Highschool Application Counselling

High School Application Plan Package 

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Timeline:

For the goal to apply to 9th grade, counseling starts from the second semester of 7th grade, a whole year's plan.

February-March:

Initial meeting; get to know the student's goals and info in academic areas & activities; understand parents' expectations.

March-June:

Meet once weekly; ask questions about the student's life, including everything they have deep impressions in their growing period; After class, assign 250 words of writing to record what they talked about in the meeting; practice his speaking ability, expression, and writing.

Track the student's academic grades at school, and adjust or add activities the student needs to do; 

Prepare SSAT or ISEE test; Be familiar with the tests, then decide which test fits the student to take; TOFEL is Mandatory for all students who are not native speakers.

Apply for a suitable summer program to participate in.

July-August:

Meet once every week; participate in a summer program or summer competitions or activities; prepare tests intensely; do school research and try to decide the school lists.

September-October:

Meet once weekly; Application system open; create an account and fill out basic info; prepare essay drafts, including parents and the student; contact current school English&Math teachers and send them recommendation letters' link; contact the school to get the last two or three years' transcripts;

Try to get satisfied SSAT&TOFEL scores, but no worries, keep doing it if you're not satisfied with them; prepare for the ISEE test intensely.

November-December:

Meet once weekly; revise essays, including the student's statement and parents' statement; At the end of November, take ISEE for the first time; Fill out all awards, activities, and volunteers and upload art or music portfolios. Make an appointment for an interview and prepare interview 2 or 3 times (depending on the student's behavior).

January:

Finish all essays; take the ISEE test for the second time at the beginning of January; do interviews with the admission; add final materials to the application; submit all applications according to schools' deadlines.

Note: meeting time: 45 minutes with the student(one on one) & 15 minutes with the parents

This plan package includes all applying schools' materials.

We will invite other tutors to revise students' essays and do mock interviews, which will charge additionally. The average fee is $50 per hour.

Plan Package fees:

• Total $8000.00

• The first installment: $4000.00: paid after the initial meeting, before the second meeting

• The second installment: $4000.00: paid before September 1st