Your path to college starts with the right guide
Personalized college advising for students who want a process that tells their story — not a formula. Built on nearly 20 years in admissions and college advising.
YOUR PATH • YOUR STORY • YOUR FUTURE
WHAT I OFFER
Advising built around you
From class selection, testing and activities strategies to college enrollment, every step is tailored to who you are and where you want to go.
Timeline & planning
Stay on track with a roadmap of junior and senior timelines.
College list strategy
Curated, balanced lists grounded in personalized assessments and genuine fit.
Essay coaching
Develop a voice that's authentically yours across every application.
College decision support
Evaluate admission decisions, financial aid and enrollment decisions.
PACKAGES
Find the right fit for your journey
Every student's path is different. Choose the level of support that matches who and where you are.
FOR PARENTS
The Parents’ Package
Guidance for parents on understanding the process, navigating financial aid, and supporting your student — without steering the journey for them.
SENIOR YEAR
The Compass Package
Applications, financial aid, and enrollment decisions for students who come in senior year.
MOST COMPREHENSIVE
The Path Package
Summer before junior year through enrollment — finding your fit, list building, applications, financial aid, and final decisions.
FOCUSED SESSIONS
Ask Me Anything
A one-on-one hourly session, no package required — bring any question about applications, essays, or the process.
The Explore Package
College campus visit planning and prep — know what to look for and how to evaluate each campus you see.
HOW IT WORKS
A process as individual as your story
No templates. No cookie-cutter advice. Just a thoughtful process from first conversation to decision day.
01
Free consultation
We talk through where you are, where you want to go, and whether we're a good fit.
02
Explore your story
Interests, values, and story — we dig into what makes you you, the foundation for everything that follows.
03
Build your list
We'll build a thoughtful mix of schools where you'll genuinely thrive, not just be accepted.
04
Apply with confidence
Essays, deadlines, decisions — we manage it together so nothing falls through the cracks.
05
Considering your options
Admission decisions, financial aid offers, and the final call — we help you make sense of it all and choose what's right for you.
ABOUT
Hi, I’m Ali
FOUNDER · ALIGN COLLEGE CONSULTING
For fifteen years, I sat on the other side of the desk — reading thousands of applications, serving on admissions committees, and helping decide who got in. Now I use everything I learned there to help students tell their story the right way.
Over nearly two decades in admissions and college advising, I've guided students and families through the process, bringing that insider knowledge to every application, essay, and decision. With a master's in higher education and a candidacy in UC Berkeley Extension's Professional Program in College Admissions Consulting, I stay current on a landscape that shifts every year.
At Align, your student's path always comes first.