x Register with CollegeXpress

K. Patricia Aviezer, M.S.

K. Patricia Aviezer, M.S.

K. Patricia Aviezer, M.S., is the President of Inside Track To College, Inc. K. She has been an academic and college advisor for over 25 years, with experience in Scarsdale, New York and Palm Beach County, Florida. She’s a member of the National Association of College Admissions Counselors (NACAC), the American Counseling Association, the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA), HECA, and is a published author of Petersons' Game Plan for Getting Into College. Read more from her blog and visit the Inside Track to College website at www.insidetracktocollege.com. 

Articles

What is your approach for helping students who don't have the qualifications for their top-choice schools?

We never treat students like they are fixed points in time and space--we help them think of ideas that take their ideas to the next level so that they can maximize their options for college.read more

What is your process for helping students find financial aid?

I offer basic financial aid advice and point the family in the direction of colleges who are notoriously generous with merit aid. In addition, I give the family a report that shows which scholarships the student might be eligible for at the colleges to which he or she is applying.read more

Should counselors develop relationships with admission officials; if so, how might that benefit students?

When working in an independent school, many counselors build personal relationships with admission staffers . . .read more