Dragonflies symbolize numerous unique traits, such as opportunity, transformation, and spontaneity.

A dragonfly’s life is short and full of twists and turns, ups and downs, pauses and bursts of energy, just like a student’s journey to higher education.

Why Renee?

  • Studying and living abroad is a ginormous opportunity that only a lucky handful can experience. A student’s time in high school is short, and like the short life span of a dragonfly, if you are presented with a promising opportunity to explore — jump on it — it may not come again. Working together, I can help you expand your horizons in a pre-college summer program, exploratory-structured GAP projects, work experiences, community service, or volunteering. I guide students in finding different paths or paving new ones; the student chooses where to fly.

    A dragonfly’s unique flying skills remind us to switch gears and change course when needed. Some students need to pause for self-reflection and a necessary break between high school before starting university. Others twist and turn after starting university upon recognizing their path no longer feels right. Still, some students dream of entering a specific career field but do not realize that the area they want to study has prerequisites that need to be fulfilled for eligibility. Together, we will explore the various paths to attain your goals.

    Each student is unique, and I tailor and personalize their one-on-one sessions to their needs and criteria, encouraging flexibility and open-mindedness throughout the process. Dragonflies continuously adapt to their environment and embrace change as any student should to live and study in a new country and culture successfully.

    The dragonfly can be found on every continent except Antarctica. I have advised students studying and living in England, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Canada, the United States, Japan, Costa Rica, and Australia. Where can I help you fly?

  • The students I guide are culturally aware and globally minded. They may or may not have attended the most internationally diverse high school, which is often one of the reasons they want to explore undergraduate options abroad.

    ~ I was born on Guam, raised on the island and in Juneau, Alaska.

    ~ My parents owned a travel agency in Alaska.

    ~ I attended three high schools: one in Alaska and two on Guam.

    ~ I graduated from an all-girls ~ private Catholic high school.

    ~ I changed my university major from Visual Arts to Mass Communication.

    ~ I have lived in Guam, Alaska, Arizona, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, & Puerto Rico.

    ~ I married a Puerto Rican/Israeli in Costa Rica, where we reside.

    ~ My eldest daughter completed her undergraduate degree and is now earning her masters in the US. My youngest daughter completed a year of university in Holland before relocating to Spain for her undergraduate degree.

    ~ I am 99.1% European, minus the passport.

    ~ I am bilingual on good days and speak Spanglish on the not-so-good days – it’s a process.

  • ~ I am a UK Certified Counsellor. I have successfully completed the British Council’s UK Agent and Counsellor training. This demonstrates my knowledge and awareness of the UK as a study destination and I understand the UK’s National Code of Ethical Practice for Education Agents.

    ~ Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA), Professional Member

    ~ Costa Rican Independent Educational Consultants Association (CRIAC), Co-founder & Member

    ~ Founder & Principal Administrator, Spain Higher Education Counseling & Admissions Professional Group, Facebook Page

    ~ Professional Certificate | International University Advocate, National Association for College Admission Counseling

    ~ Graduate Certificate in College Counseling “Earned with Distinction,” the University of California Los Angeles

    ~ M.A. Mass Communications, Arizona State University (Walter Cronkite School)

    ~ B.A. Mass Communications, University of Guam

  • ~ To assist students in selecting global universities that match their interests, academic qualifications, and financial needs while providing information on admission requirements and deadlines, and helping them successfully navigate the international application process.

    ~ To share valuable insights on the academic and cultural aspects of studying abroad, along with advice on financial aid and scholarships.

    ~ To provide unbiased advice and guidance to students pursuing global higher education.

My Students’ Happy Lists in Global University Admissions: Fall 2020 to Present

Since 2019, I’ve had the joy of working independently with students after many wonderful years guiding teens as a former school based-counselor at an international high school in Costa Rica.
These days, I support students from all kinds of educational backgrounds—The International Baccalaureate Diploma aka IBD (and courses), the U.S. high school diploma curriculum including AP courses, the German Abitur, the Costa Rica National Bachillerato (el bachillerato nacional costarricense de educación media), British A-Levels, and more—as they navigate their unique paths to global university options.

My approach is personal, thoughtful, and student-centered, with plenty of communication and collaboration with families every step of the way.

I’m proud to share that my students have been admitted to the following global universities. ITALIC indicates more than one student admitted and BOLD indicates enrolled.

I am not the same having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world - Mary Anne Radmacher

Canada

University of Alberta • University of British Columbia • Carleton University • Centennial College of Applied Arts and Technology • Durham College of Applied Arts and Technology • Fraser International College • University of Guelph • Humber College of Applied Arts and Technology • University of King’s College• Lakehead University • Mount Allison University • Ontario Tech University • University of Ottawa • Saint Mary's University • Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning • Southern Alberta Institute of Technology • St. Francis Xavier University • University of Toronto • Toronto Metropolitan University • University of Victoria • York University

United Kingdom

University of Birmingham • University of Dundee (Scotland) • University of Glasgow International Foundation Year (Scotland) • University of Leeds • The University of Manchester • University of Nottingham • Oxford University • Regent's University London • South East Technological University (Ireland) • University of Sussex • University of the West of England

United States

Adelphi University • Albion College • University of Akron • The University of Arizona • Arizona State University • University of Arkansas • Augustana College • Bard College • Barton County Community College • Beloit College • Bennington College • Binghamton University SUNY • Boston University • Brandeis University • Bryant University • University at Buffalo SUNY • California Baptist University • California Lutheran University • California State University Fresno • California State University Long Beach • California State Los Angeles • Christopher Newport University • Clark University • University of Colorado Boulder • Columbia College Chicago • Cottey College • Concordia College • Connecticut College • Dartmouth College • University of Dayton • University of Delaware • DePaul University • Dickinson College • Dodge Community College • Drexel University • Eastern Mennonite University • Earlham College • Emerson College • Estrella Mountain Community College • SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry • Florida Atlantic University • Florida Institute of Technology • Florida International University • Florida Southern College • Fordham University • Franklin & Marshall College • The George Washington University • Georgia Institute of Technology • Gettysburg College • Hillsborough Community College • Hobart and William Smith Colleges • Hofstra University • Hollins University • Houston Christian University • University of Illinois Chicago • Illinois College • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign • Indiana University Bloomington • Ithaca College • Jacksonville University • James Madison University • Juniata College • University of Kansas • Kansas State University • Kent State University • Lesley University • Lewis University • Louisiana State University AM • Loyola University Chicago • Loyola Marymount University • Lycoming College • Lynn University • University of Maine • University of Massachusetts Amherst • University of Massachusetts Boston • University of Miami • University of Michigan Ann Arbor • Michigan State University • Middlebury College • University of Minnesota Twin Cities • Missouri University of Science and Technology • Missouri Southern State University • Mount Holyoke College • University of Mount Union • Muhlenberg College • University of Nevada • New Jersey Institute of Technology • Northeastern University • North Carolina State University • University of Notre Dame • Occidental College • Ohio Northern University • The Ohio State University • University of The Ozarks • Pennsylvania State University • Purdue University and satellite campuses • Quinnipiac University • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute • Rice University • Rochester Institute of Technology • Scripps College • Seattle University • Sewanee University of the South • Smith College • University of South Florida • St. John’s University • St. Olaf College • Stevens Institute of Technology • Suffolk University • Syracuse University • Temple University • Texas Christian University • Texas A&M University • Texas State University • Tufts University • Virginia Tech • Wartburg College • Washington College • Wesleyan University • Whittier College • Wingate University • University of Wisconsin-Madison • The College of Wooster • Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Mexico

TEC de Monterrey

Spain

Universidad Carlos III International Foundation Year Program • CEU Universidad San Pablo de Madrid • Universidad Complutense de Madrid • Universidad de Deusto • ELISAVA: Universitat Pompeu Fabra • Esade Ramon LLull University • Universidad Europea de Madrid • IE University * • IED Barcelona • Universidad de Navarra • Universidad de Sevilla • Suffolk University Madrid

Netherlands

University of Amsterdam • Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences International Business School • University of Eindhoven • Erasmus University College • University College Groningen • University of Groningen • The Hague University of Applied Sciences • University College Maastricht • NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences • University of Twente • University of Twente Pathway College • Utrecht University

Germany

Augsburg University of Applied Sciences • CBS International Business College • University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt • Technical University of Darmstadt • Technische Hochschule Deggendorf THD • Technical University Dortmund • Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences • Friedrich Alexander University • Globe International Business College • Universität Hamburg • Jacobs University (now Constructor) • Kühne Logistics University • Leuphana University Lüneburg • Mannheim University • Technical University of Munich TUM • Rhein-Waal University of Applied Sciences • SRH Universities – Berlin University of Applied Sciences

Belgium

HOWEST University of Applied Sciences • THOMAS MORE University of Applied Sciences

Denmark

Copenhagen Business School

Italy

Istituto Marangoni • Nuova Accademia delle Belle Arti

France

American University of Paris

Asian

Nagoya University of Commerce & Business (Japan) • Duke University Kunshan (China)

The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page. ~ Saint Augustine

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