OUR CORE SERVICE
Comprehensive College Consulting
Smart College Selection provides comprehensive, ongoing support to students in 10th through 12th grade and their families to make the college selection and application process easier, enjoyable, and successful.
Our students and families work one-on-one with a dedicated Smart College Consultant, getting support, advice, and guidance to help them identify and apply to their best fit schools.
As part of the process, students attend our beloved, week-long College Application Workshop so they enter senior year feeling confident and prepared.
The Smart College Selection Difference
We focus on college selection, not just college admissions.
Before we ever develop a college list, we spend time understanding who your student is, what their goals are, and what kind of place will help them grow.
Personalized guidance backed by collective expertise.
Your family will work one-on-one with a dedicated consultant who gets to know your student, their strengths, and what matters most to them.
We never stop learning & sharing our knowledge.
When you work with Smart College Selection, you’re working with people who are actively engaged in shaping best practices in this field, not just following them.
A Proven & Positive Process
We customize our work based on each family’s needs, but given the requirements of the college selection process, there are common elements, milestones, and timing:
✓10th Grade
Family Start-Up Meeting
Course Selection Planning
Extracurricular Activity Engagement: What, When, and How
Smart Summer Programming
Standardized Testing Timing
Early College Visit Planning
✓11th Grade
Junior Family Check-In Meeting
Course Selection
Extracurricular Activities: Leadership and Deepening of Engagement
Summer Programming and Plans: Alignment with Interests
Standardized Testing Preparation and Strategy
Official College Visit Planning
College Criteria Development and Initial College List
Strengths and Interest Identification
College Major and Career Exploration
College Research Support
Teacher Recommendation Requests
✓12th Grade
Finalizing the College List
Drafting of Common Application, Personal Statement, Resume
Family Application Strategy Meeting
Creation of Essay Schedule and Timeline
Entire Application Refinement and Submissions
Application Choices & Strategy: Early Action, Early Decision and other Admissions plans
Admissions Interview Preparation and Scholarship Essay Preparation
Admission Decision Support
Smart College Selection!
