Welcome To The College Doula™

Let's Get Your Dream College Acceptance Letter

The College Doula provides ever-present, professional college counseling during the stress and uncertainty of the college admissions process, acting as your personal advocate, skilled project manager, and expert advisor.

Every Kind of Student
Every Kind of Family

I provide personalized guidance for a limited number of students each year, ensuring a tailored and supportive admissions journey for your family. My service positively transforms the high school and college application experience and students who are confident, purpose-driven, and ready to thrive in their future academic pursuits, resulting in powerfully-authored admissions applications and students who are confident and purpose-driven. The College Doula is for every kind of student and every kind of family.

The College Doula™ Difference

Comprehensive

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Relationship
Driven

Information Driven

Student
Centered

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Arriving with Purpose

“I couldn't be more excited for you or prouder of everything you accomplished.”-Meg

The College Doula™ Programs

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Meet
The College Doula™

Hi! My name is Meg Mahoney and I am The College Doula. I have built a career by helping students and families through the college admissions process. For the last 10 years, I have proudly worked with students and families hailing from every continent (except Antarctica)! Not only have I successfully guided students to admissions at highly sought after schools like University of Virginia, Northeastern University, Carnegie Mellon, Cornell University, and Vanderbilt University, I am incredibly proud of helping students overcome challenges (including some major ones) to gain acceptance into their dream schools — the schools and communities where they will be supported and thrive.

I love working with young people at a pinnacle point of their life, trying to discover who they are and imagine who they can become. I have worked with students from around the world including Canada, Hong Kong, Costa Rica, Saudi Arabia, Mongolia, Brazil, Panamá, Colombia, England, Germany, and the United States.

exclusive benefits of working with meg

A personal confidant who delivers exclusive value.

Your own expert, up-to-date consultant with 10+ years of experience and extensive network within the field.

Official relief of managing your child's college admissions process, an unnecessary and emotional pain point for parents.

A smart, ambitious college-list and the accompanying compelling application to result in acceptance letters.

Ability to present students on paper to stand out against the competition by being themselves.

Empower students with informed college and career goals, resulting in happy kids in control of their futures.

Solution-focused advising to produce results and find joy in the process.

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What Parents & Students Say

"Meg was very helpful in helping K. select a topic for her essay and then narrow that topic to something that really spoke to her. Meg asked great questions to support K. in her work but did not tell her what to write or change any of K's work. K. applied to 11 colleges and got into all 11. Two admissions counselors reached out to her and told her it was her essay that was the deciding factor to her admission. It was by far the strongest part of her application".

“Happy New Year Meg!! First I want to thank you for all of your support and guidance these months, for your patience, understanding, and smiles that made my day on many occasions. Thank you for believing in me, in who I am and who I want to be in the future, which I will work hard to become. I also want to congratulate you and wish you the best of luck with The College Doula. The happiness that comes from doing what we love is irreplaceable, I admire you and look up to becoming as hard working ❤️❤️”

“We have had a great experience with Meg Mahoney. She got to know my daughter extremely well over the course of the application process, the decision process and, finally, the gap year process. Her knowledge, judgment and compassion were fantastic. She had just the right touch with my daughter. Deciding to work with Meg was a great move for us.”

"Meg is not only extremely knowledgeable and business-like in her advice but also empathetic and caring. Having gone through the college admissions process with our older daughter without an advisor, we were unsure whether this would be useful. She made a big difference for us. We are extremely grateful".

"...our son was provided tailored guidance from day one. Meg went above and beyond to see that his individual needs were met. From suggesting online test prep to choosing universities to helping him improve his essays to the application process, Meg was with us for every step...Through the combined efforts of our son's hardwork and his counselor's guidance, he was awarded a full scholarship to one of the nations top engineering universities".

“We started the process late because of a move in the middle of high school and a very rocky start to junior year. I was so worried for my senior about how things would turn out, and how we would conquer this phase in addition to all the other changes she was already facing. Despite starting the process late, Meg assured us that we still had plenty of time to make things work. Meg was so incredibly helpful in alleviating all our fears and guiding our daughter down a calm and precise path, helping her navigate the whole college process from start to finish. I know this saved our household from lots of tears, arguments and negativity. I can’t express enough how attentive and available she was during this entire process for both my senior and myself!"

"I've really enjoyed working with Meg! She was a positive and attentive counselor who clearly cared about my personal goals and growth. I could not have been as organized, motivated, and on-track as I was during the entire college process without Meg. Thank you, Meg for being by my side at all times and helping me find the school of my dreams!"

"When I first started the college application process I was so lost, I had no idea where I wanted to go, what I wanted to do, or even where to start. Working with Meg made the process seem so much easier and I loved that I was able to reach out to Meg whenever I had a question. Knowing that I had someone to help me along the way made applying to college so much more stress free!”

“PSA for Friends and colleagues with kids; Meg Mahoney is an outstanding college counselor. My daughter had an amazing resource in-house at her school, but Meg advised her on her application package; essays and activities page to help her stand out and make shine. She got into her school of choice. We are so grateful for Meg's expertise and overall style of humor and encouragement to help our student do their best work. We will be using Meg’s full service for our second daughter! 💯👩🏻‍🎓 Contact College Doula today!!”

"Meg has been from the beginning thoughtful, energetic, responsible, active, and thorough in her counseling of my son. From the start, F. empathized with her, which made the process of choosing, applying and deciding what he wanted to study and where to attend so much easier. Meg has shown us that she is not only knowledgeable in her counseling, but also realistic in directing him towards what colleges to apply, taking into consideration his grades, capabilities, and persona. I would definitely recommend Meg. She made this whole process (which can be really stressful) enjoyable for both F. and me."

"We had an absolutely fantastic experience with Meg! The whole process was planned and executed to perfection and the end result could not have been better! Meg was superb and we truly enjoyed working with her. She is inspirational,very organized, disciplined and advises and follows through consistently. We had a truly remarkable experience with Meg, and there was never a negative moment in all the weeks of counseling. I would definitely recommend Meg over and over! Meg is just great and we truly and we truly appreciate what she did for us!!"