College Planning Consultants, Inc.
 Frank Bernier, Ph.D.; Director
2107 Riverwood Drive, Okemos, MI 48864
5171/349-6899 or 267-2111. Fax: 267-2135
fbernier@hotmail.com

Private Services Contract

  • We will serve as your and your family's guide and mentor throughout the five steps of the college planning process.  With your and your family's help, we will develop a personalized, flexible plan for you.  If you agree to give it you best effort, you and your family can expect to gain vital knowledge, confidence, peace of mind, and make sound, accurate college planning decision.  The five steps are closely linked and sequential.
  • To maintain service excellence, our private practices are each limited to 25 families at any given time.

-The Five Steps of College Planning - (The Foundation of Your College Plan)

  1. SELF-AWARENESS.  $500.  Become aware of your personality traits and interests, your strengths and limitations, and how these relate to specific careers and college majors.  you will complete personality and interest surveys, a college Readiness Survey, Student Information Profile and a Resume.
  2. CAREER EXPLORATION.  $500.  Explore in-depth those careers and/or majors which appear to best match your personality traits, interests, strengths, limitations, values and skills.  Career options are identified.
  3. COLLEGE EXPLORATION.  $500.  Identify and explore those college that appear to best match your career and major options, credentials and expectations.  You will use tools such as the College Matching Questionnaire to help find colleges.  Carefully planned visits to the "candidate" college are vital in identifying college you will apply to.
  4. COLLEGE ADMISSION.  $500.  Select the college you will apply to, then apply to each with confidence, focusing on deadlines, essays, personal statements and letters of recommendation.  You will understand such concepts as leveraging, admission options and evaluating offers.
  5. SCHOLARSHIP/FINANCIAL AID. $500.  This step is vital when selecting your "right fit" college.  You and your family can make college more affordable by: A) searching for merit/talent scholarships offered by colleges; B) searching for private donor and local scholarships; C) understanding the steps and related strategies for obtaining low cost education loans, need-based scholarships, grants and other types of aid and, D) learning how to impact and evaluate scholarships and financial aid offered by college.

-Other College Planning Services-

  1. Transitioning Successfully from High School to College.  $500.
  2. Transferring Successfully from One College to Another (if advisable).  $500.
  3. Graduate and Professional School Planning (MEDICINE, DENTISTRY, LAW).  Variable fee.
  4. Preliminary College Planning for Pre-High School Students.  $500.
  5. Changing Careers Successfully (Adults).  $500.
  6. Prospective College Athletes --- How to Plan Successfully.  $500.

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FEES FOR SERVICES:

  • Initial Consultation = $100
  • Five Step "Package" = $2000
    -OR-
  • Isolated Steps (Seniors Only).  Number of steps requested (circle each): ___x $500 = $______.

Prepayment is requested for either plan.  Please make check or money order payable to:
Frank Bernier, Ph.D.

Please read and sign:  You agree to submit complete information by each specified deadline, and not to copy and/or distribute any of our copyrighted materials without our written approval.  WE agree to promptly refund fees paid for an step you are not fully satisfied with.

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