Estrela Consulting Blog

They're here! They're here! If you're like us you've been patiently waiting for the 2022-23 Common App Essay Prompts to be announced. Spoiler Alert: the folks at the Common App have actually decided to keep the same prompts that were used during the 2021-22 application cycle.

The Class of 2022 is on fire! While some schools are still waiting to release their early admission decisions, we are excited to share an initial list of our Class of 2022 early results. We are incredibly proud of our students who have received offers of admission to more than 70 different colleges and universities so far. In addition, our Estrela students have already been awarded nearly $4 ...

A priority for our Estrela Consulting team is continuous professional development. As the landscape of education changes, it's imperative that we stay on top of trends and best practices to support our students. One change that we have noted in our work is the number of students seeking international opportunities in higher education. In order to best support these students in identifying and ...

Since the start of the COVID pandemic, we've received more questions than ever before about the benefit of purchasing tuition insurance. Estrela Founder Kristina Dooley was recently quoted in the New York Times on this topic (see article linked below).