Services

AMG Educational Consultants specializes in: 
 
Counseling Students in

• Applying to college
• Secondary-school placement
• College Transfer 
• Testing options
• GAP year 
• After-college options

By Supporting Students 

• Assess and establish realistic goals with student
• Monitor and try to keep the stress level in check
• Explore and identify options and appropriate matches 
• Strategize for optimizing student's strengths with an appropriate test-taking timetable 
• Develop and enhance academic and extracurricular resume through informed choices 
• Maximize interests and passion to present student in the best possible light 
• Communicate with regularly in order to support and encourage students
• Provide timelines and deadlines to help relieve the last minute stress 
• Assist with and support the entire application process, including: essay development, interview techniques, etc. 

By Supporting Parents 

• Mediate and reduce family conflict and stress
• Offer a healthy buffer between adolescent and parent 
• Develop appropriate school list based on student's strengths, interests, needs and concerns
• Provide outside objective information and resources to the family
• Organize family and students throughout the process 
• Give honest and direct assessment of possibilities
• Refer families to appropriate outside evaluation when necessary
• Help to motivate students 

When counseling families in the area of college counseling, we recommend starting the process early. A call to plan freshmen courses is not too soon. Some parents call just to plan courses and strategies. Senior year can be too late to fix a missing course or a wrong track. 

Fees for college and prep school placement are usually charged based on a long term agreement involving a flat fee to cover all aspects of the service.  Fee rates are based on the year that the process is begun.  Others services are provided on an hourly basis. People very late in any of the processes can arrange a flat fee or hourly rate.  Payment plans can be arranged.

Countdown to College
If you're in high school and you're thinking about going to college, the time to start getting ready is NOW! The earlier you begin planning, the better prepared you'll be. It's never too late to get started, and we can help you make up for lost time!

College and the 'Net
The Internet has played a major roll in the entire College Process. Not only are students applying online, but they are applying to record numbers of schools. Ten years ago it was common practice to apply to 6 colleges. Now many students are applying to 12 to 15 schools each.