Full-Service College Application Consulting (FIVE Schools)
Full Service Package for FIVE Colleges. Top to bottom, end to end consulting for school selection, narrative branding strategy, LOR consultation, Resume Overhaul, Application questions, Supplementary Essays, Personal Statement, Mock Interview, Activities Guidance, Scholarship/Internship Applications. Application Strategy & Story Development I learn more about your background and develop a thorough application strategy for you to follow, helping fine-tune your educational goals and articulate your distinct story. This includes strategically compiling a list of schools you want to attend. 2. Resume Overhaul We will go over your education /internship/on-campus/extracurricular accomplishments to paint an accurate picture of you on paper and make sure to turn your activities list into an college resume that resonates with admissions directors. 3. Essay Brainstorming and Unlimited Essay Editing This is the centerpiece of the application and what will take us the bulk of our time. Building from your personal story, we will develop essays that allow you to stand out among other applicants. We provide you with school-specific insider knowledge as to what colleges are looking for in application essays. As many draft revisions as it takes to get it right, that's my motto. 4. Interview Mock interviews with real time feedback on how to shine come interview day. 5. Letter of Recommendation Support To enhance your overall application, we will guide you through the process of selecting which one of your contacts is best suited to write your letters of recommendation, and how to coach them to write on that shines. 6. Waitlist Strategy & Post Acceptance Support Whether you are accepted or waitlisted, our guidance and support continues until the day you attend class. 7. Scholarship and Financial Aid Advising 8. A Partner and Coach Every Step of the Way
What's included
Clients work with me, Avi Lidgi, president of Twainstein, not some junior consultant I hand you off to. I only work with 25-30 applicants per year, and I usually have triple that amount of requests. This means that I can pay you the type of attention and service you find at a five-star hotel--every detail of your application will be spit-shined and polished before we are through. I am not a mercenary consultant with a day job. This is what I have done full time since 2007. In terms of results and year-over-year acceptance ratio to your dream school, I can share with you my documented results when we meet for a free consult. Excited to help you on your application journey!
- Applicants will submit applications that exponentially increase their chances of acceptance to their dream school exponentially.
- Stress reduction, knowing an expert former admissions officer is by your side, guiding you every step of the way.
- The knowledge of knowing you applied (and got accepted) to "reach" schools that you would be thrilled to attend, rather than target and safety schools that are, well...meh.
- An expert coach that knows your junior and senior schedule is filled with AP classes and EC activities and will keep you on track so you are not overwhelmed with the demands of college applications.
- Refinement of your college goals, school selection, leadership activities and overall application branding strategy to hit a home run on all our school submissions.
Meet your expert
Avi L.
Former Berkeley Admissions Officer, 20-year College Consultant
My name is Avi and I have devoted most of my career to helping applicants realize their dream of being admitted to their top school. I do that by bringing my experience behind the scenes in admissions, using my experience as a professional writer and editor at the LA Times and a life spent in the world of higher education. I am not the cheapest consultant because I do not take on many clients. Those I do take on get my full and undivided attention. We spend countless hours together getting to know you and your story so that I can help you pull out key elements of both to create a narrative that wows (!) the admissions committee. I am more than an editor. I guide you through the often confusing application process and help you to develop a narrative strategy that will work uniquely for each school. That means customizing your resume, strategically helping you to select schools, taking a deep dive into who you are so that when we develop your narrative branding strategy, we have multifaceted stories to draw from. We go through many draft revisions together and will not stop until we get it perfect. This applies to resume overhaul, personal statement, supplementary essays, letter of recommendation consultation and, finally, mock interview prep. I specialize in MBA/grad school applicants and high school students applying to Top 25 schools and the Ivies. I only take on 20-25 clients per season, as I prefer to give each client the extra attention required to submit successful applications and keep my success rate among the highest in the industry (92% of clients admitted to one of their top 3 schools). As I said, I am certainly not the cheapest. But if you are looking for the royal treatment and want to work with the best in the business, don't leave anything to chance--I know the admissions game better than anyone and I would be thrilled to help you navigate its tricky waters. I look forward to helping you get accepted to your dream program!
