
Advising Foci:
8th – 9th Grades: Your Outline
- A four-year course plan
- Extra-curricular options based on interests
- A standardized testing plan
- An understanding of admission requirements and selection criteria
10th Grade Focus: A First Draft
- A course plan for grades 11-12
- Moving to the next level in extra-curricular activities
- A standardized testing plan
- An assessment of the academic profile in relation to post-secondary goals
- Making the most of interactions with teachers, counselors and visiting with college representatives
11th Grade Focus: Editing and Revising your Goals
- A course plan for grade 12
- Paring down and digging into extra-curricular activities
- The plan: SAT/ ACT test preparation and administration (Yipee! It’s finally here!)
- Creation of a strategic college list
- Making the most of interactions with teachers, counselors and college representatives
- College visits, college fairs and demonstrated interest
- Requesting letters of recommendation
- Self-reflection exercises to prepare for essay writing (Who Am I?)
- Guidance on financial aid, scholarships and for the
student athlete
12th Grade Focus: Publishing your Work
- Final SAT and ACT advice (You may have checked that box, already!)
- “Apply To” college list complete
- Collecting letters of recommendation
- Application schedule and checklist
- Essay topics selected and professional guidance throughout the essay process
- Application review
- Interview strategies where needed (pull out your khakis and put away your leggings!)
- Post-application support and acceptance guidance

Package A
- Pre-Application-Counseling: for Middle School through Sophomore Year (year two in High School) 30 sessions per year. Hourly Counseling sessions to be conducted at least 2 times per calendar month via Web-conference.
Package B
- Application-Advising for Junior and Senior Year until acceptance. 48 sessions Junior year;
- 28 sessions Senior year until acceptance. Hourly Advising sessions to be conducted at least 3-4 times per calendar month via Web-conference
Package C
- Post Acceptance-Mentoring from:
- 1) PHASE 1 – Receipt of university acceptance letter through high school graduation 10 sessions to get ready for college. 1 hourly Mentoring session per calendar month via Web-conference.
- 2) PHASE 2 – University entrance through university graduation 24 sessions per year. 2 – one-hour Mentoring sessions per calendar month via combination of Web-conference and in-person meetings.
Package D
10 hour/10 week focused, topical sessions. Choose two of the five topics to discuss.
- Explaining career and personality testing, testing, and then review of results
- Creating an attractive and appropriate résumé
- How to write an application essay
- Interview preparation
- Preparation for SATs, ACTs, GREs. Inter alia
Detailed schedules of various packages are available upon request or through the Hibernian representative password protected section.