{"id":11,"date":"2026-04-10T16:59:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T16:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usbookcraft.com\/consultschools\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2026-04-17T15:51:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T15:51:28","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/usbookcraft.com\/consultschools\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11\" class=\"elementor elementor-11\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4055e88 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"4055e88\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46e4623\" data-id=\"46e4623\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-35f95ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"35f95ef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-baf485d\" data-id=\"baf485d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12d633e elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"12d633e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Advisors<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f934a8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f934a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lee and Parny are dedicated to helping students find that perfect fit for their next few years of navigating the academic world. This is a personalized guidance process, helping parents and students evaluate schools and colleges which best align with their goals and objectives. It\u2019s a total approach to admissions so students can confidently conquer this process with success.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd7f24f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd7f24f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9e248f\" data-id=\"f9e248f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cbb305 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"2cbb305\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"266\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/usbookcraft.com\/consultschools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Rectangle-44.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-72\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr. Parnell Hagerman<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Dr. Parnell Hagerman, founder of Consult Schools, is passionate about helping young people achieve their academic dreams and has devoted her life to advising and counseling students.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a5db658\" data-id=\"a5db658\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91a9531 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"91a9531\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"266\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/usbookcraft.com\/consultschools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Rectangle-46.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-73\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Advisor Lee D. Young<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Lee D. Young brings over 30 years of independent school experience working with prospective students and families as former Senior Associate Director of Admissions at Phillips Exeter Academy<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6557af4 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6557af4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-99d1421\" data-id=\"99d1421\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-015c8cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"015c8cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/usbookcraft.com\/consultschools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/medium-shot-teenage-friends-going-highschool.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-118\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/usbookcraft.com\/consultschools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/medium-shot-teenage-friends-going-highschool.jpg 800w, https:\/\/usbookcraft.com\/consultschools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/medium-shot-teenage-friends-going-highschool-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/usbookcraft.com\/consultschools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/medium-shot-teenage-friends-going-highschool-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ec8f94\" data-id=\"0ec8f94\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d273f2a elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d273f2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Secondary and Middle School Admissions Consulting<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30cac4d elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30cac4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe admissions process can be complex and overwhelming, but with either of our guidance and support through every aspect of the application process, the tasks will be simplified and you will embrace and enjoy the journey.\nBefore we begin working with a student, we assess their abilities, goals, and interests to determine which schools would help them succeed. This information will help us cater to an individual\u2019s needs to improve their chances of admission to a top private or boarding school.\nThis means that it is all the more challenging for students to stand out, and applicants need to hone their strategic approach early in order to do so. It\u2019s not necessarily about working harder\u2014signing up for more clubs, growing a flashier passion project, or participating in more competitions, though these are all good things. It\u2019s ultimately about working smarter\u2014crafting a bespoke and compelling narrative through unique, creative, and original extra curriculars, initiatives, and summer activities. In a landscape where everyone has access to the same \u201cinsider\u201d knowledge, it\u2019s no longer about having the playbook. 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