Personalized, Supportive & Comprehensive Educational Consulting
Antoinette Batistte,
Independent Educational Consultant
Educational Pathways with Antoinette Battiste is an educational consulting practice that provides college planning and consulting services to high school students and their parents. As an Independent Educational Consultant, Antoinette focuses on the individual needs and talents of students and guides them to find the best match to have a great college experience. Her student-centered approach assists students with the search, selection, application and transition to college. She provides personalized educational strategies for students from diverse economic and social backgrounds, with a special commitment to empowering first-generation and underrepresented students and facilitating their success in college.
I break down the planning and application process into a series of easily managed steps, helping you to organize your college search, create a balanced list of prospective colleges, and develop a calendar for your application process.
I provide you with the necessary advice to produce an exceptional essay, including topic selection, writing assistance, drafting a character statement, and conducting a final edit and review of your submission.
I will help you identify appropriate funding opportunities, including grants, merit-based scholarships, and financial aid opportunities.
I will help demystify the process, so you can clearly see ways in which you can help your child and times when it is better to step back and let your soon-to-be college student take the reins.
Ms. Battiste is very knowledgeable about every aspect of the college application process. Her easy going and calm demeanor struck a chord with our family right from the initial meeting. She works directly with the student and lets the student discover their strengths and career goals with a very focused initial conversation. She helped our daughter highlight her passion for dance in her college essays which truly helped bring out her personality to the reader. She was extremely prompt and offered excellent feedback during multiple iterations of the essays. She offered realistic guidance of reach, target, and safe schools. She encouraged us to make college visits which really helped us through the decision making process. Working with Ms. Battiste was the best decision we made and our daughter sailed through the process with no stress. She got accepted into multiple top UCs and many other prestigious out of state schools, many with generous scholarships. We cannot thank Ms. Battiste enough and highly recommend her services.
We have really appreciated your guidance and your support with Eashan. He had many challenges, but your reminders, frequent meetings, emails helped him stay on track. The profiles that you created which showed his strengths, and his challenges, helped us and him narrow down not only his career options, but also his college choices. Above all else, we truly appreciate your patience with Eashan. Even though he promised, he would finish certain tasks, and he didn’t, you continued to hold him accountable. So thank you!
I did not contact Mrs. Battiste until the middle of December of my senior year; belated to say the least. With application deadlines quickly approaching, I had a lot of work to do in a short amount of time. It was arguably the most stressful time of my life and out of frustration; I considered not even finishing several of my applications. In addition to helping me organize my thoughts and implement a plan, Mrs. Battiste kept me on track, continuously reassuring me that all of my work would pay off. She preserved my sanity when the stress of those times threatened to break me down. Antoinette’s assistance helped me cope more than I could have imagined and for that, I am truly grateful.
If you haven’t made plans for your child’s education, do it now and be sure to enlist the help of Antoinette Battiste! Antoinette meets her clients where they are and carefully walks them through the college preparation and admissions process. She is adept at empowering students and parents with the information and tools they need to increase their opportunities for college acceptance. Her genuine passion for assisting students combined with her vast arsenal of resources, makes her a phenomenal educational planner.
As the proud parent of a graduating college student, I would like to thank and acknowledge Antoinette for all her invaluable guidance, advise, constant support, and insight over the past four years as she followed our daughter Briana through her college career. Helping her to navigate the bumps and hurdles along the way, and always believing in Briana and what she could accomplish. Her expertise in the field of college counseling is outstanding and she has a wealth of resources and connections. She always amazed us and I would highly recommend Antoinette’s services.
Antoinette provided excellent college application counseling to my daughter and I. She spent countless hours of her time personally meeting with my daughter to help her initially with her college search and selection. Then she coached us through all the various application deadlines including providing timely essay review feedback. My daughter especially appreciated that Antoinette provided essay content suggestions and editing without taking away from the student’s voice in the essays. Throughout the process Antoinette was always very responsive and accessible and with tight deadlines, that was always a plus. Antoinette continues to help us as we navigate the myriad of scholarship applications and deadlines. What stands out about Antoinette’s services is that she is passionate about what she does and genuinely enjoys working with students and it shows in her work. We would highly recommend her services to any family or student seeking assistance with the college application process. She is a joy to work with.
My name is Jasmine Pleasant and I am a sophomore, 5 yr. MBA major at Hampton University from San Jose, California. Mrs. Battiste has been my advisor since my sophomore year of high school when I became a B.S.U officer. As the oldest of my parent’s three children, having an advisor has been very beneficial for me. Mrs. Battiste showed much needed support and guidance to me and my fellow officers of the Evergreen Valley High School B.S.U. Through her mentorship we learned about seminars at local colleges, cultural events, and made connections with other adults, and learned valuable information about college. Her efforts never allowed me to quit!
Mrs. Battiste helped me by giving me suggestions on how to best prepare myself for the SAT and by telling me which High school classes would be most beneficial for college applications and which classes would prepare me for college. I now attend USC and I want to say thank you to Mrs. Battiste for helping to get me here.
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Email: info@antoinettebattiste.com
Tel: 1-408-270-1930
– Gathering information about the student’s academic history
– Determining areas of interest, strengths and weaknesses for the student
– Discussing the student’s post-secondary goals as well as those of the parent(s)
– Reviewing transcript, test results and other academic records
– Providing a general outline of counseling services and process as needed on an individual basis
– Recommending additional tests, courses and/or activities for the student
