Acceptances

Helping Students Find the Right Fit

Success looks different for every client.

From large public universities to small liberal arts colleges, from highly selective institutions to perfect-fit schools, my students have earned spots at colleges and universities across the country and beyond. Every name on this list represents a student who worked hard, told their story well, and found a school that was right for them.

This is a record of real outcomes for real students, each one different, each one right for that individual student.

"Building a college list was the most helpful part of the process. I had no clue where even to begin!" – High School Student

Every Student's List is Different.

No two college lists I build are the same because no two students are the same. The schools on this page represent students with every kind of goal, budget, academic profile, and personal circumstance. Some were recruited athletes. Some were performing arts applicants. Some were transfer students. Some were first-generation college students. Some were applying from out of state or internationally, and some were graduate and professional school applicants.

What they all had in common was a college list built around who they actually were and what they were looking for, not a ranking or someone else's idea of the right school.

Acceptances

Adelphi University

American University

Arizona State University

Auburn University

Augusta University

Azusa Pacific University

Baylor University

Belmont University

Berklee School of Music

Boise State University

Boston College

Boston Conservatory

Boston University

Brigham Young University

Brown University

Butler University

California Institute of Technology

California Lutheran University

California Polytechnic University, Pomona

California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo

California State University, Channel Islands

California State University, Chico

California State University, Fullerton

California State University, Los Angeles

California State University, Long Beach

California State University, Monterey Bay

California State University, Northridge

California State University, San Bernardino

California State University, San Marcos

Carnegie Mellon University

Case Western Reserve University

Catholic University

Chapman University

Claremont McKenna College

Clemson University

Colby College

Colgate University

College of Charleston

College of William & Mary

Colorado School of Mines

Colorado State University, Fort Collins

Columbia College

Columbia University

Concordia University

Connecticut College

Cornell University

DePaul University

Drexel University

Duquesne University

Emerson College

Emory University

Florida Atlantic University

Florida State University

Fordham University

George Washington University

Georgetown University

Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia Southern

Georgia State University

Gonzaga University

Grinnell University

Hawaii Pacific University

Hofstra University

Howard University

Humboldt State University

Indiana University, Bloomington

Iona College

Jacksonville University

James Madison University

Johns Hopkins University

Kean University

Lehigh University

Lewis & Clark

Loyola Marymount University

Loyola University of Chicago

LSU

Manhattan University

Marquette University

Marymount Manhattan

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Miami University, Ohio

Michigan State

Mount St. Mary's

Montana State University, Bozeman

New York Institute of Technology

New York University

Northeastern University

Northern Arizona University

Northwestern University

Notre Dame University

Oberlin College

Occidental College

Oklahoma State University

Oregon State University

Otis College of the Arts

PACE University

Pacific University

Penn State

Pepperdine University

Pitzer College

Point Loma University

Portland State University

Pratt University

Purdue University

Reed College

Regis University

Rensselaer Polytechnic University

Rice University

Rutgers University

Saint Louis University

San Diego State University

San Francisco State University

San Jose State University

Santa Clara University

Sarah Lawrence University

Scripps College

Seattle Pacific University

Seattle University

Seton Hall University

Smith College

Sonoma State University

Southern Methodist University

St. Andrews University, Scotland

St. John's University, NY

St. Joseph's New York

St. Mary's College of California

Stanford University

Suffolk University

Syracuse University

Temple University

Texas A&M, College Station

Texas Christian University

The George Washington University

The Ohio State University

The University of Alabama

Trinity College

Tufts University

Tulane University

University of Arizona

University of Arkansas

University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Davis

University of California, Irvine

University of California, Los Angeles

University of California, Merced

University of California, Riverside

University of California, San Diego

University of California, Santa Barbara

University of California, Santa Cruz

University of Chicago

University of Cincinnati

University of Colorado, Boulder

University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

University of Delaware

University of Denver

University of Florida

University of Georgia

University of Hawaii, Manoa

University of Idaho

University of Illinois, Chicago

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

University of Iowa

University of Kansas

University of Kentucky

University of La Verne

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

University of Miami

University of Michigan

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

University of Mississippi, "Ole Miss"

University of Montana

University of Nebraska, Lincoln

University of New Mexico

University of Nevada, Reno

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

University of Notre Dame

University of Oklahoma

University of Oregon

University of Pennsylvania

University of Pittsburgh

University of Portland

University of Puget Sound

University of Redlands

University of Rhode Island

University of San Diego

University of San Francisco

University of South Carolina, Columbia

University of Southern California

University of St. Thomas, MN

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

University of Texas, Austin

University of the Pacific

University of the Virgin Islands

University of Utah

University of Virginia

University of Washington

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Vanderbilt University

Vanguard University

Washington State University

Wentworth Institute of Technology

Western Washington University

Westmont College

Whittier College

Widener University

William & Mary

William Patterson University

Worcester Polytechnic

Xavier University

A word about how to read this page.

This list reflects acceptances across all students I have worked with since 2014. It includes students at every academic level, applying to schools across the full range of selectivity. An acceptance at one school does not guarantee an acceptance at that same school for a future student. Every applicant is different, and every admissions cycle is different.

What I can guarantee is this: every student I work with gets a college list built specifically for them, a strategy designed around their individual strengths and goals, and support at every step of the process from someone who genuinely cares about the outcome.

“Michele helped our daughter find schools that genuinely fit her academically and personally. The process always felt thoughtful, supportive, and far less stressful than we expected.”

— Parent of High School Senior

Whether your family is just beginning college planning or already navigating applications, essays, transfer pathways, or important academic decisions, a Discovery Call is a calm, supportive place to begin.

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