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Hourly Graduate School Consulting Services

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500+ SCHOOLS VISITED

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18,000 + STUDENTS SUPPORTED

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ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES

How It Works

You deserve expert, individualized guidance without being locked into a long‑term package.

This practice is 100% hourly; support increases only when it clearly makes sense.

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How We Begin

Initial consultation

(Approximately 60 minutes)​​​​​

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  • We Review:​

    • your background, clarify priorities, and determine a focused goal for moving forward.

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  • You share:

    • What you need most (example: academic planning, essay help, application strategy, or decisions and next steps), and that becomes our first objective.​

Hourly Rate, Cap, & Billing

Consulting at an hourly rate

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  • Time includes:

    • review of materials, live meeting time, and a concise written follow‑up so you leave with a clear plan.​

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  • Total fee cap of 6,500 dollars:

    • ​for a student’s college process with this practice; once fees for that student reach 6,500 dollars, there is no further charge for additional time in that application cycle.​

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  • Hours are invoiced at the beginning of each month:

    • For work completed in the prior month, payment is expected by the 15th of that month via Venmo for consultation to continue.​

Typical Hourly Projects

Services are booked hourly, with time typically allocated as follows

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  • Academic & Timeline Planning:

    • 1-2 hours to clarify short‑ and long‑term goals, discuss master’s vs. doctoral options, and outline an application timeline for 6–12 months before deadlines.​

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  • Personal Statement / SOP Support:

    • ​2–3 hours to brainstorm experiences, clarify academic and professional goals, and select a narrative structure for the personal statement or statement of purpose.​

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  • Funding, Fellowships & Aid:

    • 1-2 hours to outline steps and timelines for institutional funding, assistantships, and relevant external fellowships or grants.​

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  • Interviews, Decisions & Next Steps:

    • ​1–2 hours to prepare for interviews or faculty meetings, including program‑specific talking points and questions.​

Next Steps

 

If you would like to schedule an initial hourly consultation, you can reach out with a brief description of your needs and your student’s current grade, and a time will be set to get started.

Staying in Control of Time and Cost

  • Transparent tracking: Time is logged and can be shared on request so you see exactly how hours are used.​

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  • Check‑ins: If a task looks like it will run beyond the initial estimate, there will be a pause, an updated estimate, and an explicit decision about whether to continue.​

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  • No obligation to continue: You decide after each step whether you want additional help; there are no bundles or long‑term contracts, and you can also stop at any point before reaching the cap.​

Select all project assistance you would like to discuss.

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Each item below can typically be handled in 1–3 billable hours, depending on the applicant’s needs.

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