You cannot control the wind, but you can adjust your sails. – Yiddish proverb
Filling out college applications is just the tip of the iceberg. There is so much more to a successful college quest…
Discover yourself and a world of opportunities through the college search process.
I am happy to have the opportunity to serve as your college admissions guide. My in-person and remote advising services are customized to the unique needs of each student and family. Depending on your needs and goals, these services may include one or more of the following:
Let’s begin by agreeing that college should change your life. – Loren Pope
YouQuest College Advising Services
College Search and Preparation
- Individualized Assessment: identifying the interests, strengths, personality traits, values, and goals that will steer your college search
- Long- and Short-Term Goal Setting
- Identification and Prioritization of Your College Criteria: e.g. location, size, possible courses of study, campus culture, etc.
- Major and Career Exploration
- Curated College List: developing a balanced list of colleges that are a good fit for you academically, personally, and financially
- High School Curriculum Planning and Course Selection
- Extra-Curricular Planning: to help you build your resume and make the most of your high school years
- Homeschool Advising: including curriculum planning and crafting course descriptions and transcripts that accurately reflect the student’s coursework
- Test prep Resource Recommendations: so you can identify the right test(s) for you and optimize testing success
- Time Management, Stress Management, and Study Skills Strategies
- Gap Year Planning
Application Process
- College Application Guidance: including Common App and scholarships
- Assistance with Understanding and Maximizing Financial Aid: including FAFSA, CSS Profile, and merit scholarships
- Crafting an Overall Narrative for Your Applications
- Essay Coaching and Critique: help with brainstorming, drafting, editing and polishing college application and/or scholarship essays that tell a unique and compelling story
- Activities List/Resume Building: including strategic planning and effective documentation of high school extra-curricular activities, employment, summer enrichment, and community service
- Mock Interviews
- Gap Year Application Support
- Time Management and Stress Management Strategies
Ongoing Services Through the Transitional Year and Beyond
- Success Coaching for the Transition to College
- Ongoing Support and Guidance for College Students Related to:
- selecting major/minors
- registering for classes
- career planning
- study skills and time management
- coping with the physical/mental/emotional impact of big life changes
- extra-curricular exploration: internship, campus employment, summer enrichment, and study abroad decisions
- resume building
- scholarship and secondary admission applications
- graduate school application essays
- … and more…
- Experiential Learning Documentation for adults in the workforce who are seeking college credit for work experience
With personalized support for your college search, college applications, and decision-making process, you can maximize your success and satisfaction by making the best choices for you!
To find out more about my local (Ann Arbor area) and remote (anywhere!) college advising services, please contact me at734-353-0866 or maser@mac.com. My fees are affordable — approximately the same hourly rate as a massage — and my goal is to provide services that are equally as effective in reducing stress for students and parents throughout the college admissions process.
Let’s begin your college quest together!
Believe in your infinite potential. Your only limitations are those you set upon yourself. – Roy T. Bennett