Personalized College Admissions List Evaluation

COURSE INCLUDES 1 -2 HOURS OF WORK BY COLLEGE CONSULTANT OUTSIDE OF CLASS TIME FOR EACH STUDENT.  CONSULTANT UTILIZES PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & MULTIPLE PROPRIETARY SYSTEMS TO EVAULATE COLLEGE LISTS.

*Students should have at least 2.5 years of high school completed before signing up for this course. 
**This course WILL happen if there is only 1 student.

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DESCRIPTION:
Note: This course is recommended for students who have thoroughly looked at who they are, what they want in a college, and carefully considered these factors other than just the 'name' of the college while building their list.  If a student has not yet done this or is not confident about knowing what they want in a college, I strongly recommended that those students complete my Prepping for College Admissions: Myths, Majors, and (Discovering) Me course before enrolling in this Personal College List Evaluation course.
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Ever wonder if you're creating a 'good' college list? How do you know if it is balanced, ensuring you have enough colleges listed where you are likely to be accepted and that are a target for someone with your grades, activities, and courses? Many well-known colleges are becoming increasingly competitive, and in many cases, colleges that may have been a target or reach 5 or 10 years ago today are lotteries for everyone simply by their lower acceptance rates. Having a well-balanced list is essential for today's senior applying to college.

While this is a small group course, each student receives their own personalized college list evaluation, which includes a detailed excel sheet of admissions data along with data from a college list proprietary program I use in my college consulting business and my personal report, including suggestions to improve your chances of acceptance if applicable.

First Day of Class:
During the first class, we'll go over the 5 items students will need to provide in order to have their list evaluated, which will include a brief discussion on the importance of these factors in admissions along with instruction on how they'll need to submit the items (listed below) in a way that complies with Outschool's privacy policy.  (The information is submitted through a google form, which protects students from sharing any personal identifying information. This form is provided upon enrollment in the Welcome Message. Students are welcome to begin working on this prior to the first class if they understand what to do.)

Students (or parents) provide the following:
- List of their high school courses and grades (may be a transcript with personal info blacked out) along with GPA and weighted GPA if available
- High School Profile (obtained from school counselor)
- Best test scores (ACT and/or SAT including the breakdown if available)
- List of high school activities (this could include sports, clubs, music, community or religious organizations, volunteer work, employment, etc)
- Current college list (at least 5 and no more than 15 colleges)

Second Class:
Students will be given an excel sheet containing my best estimate as to if each college is a Likely, Target, Reach, or Lottery, along with lots of admissions/acceptance data for each institution. In addition, each student receives a personalized written evaluation with suggestions on ways to improve their list/improve their chances of acceptance, if possible. As a group, I'll explain how to read the documents and what the information means. Students will be able to review their individualized report after class and message me with any questions within 2 days after class. Or, if a student prefers, they may arrange a 15-minute individual session (at reduced rate of $25) with me to discuss their results and ask questions.

Additional Important Information:
Please know that if a student plans to be a college athlete or is applying to a fine arts school, the review will be focused solely on academics, as athletic and artistic talent are very unique and so much depends on the ability of the student in these areas. For that reason, students in either of these categories may not get much out of this course, as I cannot take into consideration their abilities.

As an Independent College Consultant, I approach each student's list with no bias towards any college and instead focus on which colleges could best serve the needs of each particular student.

Due to the extensive out-of-class work required by the teacher, no refunds will be given outside of Outschool's policy.