Hettle Consulting advises on all aspects of high school and college admissions planning. We offer flexible service options, including hourly high school planning and comprehensive college admissions planning. Students start working with us at different points, from 7th grade to junior year. During admissions, we meet regularly with students via Zoom and are always available to answer parent questions. Some of the services we provide include:
High School Planning
- Course selection to meet college expectations
- Planning for SAT, ACT, AP, or test-optional admissions
- Extracurricular planning
- Finding unique opportunities to develop talents
- Service, leadership, and research experiences
- Summer planning
- Exploration of career and major interests
- Complex planning (medical conditions, learning disabilities, school transfer, atypical learners, homeschooling)
College Admissions Planning
- Understanding the college admissions process
- Identifying and developing strengths
- Researching colleges and majors
- Making the most of college visits
- Developing a balanced list of colleges that fit academically, socially, philosophically, and financially
- Understanding the cost of college
- Maximizing merit scholarship potential
College Application Support
- One-on-one encouragement advising through regular meetings
- Guidance on all applications, including the Common Application, UC, SRAR, and school-specific applications
- Essay brainstorming, theme development, revisions
- Clear timeline for efficiently working through applications
- Organizational tools to meet deadlines
- Early decision considerations
- Guidance on ethical requirements
- Interview practice
- Application review
- Comparing offers and making decisions
High School Planning
- Course selection to meet college expectations
- Planning for SAT, ACT, AP, or test-optional admissions
- Extracurricular planning
- Finding unique opportunities to develop talents
- Service, leadership, and research experiences
- Summer planning
- Exploration of career and major interests
- Complex planning (medical conditions, learning disabilities, school transfer, atypical learners, homeschooling)
College Admissions Planning
- Understanding the college admissions process
- Identifying and developing strengths
- Researching colleges and majors
- Making the most of college visits
- Developing a balanced list of colleges that fit academically, socially, philosophically, and financially
- Understanding the cost of college
- Maximizing merit scholarship potential
College Application Support
- One-on-one encouragement advising through regular meetings
- Guidance on all applications, including the Common Application, UC, SRAR, and school-specific applications
- Essay brainstorming, theme development, revisions
- Clear timeline for efficiently working through applications
- Organizational tools to meet deadlines
- Early decision considerations
- Guidance on ethical requirements
- Interview practice
- Application review
- Comparing offers and making decisions