Meet your new mentor
Let's do this! One of my favorite parts of this job is getting to know a small group of highly-motivated, smart, athletic, and patriotic students who aspire to be the best they can be.
Caution: This journey is not for the faint of heart, especially if you plan on applying to: (1) service academies, (2) ROTC programs, and (3) a group of highly-selective colleges. This 3-headed monster takes 5x more work than a typical college application process does. This is my specialty.
What do you cover in the Private Plan?
Below is a sampling of what we'll cover in the Private Plan. Ideally, we would start working together by the middle of junior year. Most students I invite into this program have been ServeWellers since 9th or 10th grade. Given the intensity of the work, I only offer 5 of these spots per year. If you are interested in considering this program, please complete this form so we can set up a call:
- 24/7/365 access to me
- Best-in-class college planning software
- Audit of extracurricular activities (multiple)
- Establish summer goals
- Take diagnostic SAT and ACT
- Confirm summer activities (e.g. Seminar, Boys State, etc.)
- Create LinkedIn account
- Review results of diagnostic SAT and ACT
- Decide which test to take (SAT or ACT?)
- Create detailed study plan for SAT or ACT
- Register for SAT or ACT (including backups)
- Discuss potential DoDMERB issues (medical)
- Research local congressperson
- Research service academies
- Research ROTC programs
- Research Senators
- Conduct physical fitness test to establish baseline
- Complete service academy pre-questionnaire(s)
- Take first SAT or ACT
- Create target list of ROTC schools
- Categorize ROTC schools (reach, match, safety)
- Check-in with guidance counselor
- Build exercise plan for fitness tests
- Schedule first official fitness test
- Identify teachers for letters of recommendation
- Take first fitness test
- Take backup SAT or ACT (as needed)
- Discuss DoDMERB strategies
- Follow schools on social media
- Audit social media exposure
- Create test-taking timeline
- Take diagnostic AP exam(s)
- Reach out to ROTC Units
- Brainstorm ROTC essays
- Establish AP exam study schedule
- Re-take physical fitness test (as needed)
- Begin congressional nomination packets
- Request transcripts to be sent to target colleges
- Request SAT scores to be sent to colleges
- Practice mock interviews (multiple)
- Schedule interview with service academy liaisons
- Schedule interview with ROTC representatives
- Schedule congressional nomination interview
- Schedule interview with college representatives
- Develop college admissions strategy (early, regular)
- Prepare for AP exams
- Begin Common Application
- Brainstorm Common Application essays
- Build extracurricular activity list
- Review honors/awards
- Begin Common Application essays
- Begin Common Application supplemental essays
- Update guidance counselor
- Create brag sheet for teachers and counselor
- Reach out to applicable ROTC units
- Download congressional nomination packets
- Re-take physical fitness test (as needed)
- Schedule DoDMERB appointment
- Request letters of recommendation
- Brainstorm service academy essays
