Who we are

Want the Best Results? Work with the Best: Meridian Prep

 

We offer students decades of experience in academic guidance and college counseling. We provide comprehensive, personalized counseling designed to get you into the best college possible.

Our students have gained acceptances to the most elite universities and colleges in the world, including Harvard, Stanford, Princeton, MIT, Yale, Columbia, Northwestern, UC Berkeley, USC, NYU, Duke, and Amherst College, among others.

Our work goes beyond college placement; we teach our students to be self-motivated, and we want them to develop goal-setting and -reaching techniques that will serve them for their entire lives.

Students are more than the sum of their G.P.A. and test scores. We are committed to understanding our students as individuals, identifying their core values, helping them discover their interests, and guiding them to expand their skills and interests.

ELITE STAFF

Our counselors have graduated from top-tier universities (Top 25 national universities, Ivy Leagues, Master’s Degrees, PhD’s, and more) within the US and across the world.

Our experience applying to and receiving acceptances to elite colleges combined with years of experience working in education and counseling ensures you will receive strategic guidance in every step of the complex application process, from choosing the right courses in school to securing internships to crafting the most effective college essays.

We identify areas of improvement for our students, create detailed schedules to prioritize work, and help develop independent projects to make your child can stand out from the crowd.

The Counseling Team

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    Kenneth W.

    USC

    NACAC/WACAC

    Full Bio

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    Crystal Z.

    Cornell University

    NACAC/WACAC

    Full Bio

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    Ryan V.

    UCI

    NACAC/WACAC

    Full Bio

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    Sheila V.

    UC Berkeley | Columbia University

    NACAC/WACAC

    Full Bio

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    Vickie A., MSW

    UC Berkeley | Azusa Pacific

    Full Bio

  • Brian Baxley Counselor Meridian Prep

    Brian B.

    Cornell University | USC | NACAC

    Full Bio

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    John Bacolores, Ed.D

    UC Berkeley | USC

    Full Bio

Our Partners

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    ENGINEERING ADVISOR

    BS | MS University of Michigan

    Virgin Galactic

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    Joanna F.

    LAW | POLITICAL SCIENCE ADVISOR

    MA University of Pennsylvania | Ph.D USC

    President Montebello Unified School District & Professor East LA College

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    John M.

    MEDICAL ADVISOR

    BA UCI | MD Mayo Clinic

    Emergency Physician

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    Andy L.

    MEDICAL ADVISOR

    BA UCI | MD University of Pittsburgh

    Podiatrist

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    Kevin S.

    BUSINESS ADVISOR

    BA California Poly Pomona | MA Harvard

    CEO Shanley & Associates

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    Jessica P.

    ADMISSIONS SPECIALIST

    BA USC | MA Princeton | ABD USC

    Counselor