Process Organization
Own the process.
- Create the short list of institutions to which you will apply
- Receive organizational tools that will help you keep track of admission and aid tasks
- Know the best times to act, not just the deadlines to act
App and Essay Reviews
Get unbiased and honest feedback you can use.
- Brainstorm essay topics and create a plan of attack for each prompt
- Receive feedback not just on grammar and spelling but on effectiveness
- Stand out by being yourself
Offer Evaluations
Make the best choice for your future.
- Learn the art of the financial aid appeal
- Understand your responsibilities for EA, ED, and RD acceptances
- Accurately calculate the bottom-line figures and the way they will affect your family budgets in the future
All of our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.
Walt Disney
How it works
Ala carte sessions:
The 12th grade consulting is available as individually purchased sessions. Sessions focus on one student in the family and include homework for the student and family.
In addition to the formal meetings and reviews, you will also have access to Dr. Eckles for quick questions as needed at no additional cost.
Families who previously purchased all 8th-9th grade sessionsreceive a 25% discount on all future sessions for that student.
Families with twins receive a 50% discount on the second student’s session.
Session descriptions:
| Application Process Organization $600 | Make a plan for creating and submitting applications. Understand Early Decision, Early Action, and Regular Decision including timelines, requirements, benefits, and drawbacks. Receive and learn to use an electronic tool that will help you organize your application process. This tool helps you track institutions of interest, whether those institutions have been visited and/or applied to. It also allows you to track scholarship opportunities, including the deadlines, dollar amounts, links to apply, and notes. You’ll also receive a detailed application checklist with suggested timeline that can be duplicated for each institution to ensure you don’t miss a step along the way. |
| Short List Generation $350 | Have the tough conversations about what institutions need to drop off the long list and become serious targets for application and visits. Walk away with a list of reach, match, and safety schools that fit the student and family’s needs and wants. |
| Essay Planning $300 | Understand the various writing prompts you’re likely to face, and brainstorm topics and approaches to each one. Set a realistic writing plan that allows the student to complete the prompts in a timely manner. |
| Essay Review $350 | Receive professional feedback on the two primary essays: the personal statement and the supplemental essay. Includes not only grammar and spelling checks but also voice and style recommendations as well as an overall evaluation of effectiveness of the piece. Additional essay reviews may be purchased ala carte. |
| Application Review $500 | Receive a thorough check of a Common App or Institutional Application before submission. Limited to 10 applications. |
| Interview Prep $250 | Get ready for admission or scholarship interviews by considering how to answer difficulty questions, preparing answers to commonly asked questions, and conduct a mock interview so you know what to expect. |
| Offer Evaluations $350 | Discuss each admission and aid offer as it is received, and evaluate how that offer fits with your family’s goals and financial plans. Discuss strategies and techniques for appealing financial aid offers. Discuss choices on the table such as whether to accept work or loan aid. |