Meet The Ivy Coach Founder Bev Taylor – College Counseling Expert

Bev Taylor, college counseling expert and the Founder of The Ivy Coach, is a dynamic and highly respected educational consultant in the field of college admissions. She has been frequently interviewed and quoted by the press in national magazines, radio, internet and television broadcasts, and in major newspapers throughout the country including US News & World Report, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Fox TV News, National Public Radio (NPR), The New York Times, Forbes Magazine, Smart Money, TheStreet.com, The Washington Times, USA Today, The Bergen Record, The New York Post, Daily Pennsylvanian, Newsday, Fast Web, and many others.

In speaking engagements with audiences of guidance, admissions, and independent college counselors or with groups of students and parents, Bev Taylor has addressed topics such as: Finding the College That’s the Right Fit, The College Admissions Process, Examining the Application - The College Application Case Study, Helping Students to Write Powerful College Essays, Writing Inspiring Letters of Recommendation, Preparing Students for Alumni and Campus Interviews, Understanding the Early Decision/Action Application Process, The Interest Quotient, Issues Facing New Counselors and Promoting the Talented Student.

This college counseling expert has presented seminars and workshops for:

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• NACAC (National Association for College Admission Counseling)
• NYSACAC (NY State Assn. for College Admission Counseling) at Fordham University
• NCA (Nassau Counselors' Association) at Nassau Coliseum
• NJACAC (New Jersey Association for College Admission Counseling)
• Abu Dhabi Scholarship Coordination Office in the United Arab Emirates
• The Department of Education (Government of China) in Nanjing and Beijing, China
• Johns Hopkins University (Center for Talented Youth) annually at Columbia University
• Keynote Speaker: The Youth Leadership Conference at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum (sponsored by the Motorola Foundation's Innovation Generation Grant)
  
• CollegeWeekLive

As a counseling expert on college admissions, Bev Taylor’s primary focus is to match students to a college environment that addresses all of their needs, goals, and aspirations. Through face-to-face meetings, e-mail, webcam, and phone, our team at The Ivy Coach is available seven days a week and works with students from across the country and around the world to ensure that the applications of our students are as strong as possible. In providing the best possible college counseling service to our students, our team at The Ivy Coach stays current with admissions trends and campus programs by attending regional and national conferences on college admissions. We also continually travel throughout the United States and abroad visiting colleges and meeting with admissions staffs.

With our calm and nurturing approach during this very stressful time, The Ivy Coach will maintain family harmony and help students gain admission to the college of their choice. In the past twenty years that The Ivy Coach has been involved in educational consulting and independent college admissions counseling, 100% of The Ivy Coach's students were admitted to one of their top three college choices with 93% admitted to their first college choice. See our We Get Results page for a complete listing of colleges in which The Ivy Coach’s students were accepted.