Our Services

Balanced Path College Consulting will help you and your child with an approach to finding the right college that is comprehensive, in-depth, and responsive to your individual needs.

Most meetings will be on Zoom. For those in the greater Portland, OR area,

in- person meetings are available.

Comprehensive Package

Our most popular package is designed to provide a full range of college counseling support, whether you start in 9th grade or as a senior.

Includes:

in-depth discussion of interests, goals,
curriculum and extracurricular planning;
development of a college list, planning of college visits and narrowing of the list,
structured support through the application process, including essay development and review -- up to 15 applications.
Extensive work on self-advocacy, independence, and executive functioning skills
Structured plan for the transition to college tailored to your individual student and their chosen school.

Up to 50 meetings total.

Late-Bloomer

Is it August, September, October, even, and your child needs help? It is not too late! Up to 20 intensive meetings to support applications for up to 7 schools will get your child's materials polished and your child more secure in their choices and their hopes for the future.

Hourly rate

For essay development work, preparing honors college/merit aid applications, interview prep, or other work (for example, tutoring writing).

Can be booked in addition to any package, or as a standalone product.

5-hour service pack

Allows you to book time ahead for limited work. For essay development work, preparing honors college/merit aid applications, interview prep, or other work (for example, tutoring writing).

Can be booked in addition to any package, or as a standalone product.