Birdie Boosts Helping your students take flight and reach their
college goals – from application to matriculation!

WHAT VARSITY VINE PROVIDES*

1-on-1 Senior Year Course Selection Review

Personal Assessment Quiz

Demonstrated Interest: Strategy!

High School Counseling & Those Infamous Parent Brag Letters

Brag Letter: Strategy, Content, Edit, and Review

Making a College List & Free College List Review; Detailed Follow-Up with Discussion Summary, Data, Insights & Strategy

Crafting Your Own Elevator Pitch

How to Decide on a Major

Letters of Recommendation Strategy and Action Plan

Resume and LinkedIn Content Creation & Strategy

Summer Activities: Ideas & Strategy

Understanding Changes in Standardized Testing

Test Preparation: ACT, SAT, and APs

Common App Overview: Step-By-Step

The Common App vs. UCs vs UCAS – What You Need to Know

The Nuances of Legacy: When Does it Help?

Crafting the Perfect Main Essay Topic – Strategies, Style & Mechanics

Essay Writing Camps: Main Essay & Supplemental Essays – Brainstorm, Edit & Review

Writing Your Activity List / Honors List – Approach & Strategy, Edit & Review

Scholarship Essays: Brainstorm, Edit & Review

Honors College Essays: Brainstorm, Edit & Review

Activity Application Essays: Brainstorm, Edit & Review

Final Application Essay Review

Whole Application Review

Can My Student Report Those Pay-to-Plays, Abroad Experiences, and Mission Trips?

AP Score Reporting – When to Report

Understanding Test Reporting Strategies in a Shifting Test Optional World

ED1, ED2, EA, RD – Strategy & Planning

Preparing for the Interview & Creating a Personal Video

Mock Interview: Prep & Dress Rehearsal

Deferrals, Waitlists… And What the Heck is a LOCI?

The Noise: When the Peer Group Starts to Hear Their Own Results

The Opportunity with an ED2

Senioritis Has Struck – What To Do

We Have Several Great Choices – How Do We Choose?!

Waitlists, Pivoting, and the Gap Year

Roommate Selection

The New Nest: Dorm Room Planning, Buying Guide, and What to Pack

Personalized Plan for Clubs and Leading up to Greek Life

Summer-After-Senior-Year: What Should I Do?

Parent Checklist for College – Insurance, Health Care, Power of Attorney, FERPA, Banking, Credit Cards, Safety

Move-in Day Strategies

Parent Strategies: Do I Visit? Call? The Right “Vine” Between Worry and Support

*Some Birdie Boosts add-ons are free; some have additional add-on costs