CollegeBound MD 2025 » Impressive Teens

Since 1981, College Bound Maryland has been helping students and their parents to understand the multitude of options available after high school, from college planning through graduate school admissions and career crafting. Through ongoing personalized counseling, our students make informed choices, successfully complete the college application process, and achieve their individualized goals. Throughout the years, College Bound has helped students, athletes, artists, and actors achieve educational and career success through specialized counseling tailored to their individual needs.

Comprehensive College Consulting Package

This plan is ideal for families seeking full, personalized attention that covers every aspect of high school planning as well as the college search and application process. This option includes in-depth consultations on the following:

Selecting high school courses
Planning for standardized testing
Exploring academic interests
Coordinating summer experiences and extracurricular activities
Developing a list of appropriate college choices
Guiding productive college visits and research
Identifying a college application strategy
Working through the college essay writing process
Preparing for admissions interviews
Advising on supplemental materials
Reviewing applications
Applying for need-based and merit-based financial aid

College List Package

This package is geared towards 11th graders and includes up to four hours of face-to-face consultations. The consultant performs research to develop a college list that matches the student’s goals and qualifications. This package includes a review of academic credentials, extracurricular activities, and standardized test scores.

Hourly Consultations

This option, available for students in any grade, is ideal for families seeking support on a specific aspect of high school planning or the college essay and application process.

Graduate admissions services:

College Bound provides guidance for students applying to graduate programs in multiple areas, such as law, business, psychology and medicine as well as master’s and doctoral programs in other specialized areas. As part of our multi-faceted process, we provide hourly consultations in order to:

Evaluate students’ academic interests, strengths, and targeted coursework
Assess and strive to strengthen related personal and extracurricular interests
Brainstorm and edit graduate school application essays
Discuss how to attain successful academic and professional recommendations
Lead interactive mock interviews