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5-School Package

College Consulting Services

Expert support for your student’s top-priority schools at an affordable rate.

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Many families apply to more than five schools, but only need expert guidance on the ones that matter most. This package focuses on your student’s top 5 choices, helping them build strong applications while still providing the flexibility to manage additional schools independently.

Focus on What Really Matters

 Concentrated support on the schools with the greatest impact on your student’s goals.

Strategy and Positioning

Receive a targeted strategy for your chosen 5 schools, including program selection, essay guidance, and admissions positioning.

Flexible and Affordable

Apply to as many schools as you like independently, without paying for full-scale support you may not need.

What’s Included

    • Comprehensive strategy meetings focused on goals, academic profile, and priorities

    • Guidance on major selection for your student’s 5 selected schools

    • Strategic analysis of your provided school list

    • Personalized application timeline with clear milestones for the 5 supported schools

    • Positioning recommendations tailored to each school’s admissions expectations

    • Personal Statement brainstorming, outlining, and guided revision

    • Clear outlines for each type of supplemental essay and their hidden requirements

    • Supplemental essay development and review for all 5 supported schools

    • Detailed feedback that strengthens structure, storytelling, and admissions impact

    • Support refining theme, voice, and clarity for each school’s prompts

    • Activities & Honors section improvement with emphasis on impact and positioning

    • Recommendation letter guidance (who to ask and how to support your recommenders)

    • Résumé review and editing

    • Interview preparation for schools that offer or require interviews

    • Complete review of all application materials for the 5 supported schools before submission

    • Decision support and guidance on next steps

    • Support crafting letters of continued interest for waitlisted schools

How It Works

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Kickoff Strategy Meeting

We meet to understand your student’s goals, interests, academic profile, and priorities. We clarify target schools, majors, and the overall application approach.

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Unique Application Plan

You receive a month-by-month roadmap that outlines what we’ll work on and when, including detailed deadlines to follow.

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Essay Development

We brainstorm, outline, and structure your student’s personal statement. We also work through supplemental essays for the 5-school list in the order that best aligns with timelines and strategy.

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Application Building

We develop and refine the activities list, honors section, résumé, and any program-specific materials. We focus on highlighting strengths in the eyes of admissions.

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Final Review + Submission Prep

Before submitting each application, we review it together to ensure clarity, accuracy, and strategic alignment.

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Decisions + Next Steps

When decisions are released, I help your family interpret results, compare offers, and plan letters of continued interest as needed for deferrals and waitlists.

Ready to strengthen your student’s top 5 applications?

Schedule a consultation, and we’ll walk through whether this package is the best fit.

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