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March 27, 2019 By Jolyn Brand

Business is growing so Brand College Consulting is looking for a Reading/English tutor who can help high school students who are preparing for the SAT or ACT. Training and materials will be provided, but great communication and interpersonal skills required. Tutors generally work 2-3 afternoons, evenings or weekends, but are able to set their own schedules. Tutors must have reliable transportation. All scheduling and parent contacts are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: FAQ's Tagged With: college, college admissions, college advice, college consultant, college students, hiring, tutors

Student’s and Parent’s Responsibilities in College Planning

November 24, 2018 By Jolyn Brand

Responsibilities of Students and Families While working with the college consultant, families and students have certain responsibilities in order to help the process run smoothly.  The consultant's job includes guiding the student and family through selecting colleges, applying to those college, through the financial aid process, and to assist with college essays and scholarships. It is not within the consultant's services to write essays, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: FAQ's, For Juniors, For Seniors Tagged With: college acceptance, college advice, college applications, college consultant, college counselor, University And College Admissions

Assured and Automatic Admissions at Texas Colleges

October 13, 2018 By Jolyn Brand

In 1997, the Texas Legislature passed House Bill 588 – also known as the Texas Top Ten Percent Law – guaranteeing automatic admission to all state-funded universities for Texas students in the top ten percent of their public high school class. This law was later amended to allow universities to cap their admissions to the Top Ten Percent students as 75% of their freshmen 'seats'. This has allowed University of Texas Austin campus to restrict … [Read more...]

Filed Under: FAQ's, For Juniors, For Seniors Tagged With: admissions for University of Texas, college, college acceptance, college admissions, college advice, college applications, college consultant, college counselor, college help, SAT scores for UT Dallas

UT Austin Changes Admissions Requirements

August 2, 2018 By Jolyn Brand

UT Austin announced changes to its admissions process and requirements for students in the class of 2019.  These students can begin applying August 1, 2018 using the ApplyTexas application. Essay Requirements All freshman applicants will be required to submit one essay -- Topic A -- in ApplyTexas. Other long-form essays in ApplyTexas (B, C, D, S, etc.) will no longer be needed for freshman applicants to UT (but may be required for other Texas … [Read more...]

Filed Under: FAQ's Tagged With: college acceptance, college admissions, college advice, college applications, college consultant, college counselor, college essays, University of Texas

College Acceptances for Clients- Class of 2017

May 2, 2017 By Jolyn Brand

Yay! All of our college admissions decisions are in and all of our clients have selected their college for next school year. We assisted 27 current seniors, class of 2017, through the college admissions process, including 4 who were pro bono clients, mostly teenage moms. They received a total of 96 college acceptances, for a group of 23 students, that's an average of 4.2 each. Clients ranged from two college applications to 12! Some great … [Read more...]

Filed Under: FAQ's, For Seniors, Testimonials Tagged With: college acceptance, college admissions, college advice, college applications, college consultant, college counselor, Texas A&M

Featured Testimonial

January 12, 2017 By Jolyn Brand

We love to hear from happy clients and students! Want to read them all? Click here for more. Client Review of the Month Jolyn and her team of tutors are awesome! With ACT tutoring, our daughter was able to raise her overall score and raise her English score 9 points. Jolyn is always so helpful and informative and replies promptly to any question I may have. In addition to the personalized tutoring, Jolyn's essay writing class was beneficial … [Read more...]

Filed Under: FAQ's, Testimonials Tagged With: college consultant, college counselor, college help, Texas A&M

10 Most Important College Financial Aid Terms

January 10, 2017 By Jolyn Brand

Your college education is an extremely important and expensive investment. Before you shell out thousands of dollars for an advanced education, you need to give yourself a basic education in the financial aid process. Navigating the college financial aid process can be hard enough even for the most highly educated people. So to help, I’ve put together a quick reference guide on the 12 most common financial aid terms used. 1. FAFSA (Free … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Financial Aid, For Juniors, For Seniors Tagged With: college, college admissions, college advice, college consultant, college financial aid, college help, financial aid, scholarships

50 Colleges That Create Futures

April 12, 2016 By Jolyn Brand

The college search is complicated and confusing. There are hundreds of ranking list, but many include student happiness as a factor. Parents and students want to know which colleges will actually prepare students for the real world, for employment, and which colleges go beyond the classroom. A new book by Princeton Review, Colleges That Create Futures: 50 Schools That Launch Careers By Going Beyond the Classroom is aiming to do just … [Read more...]

Filed Under: FAQ's Tagged With: Arizona State University, ASU, college acceptance, college advice, college applications, college consultant, Colorado colleges, Rice University, UH, University of Houston, University of Texas

College Dorm or Apartment?

March 21, 2016 By Jolyn Brand

The choice between living on- or off-campus can be as difficult as choosing which college to attend. Just as you debated the pros and cons of each college campus and how each one best served your academic needs, similar consideration should be given to your housing choice. For incoming freshmen, the choice will probably be made for you; many colleges require first-year students to live on-campus. But if you are a sophomore or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: For Seniors Tagged With: college admissions, college advice, college consultant, college dorms

When Are Admission Decisions Released?

March 18, 2016 By Jolyn Brand

Here's When Colleges Are Releasing Regular Admissions Decisions for the Class of 2016 It’s March and there’s finally a light at the end of the admissions tunnel for anxious high school seniors – colleges will soon start releasing their regular admissions decisions! Here are regular application decision notification dates for current seniors, class of 2016, or soon to be- the Class of 2020. Expect these dates to change as we draw closer to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: FAQ's, For Seniors Tagged With: college acceptance, college admissions, college advice, college consultant, college counselor, college help, regular admissions, University And College Admissions

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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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avatarJolyn has been my college consultant for around two years now, and I have been completely satisfied with her assistance. Any time I needed an answer regarding college admissions, credentials, or really anything at all, she would do her best to provide me with an accurate and helpful answer. Jolyn stands out to me because of her reliability and her effort, as she has made my admission process a breeze, and has managed to nudge me into the door of some of my dream colleges.

Note: Steven was awarded a FULL scholarship to a large national university! Congratulations Steven!

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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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