• Review of student’s educational goals & possible majors

• Discussion of majors with greatest potential for employment opportunities

• Creating a winning student academic resume

• Development of a realistic college choice list

• Organizational timelines to ensure all application deadlines are met, including Early Decision & Early Action

• Introduction to the Common Application: Detailed information about each section, including how to summarize extracurricular activities

• Editing application essays into powerful pieces that get noticed by Admission Committees, including the Common Application essay and supplemental writing answers required by many colleges and universities

• Access to an extensive library of power point presentations for students & parents revealing the importance of each step in the application process, including extracurricular activities, community service, volunteerism, essays, personal statements, grades, Honors, IB & AP classes

• Help students to take responsibility for their application process

• An in-depth look at the college financial aid process today

• Determining the ACTUAL cost of attendance of each university on the student’s college list

• Recommendations on enhancing your financial aid eligibility based on a family’s income and assets.

• The completion & submission of all financial aid forms including:

- FAFSA

- CSS Profile

- Federal & School Verification Forms

- Individual School Institutional Forms

• Review of financial aid awards by each university that accepts the student

• Written appeal of a financial aid award if warranted

• Help in locating merit & need-based scholarship opportunities

• Review of different payment options, including Federal & Private loan programs for parents & students