Soon will come the time in which you make a decision that will forever influence the history you have yet to write. The decision to attend a university is a heavy one, and its weights are several. There is your future career. There are four years of your life in a home away from home, where old friendships will have given way to new ones, where the consequences of your choices will be yours to bear, where your autonomy will be yours to govern, and where the memories you make will linger for a lifetime.
André Hampshire
Academic Director
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The Counselor's Office
As your College Admissions Counselor, I bear several responsibilities. Through my counsel, I will guide you in your consideration of a major and of the schools that best suit your needs. I will see to it that you have six college applications, each school chosen from you outward, with the research done as part of the counseling, and each application submitted complete by its deadline.
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Safety
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Targets
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Reaches
Should additional applications become appropriate, up to three more may be undertaken by agreement.
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The Year
Our work begins in the spring of your junior year and continues until you have made and communicated your commitment to a university.
SpringThe personal statement, the preparation of the Common Application, and the settling of the school list.
August 1The application cycle opens. Attention turns to the supplemental essays each university requires.
Fall and winterEach application submitted complete by its deadline.
May 1Interviews, deferrals, and waitlists, through the decision itself and your commitment.
The list is complete before work begins on any school-specific application. My responsibility does not end at submission.
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The Method
The writing remains yours. My part is to question what you have written and to guide its revision until your applications represent you faithfully.
The work is conducted in writing by default. Analysis given in writing remains with you through each revision, where a conversation must be recalled from memory. You send me your drafts, I read them closely and return written analysis, and you revise against what I have written. A meeting is scheduled when a question cannot be settled in writing, and I ask that the question be sent to me beforehand.
Your work moves through a managed review cycle, with internal deadlines set well in advance of the institutional ones, and you are responsible for producing your drafts and observing those deadlines.
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Outcomes
Students I have counseled have been admitted to the following institutions.
Ivy League and equivalent
Harvard, Stanford, MIT, Columbia, Brown, NYU
Highly selective
University of Michigan, Purdue, Boston College, UT Austin (Honors)
Regional
Texas A&M (Mays), UT Dallas, Baylor, Austin College
From students and families, as published on Google Reviews.
I was initially unsure if I should get outside help for my college essays, but working with Andre turned out to be one of the best decisions I made in this process. With his support, I was accepted to Columbia University, my dream school.
I would highly recommend Andre to anybody that is looking for college admissions help. His amazing teaching ability has helped me get into Stanford, MIT, Brown and the CSB honors program at UT Austin. He is truly someone that can make a difference in achieving admissions to a selective university.
Andre has the rare ability to take a piece of writing and elevate it with a few, simple changes, and he helped take my essays to the next level. In addition, Andre took the time to get to know me personally, which not only made my meetings with him more enjoyable, but also meant that he was better able to help me with my essays.
Andre was by far one of the best teachers I've ever had in my life. From helping me prepare for the SAT to working with me through the college admissions process, he has helped me tremendously as a student. He doesn't merely teach you; he stays by your side like a mentor and friend, encouraging you whenever you need help. Andre is extremely proficient at reviewing and editing essays. He adds a unique view that helps to bring professionalism into my writing and broke down fundamental concepts which helped me become more efficient in general.
Andre given my son a very specific time and lesson plan before applying to college. Every step was very specific and detailed. Every time my son met with him, came away with a lot of inspiration, so that he quickly found the content of the essay he wants to write. Andre, with his patient guidance, inspired the child to do creative thinking to complete the activity that suits his tight schedule, also completed the IVY college requirements during the summer break. Andre has been reminding and caring about all details during the application process, let my kid get IVY college acceptance likely letter smoothly.
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Tuition
Matters of tuition are addressed once a consultation has been scheduled.