Welcome Rachel Kaplan to the Educational Advocates Team

Welcome, Rachel. Rachel Kaplan joined the Educational Advocates team this month and will be working with prospective college students. She is an admissions consultant, school counselor, and educator who has worked extensively in a variety of school settings. Her passion is fostering academic and social-emotional growth, as well as college and career readiness in all of her students.

Rachel graduated Phi Alpha Theta from Boston College with a BA in History and Summa Cum Laude from Boston University with a Masters of Education in Counseling Psychology, specializing in School Counseling. While at BU, she was a member of two research teams exploring college and career readiness programs in elementary and middle school students, and the impacts of childhood trauma.

Prior to joining Educational Advocates, Rachel was selected as one of 250 corps members from 1200 candidates for 10 months of national service through City Year AmeriCorps in Dorchester, MA. She worked in Special Education in the Wellesley Public School system, where she developed her passion for school counseling. During her Master’s Program, she interned at her alma mater Brookline High School. She holds both Elementary Education 1-6 and School Counseling PreK-8 and 5-12 Licensures through DESE.

Rachel has experience working as a school and college counselor at a private Catholic school and finds great joy in accompanying students and families through the college admissions process. She also teaches a Positive Psychology course, engaging her students in both the science and practice of mindfulness. She believes deeply in the mind-body connection, incorporating meditation and yoga practices in both her professional and personal life. Rachel is a member of several professional organizations including NEACAC, NACAC, and MASCA. She continues to reside in Brookline with her fiancé.