Debbie Eisenberg Merion

Debbie Eisenberg Merion, M.S.W, is the owner of Essay Coaching (essaycoaching.com), which has helped hundreds of students write winning college application essays through individual coaching sessions and workshops for students, parents, and educators.  She wrote College Admissions: From Chaos to Control, A Guide for Students and Families for Solving the College Admissions Puzzle with co-authors John Boshoven, M.S.W, and Geri Markel, Ph.D. in 2008.  Debbie’s students have been admitted to Harvard, Yale, Columbia and other prominent universities. Her techniques combine experience in counseling, teaching college English, and 30 years of professional writing

How to Write a Winning College Application Essay ID#1339.502 , September 30

John Boshoven

John Boshoven's book College Admissions: From Chaos to Control,A Guide for Students and Families for Solving the College Admissions Puzzle was co-authored with local author and psychologist Dr. Geraldine Markel and Essay Coach/Teacher, Debbie Merion. This guide helps families understand the admissions process, deal with the college admissions essay and preparing for the pesky standardized tests. 

John is the counselor for Continuing Education at Community High School in Ann Arbor and College Counseling Consultant at the Frankel Jewish Academy of Metropolitan Detroit in West Bloomfield. He is a Director for the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), headquartered in Virginia which represents over 20,000 secondary school college counselors and college admissions professionals.

John has served as President of the Michigan Association for College Admission Counseling (MACAC) and Past President of the Washtenaw Counseling Association. Through his school affiliations and in his private college counseling practice, he has helped hundreds of students and families with the college selection, application and financial aid process.

Finding the College that Fits ID#1337.501, October 12

Paying for the College that Fits  ID#1341.501, October 19

Liza Atreya, editor and consultant

Crafting the College Essay & Application classes will be offered next fall.

"It helped me learn what to put in a college essay, and the application is more than just general information." -Michael J. Anderson

"The specific examples given by the instructor, which help make the application process seem more real."

"It showed to me some helpful things that I probably wouldn't consider."

Liza Atreya has helped students gain entrance to the U of Michigan, MSU, WMU, Harvard, Princeton, MIT, Caltech, Stanford, Columbia, Cornell, U of Pittsburgh, Swarthmore, Bates, and other schools. This fall she can help your student improve his or her college essay and application! Enroll in this group class Crafting the College Essay & Application for Sept. 19 (ID#1338.101) or for Oct. 17 (ID#1338.102). For similar classes go to online registration, select activities, then sort the activity category by teen study skills.

Crafting Your Best College Essay & Application
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