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You'll probably never read your student's rec letters, but we write them every year, and the strong ones are shaped long before anyone asks. Teachers write specific letters about students they actually know, and that relationship gets built in class this year.

This mini course shows your student what that looks like day to day, how and when to ask, and what to hand their teacher so the letter can be specific.

What you'll get:

Five video lessons, plus two downloads.

• Lesson 1: Inside the Letter, a video walkthrough of four composite sample letters
• Lesson 2: Building teacher relationships in class
• Lesson 3: Who to ask and when
• Lesson 4: How to ask, with the template
• Lesson 5: The brag sheet we actually want to receive
• Plus downloads: the how-to-ask template and the brag sheet.

Why people love it:

• It gives your student something to do now, in class, instead of one stressful ask in the spring.
• It's built by two teachers who write these letters every year, so it shows what teachers actually need.
• The brag sheet makes it easy for a busy teacher to write something specific.

Most families plan the visit. Almost nobody plans the conversation in the car afterward, and that's where the real learning happens.

This guide helps your student notice what fits (and what doesn't) on campus, and gives you better questions than "So, what did you think?" A "no" with reasons is just as useful as a "yes." It's ready in time for winter and spring break visits.

What you'll get:

• [What to watch for on campus beyond the official tour]
• [Debrief questions for the ride home]
• [A simple way to compare schools after each visit]
• [Confirm final contents of the guide]

Why people love it:

• It turns "it was fine" into a real conversation about fit.
• It works for any campus, from a planned trip to a quick stop on the way somewhere else.
• Families come home with notes they can actually use when the college list takes shape.

Bring whatever's on your mind: course selection, testing strategy, a first look at the college list, or where to start on the essay. You'll meet one-on-one with a Summit co-founder and leave with clear next steps.

What you'll get:

• A private hour on Zoom with Maggie or Jacklyn. You set the agenda.
• Clear next steps you can act on right away.
• Flexible timing: book and use your hour anytime before April 1, 2027.
• A $200 credit: the full price counts toward any Summit package booked by June 1, 2027.
• Our 2026 Webinar Replay Vault ($27 value), included.

Why people love it:

• You get answers about your student, not general advice.
• There's no commitment to a package, and the full $200 counts toward one if you decide later.
• One focused hour can replace weeks of guessing and late-night searching.

Happy Thanksgiving from both of us.

Your student has studied for the tests and shown up to every practice, rehearsal, and volunteer shift. But the essay is where they get stuck. It asks for a completely different skill set than anything they've practiced in school: writing honestly about themselves, on a deadline.

Over three weeks this summer, your student works one-on-one with Maggie or Jacklyn through our five-stage process, from first brainstorm to a submission-ready personal statement, with unlimited written feedback along the way. They walk into senior year with the hardest part behind them.

What you'll get:

• Three private 1:1 Zoom sessions at each key stage of the writing process.
• The College Essay Starter Kit: six on-demand video lessons and 12 brainstorming activities your student completes before the first session, so they show up with real ideas to work from.
• Start-to-finish essay development, from first brainstorm through final draft, with as many rounds of revision as your student needs.
• Unlimited written feedback in Google Docs: line-level comments on every draft, returned within 48 hours.
• Summer timing: booked by May 1, with sessions running June 1 to August 1, 2027.
• First pick of summer session dates.
• BONUS: Earn the Letter: A Student Mini Course for Strong Recommendations ($67 value), included.

Why people love it:

• Senior fall starts with the personal statement already done, not hanging over their head through October.
• Students often respond better to a trusted outside adult than to feedback from a parent.
• The essay sounds like your student. We never ghostwrite, over-edit, or use AI to rewrite their work.

Your student already has a story. Most just don't know where to look for it yet.

The Starter Kit walks them through the same brainstorming process we use with every one-on-one student, at their own pace, so they can head into senior year with a full idea bank instead of a blank page.

What you'll get:

• Six video lessons, from what admissions readers look for to next steps.
• A guided workbook, as your student's own editable Google Doc.
• Our 12 signature brainstorming activities.
• Two sample essay breakdowns that show what worked and why.
• A credit toward more support: whatever you pay counts toward any Summit package later.
• BONUS: The Junior Year Advantage Timeline, our month-by-month guide to what actually matters this year, so you'll know what to focus on between now and starting the essay in June.

Why people love it:

• Students work at their own pace, whenever it fits their schedule.
• It's the same brainstorming process we use with our one-on-one students, at a fraction of the price.
• It gets the hardest part, figuring out what the essay is about, started early.