In this episode of Highway to higher Ed, Alex talks to Laurie Weingarten of One Stop College Counselling, who specialize in applications to the top 25 schools, which she has done for over a decade. Laurie talks about

how she got into college consulting, what makes her consultancy unique, the process her students go through, the ideal time to begin planning applications. She also discusses the impact of test blind and test optional trends, how high

schools should approach course selection, the ideal parent involvement and shares stories on previous success and transitional struggles her students have experienced when going to college.