STUDENTS & PARENTS

STUDENTS:

You can feel it. You're excited. You're anxious. You're on the verge.

You're high-achieving and ambitious. You've poured countless hours into studying, excelling in school and working hard in your sports and/or extracurricular activities to get to this point. Whether you're attempting to be the class valedictorian or you're endeavoring to stay in the top 20% of your class, the pressures you feel as a student are intensifying, magnified by the high standards and goals that you set for yourself.

You're ready to make the leap: to explore, to learn, to contribute, to take your game to a new level, to meet new people, to leave the family home, and to be in a new environment. Adulthood and independence are just around the corner. To get there, you must start here: the college process is upon you.

IvySelect helps take the stress out of the process. Let us help you achieve balance. This is a time for self-discovery, not anxiety. Let us assist you so that your experience is fun and positive. Start right here and right now. Think about all the exciting things that you'll learn about yourself and the amazing educational and extracurricular opportunities that await you. Go on, ask yourself:

What are your goals and passions? What do you love to learn? What are you going to do with your life? How will you contribute to society? How will you give back to your community? And, of course, where do you want to go college?

IvySelect will help you find the college of your dreams. But first, you need to do the work. The college admissions process requires diligence, research, planning, meeting deadlines and decision-making. The criteria utilized in developing your college list require careful guidance. Throughout the process, the details can be overwhelming

With a decision this important, with the stakes this high, and with admissions rates at top colleges at all time lows, you need expert help. Let the consultants at IvySelect be your confidantes, your advocates, and, most importantly, your professional counselors.

PARENTS:

You're stressed. You're overwhelmed by how radically the admissions process has changed. You want to avoid errors. You want your child to maximize his or her chances of getting into a top school that's a great fit. You don't want to fight and be the "admissions police." You want someone else to handle it all. You want your child to be happy and successful. You know you need expert help.

The college admissions process in general and the selective and highly-selective school processes in particular have become increasingly complex and competitive. The bar for achievement has been raised. Families, no matter how well informed, are not expert in college admissions.

IvySelect plays a pivotal role in one of the biggest decisions your family will make. By providing individualized and comprehensive services, we deliver professional guidance, whether your child is seeking admission to the nation's most elite, highly-selective schools or to a top 100 selective private college or popular public flagship university.

Quite simply, IvySelect provides the individualized attention that many guidance counselors are unable to offer. While our experience has been that most school-based counselors are knowledgeable and dedicated, they are limited in the amount of time they can devote to each student's individual needs. Due to high student to counselor ratios and other duties they must perform, school-based counselors cannot provide the quality, personalized attention that takes on even greater importance in the sphere of highly-selective college admissions.

Even private school counselors with lower student to counselor ratios face limitations. Their mandate is often to maximize the admissions profile of the entire class, which may come at the expense of the individual student. They, like their public-school peers, are generally not available on nights and weekends.

IvySelect has no conflicting agendas. We advocate solely for your child. We provide hands-on help, counseling your student one-on-one. We manage all the requirements of the admissions process, so you don't have to. We are available to meet and offer guidance and support to both you and your child, not only during school hours, but after school, at night and on weekends. We serve as a buffer and provide a source of calm in a process that can be filled with stress.

IvySelect serves as a third party, obviating your need to serve as the "admissions police." As your child begins the process of separation, battles may ensue over issues of control and independence. You don't want the admissions process to get in the way of your relationship with your child, and neither do we. Let us be the intermediary, so you can enjoy your time with your child, before he or she leaves for college.

IvySelect specializes in serving the needs of high-achieving students and student-athletes seeking admission to top colleges. We define a strategic plan geared toward success. Deadlines are met. The college list is selected with a firm base of knowledge and assurance. Applications are polished for maximum effect. Essays are developed, with the guidance of an award-winning writer, to deliver the student's unique voice in a thematically compelling manner. Interview techniques are perfected.

The student's choices are maximized, leading to a more successful match. In short, we help remove uncertainty about what to do and instill a sense of confidence and calm as the student moves through the college admissions process.