“Cameron took time to figure out who I was as a person and gave good recommendations for colleges where she thought I would fit in.”
—Sadie, Student, Connecticut
“Cameron provided the organization and the deadlines to make it an exciting adventure and saved me from becoming a nagging parent!”
—Marina, Parent, Utah
My mission is to help kids and families by taking the stress out of the college application process.
Since 2012, I’ve partnered with high school students to help them confidently create the perfect, individual college list, draft and polish their best essay(s), and apply to schools in the most worry-free way possible. With my personalized support and coaching based on 30 years of experience as a writer and educator, this stressor turns manageable. Your future has arrived. Please write to me at geareneducational@gmail.com to set up your free half-hour consultation!
Congratulating a client (December, 2023) on his acceptance with the Presidential Scholarship to Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) for fall 2024 admission! This was his ED1 school and his dream school! He said, “I really enjoyed the process and I expected to hate it. Cameron helped me reach my potential.”
August, 2024: I love my clients! It was wonderful to be able to see Eleanor in person. She’s now a rising senior at University of Washington, majoring in biology with plans to go into psychiatry. She’s been so generous these past three years about talking with any and all of my clients who are considering applying to University of Washington. I lean on my former clients to help share their wisdom and perspective with younger (current clients). It’s a joyful and generous way to help! Wonderful to see you, Eleanor!
March 2024: Four Chicago-area seniors joined in a live panel and shared tips from their personal application journeys to help students 1-2 years behind them (and those students’ parents)! Thank you to these four wonderful clients—plus amazing moderator Nallely Gass, owner of Elevar Development—who gave up a big chunk of their Sunday afternoons to help others with their expertise! Teamwork!
Mason can’t wait to start in UC Berkeley’s first undergrad class of business students at Haas/Spieker—a program with a 2.5% acceptance rate! Congrats, Mason!
A student committing to Dartmouth on Zoom.
#yourfuturehasarrived
College List
It’s all about fit. Let’s start with the schools you love, and together find more you’ll love just as much, tuning it up for balance.
Essays
You want yours to be the essay that the admissions officer tells his/her family about over dinner. I’ll help you tell your story in your own voice—and shine.
Applying
It’s a lot to juggle. I’ll help you set and keep deadlines, coaching you along the way until every last application is turned in.
“Working with Cameron was just terrific! Her guidance through the stressful college search process not only made my life easier, but it gave my daughter the confidence and tools she needed to independently and successfully submit her applications. My daughter found Cameron’s broad knowledge of schools instrumental as she worked to identify her campus search image and college list. Cameron’s conversational approach made the essay-writing process dynamic and fun; she was fully open to my daughter’s essay topics and made editing suggestions that allowed my daughter’s voice and ideas to shine. Working with Cameron was a learning experience that will serve my daughter for years to come!”
—Mary Beth, Connecticut