Students and parents seldom get the personal help they want and need from their high school college counseling program. Your college counselor is responsible to the Juniors and Seniors - half of your high school! That is why families turn to us.
Since 1990, Total College Planning has provided personal college counseling for students and families. We supplement a student's high school college counselor. For home-schooled students, we become the primary counselor.
Unlike high school counselors who tend to work only with college searches, we work with all of the pieces of the college planning puzzle. By integrating these key pieces, students and families make excellent decisions and get tremendous results.
When working with a family, we develop a trusting and open relationship with the student and parents. We encourage parents and students to call us as often as they need. The strong relationships we establish with each family produces excellent results.
As your personal counselor, we eliminate the burden, stress and the uncertainties families encounter in the college planning and admission process.
Mr. Steve Armanino is President of Total College Planning. He has more than 18 years of continuous independent college counselor experience and has taught college counseling courses at UCLA where he also received his college counseling credentials. Recognized by President Clinton, Mrs. Barbara Bush, and State officials, Mr. Armanino has helped hundreds of families get their children accepted into America's top colleges. He and his education consultants help families plan for and reduce college costs.
Mr. Armanino is also a member of the Western and National Associations for College Counselors.
Mr. Rob Schwartz received his college counseling education through UCLA's certification program. For the past five years, he has worked as a Territory Manager for The Princeton Review and more recently as the Director of Outreach for Eureka Review. Rob offers an amazing depth of knowledge in college counseling to his families. Rob has a BA from UCLA in Political Science and Business Administration and a Masters of Arts from CSUN in US History and Military Science. Prior to his time in the test prep universe, Rob worked for NASA and Morgan Stanley.