ALPHA CONSULTATION SERVICES
FOR FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORES
The choices we make today may well determine the opportunities we have, or fail
to have, tomorrow. Nowhere is this truer than in a student's high school
preparation for college. As the former headmaster of a college preparatory
school in Indiana, I will never forget the day I had to inform a wonderful young
man who was applying to our school as a junior that we could not accept him. He
had had an epiphany and suddenly realized the importance of a college education.
Unfortunately, because of the courses he had not taken in his first two years of
high school, he lacked the academic preparation required by our school. As a
promising student athlete with aspirations of a college athletic scholarship,
repeating his sophomore year was not an option. He would have been ruled
ineligible his senior year because of his age. At the age of 17, his college
options were already limited.
With this experience in mind, I am eager to consult freshmen and sophomores in
their personal, academic and extracurricular development, while gradually
introducing them to the subtleties and expectations of the highly competitive
college admission process. "Success is the journey" has enormous application to
this process. Success does not rest in the destination, but instead in the
progressive realization of a worthwhile goal or ideal. If attending a selective
college or university is the student's goal, then with the necessary commitment
the student can experience a successful high school career, resulting in
acceptance to the colleges of choice.
What courses should you take? What activities, both on and off campus, will
enrich your personal growth and academic preparation, and eventually make you a
more competitive college applicant? What should be your priorities over the
summer? As is the case when building a house, or anything for that matter, the
foundation is all important. It is my distinct pleasure to consult young men and
women whose dreams include a highly successful college education, and I do so
with genuine respect for the unique potential that resides in each individual.
OMEGA CONSULTATION SERVICES
FOR JUNIORS AND SENIORS
This comprehensive college counseling program for juniors and seniors covers all
aspects of the college admission process—from a thorough self-assessment to
college matriculation. A major part of our consultation effort is devoted to the
questions and concerns that are central to a successful college admission
experience. The benefit of my experience, knowledge and relationships, together
with the college preparatory curriculum that I’ve developed over the years,
provides enormous advantages.
- Explain and facilitate the college admission process for families
- Provide the individual attention that each student, and family, deserves in a nurturing but focused environment
- Reduce the stress that is often associated with the process by acting as an objective but caring third party
- Help students identify their personal and academic strengths and needs, as well as their “Competitive Edge”
- Encourage students to deliver excellence – their best
- Advise students in their course selection and extracurricular participation
- Counsel student-athletes in the recruiting process
- Advise students with learning differences
- Interact with the high school guidance/college counselor to the extent that the family wishes
- Use the process to teach life-long principles and habits of success – to learn to love the process
- Keep families aware of admission issues and trends
- Identify appropriate schools for the student’s consideration, research and visit – to find schools that fit
- Recommend appropriate SAT and ACT tests and dates
- Advise families on financial aid and scholarship matters
- Review essays, resumes and applications
- Conduct practice interviews
- Interact with college admission officers on clients’ behalf when appropriate
- Help students in the decision making part of the process
- Prepare students for the transition to college expectations
- Stay current in the field by visiting colleges and universities across the country, and through my membership in NACAC, PCACAC and IECA
For additional information on these and other services, contact us.
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"As a parent, educator, coach, leader, consultant and
motivational speaker, my mission is to energize the human spirit—to help people
effectively use more of their abilities, talents and resources in pursuit of
worthwhile goals and ideals. Through my college counseling and personal coaching, I
look forward to helping you achieve your
educational goals and personal aspirations.”
Richard Webster
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Testimonials
"The experiences I had at Navy, the lessons I learned, the people I met,
that would never have happened if it was not for you. You are one of the
most influential people I have ever met. Along with coach Meade and my
father, I credit you three with where I am today. I cannot possibly express
how grateful I am to you for your counseling me and guiding me throught the
application process, and for introducing me to the idea of going to the
Naval Academy. Thank you. I appreciate everything you did for me and all of
the guys you helped." ENS Mitchell Hendler, USNA, First Team All-America
“I truly found guidance and learned the value of achievement from Mr.
Webster. He pushed us to believe in ourselves and in what we could
accomplish. When it came time for college searches and applications, he
steered me in the right
direction.”
Elliot Steelman, Student, Washington University
in St. Louis
“I just wanted to write and say thank you for all that you did for me at
Boys’ Latin. Not only were you a great mentor for me when I was in high
school, but I can honestly say that I would not have reached my life-long
goal of attending the University of Notre Dame without you.”
Patrick Mahoney, Student, University of Notre Dame
"Coach Webster conducted a series of seminars focusing on the concept of
'personal excellence' and very effectively linked excellence on the athletic
field to excellence, integrity and the benefits of hard work in the academic
realm...The academic average of the lacrosse team improved more than two
percentage points. Many of the players attributed the changed attitude to
Dick Webster's inspirational presentations." Robert Rau, Ph.D., USNA
“More important than his credo, ‘Be The Best You Can Be,’ the lesson I came
away with is believing that everything you do can be your best. More of an
influence on me than words can ever begin to express.”
Kathy March, Student, Johns Hopkins University
"I cannot express my thanks to you enough for your assistance throughout my
college search. You not only helped me find the right college, but also in
discovering the best qualities in myself. You truly ran the extra mile for me.
Thank you for believing in me and always encouraging me to go above and beyond
my own expectations for myself. I am so lucky and excited to be attending my
first choice college." Caitlin Herman, University of Miami |
