ONE-ON-ONE HOURLY CONSULTATION PACKAGE

Offered in five-hour blocks, our one-on-one admission counseling program can take place in person, over the phone or via e-mail, as necessary. This package is perfect for both domestic and international students.

This extremely flexible admission counseling option allows students to utilize our services as much or as little as needed in order to target the areas most relevant to their specific needs.

• Planning and Guidance
  • Create a plan for high school coursework and extracurricular activities
  • Ensure that students take full advantage of course offerings at their high school, and in some instances, consider academic opportunities outside of their school
  • Social and athletic opportunities
  • Help students to apply their extracurricular and academic interests in novel ways, so as to deepen or broaden their experience in these pursuits
  • Maximize summer experiences
  • Organize testing schedule and college visits to avoid last minute scramble
• Academic Assessment
  • Evaluate student’s transcript to date
  • Formulate a plan to either help the student maintain current level of performance or improve high school record
• Extracurricular Profile Refinement
  • Evaluate extracurricular activities and achievements
  • Create specific opportunities for the student in the college admissions process based on extracurricular pursuits
• College Selection
  • Develop a list of colleges to which the student will consider applying
  • Identify colleges to visit
  • Learn what to look for on college visit
• Test Scheduling
  • Establish a standardized testing schedule
  • Explore test preparation strategies/classes
• Letters of Recommendation
  • Decide which teachers the student will ask for recommendations
  • Learn how to approach the teachers for the best results
• Interview Preparation
  • Prepare students for on campus and off campus interviews and meetings with admissions officers
  • Practice real interview questions and expert responses
• Evaluation and Selection
  • Assess student’s transcript and extracurricular profile to date
  • Review, evaluate and finalize college application selection
• Development of a Plan
  • Determine remaining standardized testing schedule
  • Formulate an overall strategy for approaching college applications
• Essay Advising
  • Brainstorm ideas
  • Serve as a sounding board for preliminary ideas
  • Review completed essay drafts
• Application Review
  • Provide feedback on how to strengthen a student’s application
  • Identify any red flags or inconsistencies
  • Review essays and “brag sheet”
  • Help the student to present himself in the best possible light