Services
To best accommodate our clients’ busy schedules, Blue Moon Educational Consulting conducts meetings over Zoom. The virtual meeting format eliminates transportation time and allows for greater scheduling flexibility.
Early High School
While most families wait until junior year to engage Blue Moon, some students benefit greatly from an early start. At this stage, the emphasis is on making the most of high school and maximizing all that wonderful potential you have. This could include Executive Functioning Coaching to increase academic and personal success in school. This could also include working with a counselor through coached “side quests” that are designed to help students to understand their own values, strengths, and interests.
college search
This phase begins in Junior year as we begin to explore all that college has to offer. We will go through a process to clarify your values, your hopes, and your aspirations. What types of learning experiences are of greatest benefit to you? What do you hope to study? Where would you like to be? What type of community do you want to be part of? Is diversity important? Is an urban environment compelling? Do you love the outdoors? Do you want an internship? Study abroad? We will delve into all these questions and more in order to build a college list that is tailored just for you.
Preparing Applications
It’s time. Applications. Which application to use? The Common Application? The Coalition Application? The college’s own online application? How can you best demonstrate your whole self? What will you write about in your essays? Who will you ask for recommendations? How do you request transcripts? Send test scores? If you are applying to any test-optional schools, should you send the scores or not? In the end, preparing your college applications is all about presenting your best self through all the components of the application, as well as staying organized and relaxed as you meet deadlines. Blue Moon will help you with each step of the process--never doing any work for you, but providing the scaffolding for your success.
Decisions
We have celebrated each acceptance with you. Now, you have choices to make. You’ve attended Accepted Students Day and made a few overnight visits. But you still have questions. Which school will be the best fit for you? Where will you thrive academically? Where will you achieve the work/life balance you are looking for? Where will you fit in socially and emotionally? Which school will afford you the most opportunity? What makes the most sense financially? We will work closely with you to help you lay out the pros and cons of each possibility until your decision is clear.
Types of packages
Early Starts
“Side Quests” for personal development
Coaching Sessions
Summer Planning
Course Selection
After school and extracurricular planning
Executive Functioning Coaching
All of the above plus…
Calendar Management for Assignments and Extracurriculars
“Work smarter, not harder” strategies
Strategies for managing daily schedule (including homework, sleep, and your relationship with your phone)
College Counseling
Comprehensive
College List Development
Individualized Student Support
Standardized Testing Plan
Advice re: Extracurricular and Summer Activities
Access to College Planning Software
Individualized Support for Activities List
Individualized Application Support
Common App Essay development using WOW Writing Workshop methods
Supplemental Essay Coaching and Review
Financial Aid Support
Evaluation of Offers
Deferral/Waitlist Strategy
premier
All of the above plus…
Institutional Scholarship Essay Coaching and Review
Honors College Essay Coaching and Review
Common App Personal Statement
Common App Essay development using WOW Writing Workshop methods
Individualized Student Support
Access to College Planning Software
hourly… pay as you go for what you need
Hourly Consultation is appropriate for a family who would like to use Blue Moon’s services in a targeted way. It’s your hour! Blue Moon will answer whatever questions you have or assist you in working on any piece of your application. Services are via Zoom--payment is due at booking. Hourly clients do not get the benefit of access to college planning software, nor does Blue Moon do research in between appointments. The hourly rate will also apply to giving feedback on writing via Google Docs, answering lengthy emails, and answering questions by phone. For those instances, the hourly rate is prorated into 10-minute segments
“One of Stacey’s best qualities is her ability to know and understand the student and what would be best for him/her. She is extremely knowledgeable of small distinctions in a wide range of schools that make them the right fit for the right student. She was able to suggest a diverse group of colleges in terms of offerings/location, etc. that our son may have been interested in.
Stacey’s calm and positive demeanor make her such a great person to work with during what can be a very stressful time for students and families. Between her wide knowledge base of the market, her thoughtful suggestions, and her easygoing personality, she could not be a better fit for a college consultant.”