Free Webinar: Conversations with a Consultant - Application Timeline

Exclusively for Class of 2026*

Are you a parent of a high schooler who has questions about timely topics related to college planning? In these informal, question-based conversations, our knowledgeable consultants will focus on various topics and answer questions in real time. Each webinar will focus questions and answers around a specific domain of college planning, with the goal of assisting with issues that matter the most to our audience.

Join us for "Conversations with a Consultant" and come ready to learn the answers to your most pressing college planning questions!

PRESENTER:

Melissa Wood, M.Ed.

College Consulting Director

Access College America

Melissa is a licensed school counselor with Bachelor's and Master's of Music Degrees from Sam Houston State University, a Master’s in Educational Leadership from Texas State University, and a School Counselor Certification from Angelo State University. She has worked her entire career in public education, serving her campus community for 23 years in various roles, and has served as a school counselor for the past 5 years. Melissa has a true calling for assisting scholars in finding their chosen career path while also guiding them through the admission process to highly selective schools in Texas and across the country.

Melissa has served in roles ranging from band director to College & Career Transition Coordinator to Academic Guidance Counselor. She has a broad range of experience assisting everyone from those who are undecided in their major to those applying to some of the most selective colleges in the country with the intention of securing a STEM major. As Transition Coordinator & Guidance Counselor, Melissa has successfully assisted scholars through the course selection process for dual credit, Advanced Placement, the International Baccalaureate programs, along with numerous Career & Technical Education programs.

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