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Freshmen/Sophomore Package

Assess and help to position the student so that she/he thrives in high school. Includes advice with course selection, summer and extracurricular activities, personalized advice on test prep, colleges, majors, and answering the family’s questions. Includes quarterly check in meetings to assess grades, extracurriculars, summer activities, and future planning. Signing up for this package secures your child a spot in the junior/senior package.

For rising seniors

This package includes 10 one hour group lessons covering everything a student needs to navigate the application season. Topics include: creating a balanced list, the different application deadlines and strategies, how to ask for letters of recommendation, how to write the personal essay, UC essays, and supplements, how to prepare for an interview, how to show demonstrated interest, and how to fill out the various applications. Also included are four half hour personal sessions to work on any part of the process that students or parents need extra help with. This package is for motivated students who can do some of the work on their own.

Help to create a balanced List of 8-12 Best Fit Schools.

For those who want help with creating a balanced, targeted college list for best fit and match schools. Includes an interview, assessment of student strengths, and review of transcripts, test scores, and extracurriculars to produce a list of safety, likely, and reach schools tailored to your child’s academic strengths, major interests, and social and financial fit. Includes personalized links and notes, an application timing strategy (Early Action, Early Decision, Regular, and Rolling Decision), as well as identification of schools targeted to your financial situation.
This package does not include other aspects of the application process, such as help with the Common Application, personal essay, or supplements, or financial aid/scholarship applications. Up to 10 hours.

Junior/Senior All-In-One Service.

Our most popular package sells out quickly: this high-touch experience is tailored to the student’s particular needs and offers personalized attention. The goal is to help the student tell a focused, compelling story through all aspects of the application. This service includes student and parent interviews, assessment of all aspects of high school performance, testing, extracurriculars, course selection and summer recommendations, strategic planning, school and college list building, essay and supplement help, application help and review, financial aid/scholarship advice and evaluation of offers, standardized test planning and recommendations, help planning college visits, interview practice, and enrollment advice. Unlimited hours–students and parents can call, text, or meet with me as much as they like.

Everything Needed to Apply to the UCs and CSUs.

This package is tailored to students who are focusing on applying solely to the UCs and/or CSU campuses. It helps students craft a compelling and focused application by aligning all aspects of the application and includes help with the four required Personal Insight essays. Also included are transcript review, review of the application, strategizing the best way to articulate extracurriculars, and advice regarding financial aid.