These years are all about discovery, planning, and careful execution. We start each engagement by crafting a personalized, strategic roadmap that aligns with a student’s passions and goals. With this strategy in place, we will work with students to provide the right guidance throughout high school, making tweaks or adjustments along the way.
11th grade is the time to refine, perfect, and to begin planning for college applications. We meticulously support students through this critical year, advising about the best academic and leadership experiences to pursue and helping students to build a list of best-fit colleges. For applications, we help students to identify their compelling narrative and guide them through all of the components of the application, from essay writing to interview preparation.
For students in the final stretch of the application process, we are great at polishing applications. We will help you to highlight your strengths and unique story, brainstorming essay topics, improving resumes, and refining your writing until your application is absolutely perfect.
Colleges in the UK have their own unique set of expectations and we will help you to navigate them! We will walk you through the UCAS system, help you to select the perfect programs, and assist in developing a standout personal statement. We will ensure that you have the knowledge and expert guidance to make applying to UK colleges stress-free.
Maintaining a strong academic profile is critical when applying to college. As part of the counseling process, your counselor will advise if a student needs any additional academic or test prep support. Our team of tutors will coordinate with the counselor to provide expert guidance on the SAT, ACT, AP exams, or any other academic needs, allowing students to reach their full potential.
At Oriel Admissions, we have the expertise to support international students to navigate the complex process of applying to US colleges and universities. We have an in-depth knowledge of diverse international academic systems and we offer highly personalized guidance tailored to your unique aspirations. Our expertise is designed to maximize your chances of success and help you stand out in the competitive college admissions process.
We help students identify, develop, and excel in activities that showcase their passions and leadership potential. We match students with project mentors who are experts in their fields. Under their guidance, students are able to focus more deeply on their interests. These projects allow students to build a compelling narrative that stands out in college applications and aligns with their long-term goals.
To make the most of summer break, we identify meaningful opportunities aligned with a student’s academic interests and career goals. Our team creates a tailored list of summer programs and provides expert support in crafting compelling essays and application materials, ensuring students are well-prepared to pursue enriching summer experiences that foster growth.
We curate a personalized list of colleges tailored to a student’s goals, preferences, and strengths. We help the student to identify schools that will be a strong fit and that they would be genuinely excited to attend. All college lists will include a balance between realistic schools, target schools, and dream schools to maximize a student’s chances of success.
Through our personalized coaching, students will go into every college interview well prepared. We will help to hone answers and practice delivery, completing mock interviews to allow students to communicate their stories confidently and authentically, leaving a positive impression.
We guide students around exploring career interests and building essential professional skills. We assist with identifying internships and leadership experiences and we support students with their applications for these opportunities. We also assist with crafting professional, stand out resumes and aligning student’s high school experiences with future career aspirations.
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The earlier that you begin your engagement with Oriel Admissions, the greater impact that we can have on your child’s admissions chances. A student’s curriculum in middle school will often determine their academic profile in high school. Starting as early as 8th grade can allow us to set your student on the path for academic success.
For our long-term counseling engagements, we create a Strategic Roadmap that is personalized to each student and is designed to provide guidance for how a student spends their time in high school. We can build this roadmap for our students as early as 8th grade up to as late as the first portion of 11th grade.
The Strategic Roadmap combines academic planning with extracurricular and leadership development. However, all Strategic Roadmaps are completely personalized to the student and no two are alike!
The Strategic Roadmap will take into consideration the academic trajectory of a student and where they might need to double up on coursework or build new academic skill sets. The extracurricular and leadership development portion of the roadmap will provide guidance on the numerous ways in which a student may explore their budding interests and will make suggestions for finding meaningful ways to develop those passions and to make an impact in their community.
All students will have a primary college counselor as well as a team of professionals available to support them. The Oriel Admissions team includes SAT and ACT tutors, academic tutors, PhD research mentors, career coaches, executive functioning coaches, project mentors, and writing coaches who will work with students to build a holistic set of skills.
Oriel Admissions goes above and beyond to ensure that each student is paired with a college counselor who aligns with their unique needs. If a student ever feels the need for a different fit, the team is fully committed to facilitating a seamless transition to another counselor. The same is applicable for the other members of the Oriel Admissions team.
Our counselors intentionally limit the number of students they work with to ensure each student receives the highest level of personalized support. A counselor will only take on a new student if they have sufficient time in their schedule and will refrain from accepting additional students once their capacity is reached.
Our students come from all over the country and from all around the world. Our students attend public high schools, charter high schools, and private high schools. We are well versed in the educational systems of the countries that commonly send their students to study in the US.
Even if we have not worked with a student from your district before, we will quickly familiarize ourselves with your school and what makes it unique. After all, there are over 20,000 institutions providing a high school education in the US and we have not yet had the opportunity to work with students from all of them!
We guide students with diverse academic backgrounds. Our students are creative, love the humanities, and are passionate about STEM subjects. They are interested in applying to small liberal arts colleges, arts programs, engineering departments, computer science, business schools, BS/MD programs, and everything in between.
Our students apply to every imaginable college in the US, Canada, the UK, and other countries throughout the world. Many of our students are targeting Ivy League and other highly selective colleges. We are equally prepared to support students with diverse goals and college preferences, tailoring our guidance to meet their unique aspirations.