Paige Cox

Paige believes the college application process can be a positive learning experience. Her goal is to empower students to see the strengths in themselves and their own stories. She works to make the college application process as low-stress as possible, and help students and families choose their best fit colleges. This approach has allowed Paige a tremendous success rate. 

Each student she works with is offered a robust college list with a range of schools that meet their academic and career goals in a college community where they can thrive. As a trained college consultant, she combines her knowledge of the competitive college landscape, her writing coach skills, and her love of teenagers to provide client families with a successful college application process. 

After graduating from Brown University with a degree in Literature, she later earned a Master’s of Education from George Washington University. She taught writing in the AP English classroom for 15 years before becoming a college advisor. As both a teacher and a consultant she has years of experience guiding students through the college application process. 

Paige is a positive and encouraging voice there to help students navigate college applications to the most selective school, as well as the perfect fit schools that a student or family may not have considered. She works with families to articulate the type of learning environment that will work best for their child. Paige enjoys working with so many different students and is always impressed by their many talents and passions. 

Professional Affiliations Include:

• Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA) ​

What families say about working with Paige:

“Paige was extremely helpful and encouraging throughout every step of the college application process for Amelia.  From creating an extensive and tailored college list with careful consideration of Amelia's interests, to providing essential guidance in essay writing, Paige was essential in helping Amelia discover and gain acceptance to her top choice college.” CW 2022- parent

“Paige has an energy that radiates knowledge, enthusiasm and reassurance. Her positivity and encouragement were such an inspiration to my daughter. She helped us with everything from meaningful summer activities, important extracurriculars, and where to find test prep, to deciding where to apply and completing all applications and essays. We so appreciated the wisdom and humor that she brought to every interaction. She not only found a school where our daughter could thrive, along the way she fostered her writing skills and encouraged her to step out of her comfort zone with positivity and support. We could not be more grateful.” KC parent-2022

“Paige, thank you for guiding me through the grueling anxiety-producing college application process. Your enthusiasm, positive energy, and encouragement made everything so much easier. I always felt that you were really interested in me and my activities and passions, not just my scores and grades. Working with you, I have grown as a writer and thinker. I am super excited about next year!” LW student- 2022

“After applying ED1 to my top choice, I heard back that I was accepted. Thank you so much for all your help on countess supplements, personal statements, and every piece of writing in between. Your patience and constructive advice made the whole application and essay writing process so much more enjoyable and less stressful. Thank you!” JC 2022 -student

“Paige made our entire college application process totally manageable. She is knowledgeable, supportive and fun to work with. She helped me consider a wide range of colleges, and I am proud of the writing I did with her excellent feedback. I was really pleased with my admissions results and am super excited for my college adventure ahead.” LO 2022-student