College Admissions, Simplified.

Most students starting a 4-year college program in the United States will not graduate in 4 years, if ever.

You deserve better odds. I will tip the odds in your favor.

I’m Jason Miller and I’ve been supporting teenagers making strategic choices about starting and completing their undergraduate college education for the past decade.

I specialize in supporting academically high-achieving public school students, especially the eldest- or only-child demographic, through the transition from high school to college.

Current Services

À la carte

Two 40 minute calls (initial and follow-up) up to 2 weeks apart with limited asynchronous support between if necessary for $360.

Supplemental 40 minute call with limited asynchronous support are $160 each.

Common topics include: high school schedule planning and course selection, starting a program-oriented college list, adjusting activities for impact, considering summer programs, or comparing offers of admission.

This can be an economically-efficient way of preparing for a fully supported counseling program or supporting a student who is only pursuing a few colleges with high acceptance rates.

Senior program

Starting from forecasting 12th grade courses (winter of 11th grade) running through January of 12th grade (Regular Decision application deadline), plus a supplemental Decision meeting in the spring, at a package price of $4000.

Package includes up to 30 hours of meeting time + 50 hours of asynchronous support consistently including 12th grade course selection, finalizing the college list, establishing an application strategy (and test strategy if needed), before composing Common (and UC apps) with extensive essay-writing support and whatever else the student has time for.

This program includes a complimentary pre-meeting to determine if we’re a good fit as well as an optional parent meeting to ensure that the customer (parent) expectations are being represented in my work with the client (student).

Let’s chat about if we’re a good fit.

Bringing out the best in students

“[Jason] brings a rare combination of insight, empathy, and expertise to this demographic… helping them feel both understood and empowered. Whether it’s preparing students for admissions or scholarship interviews or helping them craft compelling personal statements, Jason is a gifted storyteller who can help to bring out the best in students.”

Robyn Rose, Teacher

Getting you where you should be

“Jason provided invaluable input on varying career and study paths from his varied experience in arts and STEM. … His feedback was always thorough, precise, and backed up with lots of incredible resources. … You can trust him to get you from where you are now to where you should be, even if you don’t know where that is yet.”

Lorena Colcer, Class of 2014

Full text of endorsements.

Common Questions to Have

Reddit has a great list of things to look for when choosing an educational consultant including:

  • The counselor’s professional membership in NACAC, IECA, or HECA with adherence to codified ethical standards,
  • Your ability to engage with the counselor providing the service to your student, and
  • The counselor’s interest in helping your student get from who they are now to who they want to be.

If you like Reddit’s recommendations, then please do reach out or contact me via WhatsApp.

  1. Please bring at least the student’s current high school GPA, both weighted and unweighted, and 2-3 things the student might want to learn about in college.
  2. Additionally, bringing an up-to-date high school transcript, SAT/ACT scores, and maybe even a short activity list will save us some time.

I am located in Oregon, just outside of Portland (Washington County). I generally serve Northwest Portland Oregon, particularly the Beaverton and Lake Oswego areas, but can offer remote service.

My process is designed to:

  1. maximize the likelihood that the student will have several suitable admissions offers to choose from, and
  2. ensure that the student can confidently and intentionally make the best choice for the future they envision, and
  3. prepare the student to take initiative in engaging the opportunities that their college will provide to maximize the value of their educational investment, inclusive of graduating in a timely fashion.

I am a member of the National Association for College Admissions Counseling. I have a BA in Communication, a MS in Applied Information Management, and a professional background including Program Management, Finance, Software Development, and Marketing. This is in addition to over 15 years of coaching and mentoring teenagers, a decade of which has included college preparation for students who have gone on to be doctors, lawyers, scientists, and even a Rhodes scholar.

  • Meetings will be a mix of teleconference (scheduled and delivered via Zoom) and in-person (where logistically viable, generally at a coffee shop or library).
  • These meetings will be supplemented by asynchronous written work (current default: email, Google Docs) that distills analysis, feedback, and research.
  • College research and the application process is coordinated on CounselMore. Please do review their privacy policy. I augment their platform with college research tools of my own using none of my students’ personally identifiable information.
  • Payment is accepted by credit card (processed by Stripe), due at time of meeting for à la carte service or 50% at signing + 50% on first application submission or contract expiration for full service contract.

We do not guarantee admission to or financial aid from any particular university, intercede with admissions or arrange campus visitations on behalf of the student, or apply supplemental pressure on the student to commit to this this process. Additionally, while I will be employing multidisciplinary techniques in the service of my client, I am not currently a licensed therapist, teacher, or financial planner.

National Center for Education Statistics (in the Department of Education) and Education Data Initiative as of mid-2025.