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EDUCATIONAL COUNSELING AND PLANNING

OUR CREDO:   WE BELIEVE THAT FOR EVERY STUDENT, THE IDEAL ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT EXISTS. OUR AIM IS TO GUIDE YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH THE MAZE OF INFORMATION AND CHOICES AVAILABLE. WE SHOW THEM HOW TO DISTINGUISH THE IMPORTANT FROM THE TRIVIAL AND HOW TO MAKE ACADEMIC DECISIONS BASED ON SOLID REASONING RATHER THAN EMOTION OR MYTH. 

  We assist families in:

• Assessing options for students with special needs
• Seeking academic alternatives for students who are already enrolled in school or are relocating to the Baltimore area
• Placing non-English speaking international students in appropriate academic settings
• Arranging for a post-secondary year between high school and college

PERSONAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
Assistance is offered in strengthening communication skills, focusing energies, making realistic choices, and presenting oneself with confidence.

These objectives are reached through:

• Self-evaluation and determination of goals
• Interview role-playing
• Choosing suitable and interesting essay topics
• Assistance with essay writing
• Preparing new resumes or rewriting existing ones

COLLEGE GUIDANCE
Working at a comfortable pace, students learn to find ways of presenting themselves as unique personalities, both in their written applications and in their interviews. We believe that, while the process of college selection is never easy, it should be a positive, enjoyable, educational experience.

Students are helped to:

• Utilize self-evaluation techniques
• Select colleges appropriate to their needs, interests and abilities
• Refine oral and written communication skills
• Evaluate colleges realistically

Although this program is meant to be completed over a two-year period (Junior and Senior years), it is flexible, broad in scope and sensitive to individual needs.

MARILYN COLSON,
an experienced educator and academic counselor, has served as Chairperson of the Department of Mathematics at The Park School and as Lecturer in Mathematics at both Goucher College and Towson State University. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Goucher College and Master of Science degree from The Johns Hopkins University. A specialist in academic placement, she is a member of the National Association for College Admission Counseling, the Independent Educational Consultants Association, the Secondary School Admission Test Board and the Mathematical Association of America. She is also a co-author of the book Unraveling the Myth of the College Admissions Process.

E-mail: marcolson@aol.com

OTHER LINKS

·   24-Month Planner for the College Bound
·   Independent Educational Consultants Association

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