Who you'd be working with
Jake Beckman. Independent college counselor in New York City, working with students nationwide. A one-person practice: no hand-offs, no junior staff, and you get my number. More about how I work
A focused engagement for 11th graders who want to walk into application season ahead of it.
By junior year the transcript is mostly what it is. What is still wide open is everything else: the list, the testing plan, the story your application will tell, and the essay that anchors it. Students who sort those out before senior fall apply calmer, earlier, and better. Students who don't spend October in triage.
The jumpstart is a compressed version of how I work with long-term students, aimed at exactly this window. We skip nothing important. We just move with purpose.
A deep first session on goals, grades, activities, and constraints. We name what matters and what doesn't.
Your testing decision, your remaining course choices, and a research plan for the schools worth your attention.
A balanced working list by late spring, with honest categories and at least a few schools you're excited about in every one.
Brainstorming and early drafting before summer, so the personal statement is moving before senior year begins.
Junior year moves fast. The free call is the quickest way to find out where you stand.
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Jake Beckman. Independent college counselor in New York City, working with students nationwide. A one-person practice: no hand-offs, no junior staff, and you get my number. More about how I work
Free strategy calls. No pitch, no pressure, just a plan.
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