College Counseling

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College Counseling

The college application process has changed in considerable ways in recent years. With more and more high school graduates attending college, the process of gaining admission has become increasingly competitive. Additionally, there are hundreds of schools that offer excellent educational opportunities, making it difficult to navigate the search process.

Many families share that this is a highly stressful experience. I believe that it need not be so stressful, but rather, that the college selection process presents an opportunity for your child to begin to clearly identify and articulate who s/he is and what s/he needs and wants from college.

To that end, my goal is to personalize the process by truly getting to know children as individuals and by working closely with families to help them choose the fit that’s best for them.

I offer my services only in areas in which I can excel. If I do not offer a service you are interested in, please let me know, and I will happily provide you with a reference. Services include but are not limited to:

High School Course Selection
College Matching
Paying for College
Strategic Planning
Mock Interview
Activities Résumé Editing
Essay Brainstorming
Essay Editing
Application Review
Academic/Testing Advice
School Visits (escort students when parents are unavailable and/or escort students and parents to provide a visit through the eyes of an experienced counselor

Because families are unique and require different levels of assistance, my fee for college counseling services are available on an hourly consultant basis ($175 - $275 per hour, depending on the session focus--a block of 10 hours can be purchased for 2250). Packages are offered at a considerable discount and help take students all the way to college or anywhere in between.

MOST POPULAR COMPREHENSIVE PACKAGES

First Year/Sophomore Year ($3500; two years, $5000)

• Customized in-person consultation

• Unlimited e-mail access

• Review of academic record

• Advice on course selection

• Recommendations on extracurricular

involvement and summer activities

• Review of college planning timeline

• Testing and test-prep recommendations

• Discussion about how to make high

school a successful endeavor

• Advice on college selection,

admissions, and financing

Junior Year ($6000)

• Comprehensive customized college plan

• Individualized in-person consultations

• Unlimited e-mail and telephone access

• Review of prior academic

accomplishments

• Advice on course selection

• Recommendations for extracurricular

involvement and summer activities

• Testing recommendations

• In-depth interview on college preferences of

both student and parent

• Evaluate career interests

• In-depth evaluation of school choices and

“chances of getting in”

• Preparation of a selected list of colleges

uniquely suited to the student

• Advice on making successful college visits

• Interview Preparation

• Action Plan (with organizational

timeline)

• Advice and action plan on

scholarship, grant, and financial aid

sourcing

• Recommendations for

college interviews and mock interviews

Junior or Senior Year College Assessment
& Match Up ($500)

 
•        Comprehensive and critical review of individual 
       student’s transcript, GPA, class rank, test scores, 
       selected courses, activities, and other essential 
       information 
•       Discussion of student's collegiate goals, interests, 
      abilities, values, and passions that may guide the 
      college process
•       Assess career interests 
•       Identify college characteristics that are important to 
      student and parents 
•       Suggest colleges that meet student's interests and abilities

High School: Rising Senior Boot Camp ($3500)

         (check back for 2011 dates)

Limited to six students, students complete their

Common Application before their senior year begins.

•        Unlimited telephone and e-mail access for one month 
following camp 
•        Review of academic records, standardized scores, 
and extracurricular activities
•        Essay brainstorming
•        Editing of Common Application essays
•        Editing of the activities résumé
•        Review and enhancement of applications
•        Suggestions for how to obtain the strongest letters
       of recommendation

Senior Year ($12,000)

• Comprehensive customized college

plan

• Individualized consultations

(includes in-person, telephone, and

online)

• Unlimited telephone and e-mail

access

• Review of academic records,

standardized scores, and

extracurricular activities

• Synthesis of college/student

matching profile

• Essay brainstorming sessions

• Editing of Common Application

essays

• Editing of unlimited number of

supplemental essays

• Editing of the activities résumé

• Review and enhancement of

applications

• Assistance with submission of

applications

• Interview Preparation

• Assistance with completion and

filing of College Profile and/or

FAFSA

• Recommendations for

college interviews and mock

interviews

• Help with making final choice

when decision letters are received

• Early Action/Early Decision

Applications included

• Help with responding to letters of

deferral

• Analysis and maximization of

financial aid award

• Help with final preparations prior

to move

• Guidance with 1^st semester college

course selection


High School:  Junior and Senior Year ($15,000)

Two years of support

Complete High School Package ($18,000)

Four years of support

Application Only, Transfer, and Additional and Customized Packages also Available

Ask about Referral Perks

Essay Writing & Instruction

Although I recognize that standardized tests are required for college admissions, colleges know that writing is a much stronger predictor of students’ success in college.

Increasingly, colleges are putting more weight on personal statements when making admissions decisions. My approach to teaching writing enriches a student’s school experience by bridging the gaps in the school curriculum. I utilize actual writing assignments that are given in the student’s various classes as the basis for building overall writing skills, thereby fostering an awareness of “writing across the disciplines” and promoting a sense of achievement as students learn to recognize their individual strengths and to communicate them coherently.

This approach is consistent with the expectations of the nation’s best colleges and universities, many of which have implemented rigorous writing programs that students must take in their first year.

Although I believe it is best to provide writing instruction that fully prepares students for their baccalaureate careers, I am also able to provide more directed instruction so that they produce their best possible writing sample for their college applications.

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Phone: (917) 456-6056
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