Morgan is in her third year as the Director of College Counseling at College Essay Guy after spending her entire 20+ year career in college admissions and counseling. During her eight-year tenure in college admissions, she oversaw admission to an AACSB accredited Business School as a Senior Assistant Director of Admissions and application reader. She also spent 13 years supporting domestic and international students through the admissions process at two independent day and boarding schools in Massachusetts and North Carolina. At CEG, she prioritizes helping students be as successful as possible in the competitive landscape of highly selective admissions, while building rapport and trust with her students and families.

Recognized as a ‘Counselor That Changes Lives’ by the Colleges That Change Lives (CTCL) organization, Morgan promotes “a college search that focuses on the individual student and finding a college that will cultivate the student's lifelong love of learning.” She also cares deeply about her students feeling successful in the application process and has had students accepted at a wide range of colleges, including most of the Top 50 (US News Rankings) and many highly selective liberal arts colleges. Here are just a handful of the colleges she’s had students admitted to recently: NYU, USC, Tufts, Georgia Tech, CMU, UNC-Chapel Hill, all UC campuses, UVA, MIT, Emory, Princeton, Columbia, Duke, Villanova, Wisconsin, Lehigh, Middlebury, Northeastern, University of Florida, University of Rochester, Boston College, McGill, Purdue, RPI, Case Western, Loyola Marymount, George Washington, UC Boulder, TCU, UGA, University of Washington, and many more.

Not only is Morgan competitive with her approach to college admissions, but she also loves playing cards and board games, having fun with her spunky 9-year-old daughter, and traveling with her family. She’s a New England transplant based in the amazing college town of Chapel Hill, NC.

Education:

• B.A. Philosophy and Political Science
• M.Ed. Interdisciplinary Education
• Graduate Certificate in Counselor Education

Renee has spent the last 25 years supporting students with the college application process, including the last 4 years as one of the original College Essay Guy college counselors. She has worked with students applying to colleges across the United States (and abroad) and loves diving into research to support students’ niche interests and high-achieving goals. She has advised students pursuing college athletics, performing arts programs, and military academies, as well as most academic disciplines. She helps students understand what their college priorities are and infuses fun and laughter along the way. She uses the knowledge she’s gained from touring over 200+ college campuses in the US, Canada, and the UK to guide students toward colleges that best fit their aspirations.

Renee’s experience working in both public and private schools, coupled with her roles on the Common App Advisory Board, NACAC’s advocacy work on Capitol Hill, and Co-Chairing SACAC’s NC State and Area Initiatives Committee, position her to advise students to maximize their potential. Her students have been accepted at a wide range of colleges, including many of the most highly selective colleges in the country (T50 USNWR), the Ivy League, HBCU’s, and top ranked liberal arts colleges. In recent years, her students have gotten admitted to Columbia, Dartmouth, Cornell, MIT, NYU, Wellesley, Northeastern, Barnard, all UC campuses, University of Michigan, Davidson, Brown, USC, Smith, Swarthmore, U Chicago, UGA, Ga Tech, Vanderbilt, UIUC, University of Washington, Scripps, Carnegie Mellon, UNC-Chapel Hill, Wash U, UT Austin, UVA, Wake Forest, Duke, Northeastern and countless others. Renee has supported students to get into almost every top ranked college during her long career as a college counselor.

When she’s not making plans for her next college visit tour, she tends her garden, dotes on her favorite dog, Pretzel, and travels the world-most recently to Antarctica and her new favorite city, Prague!

Education:

• B.A. Psychology
• M.A. School Counseling
• Ed.S. Educational Leadership & Administration

Susan is a native New Yorker whose career in college admissions has spanned decades. Following her graduation from St. Lawrence University with a BS in Psychology, Susan moved to New England where she worked at Bates College as Associate Dean of Admissions. She completed her Master’s degree in School Counseling at the University of Southern Maine. For the next 20+ years, Susan served as the Director of College Counseling at a college prep day and boarding school near Philadelphia where she worked with students from around the world. Since stepping out of that role, Susan has evaluated applications for a selective research university and is working as a consultant to schools, professional organizations, and families. A counselor at heart who loves helping students and parents launch their college searches, Susan finds time to be a writer, sports enthusiast, and mother of college sophomore twins.

Susan also:

Has years of experience working with American and international students applying to selective research universities and liberal arts colleges, fine and performing arts programs, test-optional institutions, and disability support programs.

Has evaluated thousands of university applications to liberal arts college and research universities.

Has served as a founding board member of the Character Collaborative, the Independent Curriculum Group, and the college access organization GoToCollege NYC.

Served on the Counselor Advisory committees of the College Board, the Educational Testing Service (ETS), and the Common Application.

Volunteered with the National Association for College Admission Counseling as chair of the Commission on Standardized Testing, and the regional Admission Practices Committee.

Jay brings over a decade of dedicated experience in college admissions consulting, specializing in University of California (UC) admissions and guiding students aspiring to STEM majors such as pre-med, engineering, and computer science. As a former application reader and interviewer for UCLA’s Alumni Scholarships Program, Jay has a sharp eye for what makes applicants stand out at top institutions. With a strength-based counseling style, Jay collaborates closely with both students and parents to craft comprehensive, tailored college plans. He values and encourages parental involvement, creating a team approach that supports students at every stage. Holding a PPS credential, Jay goes beyond academics to help students with time management, stress management, and character development, recognizing that a well-rounded approach is key to success. As a certified Strong Interest Inventory counselor, Jay helps students identify and align their unique strengths with potential majors and career paths. His students have achieved admission to all Ivy League schools, every UC campus, and top private colleges such as Stanford, MIT, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern, Duke, Rice, Carnegie Mellon, NYU, USC and more. Jay’s mission is not just to help students reach their dream schools but also to empower them with confidence and skills for a bright future. As a Southern California native, Jay loves spending his free time at the beach or taking long afternoon hikes. Some of his favorite spots include Newport Beach and Crystal Cove. He’s got a lot of interests, from watching anime and sports to traveling and discovering the latest food trends on TikTok.