11th Grade Pinnacle™ Program
The Pinnacle™ Program is “concierge-style,” one-on-one counseling designed for students and their families who need an expert to guide them through the entire college admissions process from start to finish.
Based on a student’s goals, our team creates a plan designed to lead to best-fit colleges. Students meet regularly with a senior counselor to get insight, feedback, and encouragement throughout the journey.
This program includes up to 20 hours of meetings with a senior counselor to apply to up to ten colleges. Counselors also spend time reviewing submitted essays and application materials, corresponding with students and parents via email, and conducting research on a student’s behalf. If a student needs additional time or wants to apply to more colleges, our team can provide pricing options.
The program’s cost also includes final essay review by our editing team, access to our online college research and planning platform, and an aptitude assessment.
Students can choose to start as early as March of their 10th-grade year. Only a limited number of students per graduating class are accepted into the Pinnacle Program. Families are encouraged to schedule a complimentary, no-obligation consultation with a member of the college counseling team early to help assist in the decision process.
Please note: Pinnacle Program meetings will be conducted via Microsoft Teams, Zoom, or a similar online collaboration platform.
PLANS CAN INCLUDE:
Explore your college options
After understanding a student’s background and preferences, our college counselors will give recommendations and help you explore potential colleges. Students also have access to our online college research platform that puts important data at their fingertips.
Finalize your college list
To maximize college acceptances and scholarship opportunities, a college counselor will help you finalize a great college list with reach, target, and likely colleges. Our counselors will also provide guidance on Early Action and Early Decision options and help you make a decision that’s best for you.
The Pinnacle Program includes support and review for up to ten U.S. or Canadian universities. If you plan to apply to more colleges, our team can create a customized plan and pricing.
Write your essays
Find your voice to write your most compelling essays. Most students create one main essay in addition to supplemental essays required by many colleges. Depending on a student’s college list, this could mean writing 10-50 essays. Our team will help you explore potential essay topics, share insight on how to create an impactful college essay, and offer review of multiple drafts of each essay, including a review by our editing team.
Investigate career paths and majors
Not sure what you should study in college? Our college counselors can give students access to proven aptitude tests and review results to help you find areas of interest.
Create an effective resume
Build a college resume that showcases your extracurricular, volunteer, and job experiences to use for college applications, interviews, and recommendation letters.
Develop a recommendation letter strategy
Recommendation letters can be a valuable addition to your college application. Our experts will help you develop a strategy for obtaining recommendation letters from your teachers and school counselor.
Prepare for quality college interviews
Some colleges require applicants to undergo an interview process to determine admission or scholarships. Our counselors use mock interviews and evaluations to prepare students for this step of the process.
Make your final decision
Sometimes it is a challenge to narrow down your acceptances to one final college decision. Our team will help you evaluate college offers to determine which option will be your best fit.
We can also provide guidance on waitlists and deferrals.
Stay accountable and on track
Although the student must be in charge of the process, our college counseling team will support you and set expectations for how to best meet application deadlines. Regular one-on-one meetings and college planning tools help students stay organized, focused, and accountable.
Program Fees & Payment Options
What payment options are available?
- Pay in full: $5,000
- Pay in installments: 5 consecutive monthly payments of $1,025
- Total Cost of $5,125
You may choose to pay online during registration, over the phone, or in person at one of our campuses. Payment must be received before any session will be scheduled.
A $50 nonrefundable administrative fee is included in the cost of all programs.
Not sure which program is right for you? One Select Session may be applied to the Pinnacle Program for students who want to move to our comprehensive program.
We accept cash, check or credit card (Mastercard, Visa, American Express, and Discover).
Please note: Pinnacle Program meetings will be conducted via Microsoft Teams, Zoom, or a similar online collaboration platform.
The PINNACLE Program for the Class of 2025 is now closed. No new students will be accepted at this time.
PROGRAM FEES
$5,000*
(if paid in full)—Includes a nonrefundable $50 administrative fee
The Pinnacle™ Program for the Class of 2025 is now closed. No new students will be accepted at this time.
* An installment plan option is available at checkout.
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