About the Podcast:

Join Melinda Giampietro, founder of Options Solutions - Canada’s premier educational consulting company - in her new podcast Admissions Office Canada: Presented by Options Solutions. She will explore everything parents and students need to know about the Canadian post-secondary school application and admission process. Tapping into the expertise of a curated roster of guests, Admissions Office Canada offers parents and students unprecedented insight directly from the sources. These candid conversations allow families access to the people who make decisions, determine the rankings, teach the classes, and know the post-secondary world intimately from the inside.

Semester One of Admissions Office Canada features lively discussions with guests from all areas of post-secondary education, including admissions officers, education insiders, data specialists, university professors, and faculty members. Melinda tackles a diverse range of topics, including: how admissions decisions are made, what faculties are the most in-demand, and how students can rise to the top of the admissions pile.

Admissions Office Canada is the ultimate accessible resource for those embarking on their post-secondary journey.

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Meet the Host

Melinda Giampietro is the founder of Options Solutions – Canada’s premier educational consulting company.

Melinda has been empowering students to achieve their post-secondary goals for more than 30 years. Her unparalleled knowledge about the post-secondary school landscape and admissions process have guided thousands of students towards achieving their goals. Options Solutions’ unique adolescent development approach creates progressive action plans, based on each student’s individual strengths, values, and interests. Melinda stays on top of trends by regularly visiting campuses coast-to-coast, attending conferences and taking courses, and committing to providing her students with the latest “insider scoop.”

When Melinda isn’t working with students, you can find her tending to her hydrangeas and roses or traveling with her husband and sampling international delicacies (most often of the baked goods variety.) A voracious reader, Melinda is never far from the pages of a good book. She also produces a monthly newsletter: Founder’s Feature, which details her passions, travels, and latest reads.