Many parents call and ask if it is too early for their child to start seeing a college counselor in the ninth or tenth grade. CCC's philosphy is that preparation in the ninth and tenth grade year of high school is crucial and directly correlated with a positive college admission outcome. The answer to that question is no, it is not too early to start working with a college counselor and that work should begin the summer between eigth and ninth grade. The second part of the implied answer to that question is yes, it is often too late to maximize your chances for admission into the college of your choice when you wait until junior or worse yet, senior year to seek the help of a qualified independent counselor. CCC counselors work as a TEAM (together everyone achieves more) to collaborate with parents, teachers, coaches, psycholgists or any other professionals who are involved with the students success, to set short and long term academic and extracurricular goals for the student. Individualized time lines are created as well as tenth grade college tours.CCC is teaches students to be proactive and to take charge of the college search and application process so that they have a competitive edge in the applicant pool. Most importantly, after more than twenty years of experience as a high school and indepenent college counselor, Karen Curreri believes strongly that early preparation reduces rather than increases the level of anxiety a student and their parent/s experience during this journey of lifelong learning.