Educational Consulting Services

Discover Our Services at Söderlund College Consulting

Empowering students for their college journey with personalized guidance.

Comprehensive Packages to Meet Your Needs!

The most significant source of stress parents and students share with me is that they thought they’d have more time. I believe High School students should be enjoying their time in High School! Planning ahead helps give them that space.

9th and 10th Grades

The Discovery Foundation

  • Explore academic goals and interests, and discover your aptitudes with a Mindprint assessment that helps identify learning styles and develop a plan for the ACT vs. the SAT
  • Personalized academic review, course planning, and goal-setting to develop a 4-year roadmap to match your future goals
  • College Planning 101: An introduction to “College Knowledge”—from understanding
    Liberal Arts vs. Pre-Professional programs to understand how college works
  • Learn about college options and criteria, and understand how to evaluate what matters to you
  • Extracurricular and summer activity guidance
  • Includes 2 to 4 meetings, depending on grade level
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Junior and Senior year

The Comprehensive Roadmap

  • Understand the admissions landscape and application process and to use that knowledge
  • Learn how to use our college search, planning, application tracker web tool
  • Student interests and college criteria assessments
  • Exploration of Majors and Careers aptitudes and interests
  • College Affordability parent meeting: What is the Actual Cost of College?
  • Transcript review and course planning
  • Academic goal setting/ plan for courses
  • Standardized test planning
  • Activities review and resume development/ summer activity guidance
  • Expert tips for researching and visiting colleges
  • Collaborative college list development
  • Proven CEE essay coaching method for developing your voice on your personal statement and essays (up to 12 applications).
  • Letters of recomedation advice and planning
  • Introduction to the Common App
  • Complete Application Support for up 12 Applications and 3 scholarship applications (Internal deadline Nov. 1)
  • Guidance on all admissions options: RD, ED/EA, SCEA, & Rolling
  • Interview preparation
  • Support for admissions decisions, understanding waitlist, and evaluation of offers
  • Advice for transition to college
  • Includes 20 meetings (25 hours) spanning Junior and Senior years. Seniors will have weekly meetings in September during application season.
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Rising Seniors

Targeted College Planning

  • Available starting June 1st, the summer before Senior year.
  • Gain access to an online college application tracker
  • Refining and balancing your college list for a personalized fit
  • Application timeline, review, and support for up to 8 applications
  • Expert guidance on the Common App personal statement
    and school-specific supplements
  • Includes 10 meetings.
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Are you on track for college?

Select your student’s current grade and the season to reveal your top 3 bite-sized steps for right now.

What Parents and Students are Saying…

  • I want to say thank you again for all your help! You made
    this process super easy, and I definitely would have been
    lost without it. It is amazing seeing the admission letters
    come in—it would have been a nightmare without your
    help!
    Michael F.
    Student, Senior Targeted Package
  • As a parent of three, having already gone through this process
    twice, I am grateful not to have to worry and nag my son so
    much to get everything done. Dr. Söderlund is knowledgeable,
    patient, and keeps us informed every step of the way. She even
    got our quiet son to open up about his future in a way we
    couldn’t. Having her guidance and timeline has been a game-
    changer.
    Andrea C.
    Roadmap Parent
  • The college application process felt like an impossible
    mountain of deadlines—from testing to FAFSA. Ashley was
    the perfect guide. She started from the ground up, helping
    my daughter identify what truly mattered to her: campus
    culture, cost, and community. By September, my daughter
    had already received several admission letters. The relief
    was immediate; our family’s anxiety went from a 10 to a zero
    within weeks, completely worth the investment!! We couldn’t
    be more grateful.
    Michael N.
    Roadmap Parent

The Comprehensive Roadmap

Your Path to College: A Bite-Sized Step-by-Step Plan for Sophomores and Juniors

Step 1

Introduction and Goal Setting

Early on, we will develop your college knowledge, review academics, and introduce the admissions landscape. We will examine what colleges are really looking for in applicants and establish a clear plan for your path to college.

Step 2

Assessment & Exploration

Recognize your individual strengths and passions, and consider how they can guide your choices in high school courses, extracurricular activities, college majors, and future career paths.

Step 3

Personalized Planning: College Criteria

It’s essential to explore your criteria for selecting a college. What matters most to you? Is it small class sizes, opportunities for research and internships, affordability, geographical location, or the availability of clubs and activities? There is a lot to explore!

Step 4

List Development & Refinement

Applying to college is a dynamic, ongoing process tailored to your academic, social, and financial needs. Learn how to evaluate colleges effectively and receive practical guidance on maximizing your college visits.

Step 5

Pre-Application Work

Guidance to help you brainstorm and develop your essays with a focus on your unique voice using the proven CEE method. Advice on requesting letters of recommendation and developing your resume. Plus, we’ll create a strategic plan for standardized testing preparation.

Step 6

Application Support

Deadline management, application tracking, and attention to application details. For targeted plans, full support is included for up to 8 applications; for comprehensive plans, full support is included for up to 12 applications.

Step 7

Application Strategy & Managing Decisions

Guidance on all admissions options: Regular Decision, Early Decision/Early Action, Single Choice Early Action, and Rolling Admissions. Advice for waitlist and deferrals. Guidance on evaluating offers and comparing choices.

Step 8

Skill Development and College Readiness

Throughout your journey, we will develop college-readiness skills, including communication, time management, decision-making, and stress management. Parent tips for supporting your child’s next step and succeeding in college, for students.

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