Next Step College Admissions and Career Consulting
Educational Services
Why pick this one
Next Step College Admissions and Career Consulting combines Duke admissions-rating experience with licensed psychology expertise for individualized college and career planning.
Best for
- High school students seeking individualized college matching
- Families needing college application and financial aid guidance
- Students needing essay, interview, college visit, or extracurricular planning
- College students deciding on a major or career
- Adults planning a career change
- Students seeking guidance that considers academic, emotional, social, and financial college fit
Look elsewhere if
- Students seeking direct SAT/ACT tutoring rather than tutoring referrals
- People seeking services unrelated to college admissions or career planning
Specialties
- college matching
- college admissions application guidance
- financial aid application guidance
- essay and interview preparation
- career counseling and major selection
Certifications
- Licensed Psychologist
- Certification for Independent Educational Consultant from UC Irvine, completed March 2016
- Associate member of the Independent Educational Consultants Association
- Associate member of the Southern Association for College Admission Counseling
What makes them different
- Founder Barbara Bear was a former college admissions rater and scorer at Duke University.
- Barbara Bear has worked at five college campuses across the country.
- Barbara Bear is a licensed psychologist with over 17 years of counseling and psychotherapy experience.
- Barbara Bear is an executive coach and adjunct faculty member at the Center for Creative Leadership.
- The practice serves high school students, college students selecting majors or careers, and adults changing careers.
- Response time
- Contact inquiries receive a response within 48-72 hours if needed.
- Serves
- Greensboro
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Contact & Location
- Address
- 5509 W Friendly Ave, Greensboro, NC 27410-4248
- Phone
- +13365459696
- Website
- http://www.nextstepcollegeandcareers.com/
- drbear@nextstepcollegeandcareers.com
Services
- college search consulting
- educational consulting
- college admissions counseling
- financial aid planning assistance
- career counseling
- personality assessment
- college visit preparation
- extracurricular and schedule planning
- SAT/ACT tutoring referrals