
My goal goes beyond taking the stress out of college applications. My goal is to make college applications and college life coaching a reflective, rewarding, and enlightening experience for my clients.

Today's culture of college counseling and applications pressures students to map out their whole futures, navigate redundant application systems, learn their family's finances, and write multiple personal essays, all while managing their senior year classes. Colleges fill students' mailboxes with tantalizing promotional materials that say little about what they really have to offer. College & career counselors at high schools are understaffed and have too many students to help at once.

My program takes a holistic approach to the college transition experience, guiding students through a structured process of reflection, goal setting, and task management. My portfolio of services begins with students' very first inquiry into their future in higher education and ends with college life coaching through their last day of freshman year.
My name is Harley Poston and I'm so excited to help you or your child with college applications and beyond. I was born and raised in the East Bay and I live with my wife and two children in East Oakland. I've dedicated my career to the education of young people, and I'm ready to focus on your child's transition to higher education.
Since 2023, I have guided my clients through the college selection and application process, submitting polished applications that authentically showcase their accomplishments and interests. My LinkedIn.

UC Berkeley, Physics
Also admitted to Columbia University, Macalester College

New York University, Stern School of Business
1 of 25 students accepted to Binghamton University's PricewaterhouseCoopers Management Program

Purdue University,
College of Engineering
Admitted to #19 ranked computer science program

University of British Columbia, Geography

Georgia Tech
Admitted to #1 Industrial Engineering program in the U.S.
Also admitted to Northwestern, Michigan, UVA, and UGA

Columbia University
Admitted to #2 Master of Architecture program
(Best Architecture Masters 2024 ranking)
Stress Less College Apps