This week, we’re welcoming our new counselor, Breanne Boyle, to our Irvine, Ca office.
Who's Breanne?
While I’m putting the finishing touches on Breanne’s folksy bio for our website, here are a few things to know and like about her. Breanne went to Miami University of Ohio (which is decidedly not the same place as the University of Miami), then worked as one of their recruiters while earning her college counseling certification from UC San Diego. She also writes a blog about her dogs and how crazy they are. She definitely knows her way around words.
Why did we pick Breanne?
I write often on this blog about how important it is for students to pursue what they love, to be yourself, and to pick colleges that are most likely to appreciate you for exactly who you are. It’s also a pretty good way to find a job. Breanne has a passion for colleges and for the admissions process. She loved going to high schools and recruiting for Miami so much that she did the college counseling certification program at UC San Diego on her own time (with her own money). That’s passion.
When she started looking for jobs, she said that our ad spoke to her and that she liked our vibe. Her cover letter showed it. She just got us. And it wasn’t just because of the last line, “Plus, I had a Chinchilla once, too. His name was Babaloo. No last name.” That’s matchmaking and being yourself.
And when we met her, learned how excited she was about the oportunity to help kids apply to college, and saw for ourselves that she could really make some valuable contributions to our customers and to our programs, we knew we’d found our next counselor.
She’ll be working with seniors this summer, helping us do seminars for our families, and explaining to anyone who will listen that Miami University is not the same as University of Miami. So everyone, please say “Hi” to Breanne and welcome her to Collegewise.