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COMPASS works with students across the country and abroad — but it started here. Dr. Taiwo Adefiyiju-Monwuba has counseled Rhode Island and Massachusetts families through the college search since 2016, from the first list to the last application.
Book a free Bearing CheckSessions run online, including for local families — no drive, no waiting room.
Why local matters (and where it doesn't)
Since 2016, Dr. Adefiyiju-Monwuba has worked with Rhode Island and Massachusetts students through the full college search — the timelines, the pressure points, and the conversations families here are actually having.
She is a dean of students in higher education and a former career-education director, with a Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership and a Master of Education in Higher Education.
Sessions run over video and every draft moves through your client portal. Practice, rehearsal, and a parent's work schedule stop being the reason a meeting slips.
What we work on
Balanced college lists, application timelines, essays, interviews, and test-prep coordination.
Read more → EssaysBrainstorm to final draft, in the student's own voice — supplements handled as a set.
Read more → Undergrads · New gradsMajor-to-career mapping, internships, résumés, interviews, and the first offer.
Read more →Questions
No — sessions run online, including for Rhode Island families. It keeps scheduling around school, practice, and work far easier, and every draft and piece of feedback stays in one place in your client portal.
Yes. Dr. Adefiyiju-Monwuba has counseled high school students across Rhode Island and Massachusetts since 2016, alongside students elsewhere in the U.S. and internationally.
With a free 30-minute Bearing Check. Students and parents are both welcome, there's no pitch, and you leave with three concrete next steps whether or not we work together.
Rhode Island families