We get this question often — how to find quality, affordable, college admissions consultants near you? We have a great solution. Read on!

We have all watched the college admission scandal, where the “privileged” get ahead of the “rest” through scams. Today, highly paid college admission consultants cost anywhere from $2k to $40K per year. Well out of reach of an average American.

The average student-to-school-counselor ratio in the US is 482-to-1. Our school college career counselors are overworked, stretched, and abysmally short-staffed. Our students need more support in college career counseling, especially in today’s hyper-competitive world, with an increasingly dizzying array of choices about “what comes next” after high school.

So what are high school students and parents to do? This is a special problem during Covid days — where even if you have the money to fund a college admissions consultant — face-to-face, in-person college admission and career counseling is difficult. If you are doing a Zoom session, most college career counselors are not well equipped and trained to digitally address student needs. Plus live training is again very costly!

Hence, ScaleUP USA created the “digital” self-paced, video-based, Career Trajectory Program to complement the schools, school career counselors, and parent-teacher-student associations (PTSA) in college admission consulting and college career counseling, which is available across the US and globally!

Career Trajectory also has a free referral program for corporations to offer affordable college career counseling to their employees and their children. Make sure to bring this to the notice of your HR executive!

THE CAREER TRAJECTORY PROGRAM:

Career Trajectory starts by offering their free, foundational, Career Trajectory Program which provides 90 minutes of digital, self-paced, college admissions consulting to ALL high school PTO members, parents, and students, reducing the workload for existing school-based college career counselors. No student should go without quality college career counseling. This foundational program provides the hard truths and the cold facts every high schooler from their 9th to 12th grade (and their parents) needs to know to succeed in the 21st century.

They also have an affordable, comprehensive, digital, college career counseling premium (paid), program for detailed college planning, research, selection, application, enrollment, and financial aid for all 9th to 12th-grade students who successfully complete the foundational program and are ready to rigorously prepare for a successful college career. This program can be offered through high schools and PTO organizations at a special subsidized price via a partnership.

This program is ideal for the current coronavirus crisis. (Listed Price: $499/year; however, there is a “covid relief special” limited-time promotion whereby you can save $50 on this yearly program and get it for $450 with this code “club-vip.” That is about $37/month!) You can start with this program and if you still need additional help, you could always add face-to-face consulting with other costlier companies — which we don’t think you will typically need.

The need for a college education is critical in the US today. It is virtually certain that if our students don’t have a college degree they will live the rest of their life in poverty, impacting themselves, their family, and their community negatively. Unfortunately, outstanding education debt in the U.S., which exceeds $1.5 trillion is killing this dream. Further, nearly 40 percent of borrowers are expected to default on their student loans by 2023! The right solution is to find the right college major, in the right university, at the right price, and to complete it successfully. This is what this unique program does and because it is available digitally and delivered right from the DC Metro region. You can access it via your computer or your tablet, safely, anywhere in the US or globally. Here is a brief outline of this program:

THE CAREER TRAJECTORY’S PROGRAM INCLUDES:

1. Build a Strong Future Career Foundation

You will learn the hard truths and the cold facts on how you can succeed in today’s hyper-competitive world. Learn how to succeed and overcome failure. Figure out how to develop your custom formula for success.

2. Strategic Questions for Students and Parents

Plan your future career by asking these three critically important strategic questions. They will lay a strong foundation for your future success. Build your career custom formula by discussing with parents, counselors, and mentors!

3. College Application Timeline Strategy

Most students make the mistake of starting for planning in the 11th or 12th grade. This causes stress and mistakes in college selection and applications. We have built an innovative college application timeline starting from the 9th grade. Now you have more time to plan and execute.

4. Preparing for Standardized Tests

Want to perform well on your standardization tests? Check out the A, B, and C of the test-taking process that will help you achieve it. Explore the top resources for such coaching that fit your budget and learning style including an SAT/ACT workshop by a top college test coach!

5. Creating a Strong College Application

Developing a strong college application including personal statements, college essays, transcripts, recommendations, resumes, and interviews which need to be perfect, or very good. This section goes in-depth on all these and many more related topics. Take various workshops for planning admission strategies for specific colleges to understand the right approach.

6. International Students and Parents Overview

International students have big opportunities in the US. But they face additional steps to apply for college admission, financial aid, proof of finances, and US visas. International parents and students get a special, dedicated perspective in this module.

7. Selecting the Optimum College Major

One of the most critical mistakes college applicants make is in selecting their college major. Did you know that the wrong college major can result in substantially lower salaries and potential unemployment? Learn the systematic way to select your college major.

8. Selecting Best Fit Colleges to Apply

Selecting the best fit colleges to apply to is key to college acceptance, securing financial aid, lowering student loans, and future career success. How do you do it? Check this section for step-by-step guidance.

9. Savings Strategies for Students

Ultimately your job as a student is to get through college with the lowest student debt burden, with the highest grades, and being most prepared for a future career. This section talks about tips and tricks on how you can achieve it.

10. Building a Strong, Personal “Brand”

Grades and standardization test scores are not the end-all and be-all of successful college and financial aid applications. The truth is, having key vectors of differentiation for the student is vital. This is done by building a personal brand. How do you do it? Check this formula for success!

11. Securing Financial Aid for Colleges

Most students and parents don’t do a systematic search for available scholarships, assistantships, and financial aid, thus missing out on tens of billions of dollars of available funding. Learn to start financial aid planning.

So join now while the affordable promotional campaign remains in place and start getting student/parent college career counseling for around $12 a month!

So how to find quality, affordable, college admissions consultants near you? You just found one, always-on, available and affordable around the world!

CAREER TRAJECTORY HAS ALSO STARTED A FREE CAREER TRAJECTORY CLUB ON LINKEDIN. MAKE SURE TO JOIN IT.

Enjoy the program!

About the Author:

Nitin Pradhan is an educator, technologist, and social entrepreneur based in the Washington DC metro region. He is the former award-winning CIO of the US Department of Transportation and an Obama-Biden Appointee. He leads the ScaleUP USA’s Digital Growth Accelerator including their Federal Business Accelerator, the Federal Career Accelerator, and the Career Trajectory Accelerator. He also advises Career Trajectory Live and All GSA programs. Business and government leaders can connect with him on LinkedIn.