Consulting Services Typically Include:
Depending on client
needs and preferences, unlimited service may include:
Freshman/Sophomore year:
Senior year:
Freshman/Sophomore year:
- Guidance
with course selection – creation of academic plan
- Testing
plan (PSAT and/or PLAN)
- Summer
program information and assistance with applications and essays if required
- Begin
student assessments (personality, interests, environment)
- Guidance for exploration that will assist with major and career identification
- Begin
creating “Personal Narrative” - Activity sheet/Resume consultation and
feedback
- Determine student goals and priorities
- Regular discussion with both student and parents
to explore and refine college preferences
- Complete Academic Review – high school transcript,
graduation requirements, standardized testing results
- Guidance on high school course selection,
acceleration, or remediation
- Summer
program information and assistance with applications and essays if required
- Advise and develop SAT/ACT testing plan – test
recommendations, preparation, and interpretation
- Complete a series of student assessments
(personality, interests, environment)
- Career Assessment and exploration of best fit
college majors
- Review extracurricular activities, community
service, part-time or summer work
- Review college factors that are important
- Exploration of college options, understanding
selection criteria
- Information and
guidance on Early Decision and Early Action if appropriate
- How to prepare for the college visit
- Create “Personal Narrative” - Activity sheet/Resume
consultation and feedback
- Overview of financial aid and resources – merit
aid, scholarships, timing and application process
- Interview preparation and feedback
- Creation of final college list – research and
balancing the list (personal fit and financial fit)
- College essay workshop over the summer before
Senior year
Senior year:
- Feedback on college essays (starting summer
before Senior year)
- Help with applications as needed
- Complete college application plan through to
enrollment decision
- Guidance with scheduling and deadlines – and
monitoring of all application deadlines, essays, letters of recommendation,
scholarship applications, financial aid deadlines and required tasks, via
proprietary College Admissions Management software (clients will be given a PIN
and their own portal)
- Identifying appropriate letter of recommendation
providers – and preparation required
- Interview preparation
- Guidance for final choices