Comprehensive Services 

Because we want to grow along with your child, unlike many consultants, we ONLY offer comprehensive services. We believe that we can’t help a student craft stellar essays, applications, and “best fit” lists unless we truly understand their activities, personal qualities, and goals.   Our comprehensive packages cover all of the key elements to create unique, personalized college applications that showcase your student’s best qualities to colleges where they will thrive.

CCO’s comprehensive packages cover ALL the services necessary to ensure success!

Personal Development

  • Developing extracurricular activities
  • Typefinder & other personality/career testing as needed
  • Recommending summer activities

 

Academic Advising

  • Review and guidance about course selection
  • SAT/ACT Testing guidance
  • Options to accelerate academics

 

College Selection                                                   

  • College visit planning
  • Generating a college list that “fits”
  • Evaluating Early Decision strategies

Application Assistance

  • Common and Coalition Application Tutorials
  • Essay brainstorming, editing, and review
  • Creating a Unique Positioning
  • Review of final applications
  • Organizing and helping student meet application deadlines

Financial Aid

  • Financial aid research and advisement
  • Money-saving strategies
  • Merit Scholarship analysis

 

Marketing Yourself

  • Resume creation & review
  • Interview preparation and coaching
  • Tips on marketing yourself to the colleges

Timing

We prefer to start working with your student in Winter of sophomore year, so that we have two summers and two school years to work together.  If space permits, we accept Juniors as late as Winter/Spring of Junior year.