Estrela Consulting Blog

For nearly two decades, the team at Estrela Consulting has worked and developed relationships with hundreds of families from around the world. While getting to know these families, we have experienced beautiful highs and some extreme lows right alongside them. One thing that is not lost on us is when members of our extended Estrela family experience unforeseen and difficult circumstances. Our ...

As the anticipation builds for the biggest sporting event of the year, football fans across the globe are gearing up for Super Bowl Sunday. The clash between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers promises to be an electrifying spectacle, with each team boasting a roster of talented athletes ready to battle it out on the gridiron. But have you ever wondered where these players honed ...

It is pretty staggering as a parent of a high school student to visit a college website and see that the cost of attendance for ONE YEAR is more than what it likely cost for 4 years of college for us.

As school starts back up after winter break, it’s already time to start thinking about your schedule for next year! Before you stress about what's in store, it's important to know that your school-based counselor will be there to help you and to provide you with the details of the course scheduling process at your particular high school. As you get ready to make your course decisions we want to ...

You have probably heard a lot of talk about admissions testing and the test-optional landscape post-COVID. With the option to apply without test scores, do you still need to take the SAT or ACT? Is it still important?