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Engage. Explore. Apply.


Tina B. College Counseling provides individual attention and expert guidance to empower students to confidently navigate and even enjoy their path to college.

TINA BOURNAZOS / CERTIFIED COLLEGE COUNSELOR/Essay Coach

 
 

phone

(415) 336.0336

Location

San Francisco Bay Area




 
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Find Your Fit

 

The college admissions process can be complex, confusing and fraught with uncertainty. But it doesn’t have to be. Working with an experienced Independent College Counselor can ease the stress associated with the application process.

The first step is identifying the factors that will lead to your success and happiness in college.

Next is exploring good-fit colleges.

Then you’ll build an application that reflects your unique strengths, talents and passions.


Services

 

 Junior Year

We’ll determine what you’re looking for in a college experience, develop a testing plan, and build an accessible college list.

Senior Year

With personal guidance, you’ll produce an application that reflects your unique experiences, craft an engaging essay and stay on track to meet application deadlines.

Essay Only

Together, we’ll brainstorm essay topics that reveal your individuality. Then you’ll draft, revise and polish to effectively express your personal story.

 

Freshman/Sophomore and beginning of Junior Year

This is the time to explore your interests, so we’ll take a look at your coursework, activities and goals.

Other Services

Single sessions offered including Overview of College Admissions Process, Building a College List, Exploring Careers and Majors, and Financial Aid Overview. Workshops on special topics offered to groups of three or more students or parents.

 

Tina took the time to get to know our daughter and was able to recommend colleges that would best fit her strengths, her academic goals and her extra-curricular interests.
— Tania M.
My ideas were so scattered, and Tina helped me focus by encouraging me really to consider what I was trying to convey in my essays and challenging me to dig deeper.
— Joey E.
Together, we worked to translate my ideas and concepts into sharp, effective essays that retained my ideas and voice.
— Alexa B.
As a family we were pretty overwhelmed by the various tasks and deadlines, but Tina helped us get organized so that each task seemed manageable, and we didn’t miss any deadlines.
— Juliet D.