Services Jamie Dickenson Provides

College Admission Package
• Initial consultation with the parents and student to determine the student's needs, desires, and general interests.
• Administration of the Profile tests to determine student's strong interest catagories.
• Meet with student to review the results. (Parents are welcome).
• Discuss with student their views of college life, and establish realistic expectations and goals with regards to their college attendence.
• Develop timelines for test taking, college selections, college admission applications, meetings with Jamie, etc.
• Narrow the focus of the college list based on student results with regards to interests, scores, geography, etc.
• Assist parents and student with researching schools, and setting up guidelines for school visits.
• Provide how-to advice on when to obtain forms, methods for form preparation, and advice on student's presentation of self to their chosen schools.
• Assists student in selecting a college major

  Financial Aid Package

• Provides an overview of financial aid available, federal, state, and private.
• Calculates your Estimated Family Contribution (EFC)
• Develops personalized strategies to reduce your family contribution
• Provides information as to the availability of financial aid options specific to the colleges and universities in which you are interested.
• Fills out the FAFSA & Profile forms to assure that they are completed properly and on time
• Fills out the College Verification Worksheets, Business/Farm Supplement, and Divorced/Separated Agreement forms
• Checks the accuracy of your Student Aid Report (SAR)
• Evaluates the award letters and assists in negotiation for the MOST money possible

  PLEASE NOTE: I PROVIDE NO GUARANTEE OF ANY MONEY TO BE RECEIVED FROM ANY SOURCE. YOUR FINANCIAL AID AWARDS COME DIRECTLY FROM THE INDIVIDUAL COLLEGES.