College Counseling and High School Curriculum Planning
Counselor: Jane McClure, M.A.
Counselor: Jani Ross
Choosing a challenging and fulfilling academic setting - then gaining admission to that college or university - can be a daunting task, a complex endeavor that requires specialized knowledge and insights often beyond the scope of student and family. McClure, Mallory & Baron offers a single resource to help resolve your many questions and concerns.
Curriculum Planning/Pre-College Counseling
For Freshman, Sophomores, and first semester Juniors we offer a one-hour counseling session to go over any initial questions regarding the college admission process, or to assist with curriculum planning. (Note - colleges are not recommended at this time.)
College Counseling Program
For Juniors, Seniors and transfer students, we offer either the Abbreviated College Counseling program or the Full College Counseling program.
Initially, we meet separately with you and your son or daughter to gain a clear picture of the goals and expectations each of you has for his or her educational future. A battery of inventories designed to make an appraisal of interests and personality characteristics is administered to each student. Transcripts, college admissions tests, and results of the inventories are carefully reviewed before initiating research into appropriate schools. A follow-up meeting to discuss our recommendations and descriptions of suitable colleges concludes the Abbreviated College Counseling.
Most families decide to extend the college counseling process, utilizing our full program which, in addition to the above, includes:
Please fill out a Client Information Form and Release prior to your appointment.
Testimonials
McClure, Mallory & Baron was extremely helpful in helping us navigate the college admissions process for our son Michael. The personal statement workshops that he attended were particularly useful in encouraging Michael to find his voice and speak from his heart. He ended up writing a unique and very personal essay about Bruce Springsteen and River Phoenix. He is about to declare as an English major with an emphasis in Creative writing and is particularly enjoying writing plays. The best part is that he is very happy and engaged at college. I will be forever grateful to MM&B for giving Michael the confidence to be himself.
– Carolyn Squeri
Dear Jane,
We have very much appreciated and valued your good advice and the “fruits” of the same. All four of the kids have had great college experiences and all four, from those experiences, are fine human beings and citizens and you can be genuinely proud of them. Thanks to you and yours, you did a great job!
– Tom and Mary Leittem Thomas
Jane, I want to thank you for your professional assistance in the past year. Kevin’s college application process was so much less stressful and more organized than what we went through with his older brother. Even though Kevin got in early to Connecticut, he had a lot of work done on all of the other schools he was applying to which was impressive. You were very quietly effective. Thank you so much.
– Mary Hartfield
We have enjoyed working with Jane on three separate occasions and are looking forward to the fourth and final counselling interaction.  Jane takes such a personal approach to each child.  There is nothing formulaic in the way she arrives at a potential list of appropriate colleges for each one.  She has a unique way of extracting the particular interests and needs of the student and uncovering possibilities that you might not have otherwise considered.  She is accessible, responsive, and above all, always cheerful and encouraging.  We cannot recommend her services any more enthusiastically.
– Ann and Jim Lazarus
I have been very pleased with the college preparation and advisory services of McClure, Mallory & Baron.  We had no idea how to begin thinking through the huge quantity of colleges and universities, or how to evaluate which ones might be a fit for my son.  Keeping in mind our son’s strong interest in music composition, among others, Jane led us through an exploration process which helped my son identify possible good 'fits'.  From the beginning through the long and sometimes difficult 18 month process, Jane's expertise and guidance was invaluable.  Her process allowed me to step back and my son to step up and work with her directly and this was key to our very successful outcome.  He has been accepted to his number one choice with a substantial scholarship.  Thank you, Jane, for all your help and guidance.
– Christine McGuire
My wife and I have been very pleased with the college advisory services of McClure, Mallory, and Baron. During the long and sometimes intimidating college application process, Jane McClure has been incredibly helpful and readily available to answer our many questions. She developed a personal relationship with our son, helping him narrow his college choices and offering invaluable guidance along the way. We owe it to Jane that our son is happy at Princeton University, a school that we otherwise would not have considered for him.
– Bill and Irene Dillon
Jane, it is wonderful meeting with you. You always manage to put us at ease. I always leave your office with a more positive attitude towards this complicated college application process!
– Lilly Ouyang