Gail Currey College Counseling

Meet Gail

I love what I do. I have had the honor of working with students at Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach for five years. During that time, I have helped thousands of students manage the college application process and find colleges that meet their academic, geographic, and financial needs.

Services

Hiring the right college counselor can help a student find colleges that can best meet his or her needs and make the process of applying to college less overwhelming and more productive.

Find your Path

Gail is accepting a limited number of new clients. Say hello to Gail and schedule your first appointment today!

Services

See the Services page for a complete list

We help students put their best foot forward in the college application process.

Our goal is to help the student find and be admitted to colleges where he or she will thrive academically, socially, geographically, and financially.

We meet with the student and family members to discuss all of their needs and expectations and follow up with a written questionnaire for both the student and parent or guardian. Future meetings center around the student (although parents or guardians are always welcome!) so I can really get to know the student well and we can develop a relationship of trust and confidence.

We minimize your stress for students (and parents!) so they can focus on learning and building their application.

High School
We help discover how students learn best and what academic environment meets their needs.
Standardized Testing
We create a testing schedule, review prep options. and educate students on which tests to take.
Applications
We guide you along from start to finish by organizing the application process, reviewing essays, creating college lists, and minimizing stress.
Financial Aid
We offer advice and discuss ways to maximize both need-based and merit-based aid.

Your College Team

GAIL CURREY

College Counselor

Gail served as a college counselor at Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach, CA for five years before starting her own college counseling practice. She has counseled thousands of students about the college search and selection process and college admissions generally.

JULIE CRUM

College Counselor

For the past 4 years Julie has been a college counselor at an independent high school in the South Bay helping students discover their unique and most appropriate college options.

Testimonials

“I would like to thank you wholeheartedly for all the help that you have given me this year. It was so great to meet you. You have reassured many graduating seniors, including me, that we have everything it takes to succeed and thrive….I will never forget you and how much of a difference you made.”

Former Student

“This may be redundant as heard from so many others, but once again, because of your efforts, we can proudly say we have the finest CCC in the state! You have come along way to develop such a model center. The importance of this, in addition to the attention your efforts have brought to the school (as documented in the recent WASC Accreditation), is the value gained by our students, their parents, and our staff. We all have benefited from your expertise and hard work!”

Dr. Beverly Rohr

then Superintendent, MBUSD

“I really appreciate you taking the time to go over my college essays and give me advice when I needed it most. Thank you for keeping me on track, advising me, and assuring me when times were truly stressful. I am forever grateful for all that you have done. I am very excited to be heading off to Cornell and I will surely come back and visit when I do return home.”

Former Student

“The best thing about our meeting yesterday was how much better Eli feels about the plan. Planning for college had become so overwhelming to him up until yesterday. The idea of staying true to his skill set and passions made all the difference. Of course there are still courses he still hates to take but making sure all of his extra curricular activities are things he likes made all the difference.”

Parent

“I have been working with Jack on his schedule but really on thinking about the whole four years. You did such a great job. ..But what was really important is that he said you did a better job of explaining the holistic approach and why one wants to pursue rigor not simply that one must take [the hardest classes] possible. You are great at what you do. Thanks so much.”

Parent

“Having taught seniors for seven years, I am well aware of how difficult, confusing, and unsettling the actual process is for them, as well as how much stress it puts them under due to the profound consequences that attach to it … The presentation given by Mrs. Currey was thorough, well-organized, and professional. She is clearly very well-informed and was able to answer every question she was asked. It’s a testimony to the comprehensiveness of the presentation that my students, generally loquacious and inquisitive, had very few questions when it was over … I can see now that our students are in the best possible hands.”

Teacher

Mira Costa High School

“You helped me make my dreams come true.”

Former Student

“You’re the expert!”

Former Student

Get in touch

Gail is accepting a limited number of new clients. Say hello to Gail and schedule your first appointment today!