College List & Year-Round Application Support

Services Provided Include:

1)    Introduction : Demystifying the College Application Process Webinar

●       In this online webinar, high school sophomores, juniors, and family members will learn about:

○       The current college admissions landscape

○       How to build a college list

○       To test or not to test

○       Useful resources for researching colleges

○       Money: a few key things to know about financing

●       See our website for upcoming dates

 

2)    Personally Tailored List Development:

●       Student and parent(s) receive questionnaires to determine financial, academic, and social priorities, needs, and wants.

●       Student, parent(s), and college consultant meet to review questionnaires in detail.

●       College consultant compiles a thoroughly researched list of schools (reach, competitive, target, and outliers), and inputs them into CounselMore, a licensed software program that keeps track of data and notes for each school with links to both qualitative and quantitative information. 

●       Student, parent(s), and college consultant meet to review information in detail.

●       Student/parent(s) get unlimited access to CounselMore until May 1st of senior year. 

 

3)    Important Information and Resources

●       Resources will be attached to your personal account in CounselMore monthly and/or when they are most timely.

●       You will be flagged by email when information has been sent to your account. 

●       Examples of pertinent information include:

○       The difference between R1 (Research) Universities, Masters Universities, Smaller Liberal Arts Colleges, and why it matters.

○       How to research schools so that you find out what you need.

○       Which schools to visit, when to visit, and how to get the most out of a college visit

○       Timelines and reminders

○       How to get a strong recommendation

○       Interviews: Should I interview? How do I approach the interview?

○       What is “demonstrated interest,” does it really matter, and how do I do it?

○       The difference between FAFSA and the CSS/Profile: who should fill them out and when?

○       Where to find scholarship money.

○       Where to find scholarship money.

 

4)    Summer College Application Workshop: (2 Options)

●       The Original College Application Workshop

●       The Independent College Application Workshop

●       See below for pricing difference

 

Cost of Services/Payment Terms:

Original College Application Workshop $2,750

Payment Plan:

$500 due at the time of sign-up

$1,000 due within two weeks of list development

$1,250 due one month prior to the application workshop

Independent College Application Workshop $2,500

Payment Plan:

$500 due at the time of sign-up

$1,000 due within two weeks of list development

$1,000 due one month prior to the application workshop

Additional Hourly Support: Available on an as-needed basis, depending on availability, at a rate of $155 per hour.