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Our consulting services cover all
aspects of the college admissions process. Below is a
list of our primary services, as well as some examples
of how our services add value for our clients.
Our overall goal is to serve our clients' individual
admissions needs. We expand our list of services when we
need to in order to achieve that goal.
We recognize that each applicant is
unique and has unique admissions consulting
needs. We
work with many so-called "nontraditional" clients
who have unusual backgrounds or experiences, as well
as with clients who are working to be admitted to
selective schools and programs from waitlists. Each client receives customized
advice from his or her personal consultant. While we have consulted clients through the
entire college admissions process, we only wish to provide
our insight and guidance where it is desired. We offer
both an hourly payment option and several fixed-fee
services payment options for your convenience.
Click here for more information on our service packages
and fees.
College and University
Selection
This is one of the most overlooked
steps in the college admissions process. However, you are not
going to get what you should out of your college education if you rush through this step and miss out on
applying to your best-fit colleges. You could even run the risk of not being accepted
into your top-choice programs.
Moreover, your admissions
chances will be highest at the schools where you are
a good "fit." We can help you select these
schools, thereby maximizing both your
probabilities of gaining admission and of attending the
optimal school
for you, based on your interests and goals.
Admissions Strategies
We help each of our clients develop a personalized
admissions strategy and
formulate a "story" that will set the
over-riding themes of their applications. We
will also determine the best way to highlight the
applicant's strengths and to address any weaknesses or
"holes" in their academic background or or
extracurricular experiences.
Drafting and
Polishing Personal Statements
and Essays
We help our clients select the content of their
personal statements and essays, and advise them on how
that material should be presented. We use our intimate knowledge of
the college admissions process to carefully scrutinize
each essay for opportunities to advance our clients'
cases to the admissions committees.
We also review essays to ensure that the content
serves to advance the client's chosen admission
strategy, rather than becoming sidetracked. As a final
step, we proofread each essay for grammar, spelling, and
punctuation.
Please note, however, that we never write personal statements
or
essays for any client. Please see
our FAQ (frequently asked questions) for a discussion of
this policy.
Interview
Preparation
We help our clients prepare for college admissions
interviews. We advise them on what to expect, how to
prepare, what to say, and how to say it. We
conduct mock admissions interviews and provide
constructive critiques on interview performance. These
mock sessions teach our clients what to expect in an
actual interview, and they also help them to relax and
therefore perform better when they are actually
interviewed by admissions committees and alumni of their
top-choice colleges.
Evaluating
Admissions Options
We help clients understand and analyze their options when they
receive simultaneous and multiple admissions offers from the top
colleges. We can help you evaluate such
factors as career opportunities, social life, and financial
aid, and how
each one fits into your admissions acceptance decisions.
Pre Admissions Consulting
We often work with high school students who want to know what
they can do over the
coming 1 to 4 years, prior to their high school
graduation, to increase their chances of being
admitted to their top-choice colleges and
universities. We give advice
on course selection and study habits, and on part-time
work and extracurricular pursuits that will enhance their
applications and make them more attractive to the top
colleges. We offer comprehensive admissions
consulting packages that cover scheduled and occasional
unscheduled appointments to discuss college selection and
positioning, and to provide assistance with as many college
applications as the client wishes to complete during
his or her senior year of high school. These packages
cover applicants as young as eighth grade. You can try
us out by signing up for a one hour initial consultation
– if you come back for a
package, you can deduct the cost of that hour from the
package price!
Other College
Admissions Services
Some of our other consulting services include:
- Advice on the SAT/ACT
- Evaluation of the majors offered at
different colleges and universities
- Information on extracurricular activities
and part-time jobs
- Tips on how to succeed in college
- Guidance on obtaining good letters
of reference
Stress Relief
The college application process can be extremely
stressful. Many clients have told us that we helped them
enormously just by being there to answer quick questions
or to give them ideas for essays. Otherwise, they said,
they would have just spun their wheels, or worried. While we view ourselves
as admissions consultants who help our clients maximize
their chances of getting accepted into their top-choice
programs, we do acknowledge that stress relief is a
valuable byproduct for many of our clients.
One Final Note
This list is by no means all-encompassing.
We have consulted
clients on many other college-related issues. Each week we field
many short, 5 to 15 minute phone calls from clients who have
questions on a variety of college admissions, majors, social life,
and other college-related topics. Chances are, if you're
facing an admissions issue, we have dealt with it before, either
on behalf of a client or through our own experiences as
former college admissions officers
As this list demonstrates, we have helped
numerous other college applicants. And we can help you
too! Call us (+1 703.242.5885) or email us
now to get started.
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