2023 College Application Assistance

2023 Fall College Application Assistance

Limited clients for each application season accepted starting June 1 of each year. Schedule an appointment now to reserve your spot. We are busy working with clients throughout the summer to meet the November 1 EA/ED deadline.

Academic Assessment and College Recommendations

• Assessment of your academic, extra-curricular and leadership background, SAT/ACT score, and GPA
• University recommendations based upon client’s background
• Recommend best universities for each client and his/her major
• Create a university list consist of unlimited UC and CSU campuses and 8-14 Common Application campuses

College Application Assistance

• Assist with creating a university list appropriate for each client
• Assist with preparing each application form and reviewing requirements
• Explain requirements for teacher recommendations
• Reminder of all important decision deadlines
• Establishing a tracking system for the entire application process

Personal Statement Preparation and Proofreading

• Assess application essay prompts and provide content recommendations
• Edit statement for value of content, spelling, and grammar
• Unlimited proofreading by e-mail

Application Package Information

College application assistance packages  are available starting June 1 of every year to assist high school students with the application process. The details of the packages will be shared after the initial Zoom consultation meeting with a staff member.

Highlight of services:

• Assistance with creating the university list appropriate for each client. For most clients, this would be unlimited UC and CSU campuses and 8-14 additional universities.
• Application assistance of the UC, CSU, Common applications, and if needed, other unique applications.
• Unlimited personal statement proofreading associated with each tier. Note that all proofreading is complete on my own time, not during the meeting time.
• SAT/ACT timeline guidance
• Financial aid form guidance (these are the FAFSA and CSS Profile forms).
• Letters of recommendation guidance (from teachers, counselors, and outside recommenders).
• SSR (secondary school report guidance), also known as the senior profile questions, which are a set of questions used by high school counselors to write the letter of recommendation.
• Reminders of deadlines including application deadlines including the following:
  • University deadlines including the November 1 Early Action/Early Decision Deadline
  • FAFSA/CSS deadlines
  • Letter of recommendation deadlines
  • SAT/ACT score report deadlines

Free Consultation

Click here to schedule a free Zoom consultation to receive an assessment of your child’s background and to discuss the appropriate application package during the open enrollment period of May 1 – September 30 of each year until the maximum number of clients is reached per counselor (15 high school seniors per application season).