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Nikki Bruno // Student Coaching Services

College admissions counselor Nikki Bruno helps high schoolers get in — without losing themselves in the process. Expect straight talk on applications, executive function, and the stuff no one else is saying out loud.

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430 registered so far. Here's how that happened, and what your student can learn from it.

Hi! 430 people are registered for my sailing and college admissions webinar so far. With room for more, hint hint. When I started putting this together, I reached out to coaches I'd met at events or through mutual connections. Chris Klevan at Stanford, Brendan Feeney at Fordham, Carter Brock at Boston University. All three said yes. Zim Sailing, North U, and Team One Newport, whose management I've all either sailed against or worked for, signed on as sponsors. Steve Hunt, a sometimes-teammate...

about 23 hours ago • 2 min read

Quick note: the sailing and college admissions webinar I'm hosting is April 14 at 8:30 PM EDT. If you have a sailor navigating the recruiting conversation, send them this way. Almost 300 people are registered, will you be the next? Join in at collegesailingwebinar.eventbrite.com. I’ve been doing some passage planning lately - Spring delivery season is upon us! Routes, waypoints, weather windows. It’s the kind of work that looks like preparation but can become avoidance if you’re not careful....

8 days ago • 1 min read

Hi! Something I’ve been building for a while is finally happening. On Tuesday, April 14 at 8:30 PM EDT / 5:30 PM PDT, I’m co-hosting a free virtual panel — Sailing Into College: Admissions Strategies for Sailors — and the lineup is really good. Steve Hunt — HS Sailing Coach & Professional Competitive Sailor Chris Klevan — Head Sailing Coach, Stanford University Brendan Feeney — Head Sailing Coach, Fordham University Carter Brock — Head Sailing Coach, Boston University Nikki Bruno — that’s me,...

15 days ago • 1 min read

Hi! The responses to my last email genuinely made my week. Hearing from past students who are out there doing the thing, building the life, thriving in ways they worked really hard for, that's exactly why I do this. Thank you for writing back. Keep sending updates. I mean it. I sailed this past weekend and the results weren't exactly what we hoped for. But something happened in the parking lot afterward that I haven't been able to stop thinking about. The sailing community has this thing...

22 days ago • 2 min read