COLLEGE ADMISSION SUPPORT

We are committed to maximizing our student's college entrance options. Our quality SAT and ACT prep programs are a great start. The next step is a clear and simple approach to the college search to find the right school that FITS you!

Ames Seminars offers affordable workshops and individual, in-depth private counseling to help you navigate your college process. Click on any of the links below for more details.

Counseling & Individual Programs

Private Hourly Consultation including:

Evaluations
College search
The college list
Special talents / circumstances
High School course selection
Summer / extracurricular activities
Essay support
Evaluating acceptances
Financial aid

Finalize Your College List

College Workshops

College Application ESSAY Workshop
UC Applications Workshop
Common Application Workshop

PRIVATE COLLEGE COUNSELING & INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMS

Private Hourly Consultation with Dorothy Sivazlian

Fee: $135 per hour
$195 per 1.5 hours
$255 per 2 hours

Some families want individual help with a specific area but may not need or want a full counseling program. Therefore, we offer our college consultants on an hourly basis. Families often request these services:

Evaluations: Review of student's academic record & GPA, and recommendations for college selectivity levels
College Search: research appropriate colleges
The College List: Recommendations for 3 levels of admissions selectivity (Reach, Probable, and Safety Schools)
Consultation for high school course selection
Evaluation of summer programs and extracurricular activities
Individualized application essay support
Evaluation of acceptances and aid packages
Special Talents: Music, Visual/Performing Arts or Athletics
Special Circumstances: LD, ADHD
Available for all grade levels

Finalize Your College List with BK Crocker

Fee: $195 per 1.5 hours

With guidance from a pro, finalize your college list (Is it broad enough? Is it realistic?), get suggestions of other colleges that could be a great fit, and obtain private help with your college application essay.

WORKSHOPS

Your College Essay is an opportunity to set yourself apart from your peers and it gives the admissions officer insight beyond the numbers. A good essay requires a level of introspection and analysis few students have done to this point. Attend this two-day workshop to learn the characteristics of successful essays, identify your strengths and uniqueness, and write a rough draft.

To assist with your personal essay topic selection, you will be asked to jot down your thoughts in response to some high leverage questions and email them to the instructor a week prior to the first class. Begin work on your rough draft in the first session, finish it outside of class if necessary, and email it to the instructor, who will provide comments in time for the second work session. You will leave the workshop with one or two draft essays. Bring a laptop to the workshop.

Presented by an Independent College Advisor – each section limited to 10 students.

Complete your UC application without errors and ahead of the last minute rush! Our college advisor will lead you through the application so you correctly interpret questions, complete all sections and take advantage of every opportunity to highlight your strengths. One week prior to the workshop, you will receive a list of information you need to bring with you and a pre-work assignment to facilitate completion of the application. At the end of the day you will be ready for a final “Print/ Preview” at home, or you will leave with a list of items requiring completion.

Whether you are applying to one private college or eight, you only complete the Common Application once. However, many schools also require school-specific supplemental questions to be submitted prior to the Common Application. It can get very confusing!

Our College Advisor will help you set up your student account; navigate and complete the Common Application and Letter of Recommendation sections; identify, preview and organize required supplemental applications; establish a tracking system. Time permitting, you can begin working on supplemental applications. One week prior to the workshop, you will receive a list of information you need to bring with you as well as a pre-work assignment. At the end of the workshop you will have completed each section of the application, or know what is left to do!

The Common Application essay and Supplemental essays will not be addressed in this workshop. See our College Application Essay Workshop for essay help. Limited Enrollment!