What Can I Expect?
Services Available for High School Students & Parents
The Individualized College Planning and Advisory Services that CollegeGateways Offers High School Students:
- An initial in-depth discussion with the student and family to review the student’s academic history and to organize the college search. Continued communication with both parents and students throughout the application process
- Assessment testing to determine academic and personal strengths
- Creative counseling for academic majors and career goals
- A list of colleges that will be the “best match” for the student
- Strategies for admission success
- Counsel in preparing for music or theatre auditions, or visual art portfolios
- Recommendations for secondary school course selection. Advice on summer plans and extra-curricular interests
- Resume development
- Application and essay oversight
- Assistance in approaching college visits
- Interview etiquette and preparation
- Planning for standardized tests
- Assistance on applying early, and wait list acceptances
- Coordination with high school guidance counselors and other personnel
Financial Aid and Scholarship Information
CollegeGateways will:
- Help families navigate the college financial aid process to meet all deadlines and understand the funding options available to them
- Target affordable schools that match family finances and the students abilities and interests
- Maximize college funding by identifying appropriate scholarships
- Help to apply for merit-based grants and explain other cost saving opportunities
Consultation for Graduate and Professional School
For Graduate and Professional School Applicants, CollegeGateways can help you:
- Explore funding options
- Determine which programs or schools meet your specialized interests and qualifications
- Understand testing requirements
- Gather recommendations and practice interviews
- Complete applications and essays highlighting your talents and dedication to your field of study.
Consultation for Transfer Students
For the student considering a transfer to another college CollegeGateways can help:
- Assess the advantages and disadvantages of changing colleges
- Explore majors and identify more appropriate colleges or programs
- Clarify the costs and transfer requirements at various colleges
- Prepare a persuasive transfer application
Application and Essay Completion Services
Essay writing services include:
- Consulting with the student on application requirements and deadlines.
- Identifying the experiences, interests, and talents about which the student wants to communicate.
- Consulting on topic selection, creativity, organization, editing, and proofreading for the Common Application Essay.
- Help with topic choice, editing, and proofreading of all other application essays and supplemental essays required by colleges as part of the application process.
- Proofreading of the Common Application and other college applications.
- Helping with any scholarship essays for which the student applies.
