Biography

Rebecca Eckstein is an enrollment management expert who coaches executives and students to achieve career goals.  She has a Master's Degree in Liberal Studies/Computational Science from Hollins University and a Bachelor's Degree from Mary Baldwin College in Business Administration/Accounting.  She is also a Professional Certified Coach (PPC) with ICF.  In her 25 year career in education, she assisted thousands of students to obtain their affordable college degrees.   She has worked at small liberal arts colleges, an all women’s college, more diverse Division I and Division II universities, tech universities, small religious colleges, large urban public university, and at the largest independent school in the continental U.S., and the top-ranked independent school in Atlanta.  She works with graduate and undergraduate students.

She is published in educational journals on enrollment strategies and affordability.  She has appeared on television in the U.S. and in India, and she speaks nationally on subjects related to education, motivation, success and team dynamics.  In 2015, she led her team to win a Telly award for a creative educational video in education, and in 2016 and 2017 she served on the U.S. Presidential Scholarship Review Committee.  She has also served on the Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands Scholarship Committee, the "No Place for Hate," and she has been a Maggie Award Judge. 

She has traveled extensively throughout the U.S. and the Caribbean to attract and enroll the best students and help them achieve their goals. Admission Network continues with each student for academic and career coaching throughout college and beyond.  She gives seminars and workshops for parents on affordable education, and to coach Division I athletes and first-generation students. Rebecca has two adult sons who completed their undergraduate degrees without debt, and she completed both of her degrees with grants. Her expertise is coaching because along the way she had many mentors who assisted her when she needed it most.  Rebecca has memberships and affiliations with HECA, EMA, NAIS, NACAC, SACAC, ICF, CEC, and the College Board.    

In July of 2017, she launched Admission Network, LLC, and Eckstein Executive Coaching Academy, a coaching and educational consulting firm for higher education, independent schools, and their families.  She Educates Students and Empowers Executives; working virtually with students and families all over the US (TX, CA, FL, GA, VA, NC, CT, NY, MA) US Virgin Islands, Dubai and Jordan.