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Congratulations, Class of '21 !!!

Marla Platt • April 13, 2021

AchieveCoach College Consulting announces 2021 admission successes -- with over

$1.3 million in merit awards ๐Ÿ’ต  ๐Ÿ’ต  ๐Ÿ’ต  to deserving students!! 

American (DC)   ๐Ÿ”ธ     Babson  (MA)   ๐Ÿ”ธ     Brandeis (MA)  ๐Ÿ”ธ    BU (MA)    ๐Ÿ”ธ      Bucknell  (PA)    ๐Ÿ”ธ     Colby  (ME)     ๐Ÿ”ธ      Colgate  (NY)  ๐Ÿ”ธ    College of William & Mary     ๐Ÿ”ธ Columbia College    ๐Ÿ”ธ   Connecticut College (CT)  ๐Ÿ”ธ    Davidson    ๐Ÿ”ธ      Dean  (MA)    ๐Ÿ”ธ       Dickinson (PA)    ๐Ÿ”ธ    Duquesne  (PA)     ๐Ÿ”ธ     Eckerd      ๐Ÿ”ธ     Fairfield   ๐Ÿ”ธ    Endicott  (MA)   ๐Ÿ”ธ   Ithaca College  (NY)    ๐Ÿ”ธ       Lehigh  (PA)    ๐Ÿ”ธ      Loyola Chicago    ๐Ÿ”ธ      Lynn   ๐Ÿ”ธ      Merrimack   (MA) ๐Ÿ”ธ       Michigan State    ๐Ÿ”ธ      Middlebury        ๐Ÿ”ธ      Muskingum (OH)   ๐Ÿ”ธ     Northeastern (MA)   ๐Ÿ”ธ   Nova Southeastern     ๐Ÿ”ธ       NYU   (NY)   ๐Ÿ”ธ       Pace   (NY)   ๐Ÿ”ธ       Quinnipiac    ๐Ÿ”ธ       Rochester Institute of Technology   (NY)  ๐Ÿ”ธ       Tufts (MA)   ๐Ÿ”ธ       Tulane   ๐Ÿ”ธ       SCAD    ๐Ÿ”ธ      Syracuse  (NY)      ๐Ÿ”ธ   Union   (NY)     ๐Ÿ”ธ      University of Maryland      ๐Ÿ”ธ       U Mass - Amherst  (MA)    ๐Ÿ”ธ       U Mass - Boston  (MA)   ๐Ÿ”ธ  University of Connecticut (CT)     ๐Ÿ”ธ   University of Miami      ๐Ÿ”ธ      University of Delaware        ๐Ÿ”ธ         University of New Hampshire    ๐Ÿ”ธ         University of Pittsburgh  (PA)    ๐Ÿ”ธ       University of Rochester  (NY)    ๐Ÿ”ธ      Virginia Tech        ๐Ÿ”ธ      University of Richmond    ๐Ÿ”ธ        University of Vermont       ๐Ÿ”ธ        University of Wisconsin (WI)      ๐Ÿ”ธ         Wake Forest     ๐Ÿ”ธ      Xavier (OH)

Marla Platt, M.B.A. is an independent college consultant based in Sudbury, MA through AchieveCoach College Consulting, providing expert and personalized college counseling to students and families throughout the college planning, search and admissions process. Marla is a professional member of the Independent Educational Consultants Association and can be reached via www.achievecoach.com


Serving high school students in: Sudbury, Wayland, Acton, Groton, Hopkinton, Newton, Wellesley, Weston, Natick, Needham, Brookline, Bolton, Concord, Carlisle, Lexington, Framingham, Dover, Sherborn, Grafton, Hopkinton, Arlington, Cambridge and all of Metrowest Boston and New England.

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