What we do
At College Career Consulting, we are passionate about uncovering the unique strengths and skills of each student. Using an innovative blend of data analysis techniques as well as multiple assessment tools, we build a personalized profile that highlights what career pathways best fit with their interests and aptitudes. We go beyond tests to provide students clarity on how they can use their talents in making meaningful life choices – all while instilling excitement for the possibilities ahead!
Through our individualized approach, we’ll help assess and identify your learning styles, interests and aptitudes so that when it comes time to choose a degree or career direction you can be confident in making an informed decision with greater ease! Experience firsthand how accessing our comprehensive testing system plus personalized coaching from certified experts will equip you with actionable knowledge on selecting both colleges and occupations tailored just for you. Let us guide the way towards achieving success – no wasted money, effort or suffering necessary!
Kal Otis
With 32 years of experience, Kal has worked with children, teens, and their parents. For the past 20 years, she has been instrumental in creating a thriving teen leadership program, giving teens the opportunity to discover, develop, and use their talents in their churches, schools, and communities. She has also taught in both private and public schools.
With her background in brain development, Kal began helping students who didn’t know what they wanted to do when they grew up and had wished they had pursued career counseling before they attended a university. She has skillfully and successfully helped many students rectify poor career and college choices over the years. The weight of their emotional and uninformed decisions moved Kal to become passionate about coaching students and their parents, helping them align the student’s aptitudes and personalities with the best career path for them. There is immeasurable wisdom in deciding a career path before applying to, and/or attending a college. Many reverse the order, which can turn out to be a very costly decision.
EXCELLENT Based on 16 reviews Anja Van OstrandFebruary 25, 2025. A friend recommended Kal's business to us. She promptly responded to our new client inquiry, met with us for an hour, and helped us identify the right consultation packages for our sons. We have since then recommended Kal to other friends with high school students and younger kids. Kal is a pro in assessing the strengths of and advising her young clients on their college careers and then explaining the options to parents. We're looking forward to continue working with Kal. It's money well spent figuring out what energizes your kids before they head to a college that may not be the right fit! Thalia HeinsJanuary 10, 2025. If I could work with Kal again, I would! I had recently graduated with my undergraduate degree this past summer and had just began graduate school for counseling. After one semester of the masters program I was extremely unhappy in the curriculum and did not see it as my purpose. I decided to not continue in schooling and was unsure of where to go next. However, that is where Kal stepped in. Kal met with me and ran many assessments where she was able to determine a few career paths that would best suit me. Through these assessments I learned that counseling was not a good career fit for me and Kal provided me with so much support and information about other career paths that would align best with my personality, best working environment and learning style. Not only did she run assessments on me, she genuinely got to know me so she was able to assist me in finding career paths that would be best for me. Kal has such a compassionate heart and truly takes the time to know and understand you. She puts so much love into her work. I could not recommend working with Kal more to help guide and support you in your future career decisions! Parker MeziereJanuary 9, 2025. They were very helpful and guided me through the whole college process. Even when I was having problems and was unsure, they were resolved and I had a good experience. Bridget DigiorgioMay 7, 2024. I cannot say enough about College Career Consulting. My family had a really hard time during the Covid years. In 2020 my oldest son started HS as a freshman and my youngest started middle school who has autism. Both children declined dramatically from 2020 through 2022. I even had to pull my oldest out of public school his junior year and had to put him in private school to catch up. The stress of it all was a lot to handle for the whole family. Fast forward 3 years and I knew I needed help with my oldest and choosing a college path. My son began working with Kal Otis his entire junior year in private high school. Kal worked very closely with him, but also provided me with emotional support and educated me through the process. Kal really supported my family in every way. I am happy to say that both my children are doing well and my oldest was accepted into the college of his dreams. We are so excited to start the journey! I truly can’t say enough about Kal and College Careers Consulting. Future leaders are lucky to have such great options like CCC to start their college years and pave the way for their lives! Sobia KhattakNovember 28, 2023. We are extremely impressed by Kal Otis education counseling for my daughter who is junior in high school. She is highly knowledgable and dedicated. Very helpful. Highly recommend College Careers Consulting services. Thank you Kal. J WaltersNovember 1, 2023. Kal and her team went above and beyond my expectations. They turned a stressful situation into a much more manageable task. I highly recommend their services Sandy BurnsJanuary 29, 2023. Kal was wonderful to work with. She is extremely knowledgeable about all that goes into applying to colleges. Kal went above and beyond to help my daughter not only fill out and complete her essays, but also gain confidence in herself. We highly recommend working with Kal and can’t thank her enough for everything! Kiril PougatchJanuary 19, 2023. If I could work with her again and again, I would, and if I could make you work with her, I would. However, I can't, so I'll just strongly recommend that you do. Before meeting with Kal, I was pursuing an engineering degree because I knew it would provide job stability, good pay and a promising career. Pretty solid reasoning. However, every day I would come to class I would feel this sense of dread, emptiness and unrest. In spite of these good reasons I came up with in my head for doing what I was doing, I didn't feel fulfilled and I just knew it wasn't my purpose. After meeting with Kal, everything changed. Through her in depth research and data analysis, consistent meetings and honest conversations, I realized I was on the completely wrong path for my life. She was able to show me how I'm wired: what kind of a learner I am, what type of work environment best suites me, my personality traits, and so much more. Most importantly, her love, care and genuine passion to see me live a fulfilling life has helped change my direction for my life towards what I'm meant to be doing, rather than what I think is right or what I've been told. Working with Kal has given me confidence in my direction life, knowing that what I'm going to be doing for the rest of my life is what I'm made to do. Karin ValentiNovember 1, 2022. College Careers Consulting was a pleasure to work with. They helped us every step of the way, and found the best Universities for our son based on his grades, major, University size and personality. Using a college consultant saved us time and money, and made the stress minimal. I highly recommend them! Sue GemuendOctober 30, 2022. Thank you Kal for helping our daughter with the entire college application process. Kal went above and beyond what we initially hired her to do. Highly recommend College Career Consulting.