COLLEGE ADVISING
At Smart City Kids, we guide students through a thoughtful, personalized, strategic, and data-informed college admissions process to help them find schools where they’ll thrive and feel at home.
Explore our services below to learn how we support students through every step of the journey.
What We Offer:
- Academic advising and course planning.
- Strategic guidance on standardized testing.
- Resume development and extracurricular planning.
- Guidance on summer programs and enrichment opportunities.
- Creation of personalized college lists.
- College visit planning and preparation.
- Early Decision and Early Action strategy.
- Personalized coaching on essay writing and storytelling.
- Common application support - including preparation, review, & submission.
- Final application review by former admissions officers.
- Interview preparation and mock interviews.
- Guidance on deferral, waitlist, and final decisions.
- Ongoing email and phone support for students and families.
- Financial aid and scholarship advising and strategy.
- Ongoing email and phone support for students and families.
- Managing timelines, staying on task, and keeping the process as low-stress as possible.



