Blueprints

Did you know colleges have a specific type of student they are hoping to recruit? Are you the perfect student for the colleges you are interested in and pursuing? Knowing which colleges view you as their ideal student can go a long way to getting a strong financial aid award at a school you might not have otherwise considered. Even if you don’t attend one of these schools, these strong awards can be used as leverage with your targeted schools.

We have a full library of videos and webinars on all topics related to the college process: college admissions, college selection, cost of attendance and expected family contribution, need to be met, gift aid and self-help, appeals, etc. We will provide you the baseline education you need to make an intelligent decision both for your student and to save you money.

College visits are one of the single most important aspects of choosing a college. However, the schools are experts at showing and telling you only what they want you to hear. Do you know what questions to ask? We not only provide you questions to ask, but our Scorecard gives you a quantitative way to analyze and compare each school you visit so you make the right long-term choice and save you money on the cost of college.

We provide you a list of websites that help you search for private scholarships. These websites are a great supplemental source for finding additional scholarship money to reduce your out of pocket expense.

We have partnered with C3 Camps to provide students opportunities to be seen at ID Camps as well as to include their name/profile in a database that coaches from all over the country have access to.

Not all college search tools are the same. Merit Max is available exclusively through Online College Planning. It will help you create a list of colleges that are likely to compete for your student and the out of pocket costs you can expect from each one.

You will receive your choice of 3 of our 2-page college reports which provide you everything you need to know on a college from contact info for the admissions and financial aid departments to admission requirements, financial aid details academic requirements and ACT/SAT scores for students. It will also include info on housing, loans and extracurricular activities, including athletics.

Too many families focus on simply the current year of college and take it on a year by year basis. We want you to be prepared and understand your aggregate costs. Our forecasting template helps you identify your four-year cost and the resources you have that you will use to fund college for the next four years.

This report displays projected costs of attendance at the school of your choice and shows your projected financial aid award. It also tells you if your financial aid eligibility could be improved. Scholarships are included too. Based on your student’s GPA, ACT/SAT score, we’ll show you the scholarships for which they could be academically eligible for.

Work with one of our trained and certified Consultants to receive a personalized 1:1 session to examine the Career Direct results. The Consultant will synthesize the report recommendations and facilitate a discussion about how all four areas of your individual design fit together.

The self-guided SAT course consists of over 50 video lessons covering all the skills and strategies necessary to succeed on the SAT. These lessons are taught by Yale graduates and add up to almost 10 hours of instruction as well as over 400 practice problems, all with video explanations, and access to our proprietary skill breakdown through our online test center. Our test center will grade your test and highlight specific skill areas for you to work on.

Our essay guide answers the question, “what makes a good college essay?” Read tips and tricks on how to write an essay that stands out and gets you in at the college of your dreams. In addition to tips from our consultants and an “essay workshop” that walks you through how to craft your own essay, this guide also includes actual college essays with reactions from a college admission officer.

One of the most important things a family can do in the college planning process is accurately determine their expected family contribution (EFC) or what the Federal Govt. believes they can pay annually for their student to attend school.  Even more important than the EFC is whether or not their EFC can be optimized or reduced, possibly increasing the amount of financial aid they receive. Don’t guess on this important matter or you may pay more out of pocket than you have to for school.  Includes school-specific scholarships as well…a host of things to save you on your out of pocket expense.