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  • Jolyn Brand was quoted by U.S. News Education for the article titled “End-of-Year High School Mistakes to Avoid” in Feb 2023.
  • Jolyn Brand was interviewed by U.S. News Education reporter for an article “Use AP Credits to Graduate From College in 3 Years“, May 2018   
  • Brand College Consulting’s test prep and private tutoring were honored as one of the Best Test Prep Companies in Houston by Expertise in 2018, 2019, and 2020!
  • Jolyn Brand was featured as a higher education expert on a webinar for SmartSocial.com for social media for teenagers, especially those applying to college. Watch the webinar or read the blog for more information here.
  • Jolyn Brand was selected as an expert of topics of college admissions and higher education for Women’s Media Center and She Source database. The She Source database serves as an “online brain trust of female experts on diverse topics designed to serve journalists, producers, and bookers who need female guests and sources.”
  •  KHOU and local reporter Shern-Min Chow aired a spotlight segment on Houston College Consultants which aired May 2, 2016, and featured Jolyn Brand, and one of her previous student clients, Alexis Lopez. Alexis is studying engineering at the prestigious Johns Hopkins University with over $200,000 in grants and scholarships.
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  • Jolyn Brand is a contributing writer for  Link for Counselors magazine, which is a resource for high school counselors, including college profiles, and a blog of content.
    • The article “Spring College Checklist for Seniors” was featured in Spring 2017 edition. Fall 2015 included an article titled “Why Hire a College Consultant?” (page 34) and Spring 2016 edition featured “Helping Your Students Create a Resume for College Admissions” (page 28)
  • Jolyn’s article What is a Public Ivy? was featured on the website of Miami University- Ohio.
  • CBS Houston featured an article on Brand College Consulting in which they interviewed Jolyn Brand about her business and job.
  • Jolyn was interviewed by Houston Matters, Houston Public Media News 88.7, for a live radio segment on College Financial Aid. The segment will include federal grants, scholarships, loans, and saving for college. The segment will be re-aired at 10 pm or if you prefer, you can listen to the podcast at your convenience by clicking here.
  • Jolyn Brand was interviewed by Her Campus: A Collegiate’s Guide to Life for an article entitled: You Got Rejected From Your Dream School, Now What?
  • Jolyn was quoted as a college expert in the column “The True Cost of Sending Kids to College” by the SheKnows Parenting website.
  • NAWBO Houston Chapter (National Association of Women Business Owners) chose Jolyn Brand as a semi-finalist for the Women Business Owner of the Year award in 2012. The WBOY is the only award given to women business owners by women business owners. To be nominated for this prestigious award, participants must demonstrate excellence as a business owner, initiative, and creativity in overcoming obstacles in their business, civic and community involvement; professional accomplishments, and contributions.
  • Houston Woman Magazine chose Jolyn to be one of the women featured in their 2012 HER awards.  She was the Savvy Sister Award Recipient.
  • Jolyn was also interviewed by U.S. News Education for an article on mistakes in college admissions. Read her response here to “What are some mistakes to avoid in the college admissions process?”.
  •  Jolyn’s pro bono work with pregnant and parenting teens was featured on Your Houston News
Jolyn was a semi-finalist for this NAWBO award
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Our experience with Jolly Brand was exceptional.
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Our experience with Jolyn Brand was exceptional. She was very responsive to us and offered valuable guidance throughout the college preparation and application process. My daughter got in to all of the schools in which she applied, even her stretch school. We credit Jolyn with helping us to make sure her resume, application and essays were top notch.
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Brand College Consulting was GREAT for our son! We met Ms. Brand when my son was in 7th grade! We saw her for an hour consult yearly to help him select his classes, plus a little algebra tutoring in high school. He was ahead of others course-wise and we were able to get 21 hours dual credit in high school, he made the Dean's List, Phi Theta Kappa, and Natl Society of High School Scholars. We are a family of Texas State Bobcats and it's very competitive now to get in but he did and we are thrilled! I recommend Ms. Brand and her services! Marylee Olson, Silverlake, Pearland (Dawson High School)
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My youngest daughter attended tutorial services with Ms. Brand. Due to the exemplary, SAT preparation services, my daughter was accepted into several top colleges including the University of Houston, Texas State, Lamar University, and Sam Houston. As a college student, she received scholarships and has been on the Dean's list every semester. Ms. Brand instilled confidence in my daughter. I will be forever grateful.
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avatarI was very happy with all aspects of the service, but Anna and I were especially happy with how responsive you were to requests and how quickly you returned emails.  Anna liked that if you were going away or were not going to be available that you sent e mails notifying her and gave dates to complete things before you became unavailable.

(Note: Anna was accepted to Case Western University, Boston University, University of Pittsburgh, Stony Brook, and University of Rochester. She also received scholarships totaling $58,000 a year.)

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About Jolyn Brand

Jolyn is a certified teacher who holds a Doctorate in Higher Education from Northeastern University. After years of experience teaching high school and college students, she began assisting with the college process. She's the founder of Brand College Consulting and works with families across the country virtually. A note from Jolyn: I started working with low-income high school students in … More...

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