Parents of Juniors

Wanting the best for your children is only natural, but helping them achieve it can be one of life's toughest challenges. Admission to one of the country's most selective schools gives a young person the best chance there is to discover who they are, what they want from life and how to prepare for it.

IvyWise^TM provides personalized, comprehensive services to assist students and their parents as they go through the process of applying to college. While high school counselors provide an excellent service, they often do not have the time to cater to each student's individual plan of action and are usually not available on the weekend and after school hours. Moreover, they are under great pressure to keep the college admissions' record for the whole class looking as impressive as possible. Maintaining these yearly statistics can mean overlooking an individual's actual needs.

We would complement your local counselor's efforts by working one-on-one with your child, customizing a strategic plan of action which will help your child get into the best college of his or her choice and meet his or her academic and personal needs. Careful planning is crucial. We are available not only during school hours, but after school, evenings and weekends in person as well as by phone, fax and email. Additionally, we help students keep organized, stay motivated and hit deadlines throughout the application process.

Our junior packages cover strategic planning for testing (when and which SAT I, SAT IIs, and APs to take), planning the junior and senior year courses and extracurricular activities (community service, employment, summer programs, etc.), planning college visits, selecting and approaching teachers for letters of recommendation, creating the brag sheet and assistance with writing at least one personal statement/essay before the end of the junior year.

Our counselors are the most outstanding in the field. They have attended the most prestigious colleges, universities and graduate schools, read applications recently for the office of admissions at a highly selective college, held a college guidance counselor position at a high school with a superior placement track record and received certification in college counseling.

Please email us at info@ivywise.com or call us toll free at (877) IVY-WISE. It is our pleasure to answer any questions you might have about college admission in general and about the benefits of hiring a private college counselor.