It’s a big day for Collegewise, as we've just officially hired Casey Near of Mills College to run our new office opening this May in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Who’s Casey?
Casey started college at Penn but transferred to Scripps College after one year (not surprisingly, the fact that she left an Ivy League school to go to a small women's college scored some points with us). At Scripps, Casey became the tour guide and overnight visit coordinator for the admissions office. After graduation, she headed to the San Francisco Bay Area to work as an admissions counselor at Mills College.
Why did we pick Casey?
First, Casey came highly recommended from her former boss, the director of admissions at Scripps College. The last time we listened to a recommendation from a head of admissions, we hired Katie. And that turned out very well for all of us.
But more importantly, we could just tell that Casey was one of us. She wants to help kids navigate the college admissions process and find schools beyond the prestigious ones. She wrote personality-filled, punchy responses to our online form looking for new counselors. She’s not afraid to laugh at herself and admitted that she’s bike-challenged (more detail on her aforementioned bike challenges will inevitably make its way into her official Collegewise bio). Kids will like her, parents will trust her, and we’ll definitely be hoping she makes the trip to our annual holiday party. She’s a great Collegewise fit.
We're really excited
Casey will be starting April 8th with a week of training in our Orange County office. Until then, she’s reading our pre-training materials and planning a (bike-free) vacation before she officially joins us.
So, everyone, say "hi" to Casey Near!
Jacqueline Burden says
You are so wise to choose Casey.
I can’t think of a more promising mentor for college bound students!
Jacqueline Burden