Admissions Package

For students entering their Senior year, this package serves as a family’s Admissions season lifeline. Our goal is to make applying to college stress-free, guiding your student with “on call” and scheduled 1-on-1 personalized assistance with your student’s application essentials, from managing deadlines and navigating the Common App to preparing the written materials for their application.

Admissions Package clients receive 12 hours of 1-on-1 session time with a college planning counselor, which can be scheduled in-person or via Zoom across the length of admissions season (May-December of the student’s Senior Year), helping them complete and review all required components of the Common App, including the personal statement and school-specific supplemental essays.

• College Admissions Overview (2 hours)

  • Step-by-step guidance on all factors of college applications

  • Arranging successful college visits

  • Requesting letters of recommendation

• College Applications Guidance

  • Project Management for school-specific application components and deadlines

  • Common App oversight and review

• Applications Essay Writing

  • 1-on-1 coaching to draft, review, and copy-edit student’s Personal Statement

  • 1-on-1 guidance and review of school-specific supplemental essays

  • 1-on-1 guidance and review of scholarship & financial aid essays

College Planning for Rising Seniors

Foundations Package

For students finishing their Sophomore year of high school, The Learning Curve’s Foundations Package offers families a comprehensive, step-by-step college planning service that makes applying to college stress-free. We’ll be on call for your application questions through each stage of your student’s admissions journey—from planning courses and extracurriculars to choosing the right college for your student. Our service provides a thorough project management approach, supporting you and your student by handling any and all admissions questions with personal, engaged guidance.

• Student Diagnostics

  • We take the time to get to know you and your student, ensuring we can offer personalized guidance from the very beginning of your college planning journey.

• Course Planning

  • The Learning Curve takes the guesswork out of choosing your high school classes, helping you plan for Honors, AP, and Early College classes as well as support in pursuing opportunities like the IB program.

• Resume Management

  • We prepare dynamic, efficient resumes for our students, helping them research and pursue compelling and competitive extracurriculars

• College List Building

  • The Learning Curve helps you choose the right college for your student. We help you weigh the pros and cons of public and private institutions; compare in-state vs. out-of-state institutions; and help your student plan for their major.

• Standardized Testing Plan

  • As our second flagship service, we routinely empower students to their personal bests on the SAT and ACT. With Lead Tutors bringing 15+ years of experience, we work to ensure your student earns the scores they need to apply to the colleges of their choice.

• College Admissions Overview

  • The Learning Curve ensures you and your student have a full understanding of the requirements, timeline, and components of a successful admissions season.

• College Application & Common App Guidance

  • As part of our comprehensive project management service, we walk your student through every component of the Common App. We also help students navigate school-specific application portals, including Coalition for College.

• Application Essay Writing

  • Our college planning counselors bring 15+ years of experience working closely with students to produce show-stopping Personal Statements.

  • We offer guidance on every component of application essay writing your student may encounter, from the personal statement to school-specific supplemental essays, financial aid essays, and essays required as part of their application to Honors Programs and/or Honors Colleges.

College Admissions Workshop

• Our workshops provide attendees with personalized instruction to prepare their Common App Personal Statement, the admissions essay required of all college applicants.

• We also offer guidance on what to expect with school-specific supplemental essays.

• Students routinely leave the Workshop with a drafted, revised, and finalized essay that has been fully vetted and copy-edited by our English Coordinator, Thomas Simonson.