Emily Selden has the education and experience to provide an invaluable service to families
going through the college search and application process.
Emily’s extensive college search took her to prestigious Wellesley College (Wellesley, MA) where she graduated with honors. After spending five years working in enrollment management for a non-profit educational organization in Washington, DC, Emily moved to Chicago. She spent the next four years as assistant director of admission at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, while earning her Masters of Science in Education (MSEd) in Higher Education and Policy from Northwestern’s School of Education and Social Policy (Evanston, IL). Her masters research focused on the sustainability of women’s colleges.
After completing her graduate work, Emily took the position of associate director of admission at Saint Mary’s College (Notre Dame, IN). Emily spent three years working with high school students and their families throughout the application and financial aid process.
Emily is a member of the Iowa Association for College Admission Counseling. Emily has completed College Counseling 101 at The Academy for College Admission Counseling.
Emily is dedicated to continuing her education in higher education and the admission process. Below is a sample of her recent reading list.
- Colleges That Change Lives, by Loren Pope
- The Gatekeepers: Inside the Admissions Process of a Premier College, by Jacques Steinberg
- Letting Go: A Parents’ Guide to Understanding the College Years, by Karen Coburn and Madge Lawrence Tregger
- Millenials Go To College, by Neil Howe and William Strauss
- Questions and Admissions, by Jean H. Fetter
- The Student Aid Game: Meeting Need and Rewarding Talent in American Higher Education, by Michael S. McPherson and Morton Owen Schapiro
- Crafting a Class: College Admissions and Financial Aid, by Elizabeth A. Duffy and Idana Goldberg