Steve on a campus visit to Johns Hopkins
About Steve
Steve Bunyak has taught students or served as a school administrator at every level, toddler through college.
Over more than 15 years he provided integral educational vision and leadership to independent schools, public schools, museums, and community nonprofits.
As an independent educational consultant, Steve provides consulting to parents and coaching to students to optimize a great-fit college admissions process.
Steve always acts ethically and with the best interests of the student and family as primary; his principles of good practice are here.
Steve is an associate member of IECA, the country’s leading professional organization for IECs; is a member of NACAC and WACAC (National and Western Associations for College Admission Counseling); and will complete in 2024 the UCLA certificate program in college counseling.
Steve earned his BA in political science (self-designed major in environmental ethics, policy, and law) from Yale College in 1991, and his JD from Boston College Law School in 1994. Steve recently has completed design, video production, and photography coursework at MiraCosta Community College.
Steve lives in Cardiff (San Diego) with his wife of 27 years, and is the proud parent of a college second-year and a high school junior.
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An essential element of supporting students is building “college knowledge;” toward this end, Steve recently has visited and researched the following colleges, to name just a few:
University of Chicago
Northwestern University
Wellesley College
Boston University
Emerson College
UC San Diego
Brandeis University
Smith College
Mount Holyoke College
Harvard University
Oberlin College
Cal State San Marcos
Cal State San Luis Obispo
San Diego State University
Boston College
Loyola University Maryland
Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
Towson State University of Maryland
American University
George Washington University
Johns Hopkins University
University of San Diego
Yale University
University of British Columbia
Loyola Marymount University
Chapman College
Occidential College
Otis College of Art and Design
Vassar College
Massachusetts Institute of Technology