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College Counselor in Calabasas, CA
Calabasas families have high expectations for their students’ college outcomes; and they should. Students from Calabasas High School and A.E. Wright Middle School are capable of gaining admission to the most selective universities in the country. What they need is the right strategy to make that happen.
Premier College Guidance works with families throughout Calabasas and the Las Virgenes Unified School District, providing the kind of individualized, expert guidance that turns strong students into exceptional applicants. We are located just minutes away in Westlake Village, and we understand the local academic environment deeply.
College Admissions Results for Calabasas Students:
- 90%+ acceptance rate to one of their top four universities
- Highest merit scholarships and grants secured annually
- Admissions to Ivy League, Stanford, MIT, Caltech, UCLA, and UC Berkeley
- Significant financial aid outcomes at private universities including USC, Cornell, Princeton
The Calabasas College Admissions Challenge
Calabasas High School sends competitive applicants to universities across the country every year. But the students who stand out in highly selective admissions pools are not just the students with the highest GPAs. What admissions readers like to see, from our experience, are the students whose applications tell a compelling, cohesive story. Building that narrative requires planning, strategy, and the kind of guidance that goes far beyond filling out forms.
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Our counselors work with Calabasas students to identify their authentic intellectual themes, develop extracurricular strategies that genuinely distinguish them, and craft college essays that admissions officers remember. We also help families understand which schools are most likely to offer significant merit aid; a factor that makes an enormous difference in the long-term cost of education.
Families in Calabasas searching for a college advisor, college consultant, or independent college counselor will find that Premier College Guidance provides strategies based on numerous case studies, along with individualized strategic support. Our team brings nearly two decades of active admissions experience to every family we serve.
Our Approach for Calabasas Families
- Early planning sessions for 9th and 10th graders establishing academic and extracurricular direction
- Junior year strategy including standardized testing, college list development, and essay brainstorming
- Senior year application management from UCAS, UC, and Common Apps to supplemental essays
- Financial aid and merit scholarship strategy
- The Future-Ready Student Blueprint™ integrating academic positioning and career alignment
- College ROI analysis using our Power 400 Decision Support System
Why Calabasas Families Choose Premier College Guidance
We are not a volume-based advising platform. We work with a limited number of families in the Calabasas and Conejo Valley area each year, which means every student receives the full depth of our expertise. Parents frequently tell us that what they valued more than the admissions results was the clarity, structure, and reduction of anxiety that our process provided for the entire family.
We are conveniently located in Westlake Village, minutes from Calabasas. Contact us to schedule your complimentary consultation and learn how we can help your student reach their full potential.
