Gateway College Services

We will guide students and parents from 9th grade course selection throughout the remainder of their high school career. We will offer advisement with standardized testing, course selection, career/college searches, assistance with college essays and applications and it finishes with the college selection. We have found that meeting with students hourly is the most effective method. Please call to discuss what you are looking for and we are happy to individualize a plan for your family.

  • 9th -12th - Course selection

  • Discuss high school process and differences between Middles School - Junior High School and High School

  • Explain college expectations for students from the start of high school in 9th grade

  • Extracurricular Resume Building

  • College Major/Career Assessment

  • Discuss and plan for Tier I, II or III colleges/universities

  • College Search: Learn how to effectively search for colleges and narrow down your student's prospective list from 4,000 colleges to their top 6-8.

  • Admissions Essay: Students will review how to write a good essay and avoid cliché topics, and they will actually compose their first draft. Students will receive feedback and assistance with editing.

  • Admissions Interview: Admissions personnel will coach students for the admissions interview and teach them how to make the best impression possible the first time around.

  • SAT/ACT Test Advisement and Timeline

  • Financial Info Review: Help families understand merit-based and need-based financial aid.

  • Optional: Student-Athletes: If your students want to play sports in college, regardless of whether it's DI, DII or DIII, we will walk them through the recruiting process.

  • Financial Info Review: Help families understand merit-based and need-based financial aid.

  • Assistance with the application

  • Campus Visits: What to expect and how to go about this process

  • Advisement on college commitment

Gateway College Counseling also offers many other events throughout the summer and school year to assist in the application process. Summer 2019 we will be offering a two day application boot camp. Participants will complete the majority of the common application with the assistance of four college counselors. Time will also be spent going over the college essay. Students must be entering senior year and have a knowledge of where they are applying. They must also bring a laptop to use during the program. Please email us at gatewaycollegecounselling@gmail.com for more information and rates.