Student Motivation. We can help to motivate the student to do better in school, getting more from their high school experience and raising their grades at the same time. Counseling sessions petaining to college choice and what it takes to get in often contributes to higher motivation and higher performance in high school classes.
An assessment of the student. An understanding of the learning style, social life, academic and extra-curricular priorities of the student is extrememly important. This aspect of the college counseling sessions helps the student to better understand what they are looking for in a college and what they can anticipate once in a college environment.
Help in college selection. We will help match colleges to the student's academic, intellectual, and social needs — based on the counselor's familiarity with the institution and the admissions staff.
Coaching the student. The student will be coached on how to make the best use of the college campus visit and how to make the best impression during the interview. Special hints on the etiquette for such sessions are provided.
Offer suggestions on summer opportunities which can be great experiences but also ones which help the applications to selective colleges.
Recommend community and volunteer experiences. These can also add to the student's application to competitive colleges.
Provide coaching on the application, helping in the development of essay topics and critiques of them — from the perspective of a former admissions and scholarship application reader!
Contact with college admissions staff. Past relationships and familiarity with college admission staff can potentially assist our student clients in the admissions process.
Help the student decide which college admissions and scholarship offers to accept