San Francisco Bay Area, Tri-Valley Region
University of California application essay prompts are online as of October 1, along with the application. Prompts are on page 16 of the Directions Booklet.
Everything-About-College is a resource guide created and maintained by College Advantage, an educational consulting firm located in Pleasanton, California, serving the Tri-Valley Area, and the San Francisco Bay Area. We are dedicated, caring professionals in the field of college planning and admissions. San Francisco East Bay is the main focus area of our business, although we have clients all over the United States.
OUR SERVICES Include: - In-home, private seminar detailing step-by-step college admissions process.
- One-on-one targeted tutoring for the SAT 2005, SAT II Exams, SAT Writing Exam.
- ACT coaching, diagnosis to determine appropriate test for each student.
- College searching and matching to meet specific individual needs.
- Oversight and guidance for applications, applications essays, scholarship essays.
- Guidance with the application process.
- Financial aid guidance, including loans, grants, and scholarships.
- Expert help for college-bound students with diagnosed learning disabilities, including ADD, ADHD, Dyslexia, OCD, auditory processing.
- Guidance and reesources for LD testing.
PEOPLE WE CAN HELP - High school students planning to attend college
- Parents concerned about the college process, including financial aid
- College-bound students diagnosed with learning disabilities.
- Students with poor writing skills, or worried about the SAT essay.
- Students needing improvement in reading comprehension, or test taking skills.
- Students in the San Francisco East Bay area planning to take the SATs, ACTS, or those with low PSAT, SAT test scores.
- Students preparing for grad school and grad school entrance tests.
- Adults planning to attend college.
WHO WE ARE
Our owner, Susanna, is an Educational Consultant. with B.A. and M.A. degrees in education who has lived in Pleasanton for 28 years. She is a certified California teacher with an extensive background in teaching and college admissions consulting. Our senior editor, Kathleen Reed is a graduate of U.C. Santa Barbara, with a B.A. in English, and a minor in education. Her background includes work in creative and non-fiction writing, and as senior editor for an internationallyknown non-profit organization. Rebecca is a Ph. D. and has a background in college admissions and career planning. She regularly conducts seminars for school students and their school parents on planning for college success. She lives in the San Francisco East Bay.
College Advantage helps people achieve their goals by:
- Finding the colleges that fit the particular needs and requirements of each college-bound student and researching those schools for our students.
- Providing mentoring and guidance in the entire college admissions process for students in the San Francisco East Bay region.
- Guiding students through the process of writing the increasingly important college admissions essay.
- Helping students improve their writing skills specifically for college admissions and college classes.
- Guiding students through the maze of testing and offering strategy coaching, tutoring, and writing instruction for the SAT I 2005, SAT II, and ACT.
- Eliminating the stress and confusion prevalent today in the college search, selection, and admissions process.
- Helping students obtain the most appropriate and beneficial recommendations for college admissions
- Providing college preparatory tutoring for college-bound students needing remedial work or specialized mentoring.
- Networking parents with professionals specializing in financial planning for college-bound students of any age.
- Managing the college admissions process with flexibility, catering to our clients’ needs and specifications.
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