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April 18, 2022  |  By Jill Harper In College Applications, High School Homeschool

Freshman to College Package

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Simplify is opening up our upcoming freshman roster, and we’d love to work with you and your student!

Worried about homeschooling high school? Looking for support and guidance for you and your teen? If so, our full freshman to college package is for you. Jill and Farrar will help you craft a meaningful and robust high school plan that will set up your teen for college and help them reach their goals. We will plan all four years of high school, recommend summer activities, keep records, and set goals for your student. 

Our freshman to college package includes:

High School Planning
  • An initial meeting of approximately one hour to discuss educational history, goals, and current needs
  • Targeted planning for high school that incorporates parent needs, student interests, and long-term college goals
  • A freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior year planning session with parent and student. We send follow-up notes and specific suggestions following each session
  • Four additional check-in meetings as needed during high school to fine-tune suggestions or make changes
College Counseling Support for the Student
  • Review of all student documents to help determine the best college fit
  • College search support and research geared toward the student’s needs and interests
  • Access to Guided Path, the college software system that we use
  • Guidance on up to 10 applications, including all aspects of the application
  • Essay guidance on up to 10 applications, including brainstorming and detailed feedback
  • A meeting to cover interview preparation, as needed
  • Ongoing email support throughout the college application period
  • Up to 5 hours of additional live meetings to discuss college list, applications, interviews, or essays
  • Guidance and reminders of deadlines and suggestions of how to connect with colleges
  • Support with final college choices
College Counseling Support for the Parent
  • College search support and research geared toward the parents’ needs, including basic guidance about financial aid and merit aid
  • Support helping parents and students to create a complete package that works together to showcase the student
  • Support creating the following documents, which include document creation, review, editing, and discussion of how to best present the student:
    • Student transcript
    • Student course descriptions
    • School profile
    • Counselor letter
    • Midyear report
  • Guidance and reminders of deadlines
  • Up to 2 additional meetings to discuss the parent counselor role and review documents, college choices, or practically walkthrough document submission or questions
  • Support with final college choices

Ideally, we start working with families in May/June prior to freshman year, so we have time to create an effective freshman year plan. We divide our package into four payments, with the first payment due before the initial meeting, the second payment due in March 2023, the third payment due in March 2024, and the final payment due in March 2025. 

We’d love to support you and your student!

To get started, contact us to begin the process. 


Looking for more support – check out our resource page. 

On Facebook? Join our homeschooling high school group for support from Jill, Farrar, and other families. 

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Article by Jill Harper

Jill is well-versed in all things related to homeschooling including the various curriculum choices and homeschool styles. She is an expert in the area of homeschooling gifted students, twice-exceptional students, and students with disabilities, including both learning and physical. Jill also specializes in helping parents navigate the college application process. She has experience with different college applications including the Common App, the UC application, The Coalition App, and for low-income high achieving students, the QuestBridge Application.

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