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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.
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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
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