Counseling Services & Fees

Hourly

Analysis, advice, and discussion by the hour.

Fees: $400/hr for a Counselor or $750/hr for Nina Marks and Team.

Hourly

Analysis, advice, and discussion by the hour.

Fees: $400/hr for a Counselor or $750/hr for Nina Marks and Team.

Fundamentals

The 9^th Grade Fundamentals Package includes two 90-minute conversations spaced throughout the academic year.

To prepare for our first meeting, we conduct an extensive review of grade reports, teacher comments, test results, and other available documents. In the first meeting, we help students start in high school strong, with a focus on planning ahead for an appropriately challenging curriculum, building the foundation necessary for testing, and choosing authentic extracurricular activities. In the subsequent meeting, we revisit and refine prior goals as needed, confirm 10^th grade curriculum, and discuss summer opportunities. After each meeting, we memorialize the conversation and send a list of action items.

Fee: $2,000 for a Counselor for the July 2020-June 2021 contract year.

Hourly

Analysis, advice, and discussion by the hour.

Fees: $400/hr for a Counselor or $750/hr for Nina Marks and Team.

Fundamentals

The 10^th Grade Fundamentals Package includes two 90-minute conversations spaced throughout the academic year.

To prepare for our first meeting, we conduct an extensive review of transcripts, grade reports, teacher comments, test results, and other available documents. In the first meeting, we discuss the student’s progress to date, set goals, and plan tentative testing and extracurricular timelines. In the subsequent meeting, we revisit and refine prior options and goals as needed. After each meeting, we memorialize the conversation and send a list of action items.

Fees: $2,500 for a Counselor for the July 2020-June 2021 contract year.

Comprehensive

Through the 10^th Grade Comprehensive Package, we conduct a full analysis of the scope and sequence of a student’s curriculum and standardized testing plan. We offer comprehensive, strategic support through the academic year, checking in on a regular basis — via email, in person meetings, Zoom, and/or by phone.

We place special emphasis on aligning testing with a student’s curriculum, and particularly on navigating standardized tests (PSAT, SAT, ACT, SAT Subject Tests, APs). We help a student to make the most of high school by developing an academic and extracurricular profile that highlights authentic strengths and interests. After each meeting, we memorialize the conversation and send a list of action items, and throughout the year, we are available to answer questions that might arise.

Fees: $4,000 for a Counselor for the July 2020-June 2021 contract year.

Hourly

Analysis, advice, and discussion by the hour.

Fees: $400/hr for a Counselor or $750/hr for Nina Marks and Team.

Fundamentals

The 11th Grade Fundamentals Package includes two 90-minute conversations spaced throughout the academic year.

To prepare for our first meeting, we conduct an extensive review of transcripts, grade reports, teacher comments, test results, and other available documents. In the first meeting, we help students identify key priorities, using forward planning to avoid avoidable stress, especially related to standardized testing. We encourage students to develop strong, authentic profiles in academic, extracurricular, and summer commitments. In the subsequent meeting, we revisit and refine prior options and goals as needed, as well as provide advice on best-fit colleges for each student. After each meeting, we memorialize the conversation and send a list of action items.

Fee: $3,000 for a Counselor or $4,500 for Nina Marks and Team for the July 2020-June 2021 contract year.

Comprehensive

With the 11^th Grade Comprehensive Package, students get ready for the application process by creating a strong, authentic academic and activities profile, preparing for and taking standardized tests, and building a college list. We offer comprehensive, strategic support through the academic year, checking in on a regular basis — via email, in person meetings, Zoom, and/or by phone.

We help students identify key priorities, using forward planning to avoid avoidable stress. We encourage students to develop strong, authentic profiles in academic, extracurricular, and summer commitments. Students will refine best-fit college choices and focus on distinguishing interests and strengths. Since college admission officers look particularly closely at an applicant’s 11th grade year choices and performance, we remind our clients that there is much that they still can do to highlight their strengths and be compelling college candidates. When relevant, we advise students on applying for testing accommodations, navigating athletic recruitment, and developing an artistic portfolio. After each meeting, we memorialize the conversation and send a list of action items.

Fees: $6,000 for a Counselor or $10,000 for Nina Marks and Team for the July 2020-June 2021 contract year.

Hourly

Analysis, advice, and discussion by the hour.*

Fees: $400/hr for a Counselor or $750/hr for Nina Marks and Team.

*Hourly Services for 12th Grade are limited and are provided based on space availability.

Fundamentals 

The 12th Grade Fundamentals offers one-on-one support designed to help students get the most from each stage of the application process, from finalizing the college list to brainstorming essays to polishing applications.

The 12th Grade Fundamentals provides 10 hours of support with Hugh McIntosh or Meg Singer. This time is typically used for detailed feedback on the Common Application and supplemental essays, advising on college lists, and preparation for campus interviews, but the Package is flexible depending on the individual student’s needs. Fundamentals Package clients might use a portion of their time, for example, for résumé review, scholarship application essay review, or any other aspect of their application work.

Fee:  $4,000 for a Counselor for the July 2020-June 2021 contract year.

Comprehensive

The 12th Grade Comprehensive Package provides comprehensive support throughout the year when a student applies to college.

While a student’s applicant profile is largely complete by senior year, there is still a great deal that an applicant, parents, and a college counselor can do to highlight a student’s strengths. This package builds on the work completed in 11^th grade, and provides a comprehensive, strategic, and structured approach throughout the college application process. We gather current, accurate information on college admission statistics and profiles, so we can help students select the best-fit colleges and, when appropriate, identify a first choice. We then tailor a comprehensive strategy to highlight each applicant’s authentic strengths, even in the most competitive pools. We work closely with our students to help them prepare their college application submissions, from thorough brainstorming to mindful editing and revision. As the application process can be complex, we assist students and families in remaining organized throughout the year, including tracking deadlines and application requirements, using forward planning to avoid avoidable stress.

Fees: $8,500 for a Counselor or $17,500 for Nina Marks and Team for the July 2020-June 2021 contract year.

Hourly

Analysis, advice, and discussion by the hour.

Fee: $400/hr for a Counselor.

Learn more about our college transfer services.

Fundamentals

The Transfer Fundamentals Package offers one-on-one support designed to help students get the most from each stage of the application process, from finalizing the college list to brainstorming essays to polishing applications.

This 10-hour service with Robert Clark includes tailored support for supplemental essays and the Common Application, critical opportunities for students to showcase their backgrounds, interests, and passions. The service typically begins with a one-hour meeting to analyze the student’s current priorities and create a strategic application approach. The remaining time will be dedicated to essay and application support.

Fee: $4,000 for the July 2020-June 2021 contract year.

Comprehensive

The Transfer Comprehensive Package provides comprehensive support throughout the year as students look to transfer from one institution to another.

Robert Clark will help students assess their current priorities, develop a new list of schools, create and edit applications, and make a final decision. This package provides a comprehensive, strategic, and structured approach throughout the transfer application process. We tailor a comprehensive strategy to highlight each applicant’s authentic strengths, even in the most competitive pools. We work closely with our students to help them prepare their college application submissions, from thorough brainstorming to mindful editing and revision. As the application process can be confusing, we assist students in remaining organized, including tracking deadlines and application requirements, using forward planning to avoid avoidable stress.

Fee: $7,000 for the July 2020-June 2021 contract year.

Hourly

Analysis, advice, and discussion by the hour.

Fee: $400/hr for a Counselor.

Comprehensive Graduate Educational Planning

With access to a Counselor between meetings throughout the year, students set goals, assess priorities and strengths, plan for needed testing, target schools, and then complete successful applications. Learn more about our graduate educational planning services.

Nisha Sardella works with college students and graduates who are applying to law schools, post-baccalaureate premedical programs, medical schools, business schools, and other graduate programs. When you enroll with Mrs. Sardella for Graduate Services, you begin with an initial conversation about your goals, priorities, and strengths, as well as the factors involved in graduate school admission decisions.

Mrs. Sardella will then help you target strategic choices and differentiate yourself to make your application more compelling. She also will discuss your plan and preparation for appropriate standardized tests and help you select the best individuals to provide recommendations. As you complete your applications, she will provide detailed feedback on personal statements and accompanying essays, as well as help you prepare for any interviews and follow-up with admissions committees.

Graduate Fundamentals 

The 12th Grade Fundamentals provides 10 hours of support with Nisha Sardella This time is typically used for detailed feedback on strategy, honing relevant, tailored essays, drafting a résumé, and coaching for interviews, but the Package is flexible depending on the individual student’s needs. Fundamentals Package clients who need more help may, in the same contract year, request additional hourly support or move to the Graduate Comprehensive Package service if available.

Fee:  $4,000 for the July 2020-June 2021 contract year.

Graduate Comprehensive

This package provides a comprehensive, strategic, and structured approach throughout the graduate application process. Nisha Sardella gathers current, accurate information on admission statistics and profiles, to help students select best-fit graduate programs and, when appropriate, identify a first choice. She then tailors a comprehensive strategy to highlight and differentiate each applicant’s authentic strengths, even in the most competitive pools. She helps applicants to complete excellent submissions, present polished résumés, and prepare for interviews. As the application process can be complex, she assists students in remaining organized throughout the year, including tracking deadlines and application requirements, using forward planning to avoid avoidable stress.

Fees for the 2020-2021 application cycle:

• $8,000 for law school admission services.
• $9,000 for business and PHD program admission services.
• $12,000 for medical school admission services. (covering the multi-part process: AMCAS application, secondary essays, and interview preparation).
• 12,000 for other joint degree application services (e.g. JD/MBA, JD/PhD or MBA/PhD, JD/MPP or MBA/MPP

*Depending on the intended graduate program, intensive work associated with an individual application process may begin as early as spring 2020 or may conclude as late as summer 2021.