Our college consultants will support your student through the college application process from start to finish. We advise on high school course selection and activities, help create the college list, guide the college essay writing process, support in filling out applications, and consult on the final college decision.
Package cost: $6,800
Just looking for a consultant to review part of your student’s college application, answer questions about the college application process, or advise on high school course selection or application strategy? Our college consultants are available on an as-needed hourly basis as well.
Hourly rate: $215/hour
Our team of college admissions counselors meets regularly to do a round-table review of students’ college lists, college essay drafts, and completed applications. Multiple consultants review your application and provide feedback so nothing is missed.
Applying to colleges is a major undertaking that requires planning ahead, organization, and close attention to deadlines. Our college consultants are experienced in supporting students with executive functioning tasks and moving the college application project to completion.
AJ Tutoring’s college consultants stay up to date on the latest developments in college admissions, and we bring the relevant information to you to guide your student’s application strategy.
The primary work of building the college list and beginning college applications starts in the spring semester of junior year. However, we welcome students earlier in their high school career so that we can advise on course selection, extracurricular activities, summer plans, and more. Setting a course early in high school will help students present a more compelling application to colleges.
We can meet with you either online or in person. Consultants typically meet with students online. Meeting online provides more flexibility in the pacing and duration of meetings, and allows the college consultant and student to collaborate over Google Docs and our college planning software. However, if your student has learning differences and is unable to meet online, please let us know and we’ll see what we can do!
Yes! We will stay in communication with you about your student’s progress and let you know how things are going with college essays. If more time is needed, we have college essay coaches on staff who collaborate directly with our college consultants and can meet with your student on an hourly basis to fine-tune their college essays.
Maybe! We’re happy to talk with you about your student’s plans and higher education. We’re not experts in every program, and will refer you to other trusted college counselors if your student’s needs are outside of our area of expertise (like portfolio review for a fine arts program or video creation for an athlete).
Our college consultants will provide limited guidance on financial aid. We’ll keep you updated on FAFSA and CSS Profile application openings, deadlines, and best practices, and we’ll encourage your student to research and fill out scholarship applications. However, we refer families out to financial aid advisors for help with the finer details and strategies of financial aid.
We can absolutely still help. The focus will be more on organization and logistics than on the crafting and curation of a comprehensive narrative, but we can still help extensively in managing the college application process.
To the best of our abilities, our college counselors will work in tandem and cooperate with any other professional who is supporting your student, and willing to work with us.
Your professional college admissions counselor will collaborate with you to create a customized higher education plan to help you reach your admissions goals.
