J.S. Mitchell

J.S. MITCHELL is the pen name of Joyce Slayton Mitchell, a career counselor, educator, and author of more than 35 nonfiction books on college admissions and related subjects, with bestselling titles in the USA, China, India, Korea, and Vietnam.

Mitchell holds a master’s degree earned in 1958 and spent 35 years working as a school counselor and Director of College Advising at public schools in Connecticut and private schools in New York City. She has also served on the Editorial Advisory Board for the College Board Review.

When she’s not writing, Mitchell draws on her background as a leading college admissions expert, and that expertise is the foundation of her bestselling admissions titles.

Joyce divides her time among Beijing, New York City, and her hometown in Vermont.

J.S. Mitchell’s books are published by Cumberland House Publishing, an imprint of Turner Publishing.

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