Estrela Consulting Director of College Planning, Amber Gilsdorf, was recently featured on an episode of "The College Talk Show" discussing College Affordability and Financial Aid. Check it out below!
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*UPDATED August 2025! Are you looking for additional money for college? While many colleges offer automatic consideration for scholarships based on your application for admission, many also have scholarships with additional application requirements and/or deadlines that vary from the published application plans. As if the college search and application process isn't complicated enough, the ease ...
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The thought or reality of having multiple children in college at the same time can be a very daunting one. Now imagine having those multiple children being in the same graduating year! Our Estrela team has worked with many sets of twins...and even some triplets over the years. Another fun fact: 3 of our team members at Estrela have multiples themselves (2 sets of triplets and a set of twins)!
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Cancer and College: Resources and Scholarships for Impacted Families
Alyson Campbell February 15, 2024
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Alyson Campbell
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 ...
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8 To Dos After You Submit Your College Apps
Kristina Dooley November 02, 2022
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Hooray! You did it! Take a moment to celebrate this significant milestone on your college journey. You should be incredibly proud of the work you've put in up to this point and we hope you feel a tremendous sense of accomplishment.
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