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Package Description:
The earliest, highest-leverage work in college admissions, long before applications open. This package is a structured, ongoing partnership for 9th and 10th graders (and their families) who understand that strong applications are built years before they're submitted. We begin with a comprehensive intake and goal-setting session with both the student and parents, where we map out a long-term plan tailored to your student's interests, strengths, and ambitions. From there, we meet bi-weekly across 9th and 10th grade for 1-on-1 coaching sessions focused on the work that actually moves the needle in those years: course selection and academic rigor, extracurricular strategy that prioritizes depth over breadth, summer programming decisions (research, internships, and passion projects), and an early roadmap for standardized testing. Throughout the engagement, parents stay informed through quarterly progress reviews, and your student has direct messaging access between sessions for time-sensitive questions: a course selection deadline, a summer program application, an opportunity that comes up unexpectedly. The work is designed to compound: every decision in 9th and 10th grade builds toward a coherent, intentional profile by the time applications open in junior year. When your student transitions into junior year, this package transitions seamlessly into a full application package (Strategy & Execution, Comprehensive Application Support, or All-Inclusive Partnership) - with no restart, no new intake process, and no stranger taking over. You've already got me, and I already know your student.
What you'll get from this package
A multi-year academic plan covering course selection, AP/IB strategy, and academic rigor decisions through senior year
A clear extracurricular strategy that prioritizes depth, authenticity, and emerging narrative over generic activity collection
A planned roadmap for summers across 9th, 10th, and 11th grade — research, internships, programs, and personal projects aligned with your student's interests
A standardized testing plan: SAT vs. ACT decision, prep timing, and target score framing based on school list direction
An emerging through-line for your student's application narrative — well before junior-year strategy work begins
Quarterly written progress summaries for parents
A direct path into junior- and senior-year application work with the same coach
Additional details
Coaching delivered via live sessions and .
This is one of the longest-arc packages I offer, and the work is designed to feel like a real ongoing partnership rather than a transactional series of meetings. We meet live for bi-weekly 1-on-1 video sessions — typically 45–60 minutes — with both student and parent involved at key strategic moments and student-only sessions in between. Between sessions, your student has direct messaging access for time-sensitive questions. My approach across the early years is honest and developmental. I'm not in the business of telling 9th graders to "do more activities." I'm interested in what your student actually cares about, where their real strengths are, and how to build a profile that reflects who they're becoming. The students I work best with in this package are coachable, motivated, and ready to be intentional about how they spend their high school years. Parents stay informed through quarterly written progress reviews and direct check-ins as needed. My goal across the engagement is for your family to feel like every decision, from course selection to summer plans to testing, is being made with a clear long-term strategy, not in reaction to whatever the latest college-admissions article said.
Engagement timeline: This package is structured as an ongoing partnership across 9th and 10th grade, typically 12–24 months in duration. Engagements can begin at any point during 9th or 10th grade. Session cadence: Approximately every other week 1-on-1 live video sessions, scheduled at mutually convenient times. Both student-and-parent and student-only sessions are used at different points in the engagement, depending on what we're working on. Hours: Total engagement is typically 25–40 hours across 12–24 months, including live sessions, parent check-ins, async review of materials, and direct messaging time. Response time: I respond to all messages within 24 hours on weekdays and within 48 hours on weekends. Quarterly parent reviews: Written progress summaries are sent to parents every three months throughout the engagement. Cancellation policy: Sessions require 24 hours notice for cancellation. No-shows or late cancellations count toward the engagement. Transition into application packages: When your student enters junior year, this package transitions seamlessly into your chosen application package (Strategy & Execution, Comprehensive Application Support, or All-Inclusive Partnership). The Foundation Package is a standalone product and is not creditable against the cost of those packages, but the relationship and accumulated context carry forward fully. Pricing: Final pricing within the $8,000–$12,000 range is determined at intake based on engagement duration, session frequency, and scope. Confirmed pricing is set before any work begins. Refunds: This package may be refunded on a pro-rated basis for unused hours within the first 60 days of engagement. After 60 days, the package is non-refundable.
Services included:
School Selection
Application Strategy
General Exploration
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