College Funding Strategies
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College Funding Strategies
Proudly Serving Families in Northeast Wisconsin

By utilizing the leading experts in the nation and working directly with former college admissions officers we
will walk you down the “Road to College”.

With a strategic admissions planning system designed to specifically help position your student, you will be
assured to get an edge in the admissions process.  Gaining this edge often leads to increased merit and
financial aid, scholarships, reduction in tuition (nationwide average reduction is 41%) and reduced time spent
in college.  All of course which leads directly to reducing the overall cost of attendance.

Preparing a student assessment, developing a plan for college preparation, and reviewing the college
application process are your first steps.  We firmly believe that if we do not develop a plan to get our students
headed in the right direction, the financial costs and emotional burden on the student will be devastating.
Changing careers and even institutions in mid stream is emotionally difficult and expensive for the entire family.


A Career and Education Planning System

Careers, Majors, Colleges

               Personality Profile Evaluation. Includes Interest, Work Values, Personality and Skills.

    Advanced Search Of Careers, Majors & Colleges. With access to over 1,100 careers and over 7,200 post
secondary institutions.  

    Advanced College Search Capabilities. Search Based on Occupation, Major and School Demographics,
Location, Size, Student Population, Gender Mix as well as Personalized Areas of Importance.

    Continuous Access to Database Online. Long term access to your student’s profile and inventories for
continuous evaluation and assessment to include school databases, occupation databases and job seeking
skill enhancement tools.



Strategic Admissions Planning

Test Prep
     Personalized Study Path for the ACT Test. Diagnostic ACT prep course with personalized study path
developed based on individual strengths and weaknesses.  

Admission Review
This 12+ page, personalized report that assesses your student’s academic and extra-curricular
accomplishments as well as your college aspirations to create a plan of action that will truly impact the college
preparation process.

    Admission Review and Summary.  Admissions review, assessment and comments on your students
credentials just as college admissions officers do behind closed doors.

    Ratings Profile Summary. Compare how your students credentials stand up to others at their “first choice”
school.

   Ratings Analysis. Compare how your students ratings stand up to other candidates at the nations top 15
schools and their “first school of choice”.

   Transcript Review. A critique of your student’s academic credentials in detail looking at course work, grades,
GPA and rank.

   Pause and Play Factors. An outline of the elements in your student’s admissions case that are positive and
negative.

    First Choice Analysis.  A review of your students standings at their first choice school, a comparative
analysis to others and any specific pluses or pauses that might impact their case.

    College Fit Analysis. A review of your students college choice and specific comments on their preferences
and credentials.

    A Path to Follow. An ultimate plan with year by year recommendations for your student.



Application and Essay Process

     Essay Review & Resume Guidelines. Personalized review, revisions and editing of a college entrance
essay with resume tips and guidelines.  Includes a ½ hr consultation with an admissions officer on what they
are specifically looking for and how your students’ essay fits.


Our  editors offer a critique for each essay in the following areas:


Writing and Style

    Does the topic answer the essay question?

    Does the writer demonstrate mastery of varied sentence structure, of language, of the active voice, and
    of other techniques in the essay?

    Does the essay show and convey the author’s intent, qualities, and thoughts without explicitly stating
    them?

    In addition, our editors address grammar and style elements to ensure that the essay is of the highest
    quality.


Content and Substance

    Is the essay interesting or compelling?

    Will the essay add value to the application?

    Admissions officers want to learn more about the candidate’s personal qualities and thought
    processes.

    Our editors address content and substance in the essay from an admissions perspective.
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