College Admissions Advising
A multi-year plan for the colleges that change the trajectory.
Strategic, personal advising for high school students aiming at the most selective US colleges — built around the student's strengths, not a template. We start early, plan deliberately, and stay close through the offer letter.
What it covers
End-to-end college planning.
Course selection, summer activities, testing strategy, the school list, applications, supplements, interviews, and decision support — coordinated by a single senior advisor from 9th grade through enrollment.
What's included
The pieces of a strong application.
School-List Strategy
A balanced list calibrated to the student's profile, financial considerations, and the trajectory we see over the next four years — not a static ranking.
Testing Strategy
SAT or ACT — we pick the test, the schedule, and the prep plan that fits the student and the schools on the list.
Personal & Supplemental Essays
Brainstorming, drafting, and senior-level revision on the personal statement and every school-specific supplement.
Interview Preparation
Mock interviews, presence coaching, and post-interview debriefs for alumni and admissions interviews.
Timeline
A typical multi-year arc.
9th–10th grade
Course planning, activity direction, summer-program selection, and early testing diagnostics.
11th grade
Testing schedule, school-list draft, activity strategy, recommender planning, and first essay drafts.
Summer before senior year
Common App, personal statement drafts, school-list lock, and supplemental essay outlines.
12th grade
Application submissions, interviews, financial-aid forms, and decision support through enrollment.
What you take home
What families walk away with.
A finalized college list with reach, match, and likely categories — built to the student.
A senior-year calendar tracking every deadline, supplement, and recommender milestone.
A polished personal statement and supplemental essays, reviewed at the senior-advisor level.
Decision support from the first offer through enrollment and the summer before college.
FAQ
Questions families ask.
- When should we start?
- Ideally 9th–10th grade — that's when course choices and the activity profile begin to compound. 11th grade is still strong. Senior year is tighter but possible.
- Do you handle financial aid?
- Yes. FAFSA, CSS Profile, and merit-aid strategy are coordinated alongside the academic plan so the financial picture lines up with the admissions one.
- What admit rate should we expect?
- We don't promise outcomes. We promise a list where the student is genuinely competitive and an application that is the strongest version of itself.
- How small is your caseload?
- Each advisor takes a capped number of students per cycle, by design. The number is uncomfortably small for a business — and exactly right for the work.
Start the college conversation.
Every engagement begins with a free consultation. We'll review the student's profile, sketch a path, and answer any questions about timing and fit.
Schedule a consultation