Services
The Process
We Partner With Students On Their Journey To College Admission Success.
At College and Career Compass, we offer individually curated services for high school students looking for direction after graduation. Through our personalized process, we guide students to find colleges that are strong fits academically, socially, and financially. We aim to ease your anxiety and build confidence for the next phase of your journey.
Navigate The Road To College With Confidence.
Connection
At our first meetings, we will get acquainted with timelines and plan academic and extracurricular goals. We will review transcripts and coursework, discover aptitudes and interests, and begin to develop a path for the future.
Students and families receive access to a personalized portal account for specific and proprietary information, communication, research, and planning tools.
Guidance includes:
- Academic Analysis: Review of transcript to understand academic performance and plan future coursework and standardized testing.
- Aspirations Assessment: Discover goals and aspirations using high-end aptitude, personality, learning style and interest assessments.
- Guided Reflection: Discover what is important to you about the college experience.
- Extracurricular Planning: Compile a list of achievements and generate ideas for future extracurricular engagements.
Exploration
Once we have built a foundation, I will work with your student to research colleges that match their needs, wants, strengths, and interests. Together, we will create a curated list of schools and begin to narrow the choices.
Guidance includes:
- Personalized Discovery: Research and development of matching schools to students’ criteria, academic profile, personality, and talents.
- Investigation Instruction: Dashboard in Custom College Plan and other premium research tools are provided for the most in-depth and comprehensive search of schools around the country.
- Analysis and Organization: Exploration of the layers of a college application, including letters of recommendation, demonstrated interest, and extracurricular involvement.
- List Development: A customized collection of “right-fit” schools is established, including planning for college visits with tools for getting the most out of each tour.
Application & Decision
High school seniors are often juggling classes, homework, and many activities. This time can feel overwhelming to manage and maintain. In this phase, students complete the application process with connection and support so they will feel confident in their final application package.
Guidance includes:
- Application Management: Customized timeline of all tasks and deadlines including identifying Early Action/Early Decision strategies.
- Comprehensive Essay Expansion and Support: In this most complex part of the application process, using specific coaching techniques, we brainstorm and develop the best essay from chosen prompts and find the student’s voice to make it shine. Essays are reviewed and refined to showcase unique experiences and talents.
- Comprehensive Essay Support: Review and refine essays to showcase unique experiences and talents to make their application package stand out above the rest.
- Cost Analysis: Exploration of financial and merit aid opportunities.
- Acceptance Review: Guidance in handling waitlist decisions and comparing financial packages.