SENIOR YEAR COLLEGE COUNSELING PACKAGE without Uc and CSU public universities APPLICATIONS $4500, with uc and csu $5500
This package includes
- · the Custom College Planning Software Program
- · Initial Evaluation of Academics, Extracurriculars, and Standardized Scores
- · Myers Briggs Type Indicator Assessment
- · Creation of a personalized college list with admission probabilities
- · Comprehensive college search, including research and finalizing the college list
- · Development of a personalized timeline for the student's admissions process
- · Assistance with the application process, including essay brainstorming, topic selection, and multiple draft reviews
- · Preparation of an annotated activities and achievements resume
- · Preparation of supplemental materials
- · Guidance on choosing individuals for recommendations and providing statements to teachers and guidance counselors to help them write effective letters
- · Comprehensive interview preparation
- · Suggestions for the student’s unique talents
- · Tips on expressing specific interest in each college
- · Overall application review
- · Recommendations for college visits and contacting college personnel
- · Help with deferred or waitlist statuses
- · Advising on college acceptances
- · Support throughout the process for both the student and parents through Zoom sessions and email or phone.
JUNIOR & SENIOR YEAR COLLEGE COUNSELING PACKAGE: Starting Junior year through June of senior year without uc and csu applications and essays $4950,
with uc and csu applications $5950
- The Senior Year College Counseling Package offers a comprehensive range of services, beginning at the end of sophomore year. This package includes assistance with selecting a possible college major or academic focus, planning summer activities, and navigating the admissions processes for any relevant summer programs. Additionally, it provides guidance on course planning for senior year, developing a testing schedule, organizing college visits, and choosing extracurricular activities.
What is not included in the Packages:
- · Filling out/completing college applications on behalf of student; Tam bears no responsibility for applications or essays not approved or submitted without Tam present.
- · Filling out/completing any forms associated with financial aid. Student and parents are responsible for all Financial Aid information and application.
- · I brainstorm, review, suggest and edit essays, but I do not write essays for students.
- · Pursuit, review, or identification of scholarships and associated applications/essays from schools to which the student applies is not covered under comprehensive contract and will be billed separately at $200/hour.
- · Honors program applications will be billed separately at $200/hour, if I deem appropriate or possible for student
- · Certain competitive programs (art/music portfolios, BS/MD programs are examples) will be a higher fee (as determined by Tam) as there are significant components to these processes.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA APPLICATIONS AND ESSAYS, CSU APPLICATIONS ONLY $3500
- TRANSFER STUDENTS $1800, assisting with transfer applications without essays, $2100 with 3 essays.
- FRESHMAN & SOPHOMORE MENTORING $250 PER HOUR, MINIMUM OF 5 HOURS
- I offer the Myers Briggs Type Indicator to help students understand their current personality preferences, learning styles, intelligences and best suited majors and careers.
- · Mentoring and encouragement.
- · Assisting the student with extracurricular ideas, community service, and exploration of academic and personal activities.
- · Talking about Leadership possibilities.
- · Standardized Testing Advice.
- · Major Discovery.
- · Junior Course Selection.
- · Introduction to the college application process, and how to be prepared.
- · There will be outside “assignments” that are designed to stimulate and interest the student in these areas.
- Advice on the path to college including course planning, discussion on activities, extracurriculars, community service and leadership. We discuss the importance of grades for the student who wants to be competitive in the process.
- Hourly Services are available and customizable at $250 an hour