San Francisco Bay Area Education Planning and Consulting by Elizabeth A. Stone
San Francisco Bay Area Education Planning and Consulting by Elizabeth A. Stone
  Offices in San Francisco
  and San Mateo, CA
  phone 650.579.6180
  cell 650.759.6577
  
  info@theeducationplanner.com

  • EDUCATIONAL GUIDANCE
  • STUDENT ADVOCACY
  • COLLEGE PLANNING

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Events
SUMMER PREVIEW CLASSES
at 1777 Borel Place
small group tutorials to prepare for Fall
History, Social Sciences, English
Course descriptions and registration info: CLICK HERE (PDF)

SAT PREP SUMMER CLASS
Small group class, register at Summit Test Prep
www.summittestprep.com July 13 - 20, 2013
Details

Saturday, August 10, 2013
ACADEMIC EXPO
UC Berkeley Faculty Club
9 am - 4 pm
Watch for details!

THE BETTER COLLEGE ESSAY
UC Berkeley Extension Course
Taught by Dr. Elizabeth Stone
Belmont, CA campus
Thursdays, August 29 – September 26, 6:30-8:30pm
No meeting: 9/5
Registration information available in July
www.unex.berkeley.edu

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Dr. Stone in the news
October 17, 2012 | Admissions USA
Student Loan Debt Exceeds $1 Trillion
by Admissions USA
Article

October 9, 2012 | The Boston Globe
Quest for Harvard entry ends in $2m tangle
by Mary Carmichael
Article

October 4, 2012 | JWeekly
Annual list of 'The Top 60 Schools Jews Choose' has lots of statistics, but is it a guide?
by Elizabeth Stone
Article

June 21, 2012 | Bay Citizen
SFUSD AP policy change may come too late
by Elizabeth Stone
Article

June 18, 2012 | Los Angeles Times
Summer SAT for group of elite students is canceled
Article

June 6, 2012
Letter: College Board Responds to Dr. Stone
Read Letter



ALL NEWS ITEMS

March/April 2013

CONGRATULATIONS SENIOR CLASS of 2013
Awarded $2,301,000 in Merit Scholarships

Students and parents talk about their experience using The Education Planner: watch
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Dear Families:

The students who worked with me this year were offered more than $2.3 million dollars in merit awards. Their hard work definitely paid off! One student just wrote to me, "Just received several acceptance letters (wow who knew all that work would pay off!)." The hard work of writing essays, researching schools, and finding the right colleges does reap rewards.

Seniors will be receiving the last round of admissions letters in the next week. The waiting is difficult, but I am optimistic that all the students who work with The Education Planner will land at a terrific school.

For families of sophomores and juniors, this is the best time to start your college admissions planning. Please contact our office to schedule a consultation and to learn more about the many services we provide for students.

I'm happy to introduce our new counselor, Judy Thalheimer MBA, who will be working with pre-college families (K-8) and advising all families on college affordability and assisting with FAFSA and other financial aid forms. Judy has extensive experience in admissions and financial management, and I know you will enjoy working with her. We also welcome our in-house tutors, Garrett Tan and Lauren Martin. Garrett and Lauren are available for individual and small group tutoring in math, English, and History.

I am presenting at two conferences in March and April: Beyond Academia at UC Berkeley, and Ed Rev at ATT Park. My upcoming college visits include Vanderbilt, six colleges in Ohio, and the Philadelphia Catholic College Tour. I will teach a Fall course on The College Essay at UC Berkeley Extension where I am faculty in the Certificate Program in College Admissions & Career Planning.

We welcome inquiries from high school students ready to embark on college planning, transfer applicants, and pre-college students needing educational guidance. We work with a diverse student population - representing students of all abilities and interests, and look forward to speaking with you!

Elizabeth Stone

Dr. Stone is the San Francisco College Admissions reporter for www.Examiner.com and uses this journalistic opportunity to gain unique access to high level college admissions officers, professors, and other professionals who work within the college admissions arena. In her column, she helps parents and students across the country understand the complex and often confusing issues in the college admissions. Dr. Stone also is a contributing writer to J Weekly of Northern California, and The Forward. a national newspaper based in New York.

 
GO HERE for a partial list of the schools which admitted the wonderful group of students I have had the pleasure of assisting.

Offices in San Francisco and San Mateo, CA
phone 650.579.6180 · cell 650.759.6577 · info@theeducationplanner.com