college application process
GROUP workshops -CANCELLED FOR SUMMER 2020 due to covid-19
Junior/Senior Year College List Workshops
$175 per student, max of 4:1 ratio, two or three meetings, total of 2 - 2.5 hours depending on student's needs
Offered on select dates February - September. 2019 dates
$175 per student, max of 4:1 ratio, two or three meetings, total of 2 - 2.5 hours depending on student's needs
Offered on select dates February - September. 2019 dates
- First meeting (1.5 hr, group) includes:
- The necessity of a good college list and repercussions of a bad list
- Evaluating yourself as a candidate (and your desired major) to determine your safety, target, and reach schools
- The importance of a financial safety on your list and discussing finances with family as you make your list
- How to use your college visits to streamline your list
- Using Naviance or Big Future to create your list, and some pitfalls to avoid
- Discussion of community college transfer pathway
- Plan for narrowing your list down over time with a goal of applying to 7-10 schools
- Creating a timeline with all application deadlines for colleges on your list
- Second meeting (30 min) is one-on-one review of your list by consultant to verify safety, target, and reach schools
- Third meeting (30 min) is one-on-one review of your list if you make changes over time (optional)
Senior Year Essay Workshops
$250 per student, max of 4:1 ratio, three meetings, total of 3-3.5 hours depending on number of students in workshop
Offered on select dates June - September. 2019 dates
$250 per student, max of 4:1 ratio, three meetings, total of 3-3.5 hours depending on number of students in workshop
Offered on select dates June - September. 2019 dates
- First Meeting (1.5 hr, group) includes:
- Essay overview – focus is on the different types of essays required by different application platforms (Common App/Coalition essay, Personal Insight Questions, and Supplemental Essays)
- Importance of using your own voice - letting the readers learn who you are
- Individualized advice on selecting topics for essays, with focus on highlighting multiple aspects of the student’s personality, interests, and achievements
- Brainstorming exercises to jumpstart the writing process
- Second meeting (1-1.5 hr, group) includes peer essay review and consultant review of essay drafts
- Final meeting (30 mins) is one-on-one consultant essay review – suggestions covering topic, direction, voice, and grammar. (Additional consultant time is available at hourly rate.)
Interested in an Individual Consultation?
For more information or to book an appointment, please contact us.