San Francisco Bay Area Education Planning and Consulting by Elizabeth A. Stone


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September 2010

Dear Students and Parents:

The summer unfortunately passed too quickly, but I had the wonderful opportunity to visit 10 colleges in Nova Scotia in July, and three campuses in New York City.

I learned a tremendous amount about the Canadian college system — a great value, no SATs, and only 12th grade courses are considered. Canada is a wonderful option for many students. Please take a look at three Examiner.com articles I wrote about my trip! From Halifax to Cape Breton to Churchpoint, I learned about everything from Cajun French to Dairy Production! I even met an actor from the popular TV show "Glee" who was attending a summer program at St. Anne's University!

I just returned from New York City where I spent a morning at Marymount Manhattan College with the Dean, the Chair of the Dance Dept, and the Chair of the Theatre Dept. MMC is a small liberal arts college on the Upper East Side of Manhattan — just eight blocks from my former home! I was extremely impressed with their facility and their philosophy about combining performing arts training within a liberal arts college. MMC would be a great alternative to students who want to be in NYC, but don't want the size or expense of NYU.



Elizabeth Stone interviewing Dr. Martha Kanter, US Under Secretary of Education, June 2010

While in New York, I also toured the NYU Tisch School of the Arts/Dance program and had a long interview with the Chair of the Dept. I took a short visit to the Joffrey Ballet School and saw their new studios and learned more about the year-long training programs.

September will be another busy month with visits to Chapman University in southern California where I will be touring the Film Dept., and Grinnell College in Iowa where I was invited to visit along with a small group of counselors. In October, I will be in New Hampshire visiting the following colleges: Chester College of New England, Colby-Sawyer College, Dartmouth, Franklin Pierce U., Keene State College, New England College,New Hampshire Institute of Art, Plymouth State U., Rivier College, St. Anselm College, Southern New Hampshire, and University of New Hampshire. I'll take my computer with me and report for Examiner.com while I'm travelling.

This month the UCs and CSUs hold conferences for college counselors to bring them up to speed on changes in admissions. I'll be attending both those conferences and a meeting/ luncheon with representatives from Jesuit colleges who are visiting the Bay Area.

In addition to my writing for Examiner.com, I published my first article with the New York-based newsmagazine, THE FORWARD. I'll continue reporting for them on national issues in college admissions. Also — please check out my public presentations at San Mateo County libraries. They're free and I hope you'll let your friends know about the opportunity to learn more about college admissions in this group setting.

I'm also happy to report that my current class of Seniors are well on their way to finishing college applications. Many took my advice and completed applications over the summer and have already received letters of admission and scholarships!

Please check out my new service at www.therealcollegedeal.com. It's a great way to talk with students currently on college campuses for a very low fee, and without the travel!

Elizabeth Stone, Ph.D

See below for a partial list of the schools which admitted the wonderful group of students I had the pleasure of assisting in 2008-2010:


American University Barnard College Bowling Green State University Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo City University, London, UK Duke University Gonzaga University Holy Names College Lewis & Clark Mills College New York University Occidental University Pitzer Scripps College Southern Oregon University Tufts University University of California: Berkeley, Davis, Los Angeles, Merced, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz University of Idaho University of Montana University of Puget Sound University of Vermont University of the Pacific Wesleyan University		Arizona State University Boston College Bryn Mawr College Champlain College Cornell University Flagler College Harvard University Lesley College List College Montana State University Northwestern University Penn State, College Park Santa Clara University Sonoma State Stanford University Tulane University University of Connecticut University of Massachusetts, Amherst University of Pennsylvania University of Southern California University of Washington Washington University, St. Louis

Dr. Stone has spent all of her professional career on college campuses and has the expertise to help you or your child with finding the right school or college. Teaching in large universities herself, Dr. Stone offers insight into the realities of college life from the perspective of one who works within the system. She holds a Certificate in College Admissions Counseling from University of California, Los Angeles and recently recruited students for University of California, Berkeley in New York City. She has published several articles on education in professional journals and is co-author of a forth-coming book, Part of the Group (Dawn Sign Press, www.dawnsign.com), a text for teachers working on improving social understanding for adolescents.

Dr. Stone specializes in working together with parents, students, and school counselors to explore the potential of the student and to assist in all aspects of the school or college admissions process. She can remove the stressful aspects of applying to college by creating time-lines and establishing reachable goals and expectations.

In addition to school and college planning, Dr. Stone is available to work with families on resolving school issues; to offer guidance in the student's readiness to begin school; evaluating private/and or public school programs; to explore gifted and talented education programs; and to consult with parents on other issues that might impact the educational experience of their child.