Seniors
Personal Development and Career-focused College Application Coaching
Whether we begin working with the senior just after graduation, or just a number of weeks before a deadline, we will help guide them to a vision not just for their application, but for their future that connects their academic and career plans to opportunities to add value and build community through social entrepreneurship. In that way, the student benefits and learns about themselves in the process, rather than simply focusing on polishing applications and awaiting admissions decisions. Our focus is always on the person, not on the applicant or application.
We provide students with flexible choices to suit their specific needs and timelines- through long-term work with a 3-person team (set-price package option) or individually with an advisor on specific components (hourly-price custom coaching option).
Our coaching services are provided virtually through video conferencing meetings and electronic communications, providing flexibility to serve students based anywhere.
SICC’s core mission is to be accessible to students and families of all backgrounds, similar to colleges and universities, most of which are non-profit organizations and which seek to be financially sustainable. We offer our services on a sliding scale, based on ability to pay, and with verification of household income. We are only funded with revenue from the people we serve. We may not be able to accommodate everyone with financial need, but we will do our level best to level the playing field for everyone.
Comprehensive Packages
Our packages deliver significantly more one-on-one time, team support, research, near-peer expert and professional advice than any of our competitors, and for a lower price. SICC’s social entrepreneurship coaching model has helped students win admission to many top colleges and earn hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarships and aid. Our team is nationwide and we work with students across the country.
Support
Our 3-person team gives the student and their family three times the support and three different perspectives.
Oversight of the entire process is provided by a professional- the Advisor- who has extensive experience in the academic and social entrepreneurship worlds. The Advisor typically has mentored, written applications, recommendation letters, and resumes, has served on admissions committees, and has worked and achieved in various professional settings. The Advisor can see the student’s progress and goals from an invaluable, long-run point of view.
Your Advisor guides you.
Near peer coaching is provided by an accomplished undergraduate student - the Coach - who has recently experienced the entire college prep and admissions process and knows better than anyone what students face, how to help them succeed, how to handle the pressure and balance the demands.
Your Coach motivates you.
A second accomplished peer - the Assistant Coach - provides a critical, alternative viewpoint on the work, from social entrepreneurship projects, to academic progress, to application, and to personal development. The Assistant Coach will ask new questions and offer out-of-the box ideas which will help cover missed opportunities.
Your Assistant Coach backs you.
Package Option 1: One Common App Plus Supplements
Curriculum Elements
We accommodate your schedule - early decision, early action, or regular decision
- More than 35 hours of work from team members - one-on-one coaching, team coaching, feedback, and research
- 15 individual and team meetings for hands-on, direct coaching
- Common App material organization, information gathering, and preparation
- Supplementary application preparation, including additional essays, portfolios, etc
- Recommendation letter suggestions and referee preparation
- Career Social Impact™ student assessment- analysis, college search, and matching
- High school activity and academic profile evaluation
- Strategy recommendations for highlighting achievements, explaining issues, and presenting student
- Financial aid and financial need analysis
- Recommendations for top ten institutions based on interests, study programs, financial accessibility, and other factors important to the student and their family
- Social entrepreneurship project recommendations
- Monthly progress reports provided to parents/guardians and student
- Project plan and strategy for social impact project and college prep
- College interview preparation and role-playing
- Multiple monthly huddles and check-in support during the process
Comprehensive Package Price: $2,950
Note: Application materials included in the package are only for the Common App, its admission-related supplements, and need-based financial aid (FAFSA). Additional coaching on scholarship applications, whether from the institution to which the student is applying (eg. Boston University’s Trustee Scholarship application), or from outside institutions or sources, is considered extra. See below for custom coaching options.
Roadmap
- Welcome huddle for application process overview, organization, explanation of procedures,additional meeting planning
- Comprehensive interview with student and parent (s) or guardian (s) to assess goals, interests, academic planning, extracurricular activities, FAFSA, initial college choices, and other areas
- Conduct Career Social Impact analysis based on results of interview
- Set up entire college application management on SICC Trello Project Management
- Follow-up meeting to review analysis, initial college recommendations and agree on application process student and parent/guardian
- Create plan to gather application materials from reference letter writers to financial documents, as well as brainstorm ideas for essays, personal statements, supplemental materials, portfolios, and the critical focus or narrative for entire application for each institution
- Bi-weekly check-ins from Coach and weekly live meetings to keep student on track
- Mid-point full team huddle (Advisor, Coach, student, parent/guardian) to evaluate progress, identify lessons learned and ways to improve, and reallocate resources to keep applications on track
- Submission of several drafts of essays and other materials for review
- Additional check-ins scheduled as needed
- Support given to parents for questions related to FAFSA
- Final drafts read and approved by Advisor, Coach, and Assistant Coach, and submitted at least three days before deadline
- Follow-up meetings for college interview preparation (if necessary)
- After deadline, check-ins as needed for results of applications, with Advisor and Coach available to provide guidance and assist with decision process, evaluation of financial aid offers, negotiation of financial aid, and other exigencies
Package Option 2: Three Common Apps Plus Supplements
Curriculum Elements
- More than 35 hours of direct coaching and support from team members 21 individual and team meetings for hands-on, direct coaching
- Common App preparation
- Supplementary application preparation, including additional essays, portfolios, etc
- Recommendation letter suggestions and referee preparation
- Career Social Impact™ student assessment- analysis, college search, and matching
- High school activity and academic profile evaluation
- Strategy recommendations for highlighting achievements, explaining issues, and presenting student
- Financial aid and financial need analysis
- Recommendations for top ten institutions based on interests, study programs, financial accessibility, and other factors important to the student and their family
- Social entrepreneurship project recommendations
- Monthly progress reports provided to parents/guardians and student
- Project plan and strategy for social impact project and college prep
- College interview preparation and role-playing
- Multiple monthly huddles and check-in support during the process
- 22 individual and team meetings for hands-on, direct coaching
- All supplementary materials to the Common App for all three institutions
- Three additional team meetings to strategize for modifications to Common App for each of the three schools
- 8-10 hours of additional work for applications two and three, including extensive work on Common App supplementary application, even including extremely demanding Common App supplements from highly-competitive institutions
Comprehensive Package Price: $3,950
Note: Application materials included in the package are only for the Common App, its admission-related supplements, and need-based financial aid (FAFSA). Additional coaching on scholarship applications, whether from the institution to which the student is applying (eg. Boston University’s Trustee Scholarship application), or from outside institutions or sources is considered extra. See below for custom coaching options.
Roadmap
- Welcome huddle for application process overview, organization, explanation of procedures, additional meeting planning
- Comprehensive interview with student and at least one parent or guardian to assess goals, interests, academic planning, extracurricular activities, FAFSA, initial college choices, and other areas
- Conduct Career Social Impact analysis based on results of interview
- Set up entire college application management on SICC Trello Project Management
- Follow-up meeting to review analysis, initial college recommendations and agree on application process student and parent/guardian
- Create plan to gather application materials from reference letter writers to financial documents, as well as brainstorm ideas for essays, personal statements, supplemental materials, portfolios, and the critical focus or narrative for entire application for each institution
- Bi-weekly check-ins from Coach and weekly live meetings to keep student on track
- Mid-point full team huddle (Advisor, Coach, student, parent/guardian) to evaluate progress, identify lessons learned and ways to improve, and reallocate resources to keep applications on track
- Submission of several drafts of essays and other materials for review
- Additional check-ins scheduled as needed
- Support given to parents for questions related to FAFSA
- Final drafts read and approved by Advisor, Coach, and Assistant Coach, and submitted at least three days before deadline
- Follow-up meetings for college interview preparation (if necessary)
- After deadline, check-ins as needed for results of applications, with Advisor and Coach available to provide guidance and assist with decision process, evaluation of financial aid offers, negotiation of financial aid, and other exigencies
Custom Coaching
SICC can make the maximum impact for students and achieve the most return on investment in terms of personal and career development, as well as improving college admissions prospects and financial aid through our comprehensive packages. However, for students and families seeking different options or who have an atypical timeline, we offer the following options conducted on an hourly basis:
Direct work with an Advisor: $150/hr
(On any of below services)
Five-hour block of direct work with an Advisor: $650
(Choose up to two of the below services)
College search and matching
College application organization and time management
Personal statement and essay brainstorming
Personal statement and essay development
Common app and supplement planning
Application strategy: messaging, themes, focus
Application editing
Financial aid and FAFSA planning and prep
Scholarship search
Scholarship application brainstorming, development and editing
Referee planning and reference letter preparation
College interview preparation
Scholarship Applications
For special scholarship applications not part of the Common App and its supplements
Pricing for scholarship applications when prepared for a student who has purchased a package is discounted from our regular hourly rates.
$450 for each scholarship application for up to five hours of direct coaching and feedback
If after spending any amount of time working with SICC on an hourly basis you elect to work with the entire team as part of our comprehensive packages, we will credit any amount you have already spent toward the package cost.