CollegeStones
A calm college-planning guide for parents · grades 8–12

Know the next step for your student, one window at a time.

CollegeStones is a window-by-window college-planning guide for parents of high schoolers.

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Three paths

The destination defines the path.
We create unique routes to meet student aspirations.

Top 20 Route

Over four years, craft a highly competitive college profile, attractive to top schools across size, location and discipline.

  • Accelerated rigor and GPA
  • Leadership and impact roles in extracurriculars
  • Internships
  • Meaningful honors and awards

Competitive Route

Pursue a program that increases selective college choice and differentiates the student from their classmates.

  • Challenging coursework
  • Deep involvement in a small set of extracurriculars
  • Well-rounded application with significant highlights
  • Demonstrated leadership and achievement

Full Experience Route

Create a rich high school experience that sets the student up for success on whatever path they choose.

  • Custom course plan and real academic goals
  • Thoughtful exploration of extracurriculars
  • Opportunities to contribute
  • Broad consideration of post-high school options

Students can move between routes as high school unfolds.

Prioritize your efforts

Everyone has advice.
We’ll give you the playbook.

Stones

The focus

  1. Testing

    There are a couple of tests which can have meaningful impact on school opportunities and scholarships. You want to build familiarity and be relaxed.

  2. Extracurriculars

    Step Two in your extracurricular strategy is to narrow down your list of activities to those you enjoy and where you think you can make an impact.

  3. Rigor

    You built your initial course schedule to pursue a harder course path. There are ways to accelerate or amplify that course plan.

What you get

You take it one semester at a time.
Bring these tools with you.

A semester plan — the conversation and this window’s priorities
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Are you a school counselor or an independent advisor?

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Who we are

Calm guidance, one window at a time.

College planning is full of advice that arrives too late or all at once. CollegeStones breaks it into the semester your student is in right now, so you know the one conversation to have and the few things that matter next.

Whether your student is about to start freshman year or junior year is around the corner, there is a clear plan from where they are now to more college choices by senior year.

It is your student’s path. CollegeStones helps you keep pace beside them.

Ready to start?

  • Family membership. One child or several.
  • The plan for the window your student is in.
  • Your next step, clearly laid out.
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