Crafting Powerful College Applications for Success

Comprehensive, expert support and guidance for the entire college planning, search, and application process for students and families seeking a unique, personalized journey of exploration, leading to their best-fit college.

Complete Your College Admission Goals

WITHOUT APPLYING TO MORE SCHOOLS THAN YOU HAVE

WITHOUT FORCING YOURSELF TO FIT INTO A SCHOOL THAT ISN’T RIGHT FOR YOU

WITHOUT FEELING ANXIOUS ABOUT MISSING A SINGLE DEADLINE

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  Building a Balanced College List
  
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  Developing Your Application Strategy
  
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  Early Decision, Early Action, Rolling & Regular Deadlines
  
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  Responding to College Specific Prompts (Supplemental Essay Coaching)
  
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  Writing a Personal Statement Essay That Stands Out
  
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  We guide students through every aspect of the writing process, from brainstorming to polished pieces, and make sure their authentic voices shine through. We will not write any part of the application for a student, and will discourage the use of tutors, parents, or other “helpers” from interfering in the student’s writing process. Authenticity is the single most important quality college admissions officers seek in student writing!
  
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  Advising on Selecting Majors and Minors
  
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  Project Management & Deadline Accountability
  
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  Planning, organizing and supervising the entire college application process
  
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  Personalized College Application Toolkit
  
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  Shared Google Drive with spreadsheets & documents containing all things college
  
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  Support and Expertise for Parents in an Anxiety-Inducing Process
  
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  Planning high school curriculum and encouraging appropriate extracurricular and summer activities.
  
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  Reviewing transcripts and planning remaining high school courses
  
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  Reviewing test scores and creating a strategy on what/whether to submit
  
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  Discussing student’s dreams, plans, and goals
  
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  Learning about any special circumstances, including learning or emotional challenges, athletics or arts focus
  
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  Define family college search parameters, including geography and finances
  
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  Discuss how college options are influenced by educational interests, career goals, academic performance, accomplishments, and abilities
  
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  Assistance in selecting and applying to summer programs, and making other summer plans.
  
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  Preparing & Submitting Applications through Common App, UC system, etc
  
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  Considering application options such as Early Decision, Early Action, Rolling Admissions and others.
  
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  Complete guidance through the entire essay writing process from brainstorming to polished pieces.
  
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  Resume preparation support.
  
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  Thorough review of each application before the student clicks “submit”.
  
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  Guidance on submitting test scores, transcripts, letters of recommendation and other materials.
  
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  Discussing final enrollment decisions, including strategies for wait lists and appeals.
  

Navigate Your Journey

Individualized expert attention customized to a unique plan for your student’s life, goals and personality. Explore areas that light them up, and craft (and stick to) a plan to reach their college application goals.