DGES Middle School – Freshman Year Package

Middle School – Freshman Year

• Package services include:
• Review of academic record
• Advice on course selection
• Recommendations on extracurricular, summer enrichment activities and/or internship/shadowing opportunities
• Testing recommendations
• Discussions on how to make high school a successful endeavor
• Assessment of learning styles and study skills
• Holds a place in the class for comprehensive work
• To continue services beyond Freshman year must commit to move forward with DGES Comprehensive or Grande Package in timeline prescribed by DGES consultants

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DGES Freshman Year Package

Freshman Year

• Package services include:
• Review of academic record
• Advice on course selection
• Recommendations on extracurricular, summer enrichment activities and/or internship/shadowing opportunities
• Testing recommendations
• Discussions on how to make high school a successful endeavor
• Assessment of learning styles and study skills
• Holds a place in the class for comprehensive work
• To continue services beyond Freshman year must commit to move forward with DGES Comprehensive or Grande Package in timeline prescribed by DGES consultants

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Comprehensive Package - up to 8 colleges on the Common Application only

 

Grande Package – Upcharge to move up to 12 colleges on the Common Application only

 

Individual Applications for colleges that are NOT on the Common Application

• $175 per hour (For example: UC App - 1 app for all UC Schools, CalState - 1 app for all CalState Schools, MIT, UCAS, etc.)

• Up to 8 colleges OR up to 12 colleges package/s
• Each college on the Common Application is considered a standalone school due to the extra work/essays required
• Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Texas State – and all Texas schools are on the Common App now – they each count as one school
• We DO NOT use the Apply Texas application anymore.
• Georgetown University is NOW on Common App
• Individual Applications Packages include:
• Including: University of California, CalState, MIT, UCAS, Canadian Schools – McGill, UBC, etc.

• *Packages subject to change based on college requirements/admissions shifts*

Packages include:

•  Academic, Extra-curricular, Interests Advising and Recommendations:
• Academic counseling/assessment of high school transcript/core GPA recalculation
• Referrals for Standardized test prep tutoring/testing schedule
• Extra-curricular or summer enrichment activities
• Informational interviews, building fit-to-major, discovering interest
• Discussions on how to make high school a successful endeavor
•  College Specific Assistance:
• Discussion and development of preliminary list of “right fit” colleges
• Career goal setting
• Assistance with mapping out college visits
• Interview prep
• Assistance with determining final college list
• Extra-curricular tracking sheet provided
• Family inputs all activity information from the summer after 8^th grade through high school/projecting into senior year on tracking sheet
• Family meeting to review extra-curricular info/tracking sheet with DGES prior to resume creation
• DGES will create Expanded Resume
• Family extra-curricular tracking sheet meeting – January/February of student’s junior year
• Resume rough draft created between February and April of student’s junior year
• DGES will update expanded resume a total of 2 times
• First update – Spring of student’s junior year
• Final update – at final college list meeting with family
• Final resume – required a minimum of 2 weeks prior to student’s participation in college application workshops
• Family responsible for resume changes after resume is deemed final
• College Essay/Supplemental College Essay Work (up to 8 colleges on the Common App for Comprehensive/up to12 colleges on the Common App for Grande)
• College Essay/Supplemental College Essay Work on Individual Applications - hourly rate for Individual applications - $175 per hour
• DGES will be available to brainstorm all main/supplemental essays with student for the student’s specific package either in person or virtually
• DGES will edit all main/supplemental essays for the student’s specific package
• DGES will proofread all main/supplemental essays for the student’s specific package
• PLEASE NOTE: Honors/scholarship essays that require a separate application are not included in the Comprehensive/Grande packages
• Application workshops
• DGES will provide virtual group application workshops for students to fill out applications
• DGES will assist, review and proofread college applications for the student’s specific package (up to 8 colleges on the Common App for Comprehensive/up to 12 colleges on the Common App for Grande)
• Individual Applications – DGES will provide assistance/guidance, and review for students filling out individual applications for the hourly rate of $175/hr
• DGES will notify student and family when applications are ready to review and submit.
• DGES will assist student and family in submitting first application(s) through Common Application in an appointment to walk family through the process.
• All final review/submissions of applications beyond the initial submission appointment are the client/family responsibility
• All Essay and Application assistance with all clients must be completed by November 15 of their Senior Year; after November 15 – any incomplete work is the student’s responsibility. *Exceptions are students who have portfolio work and have purchased a Portfolio add-on package *