college application process
Individual Consultations
Offered Junior - Senior year
Our Services Include:
- An organized application process to relieve stress on the student and family
- Regular, scheduled meetings with consultant
- College Planner Pro account included
- Review and revision of college list
- Explanation of the different types of essays required by different application platforms and scholarships, and brainstorming tips and assistance to determine the best topics for the individual student
- Advice on choice of application deadlines (Early Decision, Early Action, Restricted Early Action, Regular Decision, financial aid and merit award deadlines)
- Assistance completing various application platforms - e.g. Common App, UC App, CSU App, Coalition App, etc.
- Essay support: consultant review of essay drafts - suggestions on topic, direction, voice, and grammar
- Assistance with High School procedures for college applications, letters of recommendation, counselor/school report, transcript requests
- Support and encouragement on meeting deadlines for test scores, applications, financial aid, and merit scholarships.
- Assistance with testing (ACT/SAT) decisions and sending scores to colleges
- Guidance on the financial aid process
Our Process:
After the Junior consultation, we will start list building immediately.
After the Junior consultation, we will start list building immediately.
- List Building - $500 (includes 3 meetings and a College Planner Pro account)
- No Essay Package - $750 (includes up to 5 hours) Designed for students applying only to CSUs and/or rolling application schools (e.g. SJSU, Boise State, ASU, University of Nevada, University of Arizona)
- Basic Package - $1500 (includes up to 10 hours) Designed for students applying only to Common App schools requiring very few or no supplemental essays.
- Standard Package - $2500 (includes up to 16 hours) Designed for students applying primarily to schools that require one Common App essay (or UC personal insight questions) as well as a low number of supplemental essays.
- Selective Package - $3000 (includes up to 20 hours) Designed for students applying to a mixture of schools such that multiple application platforms and supplemental essays will be required.
- Essay Intensive Package - $3500 (includes up to 25 hours) Similar to selective package but more supplemental essays are required.
- Highly Selective - $4000 (includes up to 30 hours) Designed for students applying to multiple private and/or highly-selective, out-of-state public universities that require many supplemental essays in addition to the main essay.
Hourly services
$175/hr, content and number of hours determined by family, process managed entirely by family
$175/hr, content and number of hours determined by family, process managed entirely by family
- Student and family choose from any or all of the services above
- Assistance with weighing pros and cons of multiple acceptances, including financial aid offers
- Support for curriculum planning at chosen college, including major and general education requirements, aiming for four-year graduation
For more information or to book an appointment, please contact us.