About the Counselor
Sarah W. Brown, M.Ed, NCC
EDUCATION
B.A. in Psychology, Swarthmore College
M.Ed. in School Counseling, UNC - Chapel Hill
Graduate certificate in College Counseling, UCLA
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
National Certified Counselor
Former Licensed School Counselor
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
​Independent Educational Consultants Association
National Association for College Admissions Counseling
Potomac & Chesapeake Assn for College Admissions Cnslng
I am passionate about sharing knowledge that can help others. I have learned this information through my mistakes as a college applicant, extensive education, and experiences guiding students nationwide.
As a parent of two college students, I know the college admissions journey can be stressful. Having someone else walk your child through the necessary steps can take a load off your plate and preserve your relationship with your child during critical years.
I wish someone had walked these steps with me when I applied to college. I wasted time applying to the wrong colleges, and my mistakes led to mostly rejection letters. At the last minute, a college counselor advised me to apply to the only college that accepted me with the financial aid I required.
I am incredibly grateful for this counselor's help. She made me realize how a person who is both caring and knowledgeable can change the course of someone's life. I strive to be that person for others.
My experience has led me to focus on helping students find colleges that are an excellent academic, social, and financial fit for them. I believe this is the most critical part of the application process. I help students present themselves in their best light on their applications so they will have a favorable chance of getting accepted by those colleges.
I work with a variety of students and specialize in helping homeschoolers and military dependents, as well as students applying to federal service academies and for ROTC scholarships.
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I am a lifelong learner and devote much of my time to researching colleges, keeping up with the constantly changing college admissions landscape, improving my essay coaching skills, and networking with college admissions professionals. I take training, professionalism, and ethics very seriously.
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Colleges Visted Since 2019:
Allegheny College
American University
Amherst College
Caltech
California Lutheran University
Cal Maritime Academy
Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo
Cal State - San Marcos
Carnegie Mellon University
Case Western University
Chapman University
Christopher Newport University
Claremont McKenna College
College of Wooster
Colorado College
Davidson College
Denison University
Dickinson College
George Mason University
George Washington Univ
Gettysburg College
Harvey Mudd College
James Madison University
Johns Hopkins University
Juniata College
Landmark University
Loyola Marymount University
Occidental College
Pepperdine University
Pitzer College
Point Loma Nazarene University
Pomona College
Saint Mary's College of California
St. John's College (MD)
San Diego State
San José State
Scripps College
Stanford University
Swarthmore College
The Citadel
Trinity College
Union College
U.S. Air Force Academy
U.S. Coast Guard Academy
U.S. Military Academy at West Point
U.S. Naval Academy
UC Berkeley
UC Davis
UC Irvine
UCLA
UC Merced
UC Riverside
UC San Diego
UC Santa Barbara
UC Santa Cruz
University of Maryland
University of the Pacific
University of Pittsburgh
University of Redlands
University of Richmond
University of San Diego
University of San Francisco
University of Santa Clara
University of Southern California
University of Virginia
Ursinus College
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest University
Washington & Lee University
Wesleyan University
Westmont College
Widener University
William & Mary
Williams College
Yale University
Professional Conferences Attended Since 2019:
IECA Conference: Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022 (presenter), 2024 (presenter)
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NACAC Annual Conference: 2023
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WACAC Annual Conference: 2022
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University of California Counselor Conference: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024