Services Provided
College admissions are becoming both more competitive and complicated. The need for early planning is essential for any student to successfully find their best college fit. Options4You provides various services to help you simplify the college selection process. Based on the individual needs of her clients, Audrey chooses from an array of services (listed below) to guide students through their college decision process. She believes students must be proactive when trying to choose the right university for them because it is inherently their decision. Yet, she also emphasizes how important it is to include parents in the decision making process, acknowledging that it is also a family decision.
- Getting to know you - In depth conversation with student and parents to discuss their expectations, priorities and answer any questions
- What's the real deal? Transcript analysis
- Who are you? Self-survey to learn about whom you are as a student and what you want out of your college experience
- What are my interests? Career exploration survey
- SAT's versus ACT's - Which one should I take? One, both or neither?
- What should I do this summer?
- Gap Year experiences - Is this right for me?
- What does it all mean? Rolling, early, regular decisions and their respective deadlines
- What's beyond the brand names? Discovery of colleges that are hidden gems
- How to narrow it down? Researching and identification of 15 colleges based on your individual needs
- Should I interview? Interview coaching and mock college interview preparation
- What to look for when visiting colleges' campuses? Check list
- What shall I say? Questions to ask on your interview and when touring college campuses
- What is an activity sheet? The development of the college resume
- Letters of Recommendations - Who should I ask and who shouldn't I ask?
- What should I write about? Brainstorming and the development of essay topics
- How do I get started? Outlining of essays
- What's next? Assisting in all essay writings and editing of all essays
- Is my application ready to be submitted? Supervising in the review of all applications and submissions
- What to do if you are deferred, wait listed or rejected? Strategic planning
- Decisions, decisions, decisions what college should I chose?