The right level of support begins with the right fit.

Families do not need to diagnose their own package before reaching out. During the complimentary consultation, CBR listens to what is happening, identifies the most important need, and recommends the service that genuinely fits the student and family.

COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING

Connected guidance from enrollment through May 1 of senior year.

BEST FOR

Families who want CBR to guide the overall process—from discovery and college fit through applications and the final decision.

INCLUDES

  • Student and family discovery

  • Career and major exploration

  • Academic planning and testing strategy

  • College-fit assessment

  • Individualized college research

  • Balanced college-list development

  • Campus visit strategy

  • Activities, honors, and résumé guidance

  • Recommendation and application strategy

  • Common App guidance

  • Personal statement and supplemental essay coaching

  • Interview preparation

  • Deadline and accountability support

  • Admissions-result and final-decision support

  • Ongoing parent progress communication

SCOPE

Comprehensive Counseling includes application support for up to 12 colleges. Additional applications require added scope and fee.

FOCUSED COUNSELING

Targeted guidance for a defined need.

BEST FOR

Families who do not need end-to-end counseling but would benefit from expert support with a particular decision, project, or stage of the process.

EXAMPLES

College-list refinement, testing strategy, application planning, interview preparation, letters of continued interest, decision support, organization, or short-term accountability.

INVESTMENT

  • Single counseling hour — $250

  • 5-hour Focused Package — $1,150

  • 10-hour Focused Package — $2,150

Package time includes meetings and substantive counselor work performed outside meetings.

ESSAY & APPLICATION COACHING

Individualized writing and application support—with the student’s voice intact.

BEST FOR

Students who already have college counseling or a settled college list and want expert help developing their writing, presenting their experiences, and managing the application work.

POSSIBLE SCOPE

  • Application positioning and timeline

  • Personal statement discovery, drafting, and revision

  • Supplemental essay planning and coaching

  • Activities and honors refinement

  • Additional Information guidance

  • Application review

  • Interview coaching when included in the final scope

INVESTMENT

Custom scope and fee provided after the consultation.

Which service is right?

  • Choose Comprehensive Counseling when the need spans discovery, college selection, applications, and decisions.

  • Choose Focused Counseling when the objective is specific and bounded.

  • Choose Essay & Application Coaching when the college list and primary strategy are already in place and the central need is writing and execution.

  • Not sure? That is exactly what the consultation is designed to clarify.

Important scope notes

  • CBR provides testing strategy but refers students to outside specialists for test preparation.

  • CBR discusses college budget, net price calculators, financial fit, and general aid considerations. Complex financial planning is referred to an appropriate specialist.

  • No counselor can ethically guarantee admission to a particular institution.