FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
HOW CAN I HELP YOU? • by providing objective advice in helping each student find the best college fit for their individual needs. • By providing a timeline for the road to the application process. • Helping each student with every phase of the application process. • assisting students as they "drive" the college search, selection, and application process, in doing so, they learn important life skills: taking responsibility, making important decisions, and how to present themselves in a positive, impressive manner to those around them. • by exploring the learning styles, aptitudes, and interests of the student and finding ways to make the student stand out. • by suggesting programs and/or strategies for special needs and/or standardized testing. • providing an objective opinion in educational decision making. • researching College Programs, Majors, and Careers with your student • personalized attention and support for your student (and for you!) • professional tools and assessments that assist in organizing and bringing vital information into the college search process. Why do you need a college admissions advisor? College isn’t the same as when you applied! Colleges grow more competitive every year! Highly selective college acceptance rates are in the single digits, and many colleges are in the 10-30 percent range. It is harder than ever to “stand out” to colleges. The process of applying to schools is stressful. Keeping track of everything, not knowing if what you’re doing is right, feeling like you’re nagging or being nagged—it’s a recipe for disaster even in the most harmonious families. The best college consultants help to eliminate the anxiety. They manage timelines and school lists, suggest extracurriculars, review courses, provide feedback on essays, help prep for interviews, and generally make sure students are on the right path. This not only ensures students put their best foot forward in their applications, but also minimizes the stress that too often accompanies the process. You and your child are busy enough without also having to create and maintain college lists, figure out the essay requirements at each school, plan campus visits, and submit standardized test scores. Really, it’s a full-time job—so why not entrust it to someone who does it full-time? I offer four packages, an hourly rate of $150, and $35.00 for the use of the Custom College Planning Platform. SENIOR YEAR COLLEGE COUNSELING PACKAGE: $3900, 10% OFF FOR THUMBTACK STUDENTS (begins May of Junior year, ends June 30 of senior year) This package includes the Custom College Planning Platform, Initial Evaluation, College Search, finalizing the college list, development of a time line for the student's admissions process, help with the application process including brainstorming topics and reviews of multiple drafts for 8 full essays (up to 650 words; 2 essays of 300 words or less can count as 1 full essay), preparation of an annotated activities and achievements resume, preparation of supplemental materials, choosing whom to ask for recommendations and submitting statements to teachers and guidance counselors to assist them in writing these effectively, suggestions for highlighting 'hooks' and strengths, suggestions of ways to express specific interest in each college, overall application review, suggestions for college visits and contact with college personnel, interview preparation including mock interviews, handling deferred or waitlist status, choosing from college acceptances, and support throughout the process for both the student and parents through Zoom sessions and email or phone. JUNIOR & SENIOR YEAR COLLEGE COUNSELING PACKAGE: STARTING FALL OF JUNIOR YEAR THROUGH JUNE OF SENIOR YEAR $4600, STARTING SPRING OF JUNIOR YEAR $4200 10% OFF THESE PRICES FOR THUMBTACK STUDENTS In addition to everything in the Senior Year College Counseling Package, this package can start at the end of sophomore year and includes help in choosing a possible college academic focus or direction, summer activities planning, assistance with any summer program admissions processes (if applicable), course planning for senior year, testing schedule plans, college visit plans, extracurricular choices, and initiatives. Unlimited support through Zoom meetings, in person meetings, unlimited email support and phone. TRANSFER STUDENTS $1500, assisting with transfer applications without essays. $1900 with 3 essays. SOPHOMORE MENTORING PACKAGE (September through May, meeting once per month for 10 months) $1200. 10% for Thumbtack students • I offer the Myers Briggs Type Indicator to help students understand their current personality preferences, learning styles, intelligences and best suited majors and careers. • Mentoring and encouragement. • Assisting the student with extracurricular ideas, community service, and exploration of academic and personal activities. • Talking about Leadership possibilities. • Standardized Testing Advice. • Major Discovery. • Junior Course Selection. • Introduction to the college application process, and how to be prepared. • There will be outside “assignments” that are designed to stimulate and interest the student in these areas. Pre-High School and Freshman Package, 2 hours at hourly rate of $150 Advice on the path to college including course planning, discussion on activities, extracurriculars, community service and leadership. We discuss the importance of grades for the student who wants to be competitive in the process. Hourly Services are available at $150 an hour but does not include the guidance and advising the packages have.
- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
I hold a free consultation with the student and parents, share my packages for college advising, and if we both want to move forward, we do so!
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I have a Master of Science in Social Sciences, am a Certified College Counselor through UCLA, and am qualified as a MBTI Certified Practitioner.