COLLEGE & CAREER COUNSELING
Deciding on a college and career will be a major decision in a student’s life. These days, students are nearly expected to take on a schedule of classes and extracurriculars that overwhelm them. Indeed, an impressive resume is necessary for success, but it is extremely common for students to sleep little and completely stress-out in the process.
Finding the “right fit” means there are multiple reasons why you want to attend a specific college. We are committed to assisting families develop an informed and systematic approach to navigating college with success and confidence. Our purpose is to understand and appreciate the individual needs of each family we advise, and provide them with sound planning and effective guidance to determine which colleges best fit your academic, social, and financial needs. We are with you every step of the way to help you plan, organize, manage and execute important procedures, while decreasing the stress as much as possible. We also recognize that the admissions process may be confusing for parents. We make every attempt to provide parents with information, guidance, and support during this period.
We offer programs tailored to specific grade levels (8th-12th grades). While a student’s grade level determines the specific nature of our work together, here is a sampling of some of the services we provide within our college counseling programs:
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Guidance in school selection and programs that potentially “match” preference criteria
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Initial evaluation of student needs and family goals to establish a customized long-term plan
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Evaluation of academic history and review of course and testing records
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Career assessments and interpretation with assistance with selecting a major
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Building an educational foundation and understanding admission procedures
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Testing plan - SAT, ACT, PSAT, Subject Tests, AP exams
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Evaluation and guidance for student activities, interests, internships, and leadership experiences
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Personal profile and resume development
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Assistance in the development of both long and short term goals and targets
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College visit planning
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Essay brainstorm development, drafting and editing
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Application assistance (Seniors) - final application editing/submission, and deadline tracking
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Interview preparation (Seniors)
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Strategic admissions plan designed to give the best possible chance for admission to the right school
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Review of financial offers and, if necessary, support for waitlist offers, deferrals, and appeals
Program Descriptions:
→COLLEGE ADMISSIONS PROGRAM (CAP): 11th & 12th Grades
One-on-one meetings with additional email and phone support. Expert insight and guidance to develop customized
timelines and a personal profile that best reflects your strengths.
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Ultimate: Best for the student who is aiming to apply close to the max number of Common App and UC App colleges (20+). May have nuances such as athletic recruiting, honors programs, and/or BS/MD programs. Includes an unlimited number of hours of support and project management.
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Premier: Our most popular package is for the student who is aiming to apply to 12-18 selective Common App and UC App colleges that require extensive essay writing (main and specific school supplemental essays). Includes up to 30 hours of support and project management.
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Essentials: Best for the student who is applying to a limited number (8-12) of Common App and UC App colleges who require a smaller number of supplemental essays. Includes up to 20 hours of support and project management.
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Foundation: Best for the student who has a targeted list of 6-10 Common App colleges or UC App colleges and only needs to tackle the basic application, activities list and main personal statement. Includes up to 10 hours of support and project management.
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College Kickstart: Best for the senior student who wants to nearly complete either their Common App or UC App in 1 day (3 hours) with guidance on basic entry, activities, education and grade sections. Only start the essay process of choosing topics and generating ideas.
→JUMPSTART: 8th - 11th Grades
Best for a student who is looking to get started on the college journey with guidance on course selection/academic planning, testing strategy, college exploration, visits, major exploration, activity planning and strategy, etc. Includes up to 10 hours of support and project management. Provides younger students with a customized roadmap based on goals to empower to make informed choices. 1-hour and 3-hour packages also available.
→PAY AS YOU GO: 1-hour or 3-hour Packages
Drive your own process. This option is to help the self-motivated student focus on a specific area of the process such as course selection, testing, college exploration. This option does not include any research, follow up, or asynchronous support outside meeting times.
→ESSAY PACKAGES:
Flexible depends on the number of essays. Includes brainstorming, topic selection, outlining, editing & content feedback.
10-hour, 20-hour and 30-hour packages available.
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