Peter Arango has helped thousands of students and families through the college search. Author of several guidebooks, including America's Best Kept College Secrets, he has worked as a college counselor in several ambitious independent schools and has been a consultant to many other schools and school districts. He has read applications and participated in admissions decisions at a wide range of colleges and universities including Brown University, Davidson University, Kenyon College, Vassar College, the University of Michigan, Bowdoin College, the University of Notre Dame, Michigan State University, Trinity College, Bates College, and Vanderbilt University. A former member of the Executive Committee of the Midwest Region of the College Board, he has also been a reader for the Educational Testing Service, grading Advanced Placement and SAT essays. Consultant to more than fifty schools and school systems, he has worked with students and faculties across the nation.