Rose Murphy

Helping you find your best fit college

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Independent College & Career Consultant

Finding your best fit is our priority

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About Us

CollegePlanning Pro

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Parents and students will have access to CollegePlanning Pro, a cloud-based planning tool, that organizes the entire college application process. Admissions is about more than just test scores and grades. Rose will assist in identifying each student's strengths, abilities, and interests insuring the best fit placement.

Our Team

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Rose Murphy will help you find the best fit college: socially, academically, and financially. Rose collaborates with Jill Haley, Independent Educational Consultant, and Irene Frazier, Essay and Writing Coach.

Rose Murphy

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Rose Murphy worked in Education for over 30 years as a teacher, career and guidance counselor.  She holds an M.S. in School Counseling from the University of Laverne and recently completed her UCLA certificate in College Counseling.  She is a current member of HECA.

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Why Work With A Consultant?

Finding the Best Fit College and understanding affordability can be an enormous challenge for students and families.  College is one of life's most important decisions, emotionally and financially.  At A Best Fit College we help your family navigate educational opportunities, making it fun and rewarding.  The student's best interest is our sole focus.  We have the necessary expertise to help you sift through the information so that you can access appropriate educational options and make wise choices without pressure.  Let us help take the stress out of the application process.

Services

We help students find a college that will fit them best: socially, academically, and financially.

We work with local and out-of-the-area students, both in-person and over Zoom.

Hourly – $100/hour

We provide one-on-one help with a wide variety of packages to meet your individual needs. 

Our packages are created for high schoolers, graduate students, adults in transition and assistance with career exploration. No matter when you begin, our multi-year approach covers every step of the way.

Rose Murphy's hourly rate: $100 per hour

Irene Frazier's, Essay and Writing Coach hourly rate: $70 per hour

Schedule a free 30-minute consultation to discuss the complete list of services within this package.

Comprehensive Package – $2,000

Comprehensive Package serves students through 9, 10, 11 grade and includes:

CollegePlanning Pro, an interactive cloud-based software system designed to engage students and families in the college planning process

Essay Development with Irene Frazier, Essay Coach

One-on-one personalized college application and planning assistance

Financial Aid and Scholarship research

Standardized testing scheduling

Schedule a free 30-minute consultation to discuss the complete list of services within this package.

Senior Year Package – $1,500

This package starts August of Senior year and provides assistance through the entire application process including:

CollegePlanning Pro, an interactive cloud-based software system designed to engage students and families in the college planning process

Essay Development with Irene Frazier, Essay Coach

One-on-one personalized college application and planning assistance

Financial Aid and Scholarship research

Schedule a free 30-minute consultation to discuss the complete list of services within this package.

Testimonials

"Rose was incredibly helpful and supportive during the college application process. She helped me find the best colleges for me and helped me figure out how to get into those colleges."
~ Blake Altamirano - Vassar, 2019

"Rose was so helpful my senior year of high school as I figured out where I wanted to go after graduation.  She was responsive to emails and answered all of my questions.  She even introduced me to Seattle University, the college I ended up choosing.  I’m about to complete my first year and couldn't be happier.  Thank you Rose for making the college selection process so much clearer and less stressful.
~ Faye White - Seattle University, 2018

I am grateful for your generosity, the time you dedicated to answering my many questions, and the support you gave me as I made my college decision.  Thank you for all the resources, options, and new ideas you shared.  Without your suggestion, I never would have found this perfect fit.
~ Faith Tannenbaum, WWU, 2020

Following my dream  to arrive at the gates of my ideal college, and having to find my way  through an intimidating  labyrinth of school options which often seem confusing, Rose was the ideal guide to travel with, for this important  part of my educational journey. If you are interested in Science or Technology, in Humanities, or an Interdisciplinary configuration, either for studying in the US or internationally, her expertise and suggestions will be invaluable. She is a great team player, a wise coach, and an insightful motivator. In my case, while I knew the general direction of the study I want to pursue, and I also had ideas as to which type of colleges to look for, many aspects of this project felt overwhelming, and in a few instances, I did not know how to move forward.  Rose understood perfectly what I was looking for, and her motivation, insights and suggestions opened exciting new possibilities for me to explore, while at the same time she helped me define with more precision how my ideal college looks like. While still in the process of exploring different options, I feel enthusiastic and hopeful for the end result. Thank you Rose for always being in my corner!
~ Nicolae Federspiel-Otelea, Graduate School Applicant

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College and Career Resources

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Applying to College Early Decision or Early Action in the Fall of 2021