Specialties
Does your high school student need help with college applications? Holly O'Brien, owner of The College Concept and an independent college counselor/educational consultant, can lead your student through the complex college application process by optimizing course choices and summer activities, researching the schools that are a good fit for your student with the best chance of admission, lending her expertise to college application essay topics and editing, and helping with effective financial aid applications. She received formal training in college application coaching through the Harvard University Institute on College Admissions and the Independent Educational Consulting Association, both premier organizations in the field. She is knowledgeable, creative, and fun to be around. She works one to one with local students, and over the phone or online with others located around the country. Some recent admission successes are University of Texas at Austin (non-top 10%) including Honors II program, Duke, TCU, Columbia, MIT, NYU, Texas A&M, Purdue, and many others. She assists all types of students, from those needing a boost to those who are Ivy League candidates. There is probably no story she hasn't encountered, so she can help your student, no matter what the circumstance, present him- or herself in the best light possible. She looks forward to putting your student on the road to a very bright future.
History
Established in 2006.
Holly received formal training in college application coaching through the Harvard University Institute on College Admissions and the Independent Educational Consulting Association, both premier organizations in the field. She is knowledgeable, creative, and fun to work with. Some recent admission successes are University of Texas at Austin (non-top 10%) including Honors II program, Duke, TCU, Columbia, MIT, NYU, Texas A&M, and many others. She works with all types of students, from those needing a boost to those who are Ivy League candidates.
Meet the Business Owner: Holly O.
Besides being the owner of The College Concept, Holly is also an extensively trained musician, having studied classical piano at the Royal Academy of Music in London. She was also a full scholarship student at the University of Denver in both piano and voice. She was a songwriter for the Barney TV show in the 1990's, and still loves songwriting and music.