that I know with prospective college students that they need to call t right away. Working with them was one of the best decisions I have ever made.

Michelle and her team are AWESOME! 2 of my children worked…read morewith Michelle with fantastic results. Because of the program, my kids were far ahead of their peers in app submissions, much less stressed overall and they felt very confident. Michelle is exceptional at communicating w the parents and really is personable with the kids. I HIGHLY recommend Michelle and her services!

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Our son graduating UCSB.  Thank you College Planning Source!!!
Our son graduating UCSB. Thank you College Planning Source!!!
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Another fun workshop with our rising seniors!

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Another fun workshop with our rising seniors!
Ducerus HQ

Ducerus HQ

5.0
(2 reviews)
4.1 mi

Ed worked with my daughter extensively, helping her write essays that she wasn't happy about…read morewriting. She got stuck many times, he even reached out once asking me if this topic (being bullied by her BF since birth for no reason other than jealousy) was too difficult for her. He didn't want to push if so. I asked her and she said no, so I told him and he pushed her. I was happy to not be super involved because she would butt heads with me if I was pushing her. My boss had hired someone else and in the end said she should have been more involved. This is why I looked elsewhere. And found the right guy to involve us just enough, only reaching out if there was a problem and also meeting with us when we did want to check in. She got accepted to 5 amazing schools. Chose Baylor.

I went to a free financial aid workshop with Ed and I learned so much about applying for college…read morefor my daughter who is a senior in high school. Ed also discussed things to look for when applying for financial aid. I had gone to another workshop a few years back with another college planning service and I feel that I learned a lot more from Ed's workshop. He was so patient and was available to answer questions. I took advantage of the free personal session and was able to ask lots of questions. I can't thank Ed enough for the help he provided at no cost. Thanks Ed!!

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Helping families FUND the way!
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Advanced College Solutions Inc.

Advanced College Solutions Inc.

3.0
(2 reviews)
25.1 mi

My ex-wife signed my daughter up for college counseling with ACS. I didn't think it would be a…read moreproblem since I have joint legal and physical (50/50) custody. Alana Rosario and her team completely ignored me after numerous attempts to discuss my daughter's college options. I even offered to pay more money. In the end my daughter did not get accepted into any of the "stretch" colleges she wanted despite having a 4.3 GPA and numerous academic awards. My daughter was very disappointed with the guidance ACS provided. If she could do it all over again, she would not use ACS. There are many other services out there offering better college admissions guidance.

First of all, I want to address the earlier review made by Jason V - ex. He is not a paying…read morecustomer and did NOT offer to pay (as he states "more". In order to pay more - you have to pay SOMETHING to begin with. Which he did not). Our daughter wanted help with applying to colleges and I paid for their service to help us understand how to navigate the complicated process. He did not offer to help offset the cost of me hiring them. Our daughter applied to EVERY college SHE wanted to. It was always up to her. She was accepted to MANY colleges, other than one that was on her wish-list, and that happens. It has nothing to do with this company. They are excellent and went above and beyond. She's now enrolled in a college she is very happy with and the service we received from Advanced College Solutions was wonderful. He is putting words in our daughter's mouth she never said. They EVENTUALLY ignored him after he repeatedly called and emailed them, making things difficult for everyone. This service has nothing to do with custody. Alana Rosario is wonderful, as is each person we've worked with there. It is a service to help with a very complicated process and they are amazing. I highly, highly recommend them. I've never met a kinder, more understanding and helpful group of people who dedicate their life and time to helping kids make a stressful process less daunting.

SoCal College Planning - collegecounseling - Updated July 2026

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