college journey program
Journey well to college and career
Students identify the unique accomplishments they can use to set themselves up for future success. They impress admissions officers by communicating their triumphs with charm.
Your child can pursue their dreams
We want our children to be happy and successful, pursuing great-fit dreams that align with their strengths, interests, and values.
We want them to learn to:
- Envision themselves supporting themselves doing work they enjoy.
- Identify and pursue the activities and accomplishments that will support their goals, without getting overextended.
- Set attainable goals, manage risk, showcase their strengths, and earn acceptance to great-fit colleges.
As I help students craft their college journeys, I take great joy in discovering and celebrating their individuality. I craft their assignments to challenge and develop their abilities, and together we learn more than any assessment could tell us.
I help each student craft a custom college journey.
There's just one problem...
Achieving this goal is easier said than done
- Some students don't focus on the college journey until it is too late to significantly improve their options.
- Others try to avoid the anxiety of uncertainty by "locking in" prematurely to a suboptimal choice or by limiting their search to a narrow or inappropriate list of schools.
- The dramatic growth in use of college consultants has put students who apply on their own at a disadvantage. Overworked high school counselors support hundreds of students each year.
- Significant changes in financial aid, testing, and how colleges decide who to admit make it hard for non-professionals to navigate the college admissions landscape.
- Admissions rates at highly selective institutions continue to drop, and many less selective institutions have financial challenges that impact the quality of their educational programs.
Here's the truth:
Your family can enjoy this season
Your student can navigate the transition to college in a way that strengthens family bonds, instead of stressing everyone out by doing too much, too little, or the wrong things. I engage with parents as partners in the process of helping their student mature through this process and take ownership of their outcomes.
"This program helped me achieve this amazing result. I wouldn't be here without it."
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Introducing
Craft your College Journey
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Proven roadmap
Students do the "heavy lifting" of self-assessment and goal setting in summer, and we meet on the first three themes.
Monthly Private Sessions
During Junior year, students continue to clarify their goals and pursue key accomplishments.
Pre-Meeting Videos
We cover general content in videos, and students compete their assignments a week before we meet.
Learn at Your Own Pace
After introducing the four themes, we weave between them. Students apply fresh insights to each theme.
Here's what this program offers:
Everything your student needs to craft their college journey
Theme 1
Self-Discovery and Goals
Students gain insights about themselves and use them to identify key accomplishments and activities to pursue.
Theme 2
Career Sketch
Students explore careers and majors that suit them. The ability to envision themselves in a career motivates their journey and strengthens their applications.
Theme 3
College Research
Students learn how to evaluate colleges, focusing on the factors that are important to them. A strong application strategy improves outcomes.
Theme 4
Applications & Essays
Students learn the key factors in college applications, essays, and activity lists. They also learn about financial aid and scholarship applications.
How does this sound?
After completing their applications...
- Students receive acceptances to multiple great-fit colleges and universities.
- Students evaluate (and sometimes improve) their offers, as they alert admissions officers to senior year accomplishments.
- Most select their preferred offer by May 1.
- Students enjoy senior year with less college stress.
- In fall, students enjoy the satisfaction and motivation of pursuing their chosen path at a great-fit college.
Jane achieved this amazing result:
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Laura achieved other amazing result:
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Ready to achieve your goal? Choose your payment plan:
And there is more!
When you enroll, you'll also get these awesome bonuses:
Bonus #1
Platform Account
Students explore careers, colleges, and scholarships in the privacy of their own accounts, without fear that their data will be sold to colleges.
Bonus #2
Custom Set of Worksheets
I'll prepare a custom set of worksheets for your student and add to them throughout the journey. Our shared folder will also include Meeting Summaries.
Bonus #3
Essay Journey Course
This multi-modal course guides students through a proven process for writing a powerful and effective Personal Statement essay.
Plus a fast-action bonus
Four Supplemental Essays Package
In addition to the Personal Statement Essay, many colleges ask students to write Supplemental Essays that respond to prompts specific to each college. This bonus covers help with four such essays.
ENROLL NOWMeet your teacher
Hi, I'm Jane
I love helping students make discoveries about themselves and define their goals. I love helping them craft unique ways to demonstrate their suitability for the paths they want to pursue.
Is a student leaning toward business? As a Certified Project Management Professional, with an MBA from Johns Hopkins, I help some students use a Project Management approach to their journey.
Is a student interested in healthcare, research, or data science? As a former analytic methodologist, I readily help students find programs and activities that support their goals.
After working as a general college admissions consultant, I started CRAFT to allow me to focus more on these creative aspects of college journey.
But it wasn't always this way...
In a previous life I provided decision support to senior policymakers in the executive branch of the federal government. I won a major writing competition and used my skills in scenario planning and alternative futures work to support national security objectives.
Before that, I worked as Chief Operating Officer of an international franchise organization. I started in Communications and Marketing and helped grow the company from 9 stores to more than 100.
This is possible for you too.
Your path to your goal
1. Join Course Name
Click the enrollment button and follow the checkout steps. In minutes, you'll get an email will your login details.
2. Complete Onboarding Activities
Dive into the content and take action. Can’t start right away? Just let me know and we'll figure it out.
3. craft your college journey
Finally feel confident that your student can define and achieve their college goals. I'll be with them every step of the way.
Our money-back guarantee
Try our 30-day introductory program
This special offer for Rising Juniors who are clients of Cindy Mattson introduces students (and their parents) to each of the first three themes. Families who successfully complete this introductory course earn a $1000 off the price of the comprehensive package, as well as the Essay Journey course and the additional worksheets and sessions that are part of that package.
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This isn't for you if:
- You want to attend a non-selective, nearby college and figure out your major during college.
- You have your heart set on a super-selective college but don't have the motivation and ability to do the work needed to get accepted.
- You would be better off working with a specialist in athletic recruiting or performing arts.
Mary achieved this amazing result:
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Paula achieved other amazing result:
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Are you ready to achieve this amazing result for your life?
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Real talk, my friend
It's your time to do this thing you want to do.
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