Anette Thomas, MSL

30% percent of freshmen will not return to college after their freshman year. After paying sometimes a $70k bill for 9 months of schooling, cafe food, and a social life, students often find themselves back on their parent's couch wondering what is next to come or wondering what went wrong.

Here is how I can help. For over a decade I have worked one-on-one with hundreds of families by guiding them through the application, admissions, and enrollment process while helping them navigate what it takes to be a successful college graduate. I am convinced that students who have the proper tools and resources feel confident and prepared to thrive in college and beyond. Parents pay for private tutors, test prep, college admissions coaches but why not invest in keeping them in college?

March 2020, COVID-19 hits our world by storm. Students are all of a sudden expected to be learning from home with no skills or experience to get them through. After witnessing countless students reject their acceptance to colleges and universities that they would normally be over the moon to get into, I realized the uncertainty has forced students to stay home and try to navigate community college. The ease of getting lost in the system without having a plan can easily turn 4 years of college into or more. After having seen thousands of applicants stressed about the college admissions process, deciding how to pay the annual bill and the emotional rollercoaster that not only the student but the parents went through I decided these students could use my expertise.

Even while working three jobs to pay for my college education I made time to plan out my friends' schedules to make sure they had the appropriate credits to graduate. After having worked in admissions, recruiting students from 17 different states, I then found my passion for helping students find their place. College changed my life and does for many students. It provides so many opportunities but learning how to capitalize on those can make all the difference.

I help students transition confidently into college so they can not only be successful, but thrive!