Service Options

 
Fee schedule available upon request.

A. One-Hour Consultation Options

StudyHorizons is available for one-hour consultation services providing information and advice relating to college/university search and application processes worldwide,
as well as vacation, summer, and gap year opportunities.  (This is not to include the development of the college/university recommendation list.)

B. Customized Service Blocks

A pre-paid four-hour package of time may be purchased to be used for any educational consulting service required (with the exception of college/university recommendation
list development).  The four hours may be delivered at one time or broken up into a series
of one- or two-hour sessions.  The choice is yours!  Possibilities include, but are not
limited to:

• Mock Interview
• Activities Résumé/CV Editing
• Application Review
• Academic/Testing Advice
• Essay Brainstorming
• Essay Editing
• Gap Year Possibilities
• Summer Program Opportunities

C. University Planning Package I - 9th and/or 10th Grade

• Review of academic record
• Advice on high school course selection
• Recommendations on extracurricular involvement and summer activities
• Testing recommendations
• Discussion of strategies for successful high school achievement
• Administration of career assessment and learning style inventories - Step One
• Advice on Grade 11/12 course selections, as needed

D. University Planning Package II - 11th and 12th Grade

• Review of prior academic achievements
• Advice on Grade 11/12 course selections, as needed
• Discussion of strategies for successful high school achievement
• Recommendations on extracurricular involvement and summer programs
• Testing recommendations (SAT I, SAT II, ACT, TOEFL, IELTS) - When to schedule, what type of test preparation is recommended, etc.
• In-depth interview regarding college preferences of both student and parent(s) 
• Career planning through administration of Step One career assessment and learning style inventories
• Refinement of choices of college type and major using interest survey(s)
• Preparation and delivery of a selected list of 18-20 colleges/universities uniquely suited to the student's needs based upon interviews with student and parent(s), which the student will then research in greater depth. 
• Tips for student's research of recommended colleges/universities 
• Advice on planning successful college visits

E. University Comprehensive Package - 11th and 12th Grade

Includes all services in Package II above, PLUS:

• Action Plan with organizational timeline
• Binder with organizational resources
• Essay brainstorming session
• Editing of up to six application essays or the Personal Statement
• Editing of the activities résumé/CV
• Assistance with the logistics of preparing applications 
• Completion of School Report portions of applications, if required 
• Guidance Counselor recommendation letters to universities, as required
• Recommendations and practice for college interviews
• Advice on making final decision when acceptance letters are received
• Completion of Application requirements, as necessary: 
  Mid-Year and Final follow-up reports
• Visa assistance, as needed
• Session focusing on transition to college
• E-Mail follow-up with student during first semester of college - 2 contacts

F. Emergency Package - 12th Grade

Need help at the last minute?

This intensive, highly focused package provides the following services in eight one-hour sessions during the fall of the student's last year of high school/Gymnasium:

• Review of prior academic achievements
• Testing recommendations, as required (SAT I, SAT II, ACT, TOEFL, IELTS) -
  When to schedule, what kind of test preparation is recommended, etc.
• In-depth interview regarding college preferences of both student and parent(s)
• Streamlined Action Plan with organizational timeline
• Preparation and delivery of a selected  list of 18-20 colleges/universities uniquely suited to the student's needs based upon interview with student and parent(s),
  which the student will then research in greater depth.
• Tips for student's follow up research of recommended colleges/universities
• Assistance with the logistics of application preparation 
• Guidance Counselor recommendation letters, as necessary 
• Completion of Application requirements, as necessary:  Mid-Year and Final
  follow-up reports

G. Emergency Package Extension - 12th Grade

• Essay brainstorming session
• Editing of up to six application essays or the Personal Statement
• Recommendations and practice for college interviews  
• Advice on planning successful college visits 
• Advice on making final decision when acceptance letters are received
• Visa assistance, as needed
• Session focusing on transition to college
• E-Mail follow up with student during first semester of college - 2 contacts

H. SAT Preparation - Critical Reading and Writing

6 two-hour sessions focusing on the Reading and Writing portions of the SAT - 10-student maximum, with rates adjusted based upon number of participants.  Additional Math sessions can be arranged, as desired.  Course syllabus and rates available upon request.

I. TOEFL Preparation - Focus on individual needs

Private or small group instruction.  Course delivery based upon specific student requirements.