Silverman College Success ConciergeScott Silverman, Ed.D. · College Planning, Applications & Student Success
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Admissions coaching + college guidance

College is complicated.
You don’t have to navigate it alone.

Expert, personal guidance designed to reduce stress, strengthen every application, and help students move forward with confidence.

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Find your path

Guidance for every
stage of the journey.

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Early college planning

For students in 11th grade or earlier: build a strong foundation, explore colleges and majors, and prepare intentionally for the application years ahead.

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First-year

Build a thoughtful college list, tell your story, manage every application detail, and stay on track with scholarships and financial aid.

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Transfer

Turn your college experience into a compelling case for the right next institution, with guidance on transfer aid and scholarships.

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Graduate & professional

Strategic support for graduate, medical, law, dental, and other professional programs.

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Making college more affordable

Scholarships & Financial Aid

College affordability can be just as confusing as college admission. Get hands-on guidance identifying scholarship opportunities, preparing strong scholarship applications, completing the FAFSA and CSS Profile, organizing required information, and staying ahead of important financial-aid deadlines.

  • Scholarship search strategy
  • Scholarship applications and essays
  • FAFSA completion guidance
  • CSS Profile support
  • Document and deadline organization
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Educational guidance and organizational assistance only; services do not constitute financial, tax, or legal advice and do not guarantee scholarships or financial-aid awards.

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Personal by design

A knowledgeable guide at the table with you.

Applications involve more than forms and deadlines. Scott helps students and families make sense of the choices, strengthen the story, and move forward together with confidence.

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Beyond the application

When college gets difficult, you need someone who knows the system.

Academic setbacks, confusing policies, transfer roadblocks, and questions about what comes next can feel overwhelming. Get calm, informed guidance to understand your options and take the next right step.

  • Academic standing & appeals
  • Major changes & degree planning
  • Transfer barriers & course issues
  • Student conduct concerns & college processes
  • Re-entry after time away
  • Communication with the college
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Strategy matters. So does making the process feel manageable.

Experience on your side

A trusted guide with an insider’s understanding of higher education.

Scott Silverman, Ed.D., brings 25 years of college leadership and student-support experience to every family he serves. As a dean, longtime college administrator, admissions coach, and lead contributor and special editor of How to Survive Your Freshman Year, he understands both how institutions make decisions and what students need to thrive.

His goals are to alleviate as much stress as possible throughout the college-search journey, help each student produce the strongest and most authentic application possible, and provide every client with the same care, responsiveness, and level of service he would give a member of his own family.

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Silverman College Success Concierge is an independent educational consulting practice and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any college or university.

Experience that adds up

Deep knowledge.
Personal attention.

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Years in higher education

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Years coaching college, transfer & graduate applicants

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Clients served to date

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College & graduate applications supported

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Scholarship applications & essays strengthened

How it works

Clarity, strategy, momentum.

1

Listen

We start by understanding your goals, your story, why you are pursuing this path, and the academic and extracurricular experiences that have shaped you so far.

2

Map the path

You receive an honest assessment and a practical, personalized roadmap for every stage between today and completed applications.

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Move forward

We work together through decisions, writing, deadlines, and next steps, organizing the process so your work is efficient and, most importantly, effective.

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Choose with confidence

When decisions arrive, Scott helps you compare options, understand the tradeoffs, and choose the enrollment path that best fits your goals.

Scott Silverman celebrating a student's college success with the student and family

The moment it comes together

Confident decisions. Exciting next steps.

The goal is not simply to submit an application. It is to help each student find a path they can feel proud and excited to pursue.

Your next step

Let’s make the path ahead feel clear.

Tell Scott about your student, goals, timing, and questions through the confidential Get Started form. You do not need to have everything figured out before reaching out.

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