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Trusted by Families Since 2002
✓ Thousands of students supported across North America
✓ 25+ years of educational consulting experience
✓ Founder-led personalized advisory experience
✓ Expertise in private school and boarding school admissions
✓ Trusted guidance for Canadian and U.S. educational pathways
✓ Helping students build confidence, leadership, and long-term success
Limited Advisory Availability
Due to the highly personalized nature of Joanna’s consulting work, availability for new private consulting engagements is limited throughout the year.
Families are encouraged to secure their advisory engagement early, particularly for competitive admissions timelines and top private or boarding school applications.
Once consulting capacity has been reached, additional families may be placed on a waitlist.
Who This Consulting Is Designed For
This consulting engagement is ideal for families who:
✓ Are considering competitive private schools or boarding schools
✓ Want strategic guidance beyond tutoring and test preparation
✓ Value personalized educational planning and long-term student development
✓ Want expert admissions insight and individualized positioning strategies
✓ Seek support with interviews, essays, applications, and school selection
✓ Understand the importance of confidence, communication, leadership, and preparation
✓ Want direct access to an experienced educational strategist throughout the admissions process
What’s Included in the Consulting Engagement
Every consulting engagement is personalized based on the student’s goals, timeline, academic profile, and target schools.
Services may include:
 Strategic School Selection & Positioning | Thoughtful guidance on identifying schools that align with the student’s academic strengths, interests, personality, and long-term goals. |
 Personalized Admissions Roadmap | A tailored admissions strategy outlining timelines, milestones, priorities, and action steps throughout the process. |
 Parent & Family Advisory | High-level guidance for families navigating competitive educational pathways and admissions decisions. |
 Student Positioning & Profile Development | Support in helping students identify and communicate their strengths, interests, leadership qualities, and personal narrative. |
 Interview Preparation | Personalized coaching to help students develop confidence, communication skills, executive presence, and interview readiness. |
 Application Guidance | Strategic support with applications, essays, supplemental materials, and admissions presentation. |
 Ongoing Strategic Support | Continued advisory guidance and personalized access throughout the admissions process. |
Student & Family Success Stories
Schools PREPSKILLS® Students Have Attended
Families supported by Joanna Severino and PREPSKILLS® have gained admission to leading schools across Canada and the United States, including:
- Upper Canada College
- University of Toronto Schools
- St. Andrew’s College
- Crescent School
- St. Michael’s College School
- Branksome Hall
- Havergal College
- The Bishop Strachan School
- St. Clement’s School
- Appleby College
- The York School
- Trinity College School
- De La Salle College
- St. George’s School
- Lower Canada College
- Ashbury College
- Mulgrave School
- West Point Grey Academy
- Phillips Exeter Academy
- Phillips Academy Andover
- Choate Rosemary Hall
- The Lawrenceville School
- The Hotchkiss School
- Montverde Academy
- North Broward Prep School
And many more leading private and boarding schools across North America.
The PREPSKILLS® Difference
At PREPSKILLS®, we believe admissions success goes far beyond grades and test scores.
Our consulting approach focuses on developing confident, resilient, articulate students who are prepared not only to gain admission — but to thrive academically, socially, and personally.
Joanna’s philosophy emphasizes the development of the “3 Rs” that contribute to long-term success in education and in life:
Resourcefulness
Resilience
Rapport
This holistic approach has helped thousands of students and families successfully navigate competitive educational pathways over the past two decades.
About Joanna
Work Directly with Joanna Severino, B.Comm, B.Ed, OCT
Joanna Severino is the Founder & President of PREPSKILLS® and U.S. College Expo, and one of Canada’s most recognized educational consultants and student development strategists.
For over two decades, Joanna has worked with ambitious students and families across North America, helping them navigate competitive private school, boarding school, university, and specialized academic admissions.
Known for her strategic insight, high standards, personalized guidance, and deeply invested approach, Joanna’s consulting extends far beyond academics alone.
Her work focuses on helping students build confidence, communication skills, leadership abilities, emotional intelligence, and long-term success strategies that prepare them for life far beyond the admissions process.
Because of the highly personalized nature of her consulting work, Joanna intentionally limits the number of private consulting families she works with annually.
Educator. Entrepreneur. Mother.
As a mother of three boys who have attended leading private schools, Joanna understands firsthand the pressures, emotions, and high-stakes decisions families face when navigating educational pathways and planning for the future.
Known for her ability to help students maximize opportunity, Joanna is deeply passionate about creating “optionality” — empowering students and families with multiple strong educational choices and pathways for success.
Her philosophy is simple: families should never feel limited by lack of information, preparation, confidence, or strategy.
For many PREPSKILLS® families, the outcome is not simply gaining admission — but having the privilege of choosing between multiple exceptional opportunities. As Joanna often says, “That’s the best problem a family can have.”
Her approach combines strategic insight with genuine care, mentorship, and a long-term investment in student growth and development.
Families often describe Joanna as:
- insightful,
- deeply invested,
- strategic,
- motivating,
- results-driven,
- and highly personalized in her guidance.
Investment
Private consulting engagements are structured on a retainer basis to provide families with ongoing strategic access, continuity, and personalized guidance throughout the admissions process.
Consulting retainers vary based on:
- admissions timeline,
- school competitiveness,
- student profile,
- family goals,
- and level of support required.
Consulting engagements are highly personalized, and families work directly with Joanna.
Work with Joanna Severino & PREPSKILLS®
Whether your family is navigating:
- private school admissions,
- SSAT or SAT preparation,
- school-based testing for UTS, UCC, and other competitive schools,
- U.S. college admissions,
- Canadian or international school options,
- study or career pathways in Medicine, Business, STEM, Arts, Athletics, and more,
- educational planning,
- or long-term student development,
PREPSKILLS® provides personalized strategic guidance designed to help students maximize opportunities, build confidence, and create meaningful pathways for long-term success.
Through a highly personalized and student-centered approach, Joanna Severino and the PREPSKILLS® team help families navigate important educational decisions with clarity, insight, and confidence.
Limited consulting availability applies.
Secure Personalized Admissions Guidance
Frequently Asked Questions
How much time is required?
Joanna works on a retainer basis and each family is unique. This is a highly personalized strategic educational consulting engagement focused on admissions positioning, school selection, applications, interviews, family advisory, and long-term student development.
Does Joanna work directly with families?
Yes. Joanna personally works with consulting families accepted into the program. It’s best to secure the consulting engagement retainer with Joanna 6-12 months in advance.
Do you work with both Canadian and U.S. private schools?
Yes. PREPSKILLS® supports families navigating admissions to private and boarding schools across both Canada and the United States
Is space limited?
Yes. Joanna intentionally limits the number of consulting families accepted annually to ensure a highly personalized experience.
