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 acceptance.
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 and elevator pitch preparation
Deadline and accountability support
Admissions-result and final-decision support
Ongoing parent progress communication
SCOPE
Comprehensive Counseling includes application support for up to 10 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 development, senior year application intensive, essay mentorship.
ESSAY MENTORSHIP
Individualized writing 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 and presenting their experiences.
FLEXIBLE COACHING
Hourly consultations and a discounted 10-hour package
Coaching can include targeted strategy, writing, interview prep, application needs, honors essays, letters of continued interest, etc.
Which service is right?
Choose Comprehensive Planning when the need spans discovery, college selection, applications, and decisions.
Choose Focused Counseling when the objective is specific and bounded.
Choose Essay Mentorship 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.