
Congratulations, Senior (or rising Senior)! You’ve made it to the final year of your secondary school experience.
This year can be a busy one. You may spend the fall trying to improve your GPA. You may take or retake standardized tests. You may juggle Honors, AP or IB classes. And you will apply to colleges (and wait on decisions!). While doing some or all of these things, you may have work or family obligations, activities, sports, and senior-year special events.
HigherEd offers lessons to guide, empower and support you. Senior year lessons cover everything from essay prep and financial aid to the very best and most up-to-date application strategies. Our senior lessons also touch on topics highly relevant to stressed-applicants and soon-to-be college students: productivity, accountability and ethics, internet safety + the digital footprint, nutrition, sleep, anxiety, depression, resilience, and mindfulness.

Seniors can select from three programs:
- Private 1:1 counseling: Private counseling and you design the program. Select from any of HigherEd’s lessons or create a program personalized to your needs.
- 4-day Intensive: For rising seniors who prefer an intensive summer program option. During the 4-day Intensive, you’ll receive counseling about college application strategies, college list development, essay preparation, financial aid, letters of recommendation, and scholarships.
- 4-day Tune-Up: For seniors who have reserved a place at a college or university. Get ready to ROCK college by developing academic and financial management skills, wellness practices, on-campus safety and security habits, and more!
Private (1:1)
4-day Intensive
4-day Tune-Up
What
Private counseling and you design the program. Select from any of HigherEd’s lessons or create a program personalized to your needs.
4-day intensive program for rising seniors who prefer to “knock out” college advising in a short time period. During the 4-day Intensive, you’ll receive counseling about college application strategies, college list development, essay preparation, financial aid, letters of recommendation, and scholarships. Classes are contingent on a minimum enrollment of 18 students
For seniors who have reserved a place at a college or university. Get ready to ROCK college by developing academic and financial management skills, wellness practices, on-campus safety and security habits, and more! Classes are contingent on a minimum enrollment of 18 students
Who
Students must be currently enrolled high school seniors or have completed their junior year.
Students must be rising seniors (summer before senior year).
Current HS seniors who have reserved a place at a college or university.
When/
Where
Any month of the year. No more than three hours of counseling (two lessons) per week. Sessions are scheduled based on student and teaching counselor availability.
Offered in-person in San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, and San Mateo county or via videoconferencing anywhere in the United States.
Oakland June 18-21, 8:00am-4:30pm
Walnut Creek June 26-29, 8:00am-4:30pm
San Mateo July 10-13, 8:00am-4:30pm
Fremont July 17-20, 8:00am-4:30pm
Fremont July 24-27, 8:00am-4:30pm
San Mateo July 31- August 3, 8:00am-4:30pm
Walnut Creek August 7-10, 8:00am-4:30pm
Cost
- $125.00/hour
- $545.00 ($18.16/hour)
- $545.00 ($18.16/hour)