Welcome to Gemsight College and Career Planners
Our practice is currently accepting a limited number of high school students from the class of 2026, 2027 and 2028.
With over 20 years of experience, the team at Gemsight has supported families nationwide in navigating the college process. Our consultants stay on top of admissions trends and provide expert, one-on-one guidance tailored to each student’s strengths, interests, and goals.
Through a thoughtful blend of personalized advising and digital tools, we help students create balanced college lists, build compelling applications, and make confident, informed decisions about their future. We provide a realistic assessment of the admissions process and offer strategies to ensure students are admitted into programs that are the right fit for them.
College Consulting
Gemsight’s educational consultants cover many facets of the college preparatory and selection process with a structured program. Our goal is to reduce uncertainty and anxiety for students and families.
Beginning in a student’s sophomore or junior year, we provide a detailed explanation of the college admissions process, creating an individualized plan for the student to follow. We evaluate high school academic records, standardized test results, athletic, extracurricular, and volunteer activities, as well as special talents, and compile a preliminary list of schools to best meet a student’s abilities and needs.
Working as a team with a student and his/her family, Gemsight develops a schedule to prepare the student to meet the requirements of various colleges. We offer advice on selecting academic high school courses; recommend resources for test preparation and tutoring, if necessary; suggest summer programming; support the application process including essay development and prepare for interviews.
Financial Aid Assistance
We would be remiss if we did not address the affordability factor when guiding families through the college process. A child’s college education is one of the largest investments a family will probably make outside of purchasing a home.
We encourage parents to look beyond the sticker price when reviewing affordability as there are factors beyond tuition to consider. Also, many schools have flexibility in their tuition structure. The term “discount rate” is frequently used and not typically well publicized. Through our research and professional development we make it a point to learn about a college’s tuition structure.
Expert Advice For Maximum Aid
We take a holistic view of the college process and encourage families to review their financial aid information with their financial planners or certified public accountants to address investment and tax strategies that families may be entitled to.
Our Process
Our personalized approach pairs you not only with your own dedicated college consultant, who will coach and guide you throughout the entire college selection and application process, but also connects you with our team of experts for additional assistance. It will be an opportunity to reflect on the educational values, programmatic features, and culture that resonates with you. You will be exposed to a variety of colleges to ensure you understand the multitude of higher education options you have to consider. The skillful guidance you receive to gather information and reflect on its significance will enable you to complete the college process tasks with less stress, intentionality and more confidence.