As a College Admissions Consultant, our focus is on building your teen’s esteem and a repertoire of lasting skills design to support their transition into post high school, adulthood. Teens know us as fun, cool and young at heart (and mostly young in age). Working with us is being a part of a group of diverse students who bond through not only our independent mentoring and advisory services, but also our group social activities. We provide an experience teens remember perpetually as engaging, supportive, cool and connected.
Throughout our time together, we will work with your teen to:
- Get to know them and their interests through a mentoring based approach
- Partner with them to advise on school & major selection
- Offer superior essay advising, editing and best in class packaging of your son/ daughters college applications
- Provide comprehensive preparation for the SAT and ACT, as well as implementation of test taking anxiety strategies and question style preparedness
- Work to prepare a list of schools balanced between reaches, target and safety schools
- Baseline your son/ daughter to the rest of the country by researching and providing current and accurate admissions statistics
- Assist students with strategically selecting courses for upcoming class year
- Conduct career coaching focused on student interests, ambitions, lifestyle preferences and graduate school goals
- Through writing requisite admissions essays, teach college level writing strategies to prepare students to succeed in college and beyond
- Help maintain a realistic approach to the process by sharing personal, practical and professional information about careers, lifestyles based by job, & balancing work, education, sports, and activities
- Help fill out and edit Common App, Supplementary Apps, and School specific apps, as well as SAT/ACT registrations, Naviance, and honors college forms
- Set up and schedule interviews, research school specific interview experiences and conduct a mock interview complete with strategic feedback and prep
- Share the use of our custom high school resume and activity sheet template and complete one together with the student
- Advise on SAT, ACT, test scores, teacher recommendations, and successfully partnering with guidance counselors, coaches, and other associated parties
- Set-up, remind about, and enforce timelines, due dates etc.
- Support students with specific homework assignments with an emphasis on time management, college level writing skills and critical analysis
- Support application and materials for admission into the National Honor Society including essay and resume
- Provide expertise and support for athletes looking to play divisional sports
- Diminish stress for the entire family by proving neutral support, data, coaching, and encouragement to all members
As a College Consultant we will not:
- Guarantee your child’s acceptance at any college.
- Complete Financial Aid Forms or help to fill out the FAFSA form or CSS profile
- Sign your child’s name physically or electronically on any documents as related to this process
- Breach your family’s confidentiality