Claire Law founded Educational Avenues in 1998 following a highly successful career in college admission, financial aid and education loan sales for a SallieMae lender, under the FFEL program.. She holds a BA in Psychology from Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, and an MS in Human Development from the University of Rhode Island. Her action research explored correlations between college congruity and student success. Claire is a nationally certified recognized financial aid expert, providing students and their parents with a choice of affordable college options.
In addition to working one-on-one with students and their parents, Claire has designed an online course for guidance counselors and independent consultants, interested in learning how to guide students to colleges that fit and are affordable. She teaches this course at the University California, Irvine, Continuing Education Department. This class is a requirement for the UC-Irvine Certificate in Educational Consulting.
She is a Certified MBTI® Professional and validates this self-assessment with each of her students, in order to help them find the right college match, college major and career.
Claire’s new book, How to Control Your College Costs, shows parents and students how to choose colleges that have financial aid policies that benefit their financial situations. It is available on Amazon.
She is also the co-author of Find the Perfect College for You, a comprehensive approach to selecting a college that is in tune with a student’s learning style using an evaluation of the 16 MBTI types at 82 highly visible colleges. The Fourth Edition is available on Amazon.
College Advisor Credentials
Claire is an IECA Professional Member and a Certified Educational Planner (AICEP). She worked for a SallieMae Education lender, where she learned all about student and parents loans. She is an advocate for parents and students who need to limit their amount of debt burden. She is a board member of the National College Advocacy Group.
Prior to working for a SallieMae lender, Claire was Director of International Admission at Bryant University, The Art Institute of Atlanta and an admissions officer in the Registrar’s office of Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. She regularly presents at national conferences such as NACAC, OACAC, LDA, SBSA and IECA. She has been a speaker on Personality Type in College and College Financial Aid.
