Ne’Shaun has 25 years of managing college access and academic support services at Texas A&M, Southern Methodist University, and University of Texas – Dallas. Ne’Shaun is currently an International Senior Educational Consultant for the Center for Teacher Effectiveness and most recently joined Firat Education in January 2020.
Ne’Shaun has helped over 800 students through the college admissions process, yielding over 1,200 college acceptances, including 25 from Ivy League universities. She has visited over 50 colleges and continues to nurture relationships with college admissions representatives. Ne’Shaun has also helped high school students receive over $3 million in financial aid for college.
Ne’Shaun enjoys helping her students become independent learners in higher education though faculty engagement and institutional social capital. Her work explores pathways to help families understand the college admissions process and how to find the “best” fit college. Ne’Shaun also has experience training educators in effective and efficient communication with their students, improving classroom instruction and reducing discipline, so that daily classroom objectives may be prioritized.
Dr. Ne’Shaun Jones obtained her Ed.D. at Texas Tech University in 2017, after conducting research on the acquisition of social capital among ethnically diverse first-generation upperclassmen at a public four-year institution.
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Ed.D., Higher Education Administration
Texas Tech University
MS, Interdisciplinary Studies, Heath, Psychology, Counseling
Texas A&M University-Commerce
BA, Counseling
Texas A&M University-Commerce
Ne’Shaun is a Senior College Admissions Consultant who will:
- Fully assess your student to identify: Personality traits, career matches, academic strengths, learning skills and styles
- Prepare an individually custom-tailored college preparation plan and academic curriculum to achieve your desired results
- Provide personalized college counseling and advising services
- Guide and help you with every step of the college application process, including college essay preparation, resume building, interviews, and campus visits.
The College and Career Assessment is a a three session assessment of personality, interests, skills and abilities in order to identify the most fitting careers, college majors and up to 30 colleges based on size, location, academics, and extracurriculars that are best fit for the student.
If your student is not satisfied with his or her college and major list, Ne’Shaun will work with your student to develop a new list that he or she feels confident about while also considering college compatibility.
To schedule a College and Career Assessment with Ne’Shaun, please email clientrelations@firateducation.com or call 713-871-1048.
If you are interested in our Testing Analysis service to identify content gaps and the right test for you (ACT or SAT), click here.
In alignment with your college and career goals, Ne’Shaun will identify your standardized test objectives, analyze your current test scores (official scores or Firat Education practice testing) to determine the best test for you, and create a strategy with you to hit your score objectives.
The Firat Education’s team of standardized test prep tutors can provide test prep for the ACT/SAT for college admissions.
To schedule practice testing with Firat Education, please call 214-275-2312 ext. 1 or fill out this form.