YOUR Problem
Is My Child on Track?
Decisions are Critical
Is My Child on Track?
- Is YOUR student on a trajectory that will maximize his or her potential in the college admission process?
- Do YOU know how your student can maximize his or her college admission test scores?
What Will Count?
Decisions are Critical
Is My Child on Track?
- Is YOUR student building a high school transcript that will be favorably viewed by colleges?
- Do YOU know which extracurricular activities add value to a college application?
Decisions are Critical
Decisions are Critical
Decisions are Critical
- Are YOU equipped to help your student make critical academic choices?
- Is YOUR student receiving individualized, strategic and timely counsel?
OUR Solution
Grade Point Average (GPA) Impact
Because students rarely are able to reach their full potential by following a generic course flowchart, we recommend coursework to maximize GPA impact and develop a rigorous transcript.
College Admissions Test Scores
Our counsel includes test preparation recommendations, when to begin testing, as well as, strategies that will produce your child's highest scores.
High School Resume Development
Because student's can spend countless hours in activities that are not value added, we recommend extracurriculars that develop a meaningful resume, demonstrating depth of interest and accomplishments.
timing is everything
Academic Planning should begin EARLY
For maximum benefit, parents should begin academic planning as soon as the student begins taking high school level courses which, for many students in both the private and public systems, is during middle school.
As the student advances to high school, math, english and foreign language course choices may be limited due to decisions made while the student was still in middle school. These decisions regarding course selection have a profound and sometimes irrevocable impact on the students final GPA, class rank, and rigor of transcript.
We are currently providing services on an individual meeting fee for services basis. Consultation fee schedule is based on the student's current grade level as follows:
7th, 8th grade-$400
9th, 10th, 11th grade-$500
Please click Contact Us to request more information if needed. You may book an appointment directly through our website in the Online Appointments section above.
What about those who are in the "11th hour" of planning?
Recognizing that many families don’t start thinking about college admissions in an actionable way until the beginning of the student’s junior year, Strategic Vectors offers Junior/Senior year services to serve those who are in the “11th hour”, so to speak. The last two years of high school are the most important in terms of developing a college list, scheduling and optimizing college visits, prepping for and taking college admissions tests, and developing a resume. Additionally, although missed opportunities in the middle school and early high school years put a student on a trajectory that is difficult and sometimes impossible to alter, strategic course selection in the senior year can still accomplish goals such as: meeting college admissions criteria at specific universities, demonstrating rigor, as well as, preparing the student for college level courses and specific courses that the student will likely take in college based on choice of major and/or career objectives.
Strategic Vectors’ services during this period can have a measurable impact in terms of the efficient use of the student’s valuable time, maximizing opportunities that remain, and reducing anxiety that can come without early planning and preparation.
College & Graduate School Application Review
The college application is your child's platform for presenting himself or herself as a prospect for admission. In most cases, the application is the only means by which a student is evaluated.
Given this level of importance, applications and essays should be reviewed by someone besides your student before being submitted. For clients who would like for someone else to provide oversight, review applications, personal essays and short answers (when applicable), Strategic Vectors offers Senior Year Services. These services are billed at an hourly rate in quarter hour increments.
The total expenditure will depend on you and your student. Cost minimization can be achieved by you and/or your student carefully reviewing all applications, essays and short answers prior to submitting to us for review. Additionally, having an updated resume with thorough descriptions of organizations/activities and honors/awards including criteria and an accurate record of hours invested, will greatly reduce our billable hours.
In most cases, all of our review will be done electronically, therefore, the need for face to face meetings during the process is eliminated. This is an added cost minimization.
Frequently Asked Questions
My child is an average student. Can he/she benefit from the services provided by Strategic Vectors?
Strategic Vectors counsels students of all academic abilities. We believe that any student's GPA can be positively impacted through deliberate course selection, regardless of its current value. Additionally, the counsel we provide for standardized test preparation and effective high school resume building is invaluable to any student who plans to apply to a four year college or university, regardless of the student's academic ability.
Don't teachers make course recommendations?
Teachers make recommendations for a single course in their own subject and do not take into consideration the full course load of your student. Teacher's don't typically weigh the GPA impact or how the course may impact your student's final transcript.
Do school guidance counselors provide academic planning?
Guidance counselors provide broad based information to meet the needs of all students they counsel, rather than individualized strategies that might advantageously position one student over another. Frequently, guidance counselors are assigned large numbers of students, which hinders them from giving personalized attention to students. In the private school sector the ratios are much improved, yet in many cases, students are not counseled for college application until midway through the junior year.
My student isn't motivated and isn't thinking about college. Can you help?
By the time they are finishing middle school, students tend to "tune out" the advice of their parents. Our counsel offers a new voice and an outside perspective. Students are increasingly motivated when they see their GPAs and class rank improve as a result of our counsel.
Does Strategic Vectors offer college application review services?
Yes. Strategic Vectors provides services for application review as well as essay development and interview preparation. These services are provided at an hourly rate. Please contact us for further information.
Does Strategic Vectors provide standardized test preparation services?
We do not provide standardized test preparation services, however, we provide the necessary counsel for our clients to deliberately select a test prep service, when to test, and determine which test(s) should be submitted for college admission review.
Does Strategic Vectors provide scholarship search services?
We do not provide this service, however, our counsel incorporates careful consideration of what scholarship(s) the student may be eligible for based on academic performance and test scores.
Our results
Here's where our clients have been admitted (bold indicates matriculation):
American Musical and Dramatic Academy, Amherst College, Anderson University, Appalachian State University, Appalachian State University Honors College, Auburn University, Babson College, Belmont University, Belmont University College of Law, Boston College, Brown University, Clemson University, Clemson University Honors College, Clemson MBA Program, College of Charleston, College of Charleston Honors College, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Cornell University, Davidson College, Duke University, Eastern Carolina University, Elon University, Emerson College, Emory University School of Medicine, Florida State University, Fordham University, Furman University, Georgetown University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Grinnell College, Hampden Sydney College, High Point University, Medical University of South Carolina, Miami University of Ohio, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State University Honors College, Montclair State University, Newberry College, North Carolina State University, North Carolina State University Honors College, North Greenville University, Northeastern University, Nova Southeastern University, Pace University, Penn State, Presbyterian College, Sewanee-The University of the South, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Samford University, Texas Christian University, The Citadel, Tulane University, University of Alabama, University of Colorado, University of Florida, University of Georgia, University of Georgia Honors College, University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Kentucky, University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of Miami, University of Mississippi, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, University of Richmond, University of South Carolina, University of South Carolina Honors College, University of South Carolina School of Law, University of Tennessee, University of Virginia, Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Honors College, Wake Forest University, Washington and Lee University, Winthrop University, Wofford College, Yale School of Medicine
