College Consulting Services

No two clients are the same. We provide personalized, knowledgeable support.

  • Explore your academic and career interests

  • Make informed choices about opportunities and tradeoffs at each step

  • Benefit from strategies to demonstrate your strengths, values, personal qualities, experiences

  • Identify schools where you will thrive.

  • Set goals and communicate who you are and what you want to do in authentic and compelling essays.

We are proud to work with all types of applicants:

  • ​Applicants bound for Ivy League and other highly selective private and public universities

  • Students with low GPA, learning challenges, uncommon educational paths

  • Community college and transfer applicants

  • US and international schools and applicants

Your success is our success

95%+ clients accepted at a top 5% school

100% clients accepted at one of their top 10 choices

 Comprehensive & Hourly Plans

Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior Comprehensive Plan: customized plan based on assessment of student’s requirements.

  • Conduct in-depth kickoff call and regular quarterly 1:1 meetings. Provide responsive, ongoing email communications throughout the year.

  • Provide exercises, tools and guidance to explore academic and career interests and to identify personal goals, qualities and strengths.

  • Research, identify and evaluate enrichment/extracurricular activities (summer and after-school programs year-round)

  • Develop test plan (PSAT, ACT/SAT, Subject Tests, AP)

  • Advise on course selection and curriculum 

Senior Year Comprehensive Plan: advise and support students at every step of the application process.

Especially designed for seniors, this program is designed to start in the spring of students’ junior year or the summer after. Plan fees vary depending on number of schools.

Typical engagements include:

  • Conduct in-depth kickoff call and regular quarterly 1:1 meetings. Provide responsive, ongoing email communications throughout the year.

  • Provide guidance and strategy on developing essays, including topic selection. Starting in the summer, provide feedback and coaching on an intensive basis.

  • Create a summary of high school accomplishments and activities (“brag sheet” or resume).

  • Develop a balanced list of schools, including reach – target – safety.

  • Design a personalized action plan for successful completion of college applications.

  • Evaluate whether to apply early decision or early action to specific schools.

  • Understand how schools administer merit and need-based financial aid. 

  • Conduct mock interviews (as needed).

  • Assist in final college selection. Evaluate college admission offers and financial aid packages.

  • Benefit from advice regarding waitlist/deferred admission. 

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Hourly Service: address specific aspects of the college admissions process, including:

Plan ahead strategy                                            Application strategy

School selection                                                   Essay development and review

Application preparation                                      Application form preparation

School selection                                                   Mock interview

Scholarship/special program application        Early Application/Early Decision/Regular Decision/Waitlist strategy

 What's it like to work with us? Learn from our clients.