College Admissions Counseling
Because everyone follows a different path when navigating the increasingly competitive and complex college admissions process. With personal, relationship-driven guidance by a dedicated student who has successfully navigated the process, and helped others do the same, you can navigate your path through one of life's greatest milestones with greater clarity and confidence.
The emphasis of the entire process is you: your wants, your strengths, and finding your best-fit college: academically, socially, and financially.
In the first call, the conversation goes two ways. You will get to know Lara, how she navigated her own college admissions path, the frameworks she has built for every stage of the process, and the schools her and her prior students have been admitted to. But the emphasis will be on Lara getting to know you: who you are, your interests, your goals, your family values, and whether this approach is a good fit.
Craft a personal path roadmap tailored to your unique interests, strengths, and objectives. Whether you want year-long guidance throughout the entire admissions process or just a few hours of targeted support, build a plan that meets your needs and circumstances.
Receive guidance on every aspect of the process (or choose targeted support). Crafting a compelling story, effective essay writing, tutoring for standardized tests (ACT & SAT), applying for scholarships and financial aid, high school course planning and extracurricular activities advising, scheduling college visits, completing summer programs, the list goes on.
Lara is dedicated to your success, offering guidance and support through a challenging and emotional process. Once you've built a relationship, you can reach out for guidance on future considerations: course and major decisions, recruiting, and future planning.
My name is Lara Granucci, and I am a rising junior in the World Bachelor in Business program, a selective, triple-degree partnership between the University of Southern California, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and Bocconi University.
Getting admitted into a top university takes more than good grades; it takes strategy. I understand firsthand how overwhelming the college application process can be, whether your objective is to attend a top school, gain admission to a specific program, or maximize aid. I've spent hundreds of hours researching the admissions process and helping other students gain admission to their dream schools.
I offer personalized, one-on-one guidance across every stage of the process: building your school list, crafting a compelling story, preparing for standardized tests, and submitting strong financial aid applications, and more. Whether you want guidance throughout the entire process or one-time essay revision, I'm dedicated to your success. Because at the end of the day, it's about finding a place to study that you love and that gives you every opportunity to thrive.
Ready to get started? Book a free strategy call today and let's plan your personal path towards admissions.
Pick a time that works for you — your personal path starts with one conversation.
Open booking pageLara went through the college admissions process herself only 3 years ago, and in the past 2 years has helped younger students and friends with their own applications (3 of whom were accepted to their dream, highly-selective programs through early decision!) The path is not linear: it is full of exciting acceptances, but also rejection, reevaluation, and redirection. Lara has also spoken with recruiters at her universities and brings hundreds of hours of research to the table to help you navigate the process.
No two students are unique, so no two applications and strategies should be. There is no cookie-cutter approach and no one way of going about crafting your story and building your application. Lara helps you identify your strengths, your passions, your objectives, and helps you translate what you want and how you will succeed into a strong application. Build a strategy to gain admission to a top program, or to maximize scholarships and honors aid at your dream school; the strategy is personalized to your path.
Meetings are all conducted virtually over Zoom, so students and families can be based anywhere nationally or internationally.
Have questions? The FAQ section has you covered with people's most common inquiries.
Centralized application platform accepted by 1000+ colleges
https://www.commonapp.org/Application portal for the University of California
https://apply.universityofcalifornia.edu/my-application/loginAdministers the SAT and AP exams
https://www.collegeboard.org/The official hub for registering for the ACT
https://www.act.org/Federal Application for Federal Student Aid: required for grants, loans, and work-study at most US schools
https://studentaid.gov/A supplemental financial aid form required by many private colleges for institutional aid
https://cssprofile.collegeboard.org/A directory of college fairs across the US
https://www.collegefairguide.com/The largest scholarship search database in the US
https://www.fastweb.com/