Our admissions relationship always begins with a meeting with parents and the student. We will discuss college choice, test prep, development in activities and service, high school course selection and grades, and teacher relationships for letters of recommendation. By the end of the meeting, we will have addressed the parents’ and student’s questions, introduced a timeline for college applications, highlighted student follow-up actions, and given guidance on an appropriate college list.

The initial consultation can be stand alone and is also a required first step for all families who seek ongoing admissions consulting. For ongoing meetings, families can work with me on an as-needed basis, or using packages (see below).

This package is a brief engagement appropriate for a student who has completed the personal essay and is prepared to apply to college with a list of 8-10 colleges. Families can add the personal essay package to the ten-school application package.

Timing: Sessions will not begin before late summer of the student’s senior year.

Cost: This package is $4500 for up to 10 school applications

Includes: 15 live meetings and up to 5 hours of off-line additional editing and management, including emails to parents, follow-up reminders with student, and priority scheduling. Specific tasks covered are these:

• Creating a master plan and application timeline

• Priority scheduling

  • Respond to questions about and review individual school applications on Common App/Coalition App/school site

  • Submit SRAR where applicable

  • Test score submission

  • Letters of recommendation

  • Supplemental essays

  • Honors college and institutional scholarship essays

  • Interview prep

  • Ongoing management from the beginning of the application phase through submission.