College Placement Services
- Recommend course selection based on student’s interest and ability. Students should be challenged but not overwhelmed.
- Suggest appropriate extracurriculars in which our students profess interest.
- Discuss learning support options. Student’s needs will dictate the level of support needed.
- Assess independent living skills. Some students struggle with hygiene, morning routines and medication compliance.
- Examine psycho-educational testing to learn of student’s strengths and struggles.
- Ensure psycho-educational testing will be accepted by colleges. Partial testing is not sufficient for many colleges.
- Provide summer options. There are great academic and non-academic options both domestically and internationally.
College Testing
College Selection
- Review student transcripts. We understand the nuances of transcripts that are looked at by college admission staff.
- Prepare targeted list of appropriate college matches. We provide a range of schools to ensure our clients have schools varying in admission selectivity.
- Assist with college visit timeline to allow our clients to learn about their priorities when picking a college.
- Prepare for effective college visits. Our clients are prepped with valuable questions to ask both admissions staff and student tour guides.
- We continually refine targeted list of colleges based on student visits.
- Discuss academic and non-academic gap year options.
Application and Decision Process
College Transition
- Transition planning (summer before student attends college). We discuss varying topics such as learning support, social life and any anxieties our student’s express.
- Email check-ins to ensure a smooth transition to college. We love to stay engaged with our students and, if needed, can help them get connected with on-campus support.