Rock Your Future

                                 college, career and beyond... 


ph: 610-948-4955

College Planning Services

Rock Your Future offers a range of services to meet the particular needs of your student and family.  No two young people are exactly the same and not every family's budget is alike.  Therefore, we offer different levels of service to fit each student, and we offer an initial consultation to help you decide which service is right for you. If you are within an hour's drive of our office, we will be happy to provide the consultation in your home, at your convenience.

  • Full Service College Counseling Package

    For the student who desires guidance from the start of the process (as early as beginning of Sophomore year) until June 30th of his or her Senior year, this package is for you. It includes all of the services listed below, with hands-on, personalized attention through the entire process. 

    • Evaluation of transcripts, course selection, test scores, and activities.
    • Assessment of strengths and challenges, interests and personality type.
    • Exploration of the world of work, careers and majors.
    • Exploration of learning environments.
    • Examination and selection of possible majors.
    • Planning and monitoring of SAT/ACT progress.
    • Advising for Junior/Senior year class schedules.
    • Advising regarding opportunities for the student to showcase strengths and interests.
    • Full college/vocational search with the student based on the student's and parents' criteria.
    • Advising the student regarding college choices with the best potential for his or her own growth and success.
    • Education regarding available college / career resources.
    • Identifying and helping the student to orchestrate college visits.
    • Finalizing and presenting the college list by June 30th of Junior year.
    • Helping the student complete a resume and brainstorm and edit application essays.
    • Personalized help completing 6 unique applications.
    • Guiding the family through the financial aid process and providing recommendations for scholarship searches.
    • Advising regarding college offers, helping the student to make the best choice for him or her.
    • Guiding the student through the housing and advisement process of his or her chosen school.

    Unlimited email and phone access, timelines, and reminders are all included in this package.                                                    

    Investment covers up to 3 years of service.

  • Full Service College Counseling Package w/ Basic SAT or ACT prep

    This package includes all of the services in the above package, plus tutoring for the SAT or ACT.  Test preparation includes two timed practice tests and 5 hours of direct tutoring, and requires students to complete assignments between sessions.                         

  • The Essential College Package

    This service was created in response to our challenging economic times.  While all of our services are an investment in a student's future and have the potential to save you money, this package provides the student with the basic guidance needed to get through the college process in a smart way.  It is a streamlined version of our Full Service package for those students who want the expertise of a college counselor, but who may work better with less supervision (though help is always only a phone call away, if needed). The package is targeted to assist a student with the following:

    • Evaluation of transcripts, course selection, test scores, and activities.
    • Examination and selection of possible majors.
    • Advising for Junior/Senior year class schedules.
    • Full college/vocational search with the student based on the student's and parents' criteria.
    • Advising the student regarding college choices with the best potential for his or her own growth and success.
    • Identifying and helping the student to orchestrate college visits.
    • Finalizing and presenting the college list by June 30th of Junior year.
    • Helping the student complete a resume and brainstorm and edit application essays.
    • Guiding the student through the application process (up to 6 unique applications included).
    • Education regarding the financial aid process and scholarships.
    • Advising regarding college offers, helping the student to make the best choice for him or her.
    This service can start as early as the start of Junior year and runs until a college decision is made Senior year.
    Investment: $2500

  • Senior Year "It's Not Too Late" Package

    Ideally, post-secondary planning should begin long before Senior year.  It allows the student to explore their interests, possible majors and careers.  It gives them time to reflect on what they want from a college experience, and to thoroughly seek out all options.  Some students and their families don't begin the college process until the student's Senior year for various reasons: not understanding the process and when to begin, a student's late decision to attend college, becoming overwhelmed with the process, or interruption due to life events.  This package can help get you on track, and it includes the essential services in the full package in a condensed time frame.  

  • College List Package

    For those students who only need assistance up until the application process, this package is for you.  Some families have already successfully navigated the application and financial aid process with an older child, but their next student is unsure of what type of college he or she wants, and/or has no direction as to prospective careers or majors.  Maybe this student is not as easy to work with as his or her older sibling.  This service helps with the first part of the process, culminating in complete list of colleges, with all relevant information, so that the student and family are ready to begin the application process.  Investment is for up to 12 months of service.

  • Essay Brainstorming and Editing Service

    Essays are often the most difficult and frustrating part of the application process.  For those students who need some inspiration (and for parents who need a break), we offer essay preparation, guidance and editing.  Investment: $300 for the first unique essay, $150 for each additional essay.

  • Learning Differences & ADD/ADHD Add-on Package

    Many students with documented learning differences and/or ADD/ADHD do not even consider college to be a post-secondary option.  This is unfortunate, as these students can have very successful and rewarding experiences if they are able to find a learning environment  suited for them.  As an add-on to any of the packages listed above, this package offers a specialized search designed to meet the student's particular learning needs.  It also includes monitoring the student's high school progress and current learning needs, educating the family on the services available in post-secondary environments, and transition guidance from the time of college acceptance until the student leaves for college.

  • Gap Year Package

    Some students may decide that taking what is known as a "Gap year" may be right for them.  In most cases, they will apply and be accepted to a college, and opt to defer their enrollment for one year.  The student will use the year to work, volunteer, or travel. Sometimes it is to do something they've always wanted to do and haven't had the time, or simply to take a break after a stressful high school experience to avoid burnout. Others will take the Gap year to figure out what they want to do for college and/or career.  This package an be added onto the Full Service or Senior Year packages for those wishing to apply to college now, or can be purchased as a stand-alone package.  Services include guided self-exploration, extensive search of the numerous possibilities, the application process, and any preparation necessary for the program.

  • College Transfer Package

    For the student who has decided to leave his or her current college or university, we offer this comprehensive package.  It includes exploration of the reasons for leaving, assessment of desired major/career, transferability of credits, college search and application process.

  • The "What do I do now?" Package

    Have you started college and have no idea why you are there? Maybe you have decided you want to leave but have no direction?  Have you been taking classes and living at home, but still don't know what  career or major to pursue?  Have you left college and are now living at home, and you and your parents are thinking,  "Now what?"

    Well, you should certainly first avail yourself of all of the free services your college/community college has to offer - academic adviser, career counseling office, professors, etc.  If you still need more guidance, then this package may be right for you.  It consists of 3 sessions in which we will assess your current situation, explore alternatives, and establish goals.  Investment: $375, which can later be applied toward a college or career package once a decision is made.

  • Career Exploration

    For the young person who is unsure of his or her career choice, or the college graduate back home without a clear path to the career they want, this package will help you to assess strengths and challenges, explore interests, develop clear goals, illuminate multiple paths to a given outcome, and learn strategies to succeed.   The package includes 5 counseling sessions and the cost and administration of all assessments. The sessions can be in-person, over the phone, or a combination of both.   Investment:  $650.   (Long-term counseling and comprehensive career packages also available.)

  • Hourly counseling services

    While our packaged services offer you the best value, those wishing to focus on only a few specific areas of concern have the option to invest in hourly counseling.  Examples: review an admission essay, get an opinion on a specific college choice, help filling out the FAFSA, deciding on which college offer to accept, review of transcript or activities, a brief consultation for those with students in middle school or early high school, help facilitating communication between parents and student, stress management, etc.    Investment : $150/hour.

Terms and Conditions

All fees are NON-REFUNDABLE. We encourage you to use the consultation time to ask questions to be sure this service is right for your family.  Fees for any service under $3000 are due at the time of contract.  For all others, one half of the fee is due at the time of contract, and the remainder is due one month later.  We accept bank certified checks, Paypal, or a combination. 

Hourly counseling fees are payable at the beginning of each session.  Paypal payments must be made in advance. Cash is also accepted.

Fees are subject to change. 

** Sliding scale offered to a limited number of families with verifiable financial challenges.  

***Rock Your Future does NOT guarantee admission to any college or university, and the career exploration does NOT guarantee any specific job or salary as a result of our services.


Contact us:

info@rockyourfuture.com

610-948-4955 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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