My rates reflect the value of my time and knowledge; however, they also reflect my commitment to providing families affordable college consulting,
Helping your child produce their best college applications should not cost thousands of dollars.
I also provide free or significantly discounted services for unhoused students, foster kids, undocumented students, or students who qualify for free or reduced lunch.
All students receive a free initial consultation via Zoom to decide
suitability for services
Basic Yearly Plans: $850-1500/year flat rate
Price Varies Based On:
The number and nature of the colleges the student is pursuing
The student's preparation for college admissions
The number of meetings the family would like per month
Complex Plans: Price Varies by Student & Situation
Complex plans are for student-athletes seeking to be recruited by universities, students with special situations, or for families wanting to start before April of the student's junior year. Complex plans can also be designed for families who wish to share in the cost and have group advising for their students (no more than 3).
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All Yearly Service includes:
Access to my admissions resources and video guides
College list building
Application advising
Essay & short answer feedback throughout the year
Resource for questions throughout the year
Assistance with National Merit or QuestBridge applications
Advising on scholarship applications
Advising on letters of recommendation
Assistance with weighing decisions or making sense of financial aid offers
Services for student-athletes includes:
Advising on athletic profiles
Help with social media and curating videos
Assistance with emails to coaches
Typical Meetings for Basic Yearly Plans
Meeting to discuss goals, priorities, preferences for colleges
Application list building meeting
Common app essay discussion and brainstorming meeting
Application plan and spreadsheet construction Meeting
Financial aid, scholarship, funding meeting
Essay and short answer feedback meetings
Most students on the yearly plan will need 12-16 meetings to keep them on the right track. This works out to roughly 1-2 meetings per month between April and January. I provide students with a general plan of when things should be done, but the actual timing of sessions is up to the student and their pace of work. Students are limited to one meeting a week, but may get feedback on essays as often as they like.
Yearly services are intended to begin in April-June of a student's Junior year and continue until they graduate. I do not adjust rates if students contract with me later than April of their junior year as the same amount of work has to be done but in a much shorter time, which is more difficult. If you contact me after August, I will suggest we schedule meetings at the hourly rate.
All students receive a free initial consultation via Zoom to decide suitability for services
$85/hour (1 hour minimum)
Service includes:
Guidance sessions
Essay feedback and revisions (1 essay or 4 short answer per hour session)
General College Admissions Questions and Advice
Please Note: It is against my policy and college admissions ethics to write a student's essays or short answers for them. Also, while I'm happy to guide students to consider specific universities and provide my own input, students are expected to do their own research before we weigh options. It's important that this process be led by the work and needs of the student.