services

One-on-One College Counseling

Heights provides individualized, one-on-one counseling services which include the following:

• In-depth interview with student and parents to assess student’s interests, strengths, goals, needs and requirements, and to learn parents’ insights
• Review of academic record (including transcripts and test scores)
• Custom college plan- online college planning and application management tool
• Advice on high school academic course selection
• Advice on standardized testing (SAT Subject Tests, SAT and ACT)
• Recommendations for extracurricular activities, summer opportunities, internships, and volunteer experiences
• Review and continuously refine college list using a variety of professional interest, aptitude, personality and learning style assessments
• Advice on effective college visits, tours and information sessions
• Create a timetable to meet the requirements and deadlines of schools identified on the college list
• Facilitated writing exercises for application essays
• Guidance and review of essays
• Guidance and review of college applications
• Review of the activities list/resume
• Guidance on recommendations
• Preparation and practice for college interviews
• Provide tools for researching need-based and merit-based financial aid
• Support research and applications for academic/merit-based scholarships
• Advice on early decision, early action, and regular decision
• Senior Seminar- Transitioning to College
• Regular communication with student and parent throughout the application process