Abigail Hillman & Associates : Academics & Applications

Emme Pike: ATHLETIC RECRUITING ADVISOR Emme is eager to use her own lived experience as a D3 NESCAC athlete and current coach to guide fellow athletes in the recruitment process. In high school, Emme played field hockey and soccer, rowed crew, and swam. As a four year Varsity Swim and Dive team member and Captain at Bates College, Emme garnered consistent recognition as an NESCAC Winter All-Academic, earning the prestigious Senior Scholar Award, and securing points for the college at the NESCAC Championship level. Emme is currently at Wesleyan University pursuing a master’s degree in Education and Human Development while serving as the Men’s and Women’s Assistant Swim and Dive Coach. Emme spearheads much of the recruiting for the team, speaking directly with prospective athletes and advising them on the process. Her passions extend beyond the field of play; she is deeply committed to advocating for athlete mental health initiatives and advancing opportunities for women in athletics. Emme is dedicated to empowering fellow athletes and guiding them towards continuing their athletic careers at the next level. #abigailhillman #collegecounseling #collegeconsultant #educationalconsultant #collegeadmissions #tips #education

Reach out! Our academic tutors are truly extraordinary. Schedule a free consultation here if you are interested in learning more about academic tutoring or our other services, including College Match Executive Function Test Prep (SAT, ACT, AP, LSAT, and more) Application Support Student Development Career Exploration (for high schoolers and college students) Career Coaching (for college students & adults) Applications In other news, it’s an exciting time for our seniors and transfers! Congrats to those who have already received college acceptances to schools with rolling admissions like the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Minnesota! And good luck to all who are barreling towards the upcoming application deadlines. We’re with you every step! Abigail and the Team #college #tips #getintocollege #collegeconsultant #collegecounseling #collegecoach #collegeprep #collegeapplicationtips

High schoolers are not ready to pick a career, but they are ready to start exploring options related to their passions, interests, and strengths. Career coaching complements our development and college match work. When empowered with this information, students can better consider how to select and pitch themselves to a college. Talking about choices with a career coach helps students decide how they will use their undergraduate experience. Perhaps they thought they wanted to specialize as an undergraduate in a field like business, journalism, or engineering, but after learning more realize that they prefer to explore a broader range of courses and choose a focus for graduate school. Our career coaches can also dispel some misconceptions. For example, many high schoolers interested in business feel they need to specialize as an undergraduate, but according to our career coaches, an undergraduate business degree does not confer an advantage and could even be limiting. For students considering potential careers for the first time, our coaches will keep conversations exploratory, focused on the student’s academic preferences, personal interests, and values. From there, they will discuss possible college majors in areas of interest. Extracurriculars, volunteering, and part-time jobs can be avenues of exploration. For students with a specific career in mind — business, medicine, education for example — our coaches will get more granular, introducing possible avenues, talking about various specializations, and even connecting students with people in the industry. These conversations will not only help students gain clarity on where to apply, but can help them identify a potential major they can discuss in their supplemental essays. They will not be bound to this major, but since colleges want candidates who have an idea of how they will use their college degree, expressing an understanding of how a major links to a potential path will enhance their admissions chances. Register for a FREE consultation appointment on our website! #college #tips #getintocollege #collegeconsultant #collegecounseling #collegecoach #collegeprep #collegeapplicationtips

SAT/ACT Assessment and Prep: Even though many schools are still test optional, a strong test score is an unequivocal positive. A quick assessment can determine if it makes sense to focus on one test or the other. LINK IN BIO TO GET STARTED! #abigailhillman #academicsuccess #collegeprep #collegeessays #collegeadmissions #abigailhillmanandassociates #writingsupport #collegedecisions #risingseniors #collegecounselor #academicsupport

We are so excited to launch Career Coaching — available to high schoolers, college students, and adults. College admissions are not the end goal. Providing high schoolers with a chance to learn about and explore career possibilities will help them as they consider how to best use their college experience. College students share with me that they feel adrift in terms of identifying majors, classes, and internships. Having built a powerful story in high school, they know they need to do it again, but aren’t sure where to start. After an extensive search, we are thrilled to introduce Brian Frenette and Julia Bourque. Over the past 17 years, Brian has coached undergraduates, professional students, PhD students, and postdoctoral fellows/scholars across 80 disciplines and three institutions — Yale University, Wesleyan University, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Brian has also worked directly with employers recruiting students in technology, media & entertainment, management consulting, finance, education, and the nonprofit sector. Julia has worked in career services for ten years at an Ivy League institution, supporting undergraduate and graduate students in their job and internship search through hundreds of one-on-one coaching appointments, and by creating and providing educational programs and experiential learning opportunities. She exercises empathy, trust, and agility in building rapport with her students to give them the tools and confidence to explore career paths and take action steps in the job/internship search. Julia has been trained in design thinking through Stanford’s Life Design Studio which she incorporates into workshops and individualized appointments. Register for a FREE consultation appointment on our website! Link in bio! #college #tips #getintocollege #collegeconsultant #collegecounseling #collegecoach #collegeprep #collegeapplicationtips #collegeadmissions

Will Braithewaite: TEST PREP INSTRUCTOR & ACADEMIC INSTRUCTOR (HOMEWORK, WRITING, MATH) Will grew up in Radnor, Pennsylvania and graduated from Vanderbilt University Magna Cum Laude with a major in History and a minor in English. After scoring a 1580 on the SAT, Will has been working as an SAT and ACT test prep tutor for five years, most recently with Varsity Tutors. He also specializes in tutoring English, calculus, trigonometry, history, and French. Will loves connecting with students and catering to their specific learning styles. He has a natural instinct for understanding what makes them tick and students love him. In his spare time, Will enjoys sailing, playing the guitar, and performing improv comedy! LINK IN BIO TO REGISTER! #abigailhillman #academicsuccess #collegeprep #collegeessays #collegeadmissions #abigailhillmanandassociates #writingsupport #collegedecisions #risingseniors #collegecounselor #academicsupport

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Writing is hard work, but it is a critical, teachable skill. Since most students struggle to organize their thoughts, we walk them through the steps of essay writing, the first of which is developing a strong outline. Countless former students have emailed from college to thank us for teaching them to write. We help with both creative and analytical essays, focusing on organization, style, conventions, word choice, and more. We encourage our strong writers to take the AP English exams, whether or not they are offered by their school. Link in bio to get started with a writing tutor! #abigailhillman #academicsuccess #collegeprep #collegeessays #collegeadmissions #abigailhillmanandassociates #writingsupport #collegedecisions #risingseniors #collegecounselor #academicsupport

COLLEGE ESSAY ADVISOR AND WRITING/HUMANITIES TUTOR: Emily Goodwin Martin earned her BS and MS degrees in Earth Systems from Stanford University. After a short stint working on river conservation issues in her home state of Georgia, Emily returned to California to serve as a Program Officer with the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the largest environmental foundation in the US. She pursued her passion for protecting coastal and ocean habitats by developing and implementing a 10-year, $150 million dollar Marine Conservation Initiative focused on US and Canadian ecosystems. With a desire to embed herself in a local community, Emily moved to the small town of Hood River, Oregon to launch an outdoor science school in the Cascade Mountains. An enthusiastic educator and certified mindfulness meditation teacher, Emily facilitates nature connection, rigorous scientific investigation, and personal growth in her high school students. REGISTER NOW! #abigailhillman #academicsuccess #collegeprep #collegeessays #collegeadmissions #abigailhillmanandassociates #writingsupport #collegedecisions #risingseniors #collegecounselor #academicsupport

Tutoring: Intimate, one on one work, allows a teacher to address each student’s needs and unlock their potential. Many students who are bored and unengaged in the classroom blossom when they receive individual attention. A tutor’s job is to address limitations, but also to make students aware of what they do well. At the end of a session, students should not only leave with a stronger draft of a paper or a deeper understanding of calculus, but with a sense of being more organized, more able, and more confident than when they arrived. LINK IN BIO TO REGISTER! #abigailhillman #academicsuccess #collegeprep #collegeessays #collegeadmissions #abigailhillmanandassociates #writingsupport #collegedecisions #risingseniors #collegecounselor #academicsupport