Comprehensive Package includes:
- Overview of application and admission process
- Evaluation of transcripts, academic skills and standardized test scores
- Conference with parents about their expectations
- Interview student about strengths, talents, interests
- Survey student about individual learning style, college preferences, and thoughts on prospective majors
- Research and identify colleges that will meet academic abilities, extracurricular interests and social needs
- Assist in planning for college visits
- Provide mock interviews to prepare for admission interview
- Discuss impressions about the college visit
- Develop individual timelines for college application process
- Brainstorm for essay/short answer ideas and assist with editing
- Facilitate resume writing and presentation
- Guidance in obtaining effective recommendation letters
- Provide advice about high school course selection to meet college requirements
- Suggestions for community service activities as well as extracurricular activities
- Review and advise early decision, early action, regular decision, rolling admission, deferrals, and wait list acceptances
- Discuss options for college entrance exams
- Referrals for SAT, SAT II, ACT, and AP tutoring
- Referrals for academic subject tutoring
- Specializing in student-athletes and the NCAA Clearinghouse, as well as students with special educations needs
Basic Package includes:
- 3 one-hour information sessions/interviews plus 3 hours of independent research
- Overview of application and admission process
- Evaluation of transcripts, academic skills and standardized test scores
- Conference with parents about their expectations
- Interview student about strengths, talents, interests
- Survey student about individual learning style, college preferences, and thoughts on prospective majors
- Research and identify colleges that will meet academic abilities, extracurricular interests and social needs
- Present preliminary college list