College Bound Advisors offers clients a complete suite of services tailored to cover all aspects of the college application process spanning from ninth through twelfth grade.
Focus for 9th and 10th Grade Students:
- Interview with parents and student to create basic profile
- Academic planning: course selection, assistance with determining the appropriate level of academic rigor
- Advice on selecting summer programs and extra-curricular activities
- Advice on preparing for college admissions tests, which ones to take and when to take them
- Resume writing assistance
- Answers to questions in person, or via email, phone or text.
Focus for 11th and 12th Grade Students:
- Academic planning: course selection, assistance with determining the appropriate level of academic rigor
- Transcript analysis
- SAT / ACT schedule review
- College essay: brainstorming topics, content advice, editing, and review
- Resume writing assistance
- Interviewing skills / mock interviews
- A list of colleges that fit the student’s academic, social, financial and career goals
- Advice on when to apply: early action, early decision, or regular decision
- Personal contact with colleges to discuss your child, or to follow up on your questions regarding programs, admissions, etc.
- Outreach to college financial aid departments regarding questions or concerns
- Individual meetings with students to accomplish college admissions goals
- Counseling for students about what makes a school a good fit
- Answers to questions in person, or via email, phone or text
- Scholarship search advice
- A comprehensive explanation of the financial aid process
- Award Letter Review