College Docs

Dr. Joan Franklin & Dr. Vicki Boudin, psychologists and admissions consultants offering comprehensive college search and application services. We personally guide families and their high school students through the stressful time of college decision-making up to final acceptance into a college of their choice.

With each student, we develop a Personalized College Action Plan tailored to his or her needs and interests which includes:  

• Recommendations for high school coursework including honor and AP classes
• Planning for extracurricular, volunteer and summer opportunities to enhance the application
• Test preparation and planning, including SAT, SAT Subject Test, ACT
• Exploration and selection of potential college major(s)
• Identifying college programs for unique situations such as three/two engineering programs, five year BA/MA programs, or colleges that offer additional educational support services
• Resume and portfolio enhancement
• Creation of the college list to include reach, target and likely options
• Essay and personal statement guidance
• Preparation and suggestions for college visits
• Preparing for personal interviews
• Evaluating the efficacy of early decision and/or early action
• Refining the best fit college/university application list
• Letter of recommendation suggestions
• Detailed review of all submitted college application materials
• Discussion of financial aid
• Tracking all deadlines and adhering to a time-table
• Selecting the most appropriate colleges from the acceptance list
• Suggestions for handling deferments and wait lists