• Exploring your interests, goals and talents
• Reviewing academic and testing records
• Assisting with curriculum and extracurricular decisions for your junior and senior year of high school
• Identifying colleges that are best suited to your academic strengths and personal interests
• Managing the college application process
• Providing guidance on tests including the SAT, ACT and SAT II
• Preparing you for interviews, campus visits and essay writing
• Reviewing financial aid and scholarship options
• Assisting with final college choices including housing, orientation and registration

Our unique advising process includes, but is not limited to:

Getting to know the student
In order to best serve you, it's necessary to spend some time getting to know you. Mrs. Brown will develop a profile of your academic, social and professional expectations. Your academic history will be discussed in detail as well as your extracurricular accomplishments. After the initial meeting, you will be asked to complete an in-depth questionnaire which will assist us in creating a college list unique to you.

The College List
The list is truly the heart of the process. Each student is given a personalized college list that best matches their strengths. By using data collected from the interview, questionnaire as well as information from your academic transcript Mrs. Brown develops a list that is best suited for your educational, social and personal growth.

Organization
This task is the most difficult for clients, yet most important, and goes largely ignored. Mrs. Brown will provide tools on how to manage all the mail you will receive, as well as how to keep track of important dates, deadlines and requirements needed to successfully navigate the admissions cycle.

High School Experience
Mrs. Brown will offer suggestions on the best classes to take, and will encourage you to become an active member of your high school community. Summer experiences have become increasingly important and suggestions will be made to best highlight your natural strengths and talents.

College Visits
Mrs. Brown strongly advises all her clients to visit colleges on their list. If there is a possibility that it could be your home for the next four years, you should give it a test drive by visiting a class, meeting some of the students and observing the atmosphere on campus. Mrs. Brown will assist you with tips for best times to visit, what to look for while on campus, and checklists to help you remember it all.

College Interviews
The more students learn to talk candidly about their achievements and interests, the more likely they will successfully conquer the admissions interview. Mrs. Brown will offer suggestions and provide a forum which will help to ease nerves and make students more comfortable with discussing their own achievements.

College Essays
Mrs. Brown likes to think of essay writing as an additional senior year class. Expectations are that students will begin in a timely manner, and will put a considerable amount of thought into the subject. Tips will ensure that your natural voice and personality shine through to create a memorable essay.

Sounding Board
Throughout the process, Mrs. Brown is available to discuss questions as they arise. Once letters of acceptance arrive, Mrs. Brown is an unbiased sounding board to discuss pros and cons of different options available to the students. She is also available to discuss how to best prepare for orientation, registration, and dorm life.