Rebecca Martin, MPH

The Comprehensive College Admissions Program (CAP Program)

Designed for families and students that decide to begin the process of developing a college admissions strategy in the Junior Year of High School, the CAP Program strategically evaluates, prepares and positions a student’s high school credentials by creating a powerful application tailored to the each individual student and their choice of colleges.

It is geared to help students and their families make informed choices at all stages of the admissions process by:

• Evaluation of past and present academic perfor mance, extracurricular activities, athletic involvement, and other interests.
• Assessment of standardized test scores and evaluation of further testing and need for test preparation.
• Creation of a plan for activities and schedules for a student in their Junior and Senior Years (balancing both enrichment and fun).
• Begin the process of evaluating and improving college admissions credentials in the Junior Year so that a student will commence Senior Year with a college admissions plan in place.
• Extensive discussion, research and review of college choices and options.
• Brainstorming and essay, C.V., and application review and editing.
• Interview preparation using mock interview techniques.

Ms. Rebecca Martin is a former regional representative for Road To College as well as a college admissions reader at an Ivy League University. Ms. Martin is an expert in the college admissions process. Her clients have included public school students, athletes, students involved in the arts, average and gifted students, students with special needs, and challenging admissions cases. Students under Ms. Martin’s tutelage have a strategic advantage over competing college applicants.

Ms. Martin works one-on-one with each student and family to provide personalized assistance and step-by-step support in a manner that enables them to successfully navigate and succeed in the college admissions process.

The CAP Program breaks down the process of college admissions into a series of steps for a student and his or her family. Ms. Martin guides the student and the family through the CAP Program to ensure that the all the pieces of the college application are completed in a timely, wellorganized, and high quality manner. In addition to the scheduled series of ten meetings, there will be regular e-mail and phone communication between Ms. Martin, the parents and the student throughout the entire application process.

Focus of each of the CAP Program meetings:

Meeting 1 - Spring of Junior Year: An Overview of the College Application Process: The creation of an individualized CAP Program. Issues to be covered will include: The Plan for Junior Year; Standardized test planning and preparation; review of grades and activities; and planning for summer vacation.

Meeting 2 - Spring of Junior Year: Issues to be covered include: Courses and activities planning for senior year; selection of Teacher Recommendations; planning for summer vacations; college exploration and selection of approximately 25 choices of colleges; and planning college visits for the summer.

Meeting 3 – Spring of Junior Year or early summer: This is a one-on-one meeting with the student to get to know the student and his/her thoughts on the college admissions process.

Meeting 4 – Summer between Junior and Senior Year: Issues to be covered include: The Senior Year Schedule for college admissions; discussion of Teacher Recommendations and other recommendations; Standardized Testing revisited; review of college visits and narrowing down the choices to approximately 15 colleges; making a list of first choice colleges; brainstorming the college essays; and beginning to create a C.V.

Meetings 5-8 - August-October of Senior Year: Preparation of the College Application: Essays and C.V. This series of meetings is designed to take a student from brainstorming his or her essays to having completed his or her essays for submission in their applications. Essay editing will be done during the sessions with the student and additional follow-up editing and revising will be conducted by e-mail (approximately an additional 10-15 hours of editing and revising).

Meeting 9 - Final Application Preparation (October-November): A final review of all of the application materials.

Meeting 10 - This is scheduled at a convenient time in either the summer or fall of the Senior Year: It is a designed as a mock interview session to prepare the student for both on-campus and alumni interviews.