College Acceptances & Testimonials
Where GCA students got admitted
United States
Public Universities:
- UCLA*
- UC Berkeley
- UC San Diego
- UC Santa Barbara
- UCI*
- UC Santa Cruz
- San Diego State*
- Cal Poly Pomona
- Cal Poly SLO
- CSU Long Beach*
- CSU Fullerton
- Chico State
- San Francisco State
- CSU Monterey Bay
- Cal State LA*
- ASU Arizona State
- Oregon State University
- Penn State University Park*
- Western Washington University
- Portland State University
- University of Hawaii at Manao
- NAU Northern Arizona University*
- URI / University of Rhode Island*
- University of Pittsburgh*
- Washington State University
- UMass Boston
- UConn University of Connecticut
- UMass Amherst
- NC State /North Carolina State University
- Clemson University
- Rutgers University
- UT Texas
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Private Universities:
- Seattle University
- University of Oregon
- Pace University
- George Washington U
- University of Denver*
- Furman University
- University of San Francisco
- Butler University
- University of Arizona
- Davenport University
- USC
- Chapman University
- CMC / Claremont McKenna College
- NYU
- Smith College
- University of Richmond
- University of Chicago
- School of Visual Arts (SVA)
- Syracuse University
- Seton Hall University
- Fordham University
- Manhattan University
* Including Honors College/Program and UC Regents’ & Chancellor’s Scholarships
International
International Universities:
- France - Sciences Po
- France - AUP The American Univeristy of Paris
- Canada - McGill University
- Japan - Keio University
- Germany - Ludwigs Maximilian Universität
- Germany - Jacobs University
- Germany - Constructor University
- Germany - BTU Brandenburgische Technische Universität
- Germany - EBS University of Business & Law
- Austria - Modul University Vienna
- Netherlands - Amsterdam University College (AUC)
- Netherlands - University College Maastricht
- Netherlands - Vrije University
- Netherlands - University of Amsterdam (UvA)
- Netherlands - University of Groningen
- Netherlands - Leiden University
- Netherlands - Leiden University College (LUC)
- UK - King's College London
- UK - Queen Mary University of London
- UK - University of Glasgow
- UK - University of Dundee
- UK - University of Roehampton London
- UK - University of Sterling
- UK - Goldsmiths, University of London
- UK - University of Edinburgh
- UK - Arts University Bournemouth
- UK - University of Manchester
- UK - University College London (UCL)
- UK - University of Leeds
- UK - Manchester Metropolitan University
- UK - Leeds Arts University (with scholarship)
- UK - Richmond American University London
- Spain - SLU - Saint Louis University Madrid
- Spain - IE University
- Czech Republic - Charles University Prague
- Czech Republic - AAU Anglo-American University Prague
- Ireland - UCD University College Dublin
What Students & Parents Are Saying
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I truly believed that these sessions helped them to become better adults, and we are extremely grateful for that.
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Françoise R.
Parent
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Student
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Mathilde R.
Student
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Parent
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Student
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Victoria M.
Parent
"First I want to thank Cornelia for doing such a great job. I'm from Japan and I have limited knowledge of the process of applying for college. My son is a great student but needed help communicating better in his essays. Also she helped him with managing his applications and deadlines, which helped take a lot of stress off my shoulders as a parent. And getting help with the FAFSA and CSS applications was huge!!
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Noriko K.
Parent
"Working with Cornelia was a positive experience. I met her at a workshop series she conducted at the local library. The workshop alone was helpful! She provided valuable information, relevant to any student.
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Cornelia scheduled two interviews for us. She dedicated time to asking and answering parent questions and spent one-on-one time getting to know our high school student.
We began working with Cornelia at the start of our student's senior year, later than other families. However, she quickly got our student moving and devoted a substantial portion of her time to the essay-writing phase of the process, which was invaluable.
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Michelle S.
Parent
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Parent