Services

Starter Package I
Freshman Year  

Two-three meetings per year 
(30-60-75 minutes per meeting)

• Discuss course selection, honors, AP, IB, and dual enrollment courses 
• Identify various extracurricular activities and community service that demonstrate the student’s passions and interests
• Attend a study skills or time management/organization workshop
• Review academic history and suggest possible tutoring or academic advising 
• Take a personality assessment to explore your strengths, challenges, and learning styles
• Discuss ideas for summer activities 

*Additional meetings may be added on an hourly basis.

Starter Package II
Sophomore Year

Two-three meetings per year 
(30-60-75 minutes per meeting)

• Review academic history and progress
• Discuss course selection in honors, AP, IB, and dual enrollment courses 
• Attend a study skills or time management workshop
• Discuss the four tendencies framework
• Identify colleges and majors that match a student’s interests 
• Receive coaching strategies for improving academic performance
• Recommend ACT or SAT based on diagnostic exam and set goals
• Conduct college priorities analysis
• Make summer plans 

*Additional meetings may be added on an hourly basis.

Comprehensive Package
Starting Junior Year

15+ meetings to finalize the college application
(30-60-75 minutes per meeting)
Complete up to 12 applications

• Junior Year
  • Assess student’s needs and college readiness
  • Prepare and research a balanced college list of schools
  • Discuss college affordability
  • Schedule and complete PSAT/ACT/SAT
  • Select senior-year courses
  • Discuss teacher recommendations and prepare packages for teachers
  • Plan possible summer enrichment programs
  • Assist with planning college visits 
  • Take a career assessment, review and discuss the results for major selection and supplemental essays   
• Senior Year
  • Decide between Early Action, Early Decision, or Regular Decision
  • Assist in the completion of Common Application, Coalition Application, UC Application, and CalState Apply
  • Brainstorm, create, and finalize the personal statement essay, supplemental essays, UC PIQs, and short answer questions
  • Discuss scholarship strategy
  • Prepare for interviews
  • Compare acceptance packages 
  • Support with the transition from high school to college
• Communication
  • Parents receive monthly progress updates
  • Students can text, DM, email, or call to ask questions as needed

Basic Package
Starting Senior Year

10 meetings to finalize college application
(60-75 minutes per meeting)
*This package is standard for those beginning after Aug. 1 and is based on availability.

• Complete up to 10 applications
• Prepare and research a balanced college list of schools
• Discuss college affordability
• Decide between Early Action, Early Decision, or Regular Decision
• Assist in the completion of Common Application, Coalition Application, UC Application, and CalState Apply
• Brainstorm, create, and finalize the personal statement essay, supplemental essays, UC PIQs, and short answer questions
• Prepare for interviews
• Parents receive monthly progress updates
• Students can text, email, or call to ask questions as needed.

Summer Workshops

Dates, times, and locations TBD
Virtual and In-Person Options Available

Minimum 4 students per workshop. Contact us for pricing!

Discover Yourself and Your Career Workshop

Are you feeling overwhelmed when someone asks you what your major is or, even scarier, what you want to do with your life? It can be difficult to figure out the answer to these questions on your own. That’s why we’ve created a half-day workshop to help you get to know yourself better, design your future, and plan for the career of your dreams before you even start college. Powered by YouScience and What Color is Your Parachute for Teens, this workshop will give you a better understanding of your aptitudes and how you can use them to pursue the job of your dreams. This workshop provides you with essential tools to make educated, confident decisions regarding your major and future career. With the knowledge you gain, you’ll have the confidence to pursue your goals and maximize your potential.

Passion Project Workshop – Research Edition

Do you have a burning passion that you can’t wait to explore? Are you looking to stand out from your peers and showcase your creative initiative? This six-session workshop will help you identify and research a topic that you are passionate about. You will learn how to conduct a mini literature review, interview and/or create a survey, analyze the results, and make recommendations. The passion project is a great way to demonstrate your creativity, initiative, and values. Plus, you may even turn your project into a business, blog, social media campaign, or even a community project! Come join us to explore your passion and make it into something special.

Project Based Passion Project Workshop

Take your passions from a spark of inspiration to a roaring success in this 4 session workshop! If you took our research edition workshop, you can take your idea to the next level. Or, if you’re new to passion projects, you can refine your idea and start taking action. Choose a project that is meaningful to you and that you’ll be eager to learn and master. This could be anything from playing a musical instrument to learning a new language or anything that requires more than just a few hours of work. You should be ready to commit 15-20 hours total (5 hours per week) to your project. Bring your ideas to life with a website, podcast, YouTube channel, social media campaign, or business plan. You decide on the project, and we’ll help you bring it to the world.

Volunteer Workshops

Volunteering offers a wonderful opportunity to make a positive impact in your local community and to show your dedication to a particular social justice issue. During this two-day, hands-on workshop, students will start by researching local volunteer opportunities that match their interests, listening to guest speakers talk about their organizations, and developing an individual plan to help their community through service. Next, everyone will come together for a day of volunteering at a local organization. The workshop will conclude with a reflection session that explores the importance of volunteering and how to encourage more people to get involved. By the end of the workshop, students will have gained a greater appreciation for the value of volunteering and the impact it can have on the community.

Hourly

By the Hour ($175)

If you’ve attended a workshop and/or want additional support with applications or essays, you can schedule time by the hour.

On Your Behalf

In addition to the time we will spend in meetings, College Collabs is working on your behalf to conduct research on colleges, contact college admissions to stay up to date on changing requirements, preparing and updating your college list based on new information, revising essays and activities lists, and answering questions by phone, email, DM, or text.