• Advice on course selection
  
• Testing recommendations (PSAT, PLAN, SAT, ACT)
  
• Testing evaluation and interpretation
  
• Recommendations for extracurricular and summer activities
  
• Advice on how to make high school a successful endeavor

• Advice on course selection
  
• Testing recommendations (PSAT, PLAN, SAT, ACT)
  
• Testing evaluation and interpretation
  
• Recommendations for extracurricular and summer activities
  
• Planning for obtaining quality recommendations from teachers and guidance counselors
  
• Developing and editing student’s resume
  
• Discuss opportunities for early college visits

This is a comprehensive package for students in their junior and senior years who want a full service approach to college planning. Service highlights include:

• Review of prior academic accomplishments
  
• Advice on course selection
  
• Recommendations for extracurricular involvement
  
• Testing recommendations (SAT/ACT)
  
• Testing evaluation and interpretation
  
• In depth interview on college preferences of both student and parent
  
• Discuss options for majors and the careers and salaries they lead to
  
• Advice on making successful college visits
  
• Preparation of a selected list of colleges that provide a best match to the
• individual student
  
• Action plan with organizational timeline
  
• Binder with resources for use as an organizational tool
  
• Essay brainstorming session
  
• Editing of both common applications essays
  
• Editing of the activities resume
  
• Editing of up to three supplemental essays
  
• Review of applications
  
• Recommendations and practice for college interviews
  
• Help with making final choice when decision letters are received

For those seniors and their families who have fallen behind in the college planning process, this package consolidates the key elements of the two year College Planning Package II into a single school year timeline to meet testing and college admissions deadlines.

• Review of prior academic accomplishments
  
• Advice on course selection
  
• Recommendations for extracurricular involvement
  
• Testing recommendations (sat, act)
  
• Testing evaluation and interpretation
  
• In depth interview on college preferences of both student and parent
  
• Discuss options for majors and the careers and salaries they lead to
  
• Advice on making successful college visits
  
• Preparation of a selected list of colleges that provide a best match to the individual student

Families may purchase a prepaid four-hour block of time to be used for any college service that is needed (except for list development). Examples include:

• Mock interviewing
  
• Essay editing
  
• Activities resume editing
  
• Application review
  
• Essay brainstorming
  
• Academic/testing advice

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