Meet An Admissions Counselor Get to Know our Educators | College Coach Blog Written by Ian Brook Fisheron June 21st, 2014 I began my career in admissions by walking backwards as a student intern, giving guided tours, interviewing students, and reading applications for my alma mater, Reed College. After graduating, I began full-time work in admissions, reading thousands of applications primarily from the Western United States, especially Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico. (I got to eat the best food on my travel!) In my last three years at Reed, I directed admissions for the entire continent of Asia and served as the director of marketing and communications for the admission office, honing our official voice for web, print, and social media. This helped me to develop a sharp eye for what works (and what doesn’t) in college essays. While Reed is not known (at all!) for sports, I was able to find my competitive outlet with the ultimate Frisbee team as a player and, when I graduated, a coach. After nine wonderful years at Reed, I left Portland to pursue a M.A. at the Stanford Graduate School of Education. When I graduated and joined College Coach, I was living in Palo Alto, California, an experience that helped me learn so much about the UC and CSU system and high school programs all around the Bay Area. In the end, I missed the rain too much, and moved back to Portland in the summer of 2016. Learn More About Ian college planner, educational consultant, There are things we all share in common at College Coach: a passion for education, a love of books, professional admissions experience, a perhaps-too-nerdy interest in college visits. But despite all the things we have in common, there are many characteristics that make us different from one another. As a newer member of the team, I’ve enjoyed getting to know the subtle differences in my colleagues’ approaches to essay reviews, their philosophies on college admission, and of course, their passions outside of work. As you work with us to find an educational consultant that best fits your needs or the needs of your child, we will help you consider the personality and working styles that will bring out the best in you or your student. Now that classes have ended for many high school students around the country, we wanted to take the time to (re)introduce ourselves to you. Each Thursday this month, we’ll be profiling a different member of our team of educational consultants here at College Coach through our new “Get to Know an Educator” series. Drop in to see what we’re reading, where we went to school, or how we engage students throughout their college admissions processes. You’ll learn whose writing style meshes well with yours, what we think makes the perfect college essay, and which advice we would have given our younger selves if we could have had a word with them. By the end of the summer, you may find that you’ve identified a great fit to help you or your child prepare those college applications. We look forward to meeting you, too. Related Resources Read | Posted on March 15th, 2024 Meet an Admissions Counselor: Sam Freccia Read | Posted on March 4th, 2024 Meet an Admissions Counselor: Blair Dixon Read | Posted on January 30th, 2024 Meet an Admissions Counselor: Marjorie Southworth
