How It Works

Through my stepped approach, we replace long, confusing processes, uncertainty and anxiety with concrete actions.

Step 1

MEET

Schedule a FREE Meet and Greet via Zoom (15 minutes). This is a no-obligation, no-pressure conversation where I hear about YOU, share how I work, and do that old-fashioned thing: see if we click!

Step 2

PLAN

During the Meet and Greet, we decide which of the service offerings will work best for you. You’ll find a complete description below.

Step 3

BEGIN

Schedule your first meeting and begin the college application journey. Believe it or not, it can be fun!

SERVICES

Each student’s experience is completely customized and tailored to the individual.

  • Navigate a comprehensive college application journey with strategy, discretion, and confidentiality.

  • Inspire exceptional personal statements, short-answer essays, supplemental essays, and artistic statements.

  • Create individualized, comprehensive range of best-fit programs including target, reach, and safety schools.

  • Advise high school course selection, SAT/ACT/AP choices, and summer pre-college programs.

  • Strategize admission options, majors, and degrees.

  • Timelines and spreadsheets, including complicated pre-screen/audition/music/arts requirements.

  • Curated expertise for visual and performing arts prescreens and portfolios.

  • Evaluate acceptances and advise final school selection.

  • Gap Year guidance and program recommendations.

  • College to career consulting including resume and interview preparation.

    OUTCOMES:

  • Facilitate effective communication between student and parents; manage expectations and reduce stress.

  • Balance deadlines and action plans with self-reflection and agency.

  • Provide strategies for emotional support and self-care during a major life transition.

Investment

1:500 is the typical public high school counselor to student ratio.

A higher education is one of the biggest financial investments a family will make. Act One clients experience highly individualized attention and access to the consultant outside traditional school hours. Tremendous thought and analysis go into each student’s trajectory—both as an applicant and lifelong learner. Some students need a gentle nudge, and others more guidance. We work together to develop transferable skills that build optimal school placement, academic success, and confidence. This investment in your talent and future opportunities extends into the classroom, a student’s self-awareness, values, and even time management. In other words, our work together will help you well beyond the application journey!