Free Initial College Admissions Consultation
Free Initial College Admissions Consultation
A personalized assessment of your student’s admissions strategy — at no cost
Here’s How the Process Works
Schedule a time
Choose a time that works for your family using the calendar below
Have the Student Complete a Short Coaching Application
After scheduling, you’ll be asked to fill out a coaching application. This helps us understand your student’s background and prepare for a productive conversation. We may need to reschedule if the application isn’t completed
(The consultation is considered confirmed once the application is completed.)
Attend the Consultation Together
We ask that both the parent(s) and the student attend the meeting. College admissions works best when everyone is aligned, and this allows us to give guidance that supports the student while addressing parent questions and concerns.
Schedule a Time For Your Consultation
What We’ll Cover in the Consultation
How College Admissions Really Works, and How It Can Work for You
A clear, honest explanation of how colleges evaluate students, what varies by institution, and where families often misunderstand the process. We’ll separate signal from noise so you know what truly matters.
A Review of Student Academic Track Record and Strategy
A review of your student’s coursework, grades, and academic choices, along with guidance on rigor, trajectory, and how to think strategically about future classes and priorities.
An Assessment of Extracurricular Activities and Athletics
An assessment of how your student’s activities, leadership, service, work, research, or athletics fit together, and how colleges are likely to view them. We’ll discuss depth, impact, and authenticity, not just “checking boxes.”
Building a Profile for Success in College and Beyond
How admissions fits into the bigger picture: interests, strengths, intellectual curiosity, and long-term development. We’ll talk about how to build a coherent profile that supports both admissions and future success.
Understanding College Differences and Fit
Colleges vary enormously in size, mission, academic expectations, campus culture, and how students are evaluated and supported. We’ll talk about how to understand these differences — and why choosing colleges where a student is genuinely a good fit, and where the college is a good fit for the student, matters far more than chasing names or rankings.
Planning, Developing a Timeline, and Common Pitfalls
What needs attention now versus later, key milestones to watch, and mistakes families often make at this stage — especially around timing, essays, testing, and summer planning.
Recommendations for Coaching
If LifeLaunchr is a good fit, we’ll share our recommendations for the type of support that would best serve your student — including timing, focus areas, and level of structure — and walk through how our coaching works. There’s no obligation to move forward.
Why Families Choose to Start With This Initial Consultation
Get Personal Insights
This is not a generic information session or a sales call. We review your information in advance so the conversation is specific, thoughtful, and useful. We ask the student to complete a brief application so we can prepare, and we send a detailed follow-up after the meeting with our observations and recommendations.
Understand the System
College admissions in the U.S. are complex, nuanced, and constantly changing. We help families understand how the system actually works — including what colleges value, where common misconceptions arise, and how the process can work for your student.
Gain Expert Perspective
Our experience working with students across a wide range of schools and outcomes helps us quickly identify what matters most. We’ll help you understand where your student stands today and which priorities are likely to make the biggest difference.
No Obligation
Our goal is to provide clarity and guidance, not pressure. You’re free to use this conversation to inform your next steps, whether or not you choose to work with LifeLaunchr.
Exceptional Results
What LifeLaunchr Offers
Expert Coaching to Find Your Best Fit
LifeLaunchr's expert, credentialed coaches can help your teen navigate the complex college admissions process successfully. Our proven process is based on carefully researched templates for every step: college selection, academic fit, extracurricular activities, essays, financial aid, scholarships, recommendations, and more.
Staying on Track for College Admissions Through High School
Intensive Support with the Admissions Process
Coaching for Super-Selective College Admissions
Award-Winning Tools For Great Results
LifeLaunchr's college profiles integrate data from trusted sources and insights from our credentialed coaches. Our tools help you find scholarships and colleges that are the perfect fit for you, craft winning essays and resumés, and create a personalized plan for success. We keep you on track, ease stress, and share your progress with parents and coaches.
College Matching and Research
Scholarship Matching
Major Research and Interest Testing
An Exceptional Track Record of Success
LifeLaunchr's coaching has helped students worldwide achieve admissions to colleges all over the U.S., U.K., and Canada: Ivy League universities, engineering colleges, top state and public universities, liberal arts colleges, Canadian universities, Oxbridge, pre-health programs, performing arts, visual arts, and many other universities and programs.
Universities in the U.S., U.K., and Canada
Diverse Programs
Students Worldwide
Commonly-Asked Questions About the Initial Consultation
What Years of High School is LifeLaunchr Best Suited For?
LifeLaunchr has coaching packages for students in every year of high school, and you can benefit from our coaching starting as early as freshman year. The intensity of coaching varies over time, but students often benefit from our mentorship and expertise throughout their high school years. We also work with transfer students and graduate applicants.
What Coaching Packages Does LifeLaunchr Offer?
LifeLaunchr has a range of quality, affordable coaching packages to help students find their best-fit college and get in. You can explore them on our packages page, which also offers tools to help you choose the packages that are right for you.
Who will I meet with?
We assign initial consultations to coaches based on the best fit for you. Our coaches are all experienced and credentialed by organizations like HECA, IECA, and NACAC. If there’s one coach you’d particularly like to meet with, please choose.
How do your meetings work?
All our meetings are held over Zoom, and they usually last 30 minutes. When you schedule your consultation, you will receive a calendar invite with the Zoom link. After each meeting, the family receives a session report that lays out what was discussed and identifies the options to continue working with LifeLaunchr.
How Should I Prepare for the Initial Meeting?
We will send you a link to a coaching application that will take about ten minutes to complete. Please submit it ahead of our meeting so that we can be best prepared for the session.
Who Should be at the Initial Consultation?
Ideally, at least one parent and the teen will attend, as it’s important for both to understand how our services work for the family.
What Topics are Discussed at the Initial Meeting?
We spend about 10 minutes getting to know the teen and understand their priorities (and those of the family). We then spend 10 minutes laying out how our process might work an help the student. Finally, we take about 10 minutes to answer questions.
Acceptances at Dozens of Universities
Selective U.S. Universities
Ivy+ Universities
Private Universities
Engineering Colleges
Liberal Arts Colleges
Top State Universities
Specialized & International Programs
Pre-Med and Guaranteed Admission Medical Programs
Direct-Admit and Other Nursing Programs
Music, Theater, and Other Performing Arts Programs
Design and Visual Arts Programs
Universities in the U.K. and Canada
Have Questions? Ask Us.
Schedule your free initial consultation today, or ask your questions by submitting the form on this page. We will get back to you promptly.
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