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The RESULTS are in!! CONGRATULATIONS to the Class of '24 !!!

Marla Platt • April 23, 2024

A robust admissions cycle for AchieveCoach students

Just thrilled for our seniors, admitted to dozens of colleges from coast to coast with well over $1.3 million in merit awards.  WELL DONE!!


Here are some of the colleges that said "Yes!" to AchieveCoach students (in alphabetical order):


  • AMERICAN         
  • BOSTON UNIVERSITY     
  • CASE WESTERN RESERVE       
  • CU BOULDER     
  • ELON       
  • EMERSON     
  • FLORIDA STATE
  • FORDHAM       
  • GEORGE WASHINGTON       
  • HIGHPOINT       
  • HOBART & WILLIAM SMITH       
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY       
  • LAFAYETTE       
  • LESLEY   
  • MARIST       
  • MIAMI OF OHIO       
  • MIDDLEBURY       
  • NORTHEASTERN         
  • PENN STATE       
  • PRATT       
  • SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY       
  • SKIDMORE
  • SUFFOLK     
  • SYRACUSE           
  • TULANE         
  • UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT           
  • UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE         
  • UNIVERSITY OF DENVER
  • UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA         
  • UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND         
  • UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST       
  • UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI     
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE         
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH           
  • UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND       
  • UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA   
  • UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT       
  • VILLANOVA       
  • VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH       
  • WAKE FOREST         
  • WHEATON COLLEGE

Marla Platt, M.B.A. is an independent college consultant based in Sudbury, MA through AchieveCoach College Consulting, providing expert and personalized college counseling to students and families throughout the college planning, search and admissions process. Marla is a professional member of the Independent Educational Consultants Association and can be reached via www.achievecoach.com


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