College Admissions Counseling

We place students into the top Colleges and Universities in the country such as…

Bates, Bowdoin, Columbia, Dartmouth, Elon, Franklin and Marshall, Georgetown, Harvard, Lehigh, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania, University of Richmond, Tulane, Williams, and Yale.

“Dearest Margaret, What can I even say, truly words can’t express how thankful we are to have you in our lives, not just because Amy is in her dream school but that she trusted and respected everything you said and did.”  Happy Parent 

College Preparation Services

Who We Are

  • College Preparation Services was founded by Margaret G. Benedict, Ph.D., a professional educator who has spent over twenty years working with students at the secondary school and university levels. Holding a Ph.D. in 16th century English literature from Lehigh University, Dr. Benedict has taught college level English at Villanova University and Fairfield University. Her work has been published in many professional journals and she has presented papers at numerous international symposiums.
  • Dr. Benedict is also the founder and Executive Director of the Matthew Gaffney Foundation (http://www.gaffneyfoundation.com/) which provides college preparation services to qualified economically disadvantaged students.

Why Hire A College Counselor?

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