Meet Lynn O’Shaughnessy
Lynn O’Shaughnessy is a nationally recognized college expert, who is a higher-ed journalist, consultant and speaker.
Best-Selling Author
Lynn is the author of numerous books including her Amazon bestseller: The College Solution: A Guide for Everyone Looking for the Right School at the Right Price.
Her latest title is Shrinking the Cost of College, a workbook available only on her website, that helps families make smart and affordable college choices.
Popular College Blogger
Lynn contributes regularly to her own college blog – The College Solution. She also writes a college blog for US News & World Report and CBS MoneyWatch.
Consultant
At the University of California, San Diego, Lynn is the consulting director of college planning, K-12 for the university’s Academic Connections program.
Lynn also provides individual college counseling for families across the country. She helps teenagers and their parents find the best colleges at the most affordable prices possible. The college process doesn’t have to be as complicated as it seems and Lynn’s goal is to demystify it for families.
Speaker
Lynn gives presentations about college strategies for high schools, nonprofits, companies and financial advisory firms. Her presentations have been extremely well received.
Media Contributor
Lynn has written about college issues for such national publications as The New York Times, BusinessWeek, Consumer Reports, Money Magazine and Parade Magazine.
College Expert
She has been interviewed as a college expert in such national media outlets as The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Newsweek, MSN Money, Huffington Post, Fox Business News, Money Magazine and The Early Show on CBS.
Mother
Lynn and her husband Bruce, who live in San Diego, are the parents of a son, who is a sophomore at Beloit College in Wisconsin, and a daughter, who graduated from Juniata College in Pennsylvania in 2011. Lynn is a graduate of the nation’s oldest journalism school at the University of Missouri in Columbia.
