Welcome to Collegiate Advisory Group
Your Pathway to Success
an Independent Educational Consultant Firm
Your Pathway to Sucesss
the Collegiate Advisory Group
We are an accomplished educational consultant team that is experienced and knowledgeable in the high school, college, and graduate admissions process. We are passionate about education, and understand how to successfully manage the college admissions process.
We are here to Help! Check out our service at a glance!
College Planning Services
New Jersey High School Selection
New Jersey High School Selection
Overwhelmed with the college admissions process? We can help navigate the process. We understand that each student has unique needs. We offer customized comprehensive plans, junior year plans, and hourly services to support students with the college admission process. Click here for more info.
New Jersey High School Selection
New Jersey High School Selection
New Jersey High School Selection
Considering a private or magna school in New Jersey? We can help assess the high school options and prepare students for the admissions process. Click here for more info.
Pre-med Advisement
New Jersey High School Selection
Pre-med Advisement
Do you have your heart set on being a doctor? Do you really know what it takes to get into medical school and what is expected of a medical student? We work with high school and college students to optimize their experiences to support admissions medical schools. Click here for more info.
Transfer Options
Graduate School Admissions
Pre-med Advisement
Considering transferring colleges but afraid you will make the wrong selection again? We can help you find that best fit college to transfer to and assist you with the entire process. Click here for more information.
College Career Services
Graduate School Admissions
Graduate School Admissions
Are you overwhelmed with trying to find an internship or research opportunities? Do you need assistance in enhancing your networking skills and prepare you for job interviews? Click here for more information.
Graduate School Admissions
Graduate School Admissions
Graduate School Admissions
Thinking of applying to graduate school? What a student is looking for in a graduate school is often very different than the criteria they had for undergraduate studies. Click here for more information.
Common Application Essay Prompts 2021-2022
Prompt #4 is new
- Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.
- The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?
- Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome?
- Reflect on something that someone has done for you that has made you happy or thankful in a surprising way. How has this gratitude affected or motivated you?
- Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.
- Describe a topic, idea, or concept you find so engaging that it makes you lose all track of time. Why does it captivate you? What or who do you turn to when you want to learn more?
- Share an essay on any topic of your choice. It can be one you've already written, one that responds to a different prompt, or one of your own design.
Questions we can Answer for you
Are optional essays really optional?
We provide you with insights as to when to answer optional essays and what to include in those essays.
Is test optional really the best choice for me?
Many schools are now test optional. We discuss the pros and cons of submitting test scores and make recommendations based upon the school(s) being applied for admissions.
How to differentiate your college application from others
We can tell you how to make your college application stand out to admission officers
What type of summer experience will really help me?
We customize summer experiences for students based upon their goals, thi sincludes programs, research and internships.