Services

Comprehensive counseling allows students to plan their time in high school, improve academic performance, and receive all-encompassing support on extracurriculars, testing, summer plans, research, and more.

Comprehensive Counseling for 9-11 Graders

    • Recommendations for AP, IB, an Honors course selection

    • Recommendations for online or college classes

    • Advice regarding standardized testing and SAT/ACT test prep

    • Extracurricular, summer program, and independent project recommendations

    • Counseling on majors and potential careers

    • Preliminary college research and advice for college visits

Senior Year Applications

Senior-year application support offers students expert guidance on the college application process and guidance on where to fill the gaps, meet deadlines, and finish the year on a positive note.

    • Inventory on your current accomplshments and progress

    • College research support

    • Extensive college essay writing support (the personal statement, UC PIQs, and supplemental essays)

    • Guidance on how to fill out application components via the Common App or University of California system.

    • Basic financial aid information and strategy

    • Advice on college selection, and more

College Essay Development and Review

Whether it's essay topic brainstorming, proofreading, or advice on the college essay writing process, Maia is here to help! Lodestar’s college essay support includes the UC Personal Insight Questions, the personal statement, and supplemental, college-specific essays.

    • Assistance with the personal statement, UC essays, other colleges with unique essays supplements for all colleges

    • Planning and feedback on how to create a set of essays that showcase different facets of your personality and accomplishments

    • Help with understanding essay questions and figuring out how to respond to a topic

    • Structured one-on-one brainstorming

    • Support with outlining your essays and writing the first draft

    • Reviews of drafts at all stages of development with editing feedback on how to revise and improve essays

    • Help with proofreading and polishing the final draft and ensuring it fits within the word count