Dear Parent,
The most exciting, important, and challenging phase of your child’s academic career is just around the corner—applying to colleges. In a perfect world, getting into college would simply be granted for all of your child’s years of hard work and sacrifice. In reality, however, getting into top-choice colleges is a highly orchestrated and strategic process that more resembles art than science. Not only must they have good grades and great test scores, but they must also be smart, organized, and strategic throughout the process.
We understand how hard your child has labored. But colleges don't consider that their GPA results from thousands of hours of work, that every accomplishment came with a truckload of determination, that all the moments of glory arose from endless hours of practice, or that their challenges were met with grit, fortitude, patience, and persistence. They don't consider how many times they stayed up all night to complete a project, or the countless hours spent at the school newspaper office, theatre, athletic field, or gymnasium.
And yet for all that work and all those hours of studying, the resultant objective factors such as GPA, honors, and awards only get a foot in the door. To be accepted, your child must not only have the data, but also the supporting cast of accomplishments, activities, experiences, interview skills, recommendations, essays, and awards, blended together into a unique positioning statement that will allow their application to rise to the top. Over the remainder of their academic years, we look forward to guiding your child through the process of communicating their story effectively and efficiently. As we do, we will rely on the expertise we have garnered through our work with thousands of students over more than 40 years, and the critical insights that only you can provide.
We thank you for the trust you have placed in us and are pleased to welcome you into our family of passionate and committed education professionals dedicated to helping students and families reach, or exceed, their expectations. Welcome to Avalon.
Sincerely,
Neil R Chyten
President
