College Consulting

 

It is increasingly the case that academic success at a collegiate level is the difference maker in having a successful career. Moreover, successful collegiate careers are not necessarily had by simply reading books and doing homework but by understanding what drives, motivates and stimulates a student personally. This is why the core principle that lies at the heart of Strategic Academic Success is tailored learning.

SAS college consulting takes a boutique-level, personalized approach to every student and aims to strategically help them tackle the difficult realities of the college application process. From making school lists to taking standardized tests to conducting interviews and writing essays, a student's life in these 12-18 months will shape them more than the decade that came before it. With this in mind, our college consultants carefully mentor each student and their parents through the application process.

At SAS we take very seriously the task of helping set students on the path to their future careers. We treat students and parents as collaborative partners on this journey and take pride in every student that we help achieve the success for which they work so hard.

SAS helps families and students:

• Reduce stress by providing expert guidance
• Stay organized and meet deadlines
• Develop personalized plans that accentuate the student’s strengths
• Streamline application process by organizing the process by task
• Research schools that will fit the academic and social needs of the student
• Leverage strengths in various parts of the application
• Learn strategies to maximize their efforts
• Get the most out of the college admissions process
• Stay on track throughout the entire college application process with our personalized student portal software. This hub allows students and SAS to monitor progress and ensures that important documents can always be found.

SAS advises on all aspects of the high school experience related to academics and the college admissions process.

Services include but are not limited to:

Pre-college Academic Advising

• Review and analyze student’s transcript and activities to suggest ways to improve college candidacy

• Distribute and review student questionnaires targeted to understanding interests and leveraging student strengths

• Suggest an academic and extracurricular plan that enhances student’s profile and helps him or her engage more deeply in areas of interest

• Develop a testing plan for student that addresses all aspects of college admissions testing

College Search Assistance

• Assess student’s preferences and guide student in identifying each characteristic a college must have to match the student’s criteria
• Develop a tailored initial list of colleges that 

  takes into account the student’s academic and activity-based needs

• Educate students on strategies to narrow list through research and visits

• Teach students how to approach college interviews

• Assist students in communicating with college staff

• Help in narrowing list of schools

• Finalize list with families to ensure necessary 

  criteria are met and list is balanced 

College Application Guidance

• Create a personalized schedule that tracks important steps and deadlines
• Supply a tailored, online student application management system to organize tasks and documents associated with application process
• Assist student with understanding and completing Common Application, school-specific applications, and others
• Help student in compiling a resume specific to college applications
• Brainstorm personal statement and school specific essay topics with students
• Review and provide feedback on essays and other college application documents
• Help student to determine if an early application plan is the right choice and which early program is the right fit
• Examine finalized applications
• Provide an overview of your application essays to highlight strengths as well as indicate room for improvement. This service is available for students we are currently working with as well as new students; your essays will be read by someone who has never seen your application and has not worked with you in order to ensure the utmost objectivity when providing feedback  

Post-application Support

• Teach student strategies for managing deferral and waitlist decisions, if applicable
• Assist student in weighing options once decisions have been received

Transfer Student Assistance and Graduate School Advising also available.

SAS works with students both locally and globally.

Contact us for an initial consultation.

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Call or Text: 617-903-0788

Rates vary based on multiple factors.
Please call for information about our packages/blocks of hours and pricing plans.