Knowledge Worx Strategic College Consultation
At Knowledge Worx 4 College, we provide a tailored and holistic approach to navigating the college admissions process. Our Strategic College Consulting services are designed to empower students and families, ensuring the best academic, social, and financial fit. From building a strong application to understanding financial aid options, our goal is to help students achieve success every step of the way.
Discover Your Best Fit
We work with students to uncover their academic, social, and personal priorities. Together, we create a balanced list of colleges tailored to each student's strengths, aspirations, and unique goals. This step includes exploring institutions that offer significant
need-based and non-need-based merit aid, ensuring the best financial fit.
Build a Strong Application
Our expert guidance helps students craft standout essays, complete polished applications, and create compelling résumés. From the Common App to specialized applications like the UC and Cal State systems, we ensure every detail highlights the student's potential and aligns with institutional priorities.
Maximize Financial Opportunities
Navigating the financial aid process can feel overwhelming, but we simplify it with clear, actionable advice:
- Explore and understand need-based aid and scholarships.
- Identify colleges offering substantial merit-based aid for academic and extracurricular achievements.
- Evaluate and compare financial aid award letters, ensuring families make informed decisions about costs, loans, and out-of-pocket expenses.
Plan for Success
KW4C provides personalized support for students at any stage of their college journey. Whether beginning early to maximize opportunities or starting closer to application deadlines, our guidance is tailored to each student’s unique timeline and needs. Through customized planning and ongoing assistance, we ensure students remain organized, confident, and prepared. From interview preparation to meeting critical deadlines, every aspect of the process is designed to be seamless, stress-free, and focused on achieving success.
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About Knowledge Worx
MEET NAGLA ORLANDO, M.ED., CEP
Nagla Orlando, M.Ed., CEP, Knowledge Worx 4 College, founder, and principal, approaches the college application process as a life-long educator; she is a 25-year veteran California credentialed educator in Science (Biology, AP Biology, Anatomy and Physiology). In addition to teaching, Nagla mentored thousands of students in interpersonal growth and leadership skills outside of the classroom through the renowned Boomerang Project LINK Crew Initiative. Nagla built Knowledge Worx 4 College around her passion for helping students gain exposure to their innate strengths and talents and higher education options to find their best fit! Nagla prides herself on creating positive working relationships with school counselors and prioritizing "student first" in her California Central Coast consulting practice. Nagla holds a California Single Subject Teaching Credential, M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, counseling certification, and most recently received the highly distinctive Certified Education Planner CEP from AICEP in 2022. It is an honor to be among a prestigious group of 272 (one of only 44 in California) educational consultants and school counselors in the US and abroad to earn the designation of Certified Educational Planner (CEP).
With a singular focus, an engaging personality, and an intuitive ability to relate to students and parents, Nagla has the expertise to understand the individual, their needs and passions giving her the unique insight to objectively see each students strengths and potential. Nagla helps you see yourself objectively rather than merely as a test score, GPA, or letter grade. When you are able to perceive yourself in this light you are able to communicate these attributes in your college application allowing an admissions officer to get a glimpse of your intellectual curiosity, tenacity, evidence of personal growth and excellence.
Nagla’s Education and Professional Memberships:
- California State University of Long Beach, BS, Human Health Science
- California State University of Long Beach, Single Subject Teaching Credential
- William Howard Taft University, M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction
- American Institute of Certified Educational Planners
- University of California, San Diego, Certificate in College Counseling
- National Association for College Admission Counseling
- Western Association for College Admission Counseling
- Higher Education Consultants Association
- Independent Educational Consultants Association – Professional Member
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