Senior Year Comprehensive Package
- Review student and parent college expectations and needs
- Senior year course plan
- Develop and follow action timeline for essay and application deadlines
- Create/edit/refine activity resume that highlight student strengths, activities, and achievements
- Build/edit/refine/finalize the strategic and balanced college list, with emphasis on “right fit” for student
- Initiate/maintain college contacts
- Review the concept and value of demonstrated interest
- Review early decision/early action/regular admissions options and deadlines
- Make plans for and conduct college visits
- Emphasize the value of the college fair
- Brainstorm essay topics for University of California applications and Common Applications
- Create personal reflective essays that highlight student talents, accomplishments, and individuality
- Tailor supplemental essays
- Develop student packet for recommendation letters
- Review the value of the written thank you note
- Emphasize follow-through and organization
- Finalize and complete college applications
- Submit college applications
- Review and evaluation of college acceptances and financial aid packages
- Interview suggestions/mock interview