"You have been absolutely indispensable in the process. You helped Marcie make the necessary decisions, provided vital information and insights, got her to do the paperwork done on time, assisted her with the formulation, concepts, and revisions of the essays, and kept her focused and smiling.

None of this would have been done as effectively, efficiently, and with such good humor, without you." -H.L.

Media

Articles and news stories featuring DeFelice & Geller, Inc.

The New York Times

Paying in Full as the Ticket Into Colleges
New York Times
By Kate Zernike
Published: March 30, 2009

In the bid for a fat envelope this year, it may help, more than usual, to have a fat wallet.

Facing fallen endowments and needier students, many colleges are looking more favorably on wealthier applicants as they make their admissions decisions this year.

Institutions that have pledged to admit students regardless of need are finding ways to increase the number of those who pay the full cost in ways that allow the colleges to maintain the claim of being need-blind — taking more students from the transfer or waiting lists, for instance, or admitting more foreign students who pay full tuition.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/31/education/31college.html?_r=2

Los Angeles Magazine

Getting In
Los Angeles Magazine
By Edward Humes
Published: January 2005

“Parents often come to them looking for a ‘strategy to get in,” says West L.A.-based consultant Diane Geller.  ‘But I like to talk in terms of an investigation…A lot of what I do is teach them how to shop wisely.’ “

Hundreds of Heads / HundredsOfHeads.com

Why an Educational Consultant
Hundreds of Heads / http://www.hundredsofheads.com
By Diane Geller
Published: Online

http://www.hundredsofheads.com/15-1285-633.ExpertArticle/Why-an-Educational-Consultant

Business Week

Admissions Consultants for a Song
Business Week
By Jeffrey Gangemi
Published: October 3, 2006

As the frenzy surrounding college admissions continues to build, so does admissions consulting, the business of helping families navigate the increasingly competitive process. The number of independent consultants registered with trade group Independent Educational Consultants Assn. (IECA) has doubled in the past two years, from 300 to 600, while Mark Sklarow, executive director of the IECA, estimates there are some 2,500 independent consultants who aren't registered with his organization. As admissions consulting becomes more entrenched, so does the conception that all consultants charge exorbitant rates for their services. In fact, the average rate for a consultant's services is about $3,000, and many of them operate on a sliding scale or do some pro bono work, according to Sklarow. Here's a look at nine consultants from around the country who explain what makes them so attractive to parents and why their businesses are booming. http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/10/admissions/index_01.htm

Read the story: http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/oct2006/sb20061003_685293.htm

DeFelice and Geller, Inc. has also been featured in:

Newsweek How to Get into College 1997 Edition
Title: “Get a Helping Hand”
Author: Anne Field
Published: Fall 1997

Coast
Title: “Working for Admission”
Author: Susan Segal
Publication: Vol 13, No. 10, September 2004