Scott White is a national expert in college guidance. He is regularly quoted in national publications, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Atlantic Monthly, et. al. He specializes in college guidance and adolescent development. Parents praise his knowledge, accessibility and responsiveness. He is also a leading figure in the college admissions community.
In the blog section, you will find timely information and insight into issues affecting students going through the college guidance process as well as discussions on the state of public education and how state and federal policy and the college admissions process affects the education of students and their growth and development.
You can reach him at swcollegeconsulting@gmail.com or 973-919-6798. Hourly and package rates available.
SCOTT WHITE
395 North Fullerton Ave
Montclair, NJ 07043
973-509-9136 (H), 973-919-6798 (C)
swcollegeconsulting@gmail.com
Employment History
2016 to Present SW College Admissions Consultants
2013 to 2016 Director of Guidance, Morristown High School
2005 to 2008 Director of Guidance, Montclair High School
2009 to 2013
2008 to 2009 Director of Counseling Services, Westfield High School
1991 to 2005 Guidance Counselor, Montclair High School
1988 to 1991 Director of College Guidance,
Montclair Kimberley Academy
1984 to 1988 Director of Admissions and College Counseling,
McBurney School, New York, NY
1983 to 1984 Assistant Director of Admissions,
Bard College, Annandale, NY
1981 to 1983 Assistant Director of Admissions,
Oakwood School, Poughkeepsie, NY
Educational History
1981 Masters of Education in Counseling and Human Development,
Harvard Graduate School Education
1980 Bachelor of Arts in Psychology,
Swarthmore College
1976 George School
Publications
“Are the Best Minds of a Generation Being Destroyed by Madness,” Journal of College Admissions
“Disclosure and College Admissions”, Journal of College Admissions
“The Wizard and the Little Man Behind the Curtain”, Independent School Magazine,
“Honesty in College Admissions”, in The Right College, Arco Publishing
“The Myth of the American Dream”, Journal of College Admissions
“Options in Higher Education”, Fundamentals of College Counseling (Graduate Level Text)
Professional Experience
Moderator:
“504/IDEA/FERPA Issues in College Counseling, NJSCA Annual Conference
“Early Ethics” NACAC National Conference
“504/IDEA/FERPA Issues in College Counseling” NJACAC Workshop
“Disclosure and College Admissions” NJACAC Annual Conference
“Athletic Recruiting” NJACAC Annual Conference
“Disclosure and College Admissions”, College Board National Forum
“Disclosure and College Admissions”, NACAC National Conference
“What Happens When ETS Questions Testing Scores?” NACAC National Conference
“Honesty in Action”, NACAC National Conference
“Honesty in College Admissions”, NACAC National Conference
“Alternatives to the Traditional High School Visit”, NACAC National Conference
Panelist:
“Panel Discussion of ‘The Chosen The Hidden History of Admission and Exclusion’” NJACAC Annual Conference”
“The Wizard and the Little Man Behind the Curtain”, NEACAC Annual Conference,
Member: NACAC Admissions Standards Steering Committee.
Editorial Staff for the NJACAC publication The ABC’s of College Planning
Other: Coached Varsity Wrestling, Varsity Girls’ Soccer, Junior Varsity Boys’ Soccer; Taught Psychology, Advised National Honor Society. Ran the Montclair Recreational Wrestling Program. On Advisory Board for Essex County ARC, Fiske Guide to Colleges and Princeton Review College Guides.
Certification
-Secondary School Guidance, Social Studies, Supervisor, Director of Student Personnel Services
-Individual Psychological Assessment
-Collegiate and High School Wrestling Refereeing
Awards
-Margaret E. Addis Service to NACAC Award
-Weston Award for Undefeated Wrestling Season
-Robert Worthington Award for Outstanding Community Service
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