Personalized Application Power Session: Maximize Your Opportunities!
Have you started working on your application materials, and curious to know how you are doing so far? This is a small package with high impact! It offers a big-picture review of your entire college application. From essays and activities to coursework, testing, and recommendations, I will evaluate how your materials work together and how admissions officers will evaluate them. Together, we’ll identify whether your application is cohesive, compelling, and strategically aligned with your goals. You’ll leave with in-depth feedback, targeted resources to address weaker areas, and a personalized action plan that outlines your clear next steps.
What's included
As your coach and expert advisor, I will meet you where you are, help you to understand your strengths, and provide insight into developing skills that will benefit you in this process and in the future. Let's use my expertise to increase your chances!
- Holistic Application Review – Understand how admissions officers may view your application across academics, extracurriculars, and personal story.
- Essay & Activities Feedback – Get actionable suggestions for refining your writing and highlighting your impact.
- Strengths & Gaps Analysis – See where your application shines and where it may need additional support.
- Next-Step Strategy – Receive tailored recommendations and resources to guide your revisions and prepare you for submission.
- Application through line and theme development – make sure you are providing a clear and comprehensive image of your experiences, skills, and ambitions.
Meet your expert
Hillary H.
Expert College Advisor & Interviewer: 18 years & 100s of Elite Acceptances
I am a highly skilled college counselor with 18 years of experience advising students as they reach for their college dreams. As a Director of College Counseling in several elite schools, I have overseen this life-changing process for over one thousand students taking both AP and IB curricula. I have developed and led college advising programs in highly selective schools such as Hunter College High School (NYC) and Léman Manhattan Preparatory School (NYC), and have personally led over 400 students to Ivy, Ivy+, and other elite college admissions. I specialize in both US college admissions and global university admissions. I have visited over 100 college campuses in the United States, speaking with admissions committee members about their decision-making processes and what makes a student truly stand out in an application. My expertise encompasses all aspects of the college search and application process, from helping students to choose courses and extracurricular activities to building college lists and writing powerful essays. I am a regular speaker and presenter at college admission conferences in the US, Europe, and Asia.
