Services

We are committed to providing personal and detailed assistance to students and families through every aspect of the secondary school experience and college admissions process

• Course selection and transcript guidance beginning as early as the 8th grade
• Monitoring and support of high school academic progress
• Development of intellectual interests
• Extracurricular involvement
• Summer experiences
• College visits
• YouScience Aptitude and Career Assessment
• Building a list of colleges to consider/apply to
• Demonstrating interest at these colleges
• Test Advising (ACT, SAT)
• Early Decision and Early Action advising
• Application advising
  • Essay writing (idea generation, editing, etc.)
  • School specific short response prompts (idea generation, editing, etc.)
  • Activities and Honors Lists (what to list and how)
  • Recommendations (who to ask and how)
• Interview preparation
• Scholarship application advising and review of scholarship awards
• Financial Aid application process and review of financial aid awards
• College selection
• Deferred and Wait List advising (if necessary)

This commitment is achieved through frequent and meaningful communication with students and families. We are committed to providing a high level of service and pledge to being highly accessible to your student and your family.

• Meetings, whether in person in the greater Winston-Salem area or via video conferencing, can always be scheduled upon request and will be initiated by us often.
• There is no limit to the number of questions you can submit through email or voice and we pledge to respond as quickly as possible. 
• There is no limit to the number of meetings that can be held. 
• Students and parents are encouraged to reach out with inquiries. No question is too small!
• Meetings and conversations will increase in frequency and duration the summer prior to senior year as the student prepares applications and will continue until a college selection has been made.

There are some things that we will not do when advising your student (it’s a short list!):

• We will not write any application essays or responses.
• We will not guarantee admission to any college or university or any specific scholarship award or result.