Empowered Access Services

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A focused, high-touch partnership that starts in junior year and carries your student all the way through application season.

Junior year is when college starts to feel a lot closer. It doesn’t need to become a year of panic.

This package is for families who are starting the process in 11th grade and want expert, one-on-one guidance from the year that shapes the application through the moment it’s submitted. 

Together, we’ll make thoughtful decisions about testing, senior-year courses, summer, and the college list, and then turn your student’s self-understanding into applications that are cohesive, authentic, and well-executed.

With nearly twenty years of experience working directly with teenagers and inside the admissions world, I help students take ownership of this process without adding unnecessary pressure at home.

High school juniors (11th grade). Enrollment is open through spring of junior year.
Starting in 9th or 10th grade? See Comprehensive Support. 

Already a senior? See Application Season Support. 

• One-on-one counseling from junior year through application submission
• Testing strategy (SAT/ACT or test-optional)
• Senior-year course selection
• Summer planning and program guidance
• College research and list development
• Financial aid and merit scholarship strategy, built into list development
• Personal statement and supplemental essay guidance and revisions
• Activities List and application strategy
• Deadline management
• Interview preparation
• Support for up to 12 college applications (UC and CSU each count as one)
• Parent meetings and regular check-ins
• Messaging and organization through CounselMore

Pay in full: $8,000

Payment plan: $9,400 ($1,600 down at enrollment, then 6 monthly payments of $1,300)

The down payment reserves your student’s spot and begins onboarding. Families can join at any point in junior year, and the 6-month plan works the same whatever month you enroll. We’ll walk through both options during your consultation.

Deep developmental expertise
Nearly two decades working directly with adolescents means I understand motivation, identity formation, executive functioning, and the realities of growing up in this era.

Real admissions literacy
Experience inside the admissions world brings clarity about how applications are evaluated — beyond rumors, rankings, and internet myths.

Strategic growth, not résumé engineering
I don’t manage your teen’s life or manufacture a narrative. I help them take ownership of their path and present it with clarity and coherence.

You’ll always work with me
I cap my caseload at 15 students per graduating class so every family gets truly high-touch support. There are no associates and no handoffs: from our first session to the last application, your student works directly with me.