College counseling
Our team of international consultants have successfully placed students into top-tier colleges and universities around the world, including some who have received full and partial scholarships.
Every student gets a personal college plan, built with them from as early as Grade 9 and kept up to date through to enrollment. It brings together 20+ years of experience and real data on how universities read an application.
Four stages, Grade 9 to enrollment
A
Initial consultation
We meet parents and student, look at their goals and where things stand today, and agree the scope of the work.
B
Planning and preparing · Grades 9–11
Grades, course choices, testing, activities and leadership, planned and tracked term by term, so the application is built steadily rather than rushed in Grade 12.
C
Applications · Grades 11–12
Final testing, a balanced list of about 10 schools, essays, recommendation letters, application forms and supporting materials.
D
Admissions · Grade 12
We review every offer together, recommend a final choice, and help with the documents needed to enroll, such as visas.
What the plan includes
- Student profile and directionStrengths, interests, intended majors and the careers they lead to.
- Transcript and GPA analysisWeighted and unweighted GPA, read the way US admissions offices read it.
- Grade-by-grade timelineWhat to do each month, from Grade 9 through applications.
- Course planningWhich Honors, AP and IB courses matter most for the intended major.
- Testing and activities trackerSAT, ACT, AP and TOEFL dates and goals, plus competitions, awards and activities.
- Balanced college listReach, target and safety schools, with requirements and deadlines.
Built on our own frameworks
Behind every plan are frameworks we have developed over 20 years: how top universities weigh each part of an application, and the three things every strong application needs. We walk families through them in consultation.