There are 5 types of offerings
1. Free intro meeting: a 15-minute conversation where you discuss what you can offer, learn what the student needs, and figure out whether you are a good fit.
2. Hourly meeting: a virtual meeting with a student. It does not need to be exactly one hour; you can set the length in 15-minute increments.
3. Async service: a task you do asynchronously, like an essay review, application review, school list review, or activities list review. No meeting is scheduled.
4. Package: support over an extended period of time, usually with weekly meeting capacity and potentially async services as well.
5. Document: a PDF product students can buy, such as an activities list guide, essay guide, example packet, checklist, or worksheet.
You can add these offerings to your public-facing profile or issue a private one through chat when a student needs something more specific.
Free intro meeting
Free intro meetings are 15 minutes long. They are a low-commitment way for students to meet you, ask what kind of help makes sense, and decide whether your style fits before buying paid support.
This should be a fit conversation, not a full strategy session. A good intro meeting helps the student understand whether to book an hourly meeting, async service, package, document, or private offer.
Hourly meeting
Hourly meetings are virtual meetings to discuss or work on anything you want with the student. You can set the meeting to be however long you want in increments of 15 minutes. In the description, explain what the meeting will provide, what the student should bring, and whether you will send anything afterward.
Here are some examples of potential offerings:
1. College list strategy session: Bring your current college list, major interests, location preferences, budget constraints, and any schools you are unsure about. We will review reach/match/safety balance, identify missing options, and leave you with clear next research steps.
2. Activities list review call: Bring your extracurricular list, awards, leadership roles, and any activities you are struggling to describe. We will review wording, ordering, impact, and places where your descriptions could be more specific before you submit applications.
3. Interview prep session: Come prepared to practice common interview questions and talk through your interests, background, and goals. I will give feedback on your answers, help you sound more natural, and point out places where your examples could be clearer.
Async service
Async services are for tasks you complete without a scheduled meeting. The student submits materials, and you complete the work by the turnaround you choose. Describe what the student should submit, what you will review, and what they will receive back.
Here are some examples of potential offerings:
1. Full application review: Submit a Google Doc with your full application for a single school, including your extracurricular list, awards, additional info, personal statement, and all supplementals for that school. I will provide both specific in-line feedback and comments, as well as advice on the application strategy overall.
2. Essay review: Submit one essay draft in a Google Doc. I will provide in-line comments on structure, voice, specificity, topic strength, and revision priorities, plus a short summary of the biggest changes to make next.
3. Extracurricular list review: Submit your activities list and awards. I will review ordering, wording, impact, leadership framing, and places where your descriptions could be more specific or more clearly connected to your application story.
Package
Packages are for support over a defined period of time. You allocate how many hours per week of meetings the student can book, set the timeframe for when the package lasts, and describe what the package is meant to cover. Students can book meetings up to the weekly limit and request async reviews by default.
Here are some examples of potential offerings:
1. Comprehensive package: Work with me throughout this package window on school list strategy, application positioning, essay planning, deadline tracking, and application review. You can book included meetings each week and submit async requests for feedback as your applications develop.
2. Strategy package: Use this package to build a stronger college list, decide how to position your application, think through majors or programs, and create a timeline for the next stage of your application process.
3. Essay package: Use this package for brainstorming, outlining, drafting, and revising your personal statement or supplementals over several weeks. You can book included meetings and submit drafts for async feedback during the package window.
Document
Documents are PDF products students can buy and use on their own. They work best when the resource is valuable without a meeting or custom review. CounselorCart can protect documents with purchase-gated access and preview controls, but no digital document can be guaranteed impossible to copy, screenshot, retype, or redistribute.
Here are some examples of potential offerings:
1. Essay guide: Download a PDF guide that walks through brainstorming, choosing a topic, structuring a personal statement, avoiding generic writing, and revising toward a more specific story.
2. My Essays: Download a PDF collection of my own example essays with context, notes, and explanations of what each essay was trying to accomplish.
3. My Common App: Download a sample Common App-style PDF with activity descriptions, honors, additional information, and commentary on how the pieces fit together.