College Advisor of New York

❓ What are the chances!? ❓

Last week, CANY Coach Sue DiBernardo was visiting Charleston, SC with her family, and they went out for dinner. In the same restaurant, they spotted CANY Coach Cassandra Sparks, who lives in the area. It was just a coincidence! Great minds think alike. 🥰

(Pictured below are Sue (left) and Cassandra (right) at the restaurant).

☀️ Summer break may have started, but we’re still here to help!

☀️ Essay brainstorming
☀️ Application workshops
☀️ Essay editing
☀️ College list updates
☀️ Summer tour advice
☀️ And whatever else our students need!

Our own Dr. Dean is on WGY's “Life Happens Radio” NOW, with former client and local attorney Lou Pierro (and his three kids we helped through the admissions process!).

Listen live at:

Life Happens w/Pierro, Connor & Strauss | Saturday 9:00am -10:00am - News Radio 103.1 and 810 WGY Life Happens is a weekly radio program hosted by the attorneys of Pierro, Connor & Strauss that addresses the challenges we all face through all stages of life. We talk about aging as a lifestyle, estate planning and long-term care issues that must be confronted, and the careful planning required to...

Set your alarm! Our own Dr. Dean will be on WGY's “Life Happens Radio” this Saturday, June 20, from 9 am to 10 am, with former client and local attorney Lou Pierro (and his three kids we helped through the admissions process!).

Listen live at:

Life Happens w/Pierro, Connor & Strauss | Saturday 9:00am -10:00am - News Radio 103.1 and 810 WGY Life Happens is a weekly radio program hosted by the attorneys of Pierro, Connor & Strauss that addresses the challenges we all face through all stages of life. We talk about aging as a lifestyle, estate planning and long-term care issues that must be confronted, and the careful planning required to...

We are sending out another big CANY congratulations to Carson Carrow (pictured below with his mom, Julieann). Carson is a graduate of Voorheesville High School and just completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Maryland. Recently, he worked with CANY once again to apply to graduate programs.

Next, Carson will be attending the University of Wisconsin as a student in the Master of Science in Real Estate program. All the best to you, Carson!

Road Trip!

We love meeting our students in person, especially if they live outside of the immediate Capital District. Last week, Fiona Ward and her parents traveled to Siena University to attend our Rising Senior Workshop. Fiona attends Lenox Memorial Middle and High School in Massachusetts.

Fiona is pictured here with Kathy LaBerge, one of our most senior CANY coaches, who has helped hundreds of students over the years!

The best part of our Rising Senior Workshops is always the student panel. A BIG thank you goes out to the following CANY students who helped this year!

Pictured below, from our Wednesday event at Siena University:
Cassius (Niskayuna) will be attending Cornell University
Logan (LaSalle) will be attending High Point University
Moira (Shen) will be attending the University of Delaware
Maria (Shen) will be attending Union College

During our Saturday Zoom event, the panel included:
Milo (Shen) will be attending Boston College
Ryan (Columbia) will be attending Roger Williams University

We appreciate your time and energy very much!

💚 WOW, we had a BIG crowd at Siena University last night for our Rising Seniors Workshop! 💚

💚 Thank you all SO much for coming! 💚

We are sending out a BIG College Advisor of New York congratulations to Samantha Panarese tonight, who was just admitted to the School of Dental Medicine at Tufts University! She has been our client since high school, as we helped Sam (and her brother Johnny!) with the undergraduate admissions process.

Recently, we were able to help Samantha again, this time with dental school applications ... and we could not be more thrilled with the results!

Congrats, Sam! We are all SO proud of you!

Pictured: (photo courtesy of Samantha)
Samantha Panarese
CANY Client
Saratoga Springs High School Class of 2021
Northeastern University Class of 2025
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine Class of 2030