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Carla Palffy, MA, LPC - College Prep Rx

College Admissions Counseling for High School Students and College Transfers

Address: Carla L. Palffy, M.Ed., M.A., LPC
Managing Director
753 Grand Marais
Grosse Pointe Park, MI 48230

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Telephone: 313 410-6693

http://www.collegepreprx.com

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Practice/Mission/Vision Statement

College Prep Rx unravels the daunting challenge of the college admissions process facing high school students and their families in today’s competitive world. Our goal is to help students navigate through the many steps necessary to piece the college puzzle together for a great fit. We offer a full range of services including early high school curriculum planning, narrowing the college search, application support and financial aid opportunities.

Specialties and Services

  • Early High School success: organization and curriculum planning
  • Development of a winning strategy for a “best fit” college
  • Creating the college llist
  • Meeting deadlines: testing and college applications
  • Guidance for writing critically decisive college essays
  • Financial Aid guidance
  • Small caseload for personal attention to individual needs

Professional Degrees/Credentials/Certifications/Licenses

  • M.Ed Exercise Science Sport Psychology WSU
  • M.A. Counselor Education (School and Sport) WSU
  • MI School Counselor License
  • MI Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
  • Licensed LPC Supervisor
  • 2008 Harvard University Summer Institute on College Admssions Certificate

Years in Practice/Business

5 (2 years as College Prep Rx)

Affiliations

  • American Counseling Association – Member
  • Independent Education Consultants of America – Associate Member
  • Michigan Association of College Admissinos Counseling- Member (MACAC)
  • Grosse Pointe Family Center: Youth Committee Chairperson

Accepts Credit Cards

Accepts Insurance

Client Ages Served

Grades 8-College Students 13-22yrs.

About Carla Palffy, Managing Director

Carla Palffy, M.Ed, LPC is the managing director of College Prep Rx, LLC and a licensed professional counselor with over five years experience as an undergraduate academic advisor and adjunct professor at Wayne State University. As a Michigan licensed school counselor, Carla has worked in the Grosse Pointe Public School system in both the middle school and high school counseling offices in the past three years.

College Admissions Experience

  • Academic Advisor, Wayne State University
  • Grosse Pointe North High School, Counselor Intern
  • Parcells Middle School, Counselor
  • Successful track record with college admissions client consultation
  • Three years experience in college application process at numerous elite schools
  • Onsite visits with dozens of selective and highly selective colleges and universities in Midwest, East Coast, and West Coast schools

Education

  • Masters of Arts in Counselor Education, magna cum laude, Wayne State University
  • Masters of Education in Sport Psychology, magna cum laude, Wayne State University
  • B.S. in Political Science, with honors, Mount Saint Mary’s College
  • 2008 Harvard University Summer Institute on College Admissions Certificate

Related Education Experience

  • Adjunct college professor, Kinesiology, Health & Sport Studies, Wayne State University, 2000 to present
  • Published academic research, Journal for the Study of Sports and Athletics in Education
  • Lecturer, The Family Center, Grosse Pointe Academy
  • Grosse Pointe News feature articles on college counseling and admissions

Professional Development

  • Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
  • Michigan Licensed School Counselor K-12
  • LPC Supervisor Certificate
  • Member, American Counseling Association
  • Member, Michigan Association for College Admission Counseling (MACAC)

Personal

  • Married 22 years, two daughters Colby College ’09, ’11, daughter Grosse Pointe South High School ’10,
  • Board Member and Past President, Grosse Pointe South Athletic Booster Club
  • Board Member, Grosse Pointe Park Parks and Recreation Commission
  • Past Board Member, Past President, Teacher Parent Guild (TPG), St. Paul Catholic School

Read Carla Palffy's Ask the Experts Articles:

Logging In: College and Career Access

Cultivating a Healthy Definition of Achievement

What Colleges look for in High School Students

Writing a Great College Applications Essay

College Selection and Application Checklist

The College Application Process