• All college-bound high school students (grades 9-12)
• Transferring college/university students
• Adults considering career change
• Adults pursuing educational enrichment
• Adults interested in returning to or entering college

Individual College Counseling Program
The program offers all of the following:

• Assessing aptitudes and personality
• Enhancing self-esteem
• Enhancing communication skills
• Researching a career and college major
• Researching colleges and universities
• Selecting suitable post-secondary education
• Preparing for testing - skills and strategies
• Evaluating previous educational experience
• Preparing resumes and cover letters
• Developing interviewing skills and questions
• Preparing for the college visit and tour
• Completing the college application - with essay
• Understanding financial aid and scholarship potential
• Completing financial aid forms

Personal Interest and Assessment

• Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
• IDEAS
• INSIGHT

High School Planning - Academic & Activity

• High School course outline
        - 4 year planning
• High School activity outline
• Testing outline
        - Timetable
        - Preparation

College Selection and Application

• Academic evaluation
• Activity evaluation - resumé writing
• National Standardized Testing evaluation
• College search
• Application forms
        - completing the form line-by-line
        - writing personal statement
        - writing essay

Interviewing skills

• Preparation
• Questions colleges ask
• Questions students ask

Test Preparation

• PLAN
• PSAT/NMSQT
• ACT
• SAT I & II

Financial Aid - A General Understanding

• Definitions
• Federal, State and Institution Programs
• "No Need" opportunities
• Scholarship Search

Financial Aid - The FORM

• Line-by-line explanation
• "Need" Analysis

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