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Helping You Navigate Your Path Towards College!

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The college admissions process can be a daunting task for many students and parents. Silicon Valley Educational Consulting is here to help you navigate through the overwhelming maze of college admissions. Our purpose is to help guide you in college planning and research, career exploration and assessment, college applications, essay writing, and much, much more! Silicon Valley Educational Consulting is a place to find expert sound advice and personalized college admissions counseling from those who've actually worked as admissions officers at universities! Whether you are applying as a freshman or a transfer student, we work with a range of students from athletes to students with disabilities, from artists to overachievers. Students we've counseled have been admitted into the top schools like UC Berkeley, UPenn, Stanford, and MIT. Our ultimate goal is to make sure that students know where to go to find resources, make informed choices and ultimately find the "right college fit". Please contact us for a free consultation to see if we are a right for you. We offer person-to-person services in Santa Clara, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, San Francisco, and Alameda Counties. Services are also available outside these counties and nationwide via online, by phone and email.

Benefits of College

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With the skyrocketing cost of college tuition these days, many ask, is it really worth it? It is a known fact that, on average, a person will make more over time with a bachelors degree compared to person who does not have one. The odds get even better as the education level goes up. Furthermore, according the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there is a correlation between higher education and the unemployment rate. As the chart below explains the lower level of education the higher unemployment rate. This is all the more reason to invest in higher education.  

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