More About April
April's Story
April Paris-Joseph earned her BA from Middlebury College completing a double major in Political Science and Spanish with a double minor in Latin American Studies and French. She subsequently earned her MA in Latin American Studies from Stanford University. April's pre-mom career included teaching middle and high school Spanish. While raising her family April found herself studying college admissions starting over fifteen years ago when her oldest son was in high school thinking about college. She stayed connected to the process and grew a soft spot for student athletes, as she assisted her own four children through the recruiting process. When it came time to join the paid work force again April found college counseling brought together both her passion for education and love of teenagers.
Over the years, April has helped countless of her children's teammates and friends navigate, recruiting, essay writing, merit and financial aid and other aspects of college admissions. April earned her Certificate in College Counseling with Distinction from UCLA and began officially working as a college counselor during the 2021-2022 application cycle. The student athletes that worked with April all secured a roster spots on a D1, D3 or NAIA teams. In total her class of 2022 students gained admissions to over 50 unique colleges with over $2 million in combined merit aid. April enjoys walking students through the various elements of the college application process especially self discovery and essay writing while guiding them to find colleges that are the right fit for them socially, academically and financially.
Highlighting Student College Acceptances
List of Colleges April's Students Have Been Accepted
ALABAMA
The University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
ARIZONA
Arizona State University -- Tempe Campus
Grand Canyon University
Northern Arizona University
The University of Arizona
ARKANSAS
University of Arkansas
CALIFORNIA
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
California State University, Bakersfield
California State University, Fresno
California State University, Fullerton
California State University, Los Angeles
California State University, Northridge
California State University, Sacramento
Dominican University
Pepperdine University
Point Loma Nazarene University
Saint Mary's College of California
San Diego State University
San Jose State University
Santa Clara University
Stanford University
University of California -- Los Angeles
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Davis
University of California, Irvine
University of California, Riverside
University of California, San Diego
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of California, Santa Cruz
University of Redlands
University of San Diego
University of San Francisco
University of Southern California
COLORADO
Colorado School of Mines
Colorado State University
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
CONNECTICUT
Sacred Heart University
University of Connecticut
FLORIDA
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University -- Daytona Beach
Florida Institute of Technology
Florida State University
Florida Memorial University
Palm Beach Atlantic University
University of Miami
University of North Florida
GEORGIA
Auburn University
Emory University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Morehouse College
IDAHO
Northwest Nazarene University
University of Idaho
ILLINOIS
Augustana College
Illinois Institute of Technology
Loyola University Chicago
Northwestern University
University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
INDIANA
Indiana Institute of Technology
Purdue University -- Indianapolis
Purdue University -- West Lafayette
KANSAS
University of Kansas
KENTUCKY
University of Louisville
LOUISIANA
Dillard University
Louisiana State University
Xavier University of Louisiana
MAINE
MARYLAND
University of Maryland, College Park
MASSACHUSETTS
Emerson College
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Boston University
Clark University
Harvard University
Northeastern University
Wentworth Institute of Technology
MICHIGAN
Michigan State University
University of Michigan -- Ann Arbor
Western Michigan University
MINNESOTA
Augsburg University
Macalester college
University of Minnesota -- Twin Cities
MONTANA
Montana Tech of the University of Montana
The University of Montana
NEVADA
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
NEW JERSEY
Princeton University
Rider University
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey -- New Brunswick
Seton Hall University
Skidmore College
NEW MEXICO
The University of New Mexico
NEW YORK
Adelphi University
Colgate University
Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts
Fordham University- Rose Hill Campus
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Hofstra University
New York University
The Culinary Institute of America at Hyde Park
University of Rochester
NORTH CAROLINA
Duke University
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
OHIO
Case Western Reserve University
The Ohio State University -- Columbus
University of Dayton
OREGON
Lewis and Clark College
Linfield College
Oregon Institute of Technology
Oregon State University- Corvallis
Portland State University
University of Oregon
University of Portland
University of the Pacific
Willamette University
Oregon State University- Cascade Campus
PENNSYLVANIA
Drexel University
La Salle University
Muhlenberg College
Pennsylvania State University -- University Park
University of Pittsburgh
Villanova University
RHODE ISLAND
Brown University
Johnson & Wales University
SOUTH CAROLINA
University of South Carolina -- Columbia
TENNESSEE
Belmont University
University of Tennessee at Knoxville
TEXAS
Texas A&M University -- College Station
University of Texas at Arlington
UTAH
The University of Utah
VERMONT
Bennington College
Middlebury College
University of Vermont
VIRGINIA
Radford University
University of Virginia
Virginia Tech
WASHINGTON
Bellevue College
Central Washington University
Eastern Washington University
Saint Martin's University
Seattle University
University of Washington, Bothell
University of Washington, Seattle
University of Washington, Tacoma
Washington State University
Western Washington University
WASHINGTON D.C.
American University
George Washington University
Georgetown University
Howard University
The George Washington University
WISCONSIN
University of Wisconsin -- Madison
Marquette University
AMSTERDAM
Free University of Amsterdam (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
CANADA
Simon Fraser University
The University of British Columbia
ENGLAND
Anglia Ruskin University
The University of British Columbia
Nottingham Trent University
University of Nottingham
