Application Program ____________________________
Individualized, personal, objective college admissions consulting services. Includes:
Essay Brainstorming and Preparation Program:
Bynum Advising does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, citizenship, ethnic or national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, in providing its services.
Individualized, personal, objective college admissions consulting services. Includes:
- Collection and review of educational and personal histories, school records and test results
- Preparation of activities list and student resume
- Practice online applications
- Analysis of student’s interests, strengths, skills, academic and extracurricular goals
- Family consultations
- Extensive search of schools and programs that fit student’s needs and goals
- Create a list of good fit colleges based on information provided by student and family
- Advice on application statistics
- Development of timeline for testing, visits, essays, applications with specific deliverables
- Detailed checklists for each activity and application
- College visit and admission interview advice and preparation
- Critique of completed applications (maximum 10 schools)
- Review of college decisions and final enrollment decision criteria
- Unlimited phone/email/text communication for student and parents
- Must remain in close communication. Emails, texts, phone calls must be returned promptly. Meetings must be attended or rescheduled with 24-hour notice or time will be forfeited.
- Communication regarding any college admission correspondence relative to the admissions process must be shared.
- Follow the requirements of the in-school college counselor, with special regard for internal deadlines
- Provide high school transcripts, PSAT/PLAN/SAT/ACT results, all other educational testing results
- Be mindful of deadlines. Including: test registrations, applications due dates, letters of recommendation requests, etc.
- All written portions of the college application, including any essays or short answers
- Monitor status of applications; respond to any requests or offers from each school
Essay Brainstorming and Preparation Program:
- Sessions scheduled to allow ample time for thoughtful review and contemplation, mindful of momentum. Ideally, meetings will occur once a week, but this is flexible depending on student needs.
- Help student uncover appropriate and meaningful essay topics
- Help student brainstorm important values and experiences
- Help student articulate future goals
- Unlimited draft review via email/google docs until December 1. Comments returned to student within 24 hours.
- Emphasis on Personal Statement; supplemental essay topics also addressed.
- Complete confidentiality.
- Unlimited phone/email/text communication for student and parents
- Must remain in close communication. Emails, texts, phone calls must be returned promptly.
- Meetings must be attended or rescheduled within 24 hours or time will be forfeited.
- Assignments must be completed.
- Create a quiet study atmosphere.
- Dedicate time for in-depth reflection.
- Honest effort and dedication to creating a meaningful essay.
- Willingness to engage in open dialogue and idea development.
- Note: Bynum Advising will not write any part of the student’s essay. The final essay is the sole responsibility of the student.
- Each face to face meeting billed individually
- “Review and comment” work billed per hour
Bynum Advising does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, citizenship, ethnic or national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, in providing its services.
