Helen Amick was born, raised, and educated primarily on the East Coast; she moved to California after business school to begin a career in strategy consulting almost 30 years ago. Helen is now a committed Californian but has strived to raise her three kids to be “bicoastal.” She has two kids in college (one on the East Coast and the other in the Mid-Atlantic region), and her third is a senior in high school, winding down his college search. Helen completed the UC-Irvine Independent Educational Consultant certificate program and is launching her career as an Independent Educational Consultant; she is passionate about helping all students, including those with ASD or LDs, find their best-fit college. She can be reached at helen_amick@yahoo.com.