Finding Your Path Consulting
- College Planning
Let us help you prepare for college
Finding Your Path Consulting was founded by Rhonda Naman with the vision to support high school students in advocating for themselves and identify what they want for their future. Finding Your Path Consulting provides students with
resources, tools and guidance to prepare students for college and life after college.
Comprehensive College Planning Services
Our personalized college planning services guide students and families through every stage of the high school and college admissions journey. Each student receives individualized recommendations, actionable next steps, and ongoing one-on-one support based on their goals, strengths, interests, and needs.
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Program of Study & Major Exploration
Identify potential college majors and career pathways that align with the student's strengths, interests, abilities, and long-term goals. -
In-Depth Strengths & Aptitude Assessment
A customized assessment and detailed report identifying individual strengths, natural abilities, potential areas for growth, and insights that can help guide academic, extracurricular, and college planning decisions. -
High School Curriculum Planning
Strategic guidance on course selection and academic planning to help students build a strong high school profile aligned with their college and academic goals. -
Personalized College List Development
Build a balanced, individualized college list based on academic fit, intended major, student preferences, admissions competitiveness, affordability, and personal goals. -
Extracurricular Activity & Resume Development
Brainstorm meaningful activities, leadership opportunities, projects, research, internships, volunteering, and other experiences that reflect the student's interests and strengths. Students receive an actionable plan for developing their activities throughout high school. -
Student Resume & College Application Activity List Support
Help students effectively organize and communicate their accomplishments, leadership, extracurricular activities, employment, awards, community involvement, and other experiences. -
Personal Statement & Supplemental Essay Support
Individualized brainstorming, topic development, organization, feedback, and editing support to help students create authentic and compelling college application essays. -
Scholarship Resources & Scholarship Essay Support
Provide scholarship resources and guidance while helping students identify opportunities and develop strong scholarship essays and applications. -
College Affordability & Financial Aid Guidance
Help families understand college costs, financial aid terminology and options, FAFSA-related planning, scholarships, and strategies for evaluating the affordability of different colleges. -
College Visit & College Fair Preparation
Develop a personalized plan for making college visits and college fairs more productive, including what to research, questions to ask, what to observe, and how to evaluate each college afterward. -
College Interview Preparation
Prepare students for college and scholarship interviews through practice questions, personalized feedback, communication strategies, and confidence-building preparation. -
Time Management & Organization
Help students develop practical systems for managing academics, extracurricular activities, application responsibilities, deadlines, and other commitments. -
College Application & Deadline Management
Provide an organized, all-in-one tracking system for managing application requirements, essays, scholarships, financial aid tasks, deadlines, and important next steps. -
Student-Athlete College Planning Support
Individualized guidance for student-athletes navigating the college recruitment process, including strategies for communicating with college coaches, organizing outreach, preparing athletic information, and developing effective highlight reels. -
Post-Submission Support
Continued guidance after applications are submitted, including next steps, admissions decisions, financial aid offers, scholarship considerations, waitlists, and college decision support -
Ongoing One-on-One Guidance & Weekly Office Hours
Students and families receive continued access to personalized support throughout the process, including individual meetings and dedicated weekly office hours for questions, planning, accountability, and next steps
Our
Services
At Finding Your Path Consulting, we provide personalized college-planning and admissions guidance for high school students at every stage—from freshmen exploring their interests to seniors preparing final applications. Our services include college affordability (financial aid) planning, academic course planning, extracurricular activity and resume building, college list building, essay and supplemental writing guidance, interview prep, and expert advice for student-athletes navigating NCAA recruiting. We combine one-on-one support, detailed reports, and 24/7 access to our in-house lessons to ensure every student and family has a clear, data-driven roadmap to college success.
Whether you’re just starting to explore college options or finalizing applications, we offer packages tailored to your student’s needs. Families receive structured guidance on course selection, college lists, scholarships, and application timelines, as well as ongoing support through meetings, templates, and progress tracking.
Meet the Founder
Rhonda graduated from Virginia Tech with a Business Information Technology degree (Go Hokies!)
She has worked in the high school part time for 4 years and has over 15 years of experience working with elementary school students up to high school level as a basketball coach (private training, rec league, travel, AAU, high school level). She has been lucky enough to have been apart of a few state championships and many undefeated seasons over the years. In addition to coaching, Rhonda also has experience with the following:
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Completed Independent Educational Consulting Courses at UC Berkeley
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Completed training through IECA (Independent Educational Consultant Association)
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12+ years of one-on-one Tutoring middle school and high school students in various subjects
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12+ years of assisting students and adults with resume building, job preparation and mock interviews
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On-site visits to colleges
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One-on-one meetings with college admissions staff
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12+ years of extensive experience with project management and leadership
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15+ years of extensive experience with working in Corporate America, big 4 accounting firms, private firms, supporting the Military and other government agencies in information technology.
Working with Rhonda was the best thing I ever did for my career. After job searching for ~2 years with no luck, Rhonda not only helped me improve my interview, resume and cover letters, but also restored the confidence I had lost. She was genuinely dedicated to my success which she showed by listening attentively, following up, and educating me. Through all this, Rhonda made me aware of skills I had that I wasn't accounting for. A few months after working with her, I landed a full time job with great benefits that I am proud of. The interview and negotiation skills she taught me are things I will never forget and that I will continue to use for the rest of my career.
-Emily M.