Custom Made US College Road Map
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Custom Made College Road Map
We begin high school with our students taking them from class to campus
We provide our students with a custom made action plan with expert advice on course selection and extracurricular activities that will enrich their application. We introduce our students to planning ahead and creating a holistic resume.
We begin by teaching our students to raise the bar and be persistent. We empower our students to reach their goals, master their subjects and build lifelong learning skills.
We encourage and motivate them every step of the way
Applying to University takes planning strategy and clear vision. To get into the college of your dreams you need academics that match the demands of the university, solid standardized test scores, extracurricular activities that display positive qualities in your character, and an essay whose story-like quality and powerful message captivates the admission committee.
“The college application process was very stressful for both my son and I. We contacted Ariston and my son got the help and plan he needed. Thank you!” – Proud mom of BU Freshman.
Grades 7-8: The Foundation
Grades 9-10: The Build Up
Grades 11-12: The Golden Mile
Grades 7-8: The Foundation
Begin prepping for college by honing into your skills and passions and creating a profile that shows continuity.
- Academic advising on what courses students should pursue in the future judging by their strengths and interests
- Honing academic skills and building a strong foundation for discipline, time management and programmed studying
- Building and cultivating their extracurricular activities
- Finding summer programs for academic preparation, volunteering or extracurricular enrichment
- Introducing students to planning ahead and creating the beginnings of a holistic resume
- Family consultations to create the student’s custom made profile
Grades 9-10: The Build Up
Ensuring that your profile forms a solid foundation of excellence for the final mile.
- Academic coaching providing resources for successful preparation and monitoring all the student’s work creating a a failsafe plan
- Honing academic skills and building a strong foundation for discipline, time management and programmed studying
- Expert advice and individual solutions on overcoming and making up for academic weaknesses
- Creating study schedules
- Developing a customized Testing Timetable!
- Working with the student to discover their strengths and passions to help them create a cohesive profile with the help of extra curricullars
- Finding various academic, action and volunteering opportunities that show resourcefulness, ingenuity and determination from a young age
- Evaluating academic inclinations, convictions, strengths and passions to discuss potential future studies and careers
- Teaching students how to research universities and their future career
- Introducing students to the different applications
- Family consultations to thoroughly evaluate college selections and perfect fit universities
Grades 11-12: The Golden Mile
Work with our team of experts to perfect every aspect of your college application.
Personal Statement
Create a strong personal statement that will leave a lasting impression in an admission officer’s mind which will be carefully reviewed and edited by admissions expertsWe help every student structure a personal statement that ties in their skills, passions and initiatives with a prominent and proud national identity that can set them apart from other applicants. Every personal statement receives multiple rounds of extensive feedback and stands out from the pile.
We help every student structure a personal statement that ties in their skills, passions and initiatives with a prominent and proud national identity that can set them apart from other applicants.
- Academic coaching for the final years in school
- Developing a fast track review and testing timetable
- Family consultations to finalize a balanced college list with all the variables
- Plan successful college visits in person or virtual college tours see college visits link or virtual ones
- Consulting on financial aid information, scholarships and grants (strategy and information
- Academic Interview Prep
- Guidance on Evaluating Admission Offers and the Final Decision
- Transition to college
We are here to provide concrete, practical advice and tailor made action plans but recognize our position to be a consultatory one and highlight the student’s ultimate agency and control throughout this entire process. Being actively involved in planning out your future and following our personalized action plan improves your chances of success.
“I can’t thank you enough for all your help and getting me through the application process. You explained everything patiently and took the time to help me find my right fit in programs and schools. Your help and encouragement with all my deadlines kept me on track. Your advice and patient edits with ALL the essays the different universities wanted made things much easier.” – Alina K. UCLA, Class of 2022
Avoid common essay mistakes
Learn from from directors of the Admissions offices of Brown, University of Virginia, Georgetown, and Yale.
“I cannot begin to describe how thankful I am for all the help Ariston provided me with during this process. Applying to a US university there’s so much to keep track of and organize while studying for the IB. Some of my friends gave up on Ivy League. I don’t think I would have made it either if you hadn’t stepped in. Especially if I had done things like I originally intended! -Andrei K. Cornell University
Test Prep
- IB Subjects SAT, SAT SUBJECT TESTS, ACT, IGCSE, IELTS, MCAT, LNAT
- We partner with great tutors that have taken the same exams and have scored in the top 10 percentile
- Parents are informed after every session of the progress made
- Student bootcamps for revision with challenging practice materials and test simulations to perfect students’ understanding, confidence and performance on test day.
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