Personalized College Counseling for High School Students
Gain a Competitive Advantage in the College Admissions Process
Our expert college advisors help students maximize their chances of getting into a top-tier university. Students work 1-on-1 with an advisor throughout the entire process until they commit to a college.
College Counseling Services
Your student will work with a college advisor who will guide them step-by-step from start to finish in the college planning and application process. Services include:
You get a personalized college application plan:
- You get a written plan (timeline + milestones)
- You get a best-fit list (safety/target/reach with rationale)
- You get essay leadership (topic strategy → drafts → final polish)
- You get execution support (deadlines, applications, recommendations)
- You get a competitive public university strategy and a private, Ivy-level strategy.
What families say about our service:
“SpanOne gave us a clear plan from the start.”
We went from feeling completely overwhelmed to having a week-by-week strategy. My son knew exactly what he needed to focus on.
Parent of Bay Area Junior“The essays truly stood out.”
The counselors helped my child find a voice that felt authentic - not over-polished. That made all the difference.
Parent of Private University Admit
Needs Assessment
We consider each student’s strengths, achievements, interests, and any areas that need improvement, to create a strategic plan to help them find colleges that are the best fit for them and provide a successful college experience.
Interview Prep
The college interview is a chance for you to show an admissions representative or alumni interviewer who you are and why you are a good fit for their school. We’ll work with you through mock interviews so you can feel confident and come up with questions of your own to ask the interviewer. Colleges want to know that you are truly interested in attending their school.
Career Counseling
Our career counselor works with students through a set of tests and questions to gain an understanding of their strengths, interests, and personality designed to find the major and possible career direction that best suits them.
College List Development
We work with students to create a balanced list of colleges to apply to. Some questions we discuss with students to help them create their college list are:
- Would you prefer to be in a rural, suburban, or urban environment?
- Does the college have the major you are pursuing?
- Would you prefer a college with large class sizes or smaller ones?
- What financial aid and/or merit aid are available?
- Is the college’s total cost of attendance affordable if no aid is offered?
Ready to start building your college list? Contact us for a free consultation
Extracurricular Activities
Gaining admission to top universities is extremely competitive and showcasing your talents, interests, and entrepreneurial endeavors through extracurricular activities can sometimes help you gain acceptance. Our advisors brainstorm with students about their interests and advise them on extracurricular activities that can help to strengthen their college applications.
Summer Internships and Programs
Our advisors work with students to help them evaluate and apply to summer internships, research opportunities, and summer programs. We’ve helped students land internships, research, and summer programs at various prestigious organizations.
Standardized Testing
Our advisors answer all questions regarding standardized tests, strategizing with students on which test may be the best choice for them, and work with the student to create a test-taking timeline.
Essays
We will work with you through as many drafts as needed for all your college application essays, including the personal statement and supplemental essays, in order for you to tell your story and grab the attention of admissions officers.
Project Management
Our project management tool puts everything you and your counselor require to get work done. It provides an organized, stress-free way to manage the college application process.
Results
Our goal is to find the college that is the best fit for each student. Our students have been accepted at colleges throughout the U.S. ranging from the Ivy League to liberal arts colleges.
What Parents Are Saying About Our College Counselors
“We wanted to let you know that our daughter got her acceptance letter to Stanford. This would not be possible without SpanOne counselor’s guidance.”
“As a first-generation immigrant, I had no idea how the college application process worked. Guidance from SpanOne was excellent. Definitely worth the investment.”
“Best money I’ve ever spent. Would not have been able to make this happen without you guys.”