I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE.
Every student deserves to be guided, supported and inspired. I want to empower young people to successfully navigate the college process by providing personalized advice and resources in a low-pressure, supportive environment.
Embracing a counseling philosophy of mindfulness, I founded The College Studio with the belief that a reflective college process rooted in self-advocacy can mitigate stress and anxiety and cultivate foundational skills that are essential for students’ future happiness and success.Â
ABOUT KELLEN
Kellen Howell, a Longmeadow native, brings over twelve years of invaluable experience in college counseling and admissions. She is currently the Co-Director of College Counseling at a private school in Westchester, New York. She previously spent nine years shaping the College Guidance office at the Little Red School House & Elisabeth Irwin High School (LREI) in Manhattan. Before her tenure at LREI, Kellen honed her expertise at New York University's Stern School of Business, maintaining her connection with NYU through an Adjunct Professorship in the Aspire Program, where she taught college-prep courses to aspiring first-generation high school juniors and seniors.
Kellen holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Boston College, where she competed as a Division I swimmer. She holds a M.Ed. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a M.S. in School Counseling from Hunter College School of Education. To date she has visited over 75 colleges and universities. She is an active member of a number of national college counseling organizations including the National Association of College Admission Counseling (NACAC), The Association of College Counselors in Independent Schools (ACCIS), and the College Admissions Network of New York (CANNY).
Kellen helped take the fear and mystery out of the process with her vast experience and straight-forward, easy going approach. I highly reccomend Kellen to any family starting the process."
- Parent
Kellen is not only incredibly knowledgeable and thoughtful, she genuinely took time to get to know our son - his strengths and weaknesses, his interests and passions. By the time we hit 'send' on our common app, we knew our son would be showing colleges the best version of himself. The results were excellent, exceeding our hopes for what colleges would offer him a spot (NYU, Vassar, Cornell, UC San Diego, and more)."
- Parent