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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:
Because families are unique and require different levels of assistance, my fee for college counseling services are available on an hourly consultant basis, including 10-hour blocks at a discounted rate. Packages are offered at a considerable discount and help take students all the way to college or anywhere in between.
MOST POPULAR COMPREHENSIVE PACKAGES
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First Year/Sophomore Year • 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 • 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 • 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 |
Senior Year • 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 1st semester college course selection
High School: Rising Senior Boot Camp (Call to inquire about available space.) Limited to six students, students complete their Common Application before their senior year begins. • Unlimited telephone and e-mail access for one month • Review of academic records, standardized scores, • 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
Two years of support
Complete High School Package
Application Only, Transfer, and Additional and Customized Packages also Available
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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.
