Create an Uncommon Application
College Counseling Services
ObjectiveInSight helps students and families navigate every step of the college planning journey with clarity and confidence. By aligning each student’s academic interests, personal strengths, and future goals, we make applying to college smoother, less stressful, and more intentional. Our approach goes beyond simply meeting application requirements—we help students discover who they are, define what they want, and craft a compelling story that sets them apart. Through personalized strategic guidance, we ensure that applications, essays, and interviews reflect each student’s unique strengths. When you work with us, the college process becomes more than just a checklist—it’s a transformational experience that sets students up for long-term success.
We offer comprehensive, student-centered college admissions consulting with a structured, early-start approach to optimize results. Our program guides students step by step to confidently craft their best applications, ensuring they gain admission to their best-fit college or university with less stress and greater success.
Early High School
We begin by laying the foundation for a successful high school experience, with a focus on identifying the student’s interests, strengths, and goals. Based on this analysis, we make school-year and summer academic and extracurricular recommendations, allowing the student to explore or deepen their interests. Throughout the process, we work closely with you to ensure that your child’s college journey is thoughtfully planned and aligned with their long-term goals.
Focus Areas Include:
Comprehensive review of academic performance and extracurricular activities
Recommendations on course selection and extracurricular/summer activities
Advice on building key relationships with teachers, counselors, and mentors
Suggestions for improving study skills, time management, and self-advocacy
Creation of an initial college list (after freshman year)
Development of a personalized testing timeline and preparation strategy
Junior Year
Junior year is a crucial stage in the college application process, as students work to strengthen their transcripts, engage in extracurricular activities, and manage the pressures of college admissions. Our approach breaks this overwhelming process down into manageable steps so that students feel confident and supported. At this phase, our focus is on excelling in school, exploring potential majors and career paths, and laying the groundwork for outstanding applications by refining the college list and requesting recommendation letters.
Focus Areas Include:
Researching colleges to refine and finalize a well-balanced college list
Advice on campus visits and demonstrating interest
Guidance on requesting strong letters of recommendation
Development of a timeline and plan for completing essays and applications
Creation of a resume and activity list
Preparation of counselor and teacher brag sheets
Senior Year
Senior fall is all about completing applications. During the summer prior to senior year, we begin creating a unique personal essay that stands out from the pack, as well as crafting compelling supplemental essays and “Why Us” statements. In addition, we prepare for admissions interviews by offering practice interviews, sample questions, and feedback to ensure students present themselves effectively. After all of the applications have been proofread and submitted, we support students by answering questions and troubleshooting issues as we wait for decisions to come in.
Focus Areas Include:
Comprehensive essay brainstorming, structuring, editing, and proofreading
Assistance in completing, reviewing, and proofreading all applications
Admission interview preparation and coaching
Review of college decisions and final enrollment decision criteria
Support and planning if the applicant is deferred or waitlisted
Assistance with the transition from high school to college as needed
ObjectiveInSight students have been accepted into these colleges and universities
Allegheny College
American University
Auburn University
Bard College
Bates College
Boston College
Boston University
Brandeis University
Brown University
Bryn Mawr College
Bucknell University
Carleton College
Carnegie Mellon University
Case Western University
Chapman University
Clemson University
Colby College
Colgate University
College of Charleston
College of the Holy Cross
College of William & Mary
Colorado College
Columbia University
Cornell University
Dartmouth College
Denison University
DePaul University
Dickinson University
Drexel University
Duke University
Earlham College
Elon University
Emory University
Georgetown University
George Washington University
Georgia Tech
Hamilton College
Harvard University
Haverford College
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Indiana University Bloomington
Dream it
Johns Hopkins University
Kenyon College
Lehigh University
Macalester College
McGill University
Middlebury College
New York University (NYU)
Northeastern University
Northwestern University
Occidental College
Penn State
Pitzer College
Princeton University
Purdue University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
Rice University
Santa Clara University
Smith College
Southern Methodist University
St. Lawrence University
SUNY Stonybrook
Syracuse University
Tufts University
Tulane University
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
University of Chicago
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Maryland
University of Miami
University of Michigan
UNC Chapel Hill
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
University of Richmond
University of Southern California (USC)
University of St Andrews
University of Texas at Austin
University of Vermont (UVM)
University of Virginia (UVA)
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Vanderbilt University
Villanova University
Washington University in St. Louis
William & Mary
Williams College
Yale University
Allegheny College American University Auburn University Bard College Bates College Boston College Boston University Brandeis University Brown University Bryn Mawr College Bucknell University Carleton College Carnegie Mellon University Case Western University Chapman University Clemson University Colby College Colgate University College of Charleston College of the Holy Cross College of William & Mary Colorado College Columbia University Cornell University Dartmouth College Denison University DePaul University Dickinson University Drexel University Duke University Earlham College Elon University Emory University Georgetown University George Washington University Georgia Tech Hamilton College Harvard University Haverford College Hobart and William Smith Colleges Indiana University Bloomington Dream it Johns Hopkins University Kenyon College Lehigh University Macalester College McGill University Middlebury College New York University (NYU) Northeastern University Northwestern University Occidental College Penn State Pitzer College Princeton University Purdue University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Rice University Santa Clara University Smith College Southern Methodist University St. Lawrence University SUNY Stonybrook Syracuse University Tufts University Tulane University University of California, Berkeley University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) University of Chicago University of Colorado Boulder University of Maryland University of Miami University of Michigan UNC Chapel Hill University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh University of Richmond University of Southern California (USC) University of St Andrews University of Texas at Austin University of Vermont (UVM) University of Virginia (UVA) University of Wisconsin-Madison Vanderbilt University Villanova University Washington University in St. Louis William & Mary Williams College Yale University