College Admissions Counselor/ Former Admissions officer

PathIvy; United States; Remote; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

PathIvy provides virtual and in-person guidance to students to explore their passions, build their skills and succeed in high school, college, and beyond. This full-time remote role supports college admissions counseling for 8th–12th graders, offering admissions strategy, course selection, and essay and interview preparation.

The candidate should have strong communication, organizational skills, and relevant admissions experience, with the ability to work independently and remotely from home.

Qualifications

• Graduated from top 50 universities in US.
• Admissions Experience preferred. Admissions Experience at University of California, University of Washington or any Ivy League/Top 20 schools is strongly desired.
• College Counseling Experience/Certification - helped students get into top 20 schools in the country.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and remotely.
• Experience in the college admissions process or higher education is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide admission strategy and create strategic plans for 8th–12th graders.
• Develop study habits and select academic courses and extracurricular activities.
• Provide admissions insights, build motivation, and prepare for standardized tests.
• Assist 11th–12th graders with application strategy, branding and packaging, and managing the application process.

Skills

Communication skills

Customer service

Remote work

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Job description

PathIvy provides virtual and in-person guidance to students so they can explore their passions, build their skills and succeed in high school, college, and beyond. Using a data-driven approach, PathIvy's admission counselors create customized plans for each student, aiding students in writing strong, personalized applications so they can best convey their authentic self and beat the odds of getting into the most competitive schools. PathIvy has a 100% success rate in getting all its students into their top 3 choices of colleges.

Role Description

This is a full-time remote position for a College Admissions Counselor/ Former Admissions officer. The role entails providing admission strategy, creating strategic plans, developing study habits, selecting academic courses and extracurricular activities, providing admissions insights, building motivation, preparing for standardized tests and answering queries for 8th, 9th and 10th graders. For 11th and 12th graders, the role adds various services such as application strategy, branding and packaging, assisting in college selection, communications and interest with college admissions officers, providing essay assistance, interview preparation and managing the application process.

Qualifications

• Graduated from top 50 universities in US.
• Excellent Communication and Customer Service skills
• Admissions Experience preferred. Admissions Experience at University of California, University of Washington or any Ivy League/Top 20 schools is strongly desired.
• College Counseling Experience/Certification - helped students get into top 20 schools in the country
• Bachelor's degree in Education, Biology/Health Care, Business, Computer Science or related field
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and remotely
• Experience in the college admissions process or higher education is a plus