Comprehensive College Counseling
Our Services
We offer end-to-end support that includes the college search, financial aid guidance, major selection, narrative-driven applications, early high school guidance, and more. Every part of our process is tailored to your student and backed by over twenty years of admissions experience, including roles as admissions officers at five universities. Our approach ensures students feel grounded, supported, and confident every step of the way.
We typically begin with the college search. Some students already have schools in mind, while others aren’t sure where to start. Together, we build a list that reflects who they are, what they’re looking for, and where they’ll thrive. We recommend a balanced list with reaches, targets, and a comfortable number of safeties, though the final choices are always up to students and families. Along the way, we often introduce options they hadn’t considered.
Next, we take a deep dive into their academics, activities, and experiences to uncover motivations, patterns, and accomplishments, giving us a clear understanding of the student and plenty of strong essay ideas. Before writing, we help them clarify what they want colleges to take away. Together, we review each prompt and identify the best-fitting story, ensuring it aligns with their values, experiences, and goals. We never move forward with an idea unless a student feels fully comfortable and excited, because no one can write a compelling essay they don’t believe in. Once the direction is set, we work with them to create a clear framework, including the clear message we want to send and a detailed outline from top to bottom.
Once it’s time to write, students bring drafts to our sessions and we work side-by-side to shape and refine them. We review their work ahead of time and always get a second perspective to ensure every piece is strong, clear, and compelling. In each session, we help them strengthen structure, clarify their voice, and cut anything that isn’t pulling its weight. At the end of every meeting, students leave with clear next steps and deadlines they’ve helped set so they stay on track and in control of their process.
We track their overall progress and deadlines, pacing the process to avoid last-minute stress and allow for thoughtful reflection and revision. All of our students and parents have access to a dashboard that summarizes all of our sessions, provides them with clear next steps, and tracks their entire college lists with deadlines. Students are never alone as we meet when it works best for them, respond to questions day or night (including weekends), and usually reply within a few hours. When students feel supported and heard, they produce their best work.
Our Essay Process
We don’t believe in rigid packages or minimum commitments; every student is different and at a different stage of the process, so our goal is simply to give them the support they need, when they need it. We also know how expensive college counseling can be, and we want our support to be as accessible as possible. None of us had counselors when we applied to college, and we remember how confusing and overwhelming it all felt. Having someone knowledgeable to guide us would have made a big difference.
That’s why we do things a little differently. We only bill for the time we’re actively working with your student, whether that’s during a session or when reviewing their materials beforehand (usually about a quarter of an hour, always with input from two counselors so we can offer more thoughtful feedback). Outside of that, if your student has a quick question and reaches out, there’s no charge. We want them to feel comfortable asking for help without ever worrying about the price. It’s all part of making sure they have the steady, reliable guidance they deserve, every step of the way.
Pricing and Flexibility
Contact Us
If you’re interested in working together and learning more about us and our approach, let’s chat.
Fill out the form below, and we’ll be in touch shortly. We can’t wait to hear from you!