Services
College Bound Advising helps your high schooler get curious about college and gives them the tools to get organized for a manageable - and maybe even fun! - experience getting there!
- Along the way, we provide opportunities to engage in community service and leadership activities that help students learn more about themselves. Together, we discover their “why” before their “where” when it comes to preparing for college.
Click the links below to learn more, to register for an event or workshop, or to schedule a free consultation call.
Here's how we can help:
9th Grade
Comprehensive 1:1 Admissions Counseling
Freshmen get accustomed to a new school, meet new people, try new activities, and learn to advocate for themselves. We guide your student through their first year to set them up for success in their high school career.
- Plan high school curriculum
- Develop extracurricular activities and summer opportunities
- Explore participation in Working Towards Change, College Bound Advising’s unique community service nonprofit division for teens.
10th Grade
Comprehensive 1:1 Admissions Counseling
Sophomores need to stay focused on high school, continue to explore new activities, and participate in courses and academic opportunities that excite and challenge them. We advise students as they lean into their interests and continue to discover what inspires them about learning. Standardized test preparation is layered into our guidance.
- Plan high school curriculum
- Develop extracurricular activities and summer opportunities
- Strategize and plan for SAT/ACT standardized test preparation
- Explore participation in Working Towards Change, College Bound Advising’s unique community service nonprofit division for teens.
11th Grade
We strongly encourage Juniors to stay focused on the present, peek into the future, and bring lessons forward from their past. The second half of high school is the time to reflect on lessons learned and consider how life has shaped you into who you are now and what you want to do next. This is where we really get curious and start exploring all the exciting opportunities ahead! Maintaining good grades, participating in activities (trying new ones or leaning into favorites), moving into leadership roles, adding in community service are all elements juniors need to incorporate. We give students tools and strategies to accomplish these, but we also make sure they are having fun and can just be teenagers.
- Plan high school curriculum
- Explore extracurricular activities and summer opportunities
- Strategize and plan for SAT/ACT standardized test preparation
- Explore participation in Working Towards Change, College Bound Advising’s unique community service nonprofit division for teens.
- Research “right fit” schools and what that means for them with College List Builder
- Tell their story through essay writing support and guidance with Only 650 Words
- Organize college tours that make sense for them
- Understand the specifics and deadlines for each college
- Complete the Common/Coalition App or school-specific applications
- Navigate the financial aid/scholarship options
- Engage with the athletic recruiting/audition/portfolio process
Juniors who are not enrolled in Comprehensive 1:1 Admissions Counseling are welcome to register for our other services:
Confused about how to get started researching colleges? Let us help you build a customized list that’s suited to your child’s needs and goals. A dedicated advisor works individually with students to fully understand your child and your family. We then give you the tools you need to further vet and visit colleges on the list we curate together.
When it’s “crunch time”, we can help! Students can join a multi-week group workshop to learn and master the steps of applying to college and completing the Common App. Programs run periodically throughout the spring and summer.
We know that thinking about writing the college essay can be stressful for many high schoolers. Some students can’t imagine how they have a story worth telling in 650 words. Others have so much to say, they don’t know how they will extract the best parts and winnow them down to a compelling narrative. That’s where our curriculum helps. Our signature Essay Writing Service, Only 650 Words, teaches students our signature 8Ps of Writing approach, and guides them through the process from wherever they start, and in a variety of instructional formats.
- Private College Essay Writing Packages
- Small Group In-Person Essay Writing Workshops
- Essay Writing Office Hours
12th Grade
It’s not too late to get support in the summer or fall of a student’s senior year. We learn where your child is in the process and then develop an individualized plan to guide them forward.
- Plan high school curriculum
- Explore extracurricular activities and summer opportunities
- Strategize and plan for SAT/ACT standardized test preparation
- Explore participation in Working Towards Change, College Bound Advising’s unique community service nonprofit division for teens.
- Research “right fit” schools and what that means for them with College List Builder
- Tell their story through essay writing support and guidance with Only 650 Words
- Organize college tours that make sense for them
- Understand the specifics and deadlines for each college
- Complete the Common/Coalition App or school-specific applications
- Navigate the financial aid/scholarship options
- Engage with the athletic recruiting/audition/portfolio process
Seniors who are not enrolled in Comprehensive 1:1 Admissions Counseling are welcome to register for our other services:
Confused about how to get started researching colleges? Let us help you build a customized list that’s suited to your child’s needs and goals. A dedicated advisor works individually with students to fully understand your child and your family. We then give you the tools you need to further vet and visit colleges on the list we curate together.
When it’s “crunch time” for Seniors, we can help! Students can join a multi-week group workshop to learn and master the steps of applying to college and completing the Common App. Programs run periodically throughout the spring and summer.
We know that thinking about writing the college essay can be stressful for many high schoolers. Some students can’t imagine how they have a story worth telling in 650 words. Others have so much to say, they don’t know how they will extract the best parts and winnow them down to a compelling narrative. That’s where our curriculum helps. Our signature Essay Writing Service, Only 650 Words, teaches students our signature 8Ps of Writing approach, and guides them through the process from wherever they start, and in a variety of instructional formats.
- Private College Essay Writing Packages
- Small Group In-Person Essay Writing Workshops
- Essay Writing Office Hours
Transfer Students
Sometimes, things just don’t work out as you planned or hoped when it comes to college. We can help your student reset and reapply.
- Private College Essay Writing Packages
- Small Group In-Person Essay Writing Workshops
- Essay Writing Office Hours
Non Profit Programming
Through our nonprofit division, Head Towards College Foundation, we provide pro bono services and scholarships and house our student run volunteer program Working Towards Change
For more information please contact eydie@headtowardcollege.com for more information
CBA offers high school students a unique initiative that enables them to create or participate in volunteer opportunities that they are passionate about while enhancing their learning. Facilitated by a dedicated nonprofit program manager, Working Towards Change project participation is open to students. Additional leadership opportunities are available to students enrolled in our Comprehensive 1:1 Admissions Counseling program.
