In this free guide, you will discover how to:

• Emphasize your child’s initiatives by prioritizing leadership roles in school and community.

• Focus on quality over quantity for activities to create an impact.

• Align extracurriculars with future goals to set a clear path.

• Showcase commitment to the community to create a big impact.

• Highlight passions and uniqueness to stand out from the rest.

Pearl and Andy Lockwood are seasoned college admissions and funding advisors based in Long Island, New York, offering comprehensive college coaching and consulting through Lockwood College Prep. Their services cover everything from optimizing college applications to strategic financial aid consulting, career and majors planning, SAT/ACT prep, and student loan relief. They work with students from 8th grade through senior year of high school, helping families navigate the complex college admissions process with a personalized, stress-reducing and occasionally entertaining, fun approach. 

Andy, a graduate of Wesleyan University and St. John's Law School (Andy and Pearl met on the first day of law school…awww and no one objected), is the author of five books on college planning and personally coaches students to "market" themselves to colleges, so that they can become Incomparable Applicants to stand out and get in.  His advice also includes how to craft killer college essays so compelling that admissions officers will (practically) crawl naked over broken glass to admit them, choosing majors, careers, and building strategic college lists.

Pearl, a Cornell University and St. John’s Law alumna, manages the financial aid side, handling FAFSA, CSS Profile and all other mind-numbing financial aid paperwork, and negotiates with colleges for better financial aid packages. Pearl was recently promoted to Chief Snack Officer at their tutoring center and will be updating her Linkedin profile any day to reflect that.

Together, the Lockwoods host The College Admissions Edge podcast, ranked among the top 10 in its niche, and the live show College Coffee Talk, Mondays at 10am on their Facebook page (Facebook.com/lockwoodcollegeprep). 

Parents appreciate Pearl and Andy's down-to-earth, clarity-out-of-chaos approach, as they aim to reduce stress and emphasize life beyond the “Rear Window Sticker” colleges. And they do it all while juggling their practice and raising four kids whose college educations span from community college to Ivy league (we know you wanted to know), and two dogs (yes, they have their pedigrees)!