Our Planning & Applying college counseling program provides comprehensive support for students beginning in grade 9 or 10. The Planning program will enable your child to build a strong foundation for success in the future application process. Your counselor will cover:

• Academic interest exploration, including iStartStrong assessment testing
• Academic advising/course selection
• Extracurricular profile development
• External academic opportunities/academic competitions
• Summer activity planning
• Preliminary college visits
• Diagnostic testing (SAT/ACT) and score assessment
• Financial aid planning

Beginning in grade 11, we will embark with you on the more formal steps of the college admissions process with our Applying program. Your counselor will provide you and your child comprehensive, all-inclusive support, covering all relevant admissions topics, including:

• Formal school visits
• Standardized testing strategy
• Balanced college list
• Admissions strategy/strategic planning
• Common Application essay brainstorming & editing
• Supplemental essay brainstorming & editing
• Extracurricular activities list/résumé
• Letter of recommendation strategy
• Final application review
• Interview preparation
• Financial aid planning
• Decision support

Our counselors have all previously worked at a top 50 ranked university and have 5-7 years of experience.

Our Applying college counseling program provides comprehensive, all-inclusive support for students in grades 11 and 12 who are embarking on the college admissions process. Your counselor will provide you and your child with guidance on all relevant admissions topics, including:

• Academic interest definition/goals setting
• Formal school visits/demonstrated interest
• Standardized testing strategy
• Balanced college list
• Admissions strategy/strategic positioning
• Common App essay brainstorming & editing
• Supplemental essay brainstorming & editing
• Extracurricular activities list/résumé
• Letter of recommendation strategy
• Final application review
• Interview preparation
• Financial aid planning
• Decision support

Our counselors have all previously worked at a top 50 ranked university and have 5-7 years of experience.

Although the majority of our clients work with us comprehensively, we alternatively offer hourly counseling (in blocks of 10 hours) for families of juniors and seniors seeking more specialized support in the process. Your counselor will provide hourly support on any of the following topics:

• iStartStrong academic interest assessment
• Academic interest definition/goals setting
• Academic advising/course selection
• Extracurricular profile development
• Summer activity planning
• External academic opportunities/academic competitions (if applicable)
• Standardized test strategy
• College visits
• College list
• Admissions strategy
• Common App essay brainstorming & editing
• Supplemental essay brainstorming & editing
• Extracurricular activities list/résumé
• Letter of recommendation strategy
• Final application review
• Interview preparation
• Financial aid planning (if applicable)
• Decision support

Our signature college counseling program, developed and refined over nearly a decade, has consistently been shown to deliver results. Working closely with your family for the transfer process, our counselor will cover the following topics:

• iStartStrong academic interest assessment
• Academic interest definition/goals setting
• Academic advising/course selection
• College visits
• College list (up to 10 colleges)
• Admissions strategy
• Common App essay brainstorming & editing
• Supplemental essay brainstorming & editing
• Extracurricular activities list/résumé
• Letter of recommendation strategy
• Final application review
• Interview preparation
• Financial aid planning (if applicable)
• Decision support