College planning at ONE TEN Education Group
Support for every stage of high school.
Personal guidance for students in grades 9 through 12 and their families, from the first course plan to the final enrollment decision.
Who it's for
For students
Your goals. A thoughtful plan.
Make sense of the process and know what to work on next. You choose the direction, write your own work, and make the final decisions. We help you prepare.
For parents and guardians
Thoughtful guidance for an important next chapter.
Understand the process, the plan, and how your student can prepare, with written updates on a schedule and a clear picture of what the family owns.
For counselors and referral partners
Personal college planning for students and families.
We add to the guidance a school already provides, and we help students keep requests to the counselor's office organized, clear, and on time.
The stages
What we work on together, stage by stage.
The specific steps depend on when your family joins and what your student needs. These are the core of each stage.
- Grades9–10
Build a strong foundation
For students who want to make thoughtful choices early, without pressure to have everything figured out.
Your student's roleChooses courses and activities, and keeps the commitments they set.
Includes
- A four-year course plan that meets the UC and CSU subject requirements, known as a–g
- An activity map built around genuine interests
- A summer plan that fits the student
- Check-ins and a review after each grading period
- An October scan for competitions and programs worth considering
- A low-pressure baseline practice test
- Grade11
Shape the strategy
For students ready to turn interests into direction and to build a college list with care.
Your student's roleResearches colleges, asks teachers for recommendations, and decides what belongs on the list.
Includes
- A review of the academic record, written up as a baseline
- A testing plan
- An open family conversation about budget
- A preliminary college list with reach, match, and likely schools
- A conversation about possible majors
- Campus visit planning
- Recommendation requests and the senior-year schedule
- Grade12Summer and fall
Apply with care
For students turning a plan into finished applications, one manageable step at a time.
Your student's roleWrites every word, completes every form, and submits each application.
Includes
- Personal statement brainstorming and feedback rounds
- The final list and application rounds
- A supplement map and writing calendar
- A review of each application before the student submits
- UC personal insight question selection
- Financial aid forms with the family
- Interview preparation
- Grade12Winter and spring
Decide with confidence
For families weighing results, offers, and aid, and making a final choice together.
Your student's roleReads each decision, weighs the options, and makes the final choice.
Includes
- A plan for early results
- Coaching on deferral and waitlist letters the student writes
- A side-by-side comparison of offers and aid
- A decision meeting before the May 1 deadline
- Aid appeal coaching
- Conditions of admission and summer enrollment checks
Joining later? Families can begin in any grade, and each plan starts with what matters most right now. Starting in the summer or fall of senior year is possible when we have room to give the work proper attention.
Starting points
Begin where your student is.
There is no wrong time to start. Earlier gives more room to explore; later means focusing on what matters most now.
- Grade 9
- Every phase, from the first course plan onward.
- Grade 10
- Foundation work begins with a one-year course plan and builds from there.
- Fall of grade 11
- The strategy year in full: baseline review, testing plan, budget, and a preliminary list.
- Spring of grade 11
- A focused catch-up on the list, budget, and expectations, then the summer and senior year.
- Summer or fall of grade 12
- When we have room to give the work proper attention: a two-week review of the list, rounds, and personal statement, then applications.
Fees and agreements
Clear terms before any work begins.
- 1
The first conversation
We share our fee range and answer your questions, so you can decide with the full picture.
- 2
A written proposal
It sets out the stage, the scope of support, and the fee. Nothing starts until you have read it.
- 3
An agreement you can keep
It includes the lines we hold, how we communicate, and what each of us is responsible for.
Questions
Questions families ask.
Have a question we haven't answered? Include it in your request, and we'll answer it when we talk.
Request a consultation- When should we start?
- Whenever you're ready. Families start with us in every grade from 9 through 12. Starting earlier leaves more room to explore, but every plan begins with what matters most right now. Starting in the summer or fall of senior year is possible when we have room to give the work proper attention.
- Who writes the essays?
- Your student does, every word. We coach with questions, comments, and suggestions about structure, and we never write replacement sentences. Students also enter their own information and click submit. We review with them on a shared screen or from exported copies, and we never ask for their passwords.
- How involved are parents?
- As involved as is helpful. Parents receive a written update on a regular schedule, quarterly at first and monthly from April of junior year, covering what was done, what comes next, what the family needs to do, and the next deadlines. We call at each milestone and whenever there is difficult news. Essay drafts are shared with parents when the student agrees.
- Can you promise admission to particular colleges?
- No. No one can honestly promise an admission decision, and we never will, in our contract, our marketing, or our conversations. What we do promise is our standard of work: careful preparation, clear communication, and steady follow-through.
What happens in the first conversation?
We listen to where your student is and what you'd like help understanding. We explain what we do and what we don't, how the work would run for your student, and our fee range. You'll leave knowing the next step, whether or not you decide to work with us.
How do fees work?
We share the fee range in the first conversation. If you decide to go ahead, we send a written proposal that sets out the stage, the scope of support, and the fee before any work begins.
Do you work with our school counselor?
Yes. School counselors send the school report, transcripts, and counselor letter. We help your student keep those requests organized so they reach the counselor's office once, clearly, and on time. We'll also ask what college guidance your school already provides, so our work adds to it rather than repeating it.
How do you use AI?
Carefully, and never with your student's writing. No AI reads or drafts student essays, and we send no student or family document to an AI service outside our own computers. We may use AI tools to research public information on college websites. We never use AI to predict admission decisions.
Do colleges pay you?
No. We accept nothing from any college or program for sending a student there. If we ever recommend a tutoring or test-prep service with which we have a referral arrangement, we'll tell you in writing first.
Next step
Start with a conversation.
Tell us where you are in the process and what you would like help understanding. We'll explain how we work and talk through whether our support fits your family.
In the first conversation
- What we do, and what we don't
- How the work would run for your student
- Our fee range and the next step
A short form. It takes about two minutes.