Your Journey

Our sessions will be…

→ Personalized

Our sessions will be dedicated to assessing what stage you’re in the application process and creating a personalized plan to fit your unique needs and goals.

→ Task Driven

To ensure that we are making adequate progress towards your goals, each session will conclude with action steps for you to complete.

Working with Dana, you’ll feel supported and confident throughout every step of the college application process.

How We Can Work Together

PACKAGE #1

Standard Student Support

DETAILS

  • • Guide student in developing their college list by taking into consideration the academic, social, and financial fit.

    • Adapt appropriate strategies when determining which colleges to apply Early Decision, Early Action, or Regular Decision.

  • • Guide student in completing the “Brag sheet” to develop a strong letter of recommendation.

PACKAGE #2

Deluxe Student Support

DETAILS

  • • Guide student in developing their college list by taking into consideration the academic, social, and financial fit.

    • Adapt appropriate strategies when determining which colleges to apply Early Decision, Early Action, or Regular Decision.

  • • Guide student in completing the “Brag sheet” to develop a strong letter of recommendation.

  • • Provide an overview of the financial aid process including the FAFSA, CSS Profile/IDOC, and state aid applications.

  • • Review the Common Application (or institution-specific application) for grammatical and content errors prior to submission.

  • • Guide student in brainstorming and developing the personal statement. Two rounds of revisions

PACKAGE #3

Premium Student Support Package

DETAILS

  • • Guide student in developing their college list by taking into consideration the academic, social, and financial fit.

    • Adapt appropriate strategies when determining which colleges to apply Early Decision, Early Action, or Regular Decision.

  • • Guide student in completing the “Brag sheet” to develop a strong letter of recommendation.

  • • Provide overview of the financial aid process and assist with completing the FAFSA, CSS Profile/IDOC, and state aid applications by recommended deadline.

    • Analysis and recommendation of preferred aid package and submission of financial aid appeal, if applicable.

  • • Guide student in completing and executing the “extracurricular activities” section of the Common Application.

    • Review the Common Application (or institution specific application) for grammatical and content errors prior to submission.

  • • Guide student in brainstorming, developing and editing personal statement and supplemental essays. Unlimited revisions.

  • • Support student in submission of scholarship applications.

  • • Support student in submission of housing, orientation, and federal entrance counseling forms, if applicable

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What Clients Are Saying

Testimonials

Dana Ashwood is the perfect college counselor. She is very thorough, creates a personalized plan for the student, and identifies the areas that one needs to strengthen and highlight for their college application. My experience working with Dana was outstanding as she helped me craft multiple college essays, discuss different options that I could consider writing about, and assisted me with my revisions. In addition to this, Dana suggested a wide variety of schools, found multiple programs for each school that I could attend to get a better sense of their academic programs, and made great suggestions in terms of how to frame my extracurricular involvement on my college application. Last, Dana was very involved during this process as we met weekly and sometimes bi-weekly to craft, organize, and plan our current tasks that my family and I needed to complete in order to prepare for my application. I would personally recommend Dana to any student and family looking for a college counselor. She is very reliable, friendly, and is very hands on during this process.

— Meghan, Syracuse University

As a parent Dana was invaluable. She took control of the process, was a complete professional, and helped my older daughter get into the college of her choice. Dana is a true expert in this process and we could not have moved through the process without Dana. Dana assisted us weekly and bi-weekly as she assigned tasks for my older daughter and I to complete, organized a schedule of how we were going to complete each step, and recommended great sites to use during the essay drafting process for feedback and ideas. My older daughter and I loved working with Dana, and I cannot wait to use Dana's expertise again for my younger daughter! I highly recommend Dana to any family looking for an amazing college counselor!

— Allyson, Parent

Working with Dana has made my college application process so much easier! Dana worked hard to find scholarships for me and was always ready to help me to fine-tune my college essays. Dana gave me great advice and kept my expectations realistic. Dana provided me with all the tools and information necessary for me to receive positive responses from the school I applied to. With her guidance and assistance along the way, I was accepted into my dream school... Penn State, University Park!!

— Tyler, Penn State University Park