The services and my college counselor Miracle Husband were extremely helpful throughout the entire college application process. They held webinars with a ton of information, proofread my essays, and gave me a detailed to-do list to keep myself in check.
10 Steps to College Admissions Strategy Workshop
- Tue, September 15th, 2026
- 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM CDT
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Location:
415 W 8th St, Hinsdale, IL 60521
- Speaker: Kevin Krebs
Understand key dates and next steps for high school students and their families as they prepare for applications. This step-by-step walkthrough will help you stay on track and make sure your student’s high school career sets them up for college admission.
At HelloCollege’s 60-minute workshops, our experts empower your family with the knowledge to take control of college planning, from class and activity choices to tutoring to essays and college applications.
What you will learn:
- Mapping out key milestones through junior and senior year.
- Building a college list based on the four key factors.
- Writing your Common Application personal statement & supplemental essays.
- Deciding which schools to apply to while developing an application strategy that maximizes acceptance odds.
- Creating a strategy for recommendation letters and building a strong resume.
- Understanding and analyzing financial aid offers.
Description:
A walkthrough of everything you and your student need to do to get ready for college, from now until the end of senior year. Stay on track and make sure your student’s high school career sets them up for college admission. These tips and more will keep your family on the same page and set your student up for success, ensuring you don’t miss any key activities and deadlines.
Speaker:
Kevin Krebs is the Founder and Managing Director of HelloCollege and a nationally recognized college admissions expert with more than two decades of experience helping families navigate the increasingly competitive college admissions process. A first-generation college graduate and Northwestern University alumnus, Kevin has mentored tens of thousands of families through workshops, media appearances, and one-on-one advising. He is the creator of the proprietary S.A.F.E.™ college selection framework, which helps students choose colleges based on academic, social, financial, and career fit—not just rankings. Kevin's practical, parent-focused advice has been featured by NPR, PBS, the Los Angeles Times, and other national media, making him a trusted resource for families looking to reduce stress, avoid costly mistakes, and help their students thrive in college and beyond.
Kevin Krebs
Founder and Managing Director
Kevin Krebs
Founder and Managing Director
Kevin Krebs is the Founder and Managing Director of HelloCollege and a nationally recognized college admissions expert with more than two decades of experience helping families navigate the increasingly competitive college admissions process. A first-generation college graduate and Northwestern University alumnus, Kevin has mentored tens of thousands of families through workshops, media appearances, and one-on-one advising. He is the creator of the proprietary S.A.F.E.™ college selection framework, which helps students choose colleges based on academic, social, financial, and career fit—not just rankings. Kevin's practical, parent-focused advice has been featured by NPR, PBS, the Los Angeles Times, and other national media, making him a trusted resource for families looking to reduce stress, avoid costly mistakes, and help their students thrive in college and beyond.
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What Students & Parents Are Saying About Us
Milo Sáenz Palencia
Student
Wheaton North High School
University of Michigan
I have had Gina T. and Amanda Y. as my counselors throughout my college application process and they have been immensely helpful. From the beginning, both Amanda and Gina have been nothing short of understanding and supportive towards me and guiding me through the extensive application process. Specifically, Amanda has been incredibly flexible and responsive when it came to any questions and concerns I had- she was always able to answer questions in a way that worked for me, as well as working with me rather than against me to build the best application that correlates to who I am as a college applicant. She kept me on a schedule that I was able to follow- as well as giving me access to the notes and spreadsheets we had created together so that I was able to reference anything we talked about at anytime. Gina has been incredibly supportive in my essay comprehension journey as writing the essays is one of the most stressful parts of the application process. She worked with me to create outlines and develop ideas that strengthened who I was as an applicant. She was very responsive and dedicated when it came to my essays. All of her feedback and comments felt personal and positive as she really cares about how you build an essay that reflects you and your best abilities. Hello College has been a great experience and I highly recommend this program when looking to enhance your college application.
Lizzie Donovan
Student
Shorecrest High School
San Diego State University
We could not have been more happy and thankful for the services provided through HelloCollege! Their free seminars are amazingly informative introduction for families – especially for those of us who have not applied to college in over 20 years – a lot has changed! While the fee was initially jarring, the services provided are invaluable – personality tests to assist in determining right major, personalized organization of college choices based on a number of factors (your budget, school sizes, your child’s grades/interests/etc), essay writing workshops/edits, scholarship workshops/advising, time management of all college planning, consistent live communications, etc. Our advisor, Dan Farnesi, was not only an obvious expert in this field, but he was also so kind, gentle and encouraging with my daughter and us throughout the whole process (he was pretty much family therapist at times). When she became discouraged, he knew just how to boost her spirits and motivate her to proactively achieve her goals. Especially during these pandemic years, Dan was more than an academic counselor, but an encouraging friend and cheerleader. Through HelloCollege’s guidance, my daughter was accepted into 11 of the 12 colleges she applied to and received multiple >$15k per year scholarship offers (more than paying off the HC fee just in the first year). Our only regret was not starting with HelloCollege earlier – like freshman/sophomore year. Thanks, Dan and HelloCollege!!
Abigail Cahill
Parent of Alina
York Community High School
University of Iowa
My parents didn’t go through the classic senior college application process so we were very overwhelmed and unknowledgeable on what the steps and process is like when applying to college. When we signed up I was assigned Amanda and my family and I couldn’t have wished for a better counselor. We had a lot of things in common and it felt like Amanda took the extra steps to get to know me as a person, not just a student. Because of all her help I have been able to negotiate an awesome financial aid package ($17k a year) at a school I love very much. Throughout our meetings she would ask me questions like how my life has been and what’s new outside of the college process allowing us to get to know each other very well, as well as asking how the college process is going and telling me what my next steps will be. Everything about HelloCollege, from the workshops on scholarships and the common app, to the essay corrections and career finder, made the process to much more manageable. I asked her hundreds of questions day and night and could always rely on a quick response. I am extremely grateful for Amanda and all that she has done for me and my family. Being able to meet with someone helped me stay on track with tasks I needed to do, and throughout the year, kept my goal in sight. I am forever thankful that my parents signed me up for HelloCollege.
Samantha Johnson
Student
George Mason University
The entire staff is uber-friendly and undeniably committed to the success of the prospective college student. The services, which I have limited to very few of the many, such as
-SAT/ACT prep/tips
-workshops for resume formulating
-instilling the importance, while assisting in acquiring and maintaining a professional digital footprint
-their user friendly college comparison tools (which prioritizes cost, location, population, etc.)
along with the support I received from HelloCollege is unmatched! I 100% recommend!
Amariah Reeves
Student
Plainfield East High School
The Hello College program is fantastic. Through the workshops, essay editing (via Editate), and counselor meetings, I was able to very smoothly make my way through the college admission process. My counselor, Ms. Yoder, was especially helpful. She was detailed, considerate, kind, and fun to talk to. She genuinely cared about me as a person and my navigation of the process. I feel that Hello College has been a large part in my success with college admissions and has allowed me to claim a sense of satisfaction and pride in where I got in. I recommend the service to anyone who is able to utilize it.
Peter LoSavio
Student
Lyons Township High School
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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