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A Wellness Approach to College Applications and Beyond

The Goal

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.

The Challenge

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. 

The Solution

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. 

Meet Your Coach: Harley Poston

Who am I?

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. 

College App Support Experience

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.

  • Stress Less College Apps Founder and Head Coach
  • Counselor for Empowerly, the fastest-growing online network of professional college counselors. 
  • College Admissions Writing Instructor for SEO Scholars San Francisco, teaching low-income students across the Bay Area how to write compelling college application essays. 

Education

  • UC Irvine, Certificate of Independent Educational Consulting
  • Stanford University, Master of Arts in Education
  • California Single Subject Social Science Teaching Credential (Cleared)
  • UC Davis, Bachelor of Arts in History

real client conversations. real results.

Meyer, Berkeley

Thavas, San Francisco

Sepehr, New York

UC Berkeley, Physics

Also admitted to Columbia University, Macalester College

Sepehr, New York

Thavas, San Francisco

Sepehr, New York

New York University, Stern School of Business

Also admitted to MIT Sloan, Carnegie Mellon 

Thavas, San Francisco

Thavas, San Francisco

Purdue University, 

College of Engineering

#19 ranked computer science program

Chetan, Georgia

UCLA Class of 2030

Also admitted to 

University of Georgia Honors College 

UC Irvine

UC Davis

Ria, Dublin, CA

Ria, Dublin, CA

Columbia University

#2 Master of Architecture program

(Best Architecture Masters 2024 ranking)

Also admitted to UPenn M. Arch

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