SERVICES FOR 9TH-11TH GRADERSSuccess starts before senior year.
The Selective Admissions Blueprint is a multi-year engagement built around one idea — that the strongest applications aren't assembled in senior year, they're architected over time. Here's exactly what that looks like.
The Selective Admissions Blueprint: From Today to Admit
One program. One person. From wherever your student is right now through the moment they submit their applications. The investment depends only on when we start — the scope, the attention, and the commitment stay the same.
What’s Included
Every student in the Selective Admissions Blueprint gets all of the following. These aren't tiered or optional — they're the components that make the program work.
01 — Academic Roadmap & Major Exploration
Most students drift through freshman and sophomore year reacting to whatever's in front of them. We build a personalized four-year academic strategy that does the opposite — mapping course selection, major exploration, and positioning decisions so that every year builds deliberately toward a compelling application.
This isn't what an overwhelmed school counselor with 400 students can offer. It's a strategy built entirely around your student.
02 — Extracurricular Enhancement
The most impressive applications tell a story beyond grades — one of genuine passion, real leadership, and meaningful commitment. We work with your student to identify the activities worth doubling down on, the ones worth letting go, and how to deepen their involvement in ways that build both a stronger application and a stronger person.
03 — The Big Achievement™
This is the work that sets CollegeBound apart from every other firm.
Most students don't know what they're truly capable of until someone helps them find out. Working from a professional creative process developed across award-winning campaigns and at Google, we guide your student from ideation through planning to execution of one meaningful, authentic accomplishment — the kind that becomes the centerpiece of their application and something they're genuinely proud of long after decisions come in.
The Big Achievement Roadmap maps the strategy. Big Achievement Mentorship provides the ongoing accountability, coaching, and support to actually bring it to life. Both are included — because a great idea without execution isn't an achievement.
04 — Summer Program Support
Summers are one of the most underused assets in a student's application. The right summer experience — a selective program, a research role, a competition, a passion project — can define the narrative of an entire application. The wrong one, or no plan at all, is an opportunity that doesn't come back.
We help your student identify the right opportunities for their goals and profile, prepare compelling applications, and approach interviews with confidence. Every summer gets a plan. Every plan gets executed.
05 — Charisma Crafting
Getting into a great school requires more than a strong application — it requires a student who can articulate who they are and what they want with clarity and confidence. From summer program interviews to college admissions interviews to the conversations that happen along the way, we teach real-world communication skills drawn from professional experience at the highest levels of the creative and technology industries.
06 — College Curation
Starting in junior spring, we build a fully customized college list tailored to your student's academic profile, major interests, financial considerations, and personal fit criteria. The list isn't just strategic — it's honest. Every school on it is one your student would genuinely be excited to attend.
By the time senior year starts, the list is done. Application season becomes execution, not guessing.
Resume Ready
For students applying to competitive summer programs or submitting materials that require a resume, we provide professional résumé development as part of the engagement — teaching students how to present their experiences in a format that impresses both admissions committees and future employers.
Scope and expectations
Being clear about what's included — and what isn't — is part of how we work. No surprises.
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What’s included:
All services listed above, delivered 1:1 with Matt
Bi-weekly strategy sessions during the school year
Annual summer planning and reset
Async feedback on key decisions between sessions
Monthly or as-needed parent updates
In 11th spring: initial college list and positioning strategy
Rollover into Senior Application Intensive for Phase 2
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What we don’t do:
Test prep or subject tutoring. We advise on strategy and connect you with specialists if needed.
Done-for-you execution on the Big Achievement. We design, guide, and coach — your student does the work. That's what makes it real.
Ghost-write essays. Your student's voice stays intact. Always.
Investment
The investment depends only on when we start. Senior year is the most intensive phase of the work — each earlier year where Matt is architecting and overseeing the full strategy adds to the engagement.
We walk through the specifics on your strategy session call. There are no hidden fees, no surprise add-ons — just one program with one variable.
The best time to start was freshman year.
The second best time is now.
Book a free 45-minute strategy session with Matt. You'll leave with a clear picture of where your student stands and what it will actually take to get them where they want to go.
BOOK A STRATEGY SESSIONNo commitment. No pressure. Just an honest conversation.