Let Our Team Become Your Village

No need to stress, nag, or nudge—our team of educational consultants and coaches will take it from here.

Your student is working on becoming self-sufficient in preparation for young adulthood—and it’s normal for them to actively resist your helpful direction at the moment.

Delegating the college application process to experts does wonders for preserving the parent-child relationship. Knowing the landscape as we do, our Denver-based team is more than prepared to be your student’s neutral and well-informed guide to college admissions.

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Meet the Mentors

Our team of skilled mentors and educational consultants manages the execution of each student’s customized plan, bringing their expertise to every area of the college admissions process.

We’re your students’ go-to for questions and support—and yours too.

“I appreciated the team’s attunement to the specific nitty-gritty needs of a kid and the way they provide guidance without telling them what to do. They still want the child to lead. It’s just a great model.”

– Parent

“Doing all the things you need to do for college is not a normal developmental thing for kids with ADD. The fact that the Emerging Team understood that was huge.”

– Parent

Meet Our Founder

Laura Barr

The college application process is about so much more than checking boxes. Yes, we help students prep for placement tests, write dozens of essays, and practice for interviews—but what are we really doing underneath all the busy work?

We’re helping students get to know themselves and learn how to convey their story to others. On the precipice of adulthood, they need this moment to reflect—and mentors who help them get out from under the protective shadow of their parents. To get grounded in their strengths, passions, quirks, and challenges before making the leap into the next chapter. Our students (and all students) come with many identities that are core to their story and journey, and we celebrate them all! Everyone belongs.

Our team of college admissions consultants and coaches help them design a future where they will thrive—and we get there via a journey that’s simple, deliberate, and joyful. I often say: I get out of bed in the morning to grow good humans. As a parent, I know you have the same mission.

Our Mission

To empower families with information to launch independent, creative citizens who will use education to transform society.

Our Why

Every day, we wake up to launch independent, creative students into the world. We’re committed to growing good humans.

Our Promise

By the time our work together comes to an end, our students will know where they want to go, what they want to do, and who they want to be.

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Equity Statement

We inspire families and students of all backgrounds to embrace their own story and to create an educational path that is informed by their identity, whether that identity is based on their race, ethnicity, gender, zip code, or combination of these factors.

Find additional details about our college planning services and parent community on our services page, as well as FAQs!

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Let Our Team Become Your Village

Meet the Mentors

Laura Barr

Sydney Adams

Sarah Modica

Lexie Musselman

Katie Cochran