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Self Question

Our objective with 9th-grade students is to focus on the breadth and depth. We provide exposure to a wide spectrum of ideas, identify their areas of interest through structured intellectual exploration, and understand their capacity to excel.

  1. How many support staff?
  2. What is your staff to student ratio?
  3. How many students each year from Class 9, 10, 11, 12?
  4. Which countries college admissions do you cover?
  5. Are you focused in any one or two countries for college admissions?
  6. Which schools do the majority of your students come from?
  7. Which cities/countries do your students come from?
  8. Do you specialize in any group of colleges/universities?
  9. Do you have offices in other locations in India or overseas?

Counsellor Questions

Our objective with 9th-grade students is to focus on the breadth and depth. We provide exposure to a wide spectrum of ideas, identify their areas of interest through structured intellectual exploration, and understand their capacity to excel.

  1. What criteria do you use to select the most appropriate colleges for a student:
  2. (a) Do you have a questionnaire?b) School Marksc) SAT/ACT Scores
  3. d) Any other tests
  4. e) CV of the student
  5. f) Support System – Extended family and friends
  6. g) Anything else
  7. While SAT / ACT is optional with many colleges, do you maintain a list of colleges that are blind, optional and required?
  8. What universities have you visited in the last 5 years in the US?
  9. What has changed in the application process in the last 3 years?
  10. Which colleges have your students got admitted to in the last 3 year?
  11. How many to each of the above colleges?
  12. How do you select between big universities / mid size colleges / small colleges?
  13. Is location important – Do you use any criteria between big city / suburban / rural?
  14. How important is it to have a family / friend support system close to the colleges selected?
  15. Selection criteria - What percentage would you allocate for – Grades / SAT Score / Essay / CV / Recommend Letter / Anything else?
  16. Your views on Early Decision / Early Action / Advance Placement?
  17. Do you use any method for assessing a student relative standing vis-à-vis other students that you are counseling?
  18. Pro and Con between – CBSE vs ICSE vs IB
  19. Do you prepare a detailed time table / flow chart for all the activities to be accomplished over four years?
  20. Who will work with the student for their essays and how many drafts (and how much time) does it normally take to complete the Common App Essay and individual college essays?
  21. What is the appropriate number of colleges to consider for: Dream / Target / Safety?
  22. Is there a method for selecting the major subject that the student would apply for?
  1. Do you cover Canadian universities? How many?
  2. What placements have you had – how many and which universities?
  3. Is there a different criterion for Canadian universities?
  4. Do you suggest any aptitude / psychometric testing?
  5. What are your fees and how are they structured for payment over 4 years?
  6. Financial Aid – If you need financial aid, what is the process? How does the selection of colleges change? What should one be looking for:
  7. a) How to file FAFSA
  8. b) College Endowment
  9. c) If college says they are blind till after admissions, is that true? Or do you file right from the beginning?
  10. d) Is there anything else that the college will ask for?

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