We are so excited to help guide you on your journey throughout high school. Our goal is to get to know you well, help you to explore your academic and social interests, and encourage you to try new things beyond your comfort zone. We want you to be open to new ideas while striving to increase your ability and interest in areas you already enjoy. As we plan your academic path, we will help you build intellectual curiosity, develop your time management and study skills, and stress the importance of communication in one-on-one and group settings, especially with regard to your teachers and peers.

You can choose to enroll in Freshman Advantage Counseling Program for:

1. 2 years (Grade: 9^th-10^th)
2. 3 years (Grade: 9^th-10^th-11^th)
3. 4 years (Grade: 9^th-10^th-11^th-12^th)

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The Sophomore Edge is about exploration, planning, and commitment. It begins with better time management and study skills firmly in place as a carryover from the Freshman Advantage package. Now you and your counselor will focus on more intelligent decision-making techniques. Your counselor will provide expert-level academic support and help you plan your courses at school, in the summer, and online. This is also the year to begin planning for your standardized tests like the PSAT, SAT, ACT, Subject Test, and AP Exams. Rounding out your Sophomore Edge program, we focus on leadership success and planning for a significant summer experience that allows you to develop your future interests, learn responsibility, and understand how to work as part of a team.

You can choose to enroll in Sophomore Edge Counseling Program for:

1. 2 years (Grade: 10^th-11^th)
2. 3 years (Grade: 10^th-11^th-12^th)

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The Junior Distinction program begins with a heightened emphasis on academic excellence and standardized testing needs with careful attention to your individual college goals. Your leadership success training will continue both within school hours and on your own time as you grow into a mature, contributing member of the community. As college application season draws near, we know how important it is for students to narrow their major choices, conduct in-depth research, schedule campus visits, and apply to summer internships.

Summer Internships

The process of identifying, selecting, and applying to summer internships is likely  more daunting  then college admissions. This is because internships are not raked or curated by one or a few sources like US News. Students and their parents are peppered with promotional materials of Summer Colleges, Exchange Programs, Volunteer experiences, and more. How to choose? Is pay as you go ok? Do colleges assign value to these?

As Insight we work to first identify your personality and how it plays with your academic interests in order to identify a subset of summer experiences that would be best suited for you. We think of the summer program/internships process as a mini-college admissions journey. You will secure teacher recommendations, you will write essays, and assemble and submit your completed applications. Insight will be there from start to finish to support you throughout the process.

1. Junior Distinction Counseling Program is a 2-year program spread across 11^th and 12^th grade.

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In the senior year, the scope of our program expands to include the full range of tasks associated with the complex and sometimes daunting process of applying to college. At Insight, we believe the process of applying to college holds intrinsic value in the form of self-reflection and values clarification. We work with our students not only as experts in producing polished applications, but as coaches at this critical juncture on the lifelong journey of learning about the world and one’s place within it. Experience has taught us that the most compelling applications emerge when students embrace the admissions process as an opportunity to know themselves more fully. In so doing, our students are also better prepared to meet the challenges of the college environment. Likewise, we are committed to identifying schools that are the best fit for each student’s educational and long-term goals.

We also specialize in:

1. Athletic Admissions
2. Visual and Performing Arts Admissions
3. Combined Medical (BA/BS-MD) Admissions
4. Combined Dental (BA/BS-DDS) Admissions
5. Combined Pharmacy Admissions
6. Medical School Admissions
7. Law School Admissions

You can choose to enroll in our Admissions Insight Counseling Program (Live or Online) as follows:

1. Silver package
2. Gold package
3. Platinum package

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We host more than 20 unique clinics and workshops (offered in-person or by Zoom for remote clients) for Insight counseling students and parents. These are led by our expert college counseling team.

Some of our past clinics include:
– Demystifying College Essays
– UC, Common, Coalition and Cal State Application Workshops
– Nail your College Interviews
– What to Expect in Admissions for Parents
– Financial Aid
– Cover Letter and Resume Workshop
– Managing your Social Media
– Demonstrating Talent: Portfolios
– Demonstrating Talent: Athletics
– Alternative Majors to Computer Science
– Major Decisions
– So, You Want to be a Doctor?

And many, many more!