The Key Worldwide has made available a brand new brochure that provides students and parents with an in-depth overview of the Key’s Complete College Program.

This service helps the student select the appropriate college with specific recommendations based on the individual’s academic and personal goals. The program works individually with students and their families to develop and implement a “game plan” complete with objectives and goals, and an understanding of how the results, if achieved, impact their ability to gain admission to the college of their choice.

You can download your free copy of the brochure by clicking here.

I couldn’t let this graduation weekend go by without once again expressing my appreciation and gratitude for your amazing and invaluable help that made the difference for Sara getting into MIT. She just graduated Phi Beta Kappa, and was given a Henry Ford II award by her Department. She will be interning for a 3rd summer with ExxonMobil, and turned down two full time job offers from Exxon and Chevron, in order to complete a Masters in Technology Policy (with focus in Energy) at the University of Cambridge.

And, I’m so glad that Sara’s friend Alex eventually connected with you about his application for graduate school. I told him that if you can’t help him get into Stanford (his dream), then no one can.

Again—just wanted to let you know that you made a huge difference for Sara, and we are greatly appreciative.

Many thanks,

Ellen Comis

The Key recently announced that it will be holding 3 new summer intensive camps for high school students on the UCLA campus this summer.  The camps run from late July to early August, and cover entrepreneurship, writing and leadership.  Each camp includes housing in the dorms at UCLA, food, local transportation and all course materials.  The all inclusive fee for each camp is $1,200 for students that already work with the Key, and $1,600 for non-members.  Space in these camps is extremely limited, and the leadership camp is capped at only 25 students, so don’t delay in registering today.

Click on the camp below for more information or to register:

Northwestern, Duke and Stanford are just some of the schools that the Key reports USC will surpass this year as one of most sought-after universities in the country.

“Over the past ten years USC has risen from a middle of Tier 2 school in competitiveness to low Tier 1 school by attracting a phenomenal group of students through their scholarship program,” said Rick Singer, student coach and founder of the Key, one of the nation’s leading providers of college admissions coaching. “We are definitely seeing an up tick in the number of students that are listing USC as their 1st-choice school.” USC has done an exceptional job of late in showcasing its academic assets, particularly the honors science college and the access to its high-tech research facilities.

At the same time, its financial aid is among the most generous nationwide—a $2.4 billion endowment allows more than 60 percent of students to receive some type of aid. “Because attending any university is so expensive many families of exceptionally strong academic kids will consider taking the scholarship money at USC before attending an Ivy,” continued Rick Singer.

Add in a winning athletics program—Trojan football has consistently ranked in the top 5 nationwide in recent years—and its ever expanding and loyal alumni organization, and it is no wonder why applications to USC have risen about 35% since 2000.

I wanted you to know that thanks to your careful counseling, so far my daughter, Alexandra has been accepted into every university she has applied to.  We are still holding our fingers crossed that she can work out attending USC, but we just found out she was accepted at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.  The Key rocks!  I know she was a little difficult on and off, so a huge thank you for all you have done.  Allie is so excited!!

Best,

Dawne Knobbe
Runaway Storm- Gold & Silver Medal Winner
2010 Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards

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We were very hesitant to hire someone to ‘pick a college’ for our boys, but then we met you and our gut said that there was much more than that to working with you… and our guts didn’t let us down.. throughout the process our boys learned more about who they are, got focus in areas they needed, help from you during a stressful period in life (as did we). You challenged them, you coached them, you motivated them. You gave them both insights into college, themselves and the paths life has to offer. Gave them both tools to expand who they are.

Our son, Zach, is flourishing at Arizona State and in his 3rd year as manager of the Men’s Basketball team which is a big commitment (including travel). He also landed an paid internship last summer at NFL Media (very competitive with top college students), and the NFL actually reached out to him to come back this summer. Our younger son, Jake, is loving Case Western Reserve, and looks like he will do a double major Computer Science plus Economics. He joined a Fraternity, and is surrounded by like minded smart people. The schools you helped us filter and find for Jake, and your help with Jake in narrowing down to Case was of tremendous value. We loved that Jake’s high school efforts led him to getting ‘scholarship’ money offers as well as carry in almost a full year of credits.

Rick thank to you and the Key for making a meaningful and lasting imprint on our boys’ journey. We know that they have many great things ahead of them.

Bob Schwartz
President
Magento, an eBay company

Two sisters have worked with the Key since they were young to position themselves for acceptance by the colleges of their dreams. Not just any colleges, but colleges that were a perfect fit for their personalities and goals. The Key helped them to choose the right courses and engage in after school activities that positioned them to truly shine for all to see.

After about nine years it appears our relationship with you has come to an end- four months earlier than expected. I can’t thank you enough for everything that you have done. Both Shae and Sydney got into their first choice colleges- schools that also appeared to me to be the best place for each of them and schools that neither they nor I thought they would be accepted at.

Obviously much of the credit is to them as they both had to work hard in school and develop extra curricular activities to be able to succeed. But a lot of it is also due to your guidance and support.

Hope all of your other families have as much success and satisfaction as we do but just wanted to let you know how appreciative I am of everything you have done for both kids over these past nine years.

Best Always,

Rusty

Nothing can be more complicated, confusing and challenging as the college application process is today, and yet a young person’s entire life will be molded by the outcome.  The mission of the Key is to help students and their families navigate these roiling waters to get to accepted at the college of their dreams.  Lolo is one such student:

I just wanted to thank you again for all of your help and support with Lolo’s college application process. I know that you deal with a lot of kids, but you make Lolo feel like a priority and you always made time for the many questions, etc.. throughout the process. Have a Happy New Year and speak with you soon.

Jaime
AFC Commercial Real Estate Group
Westlake Village, CA

The Key Worldwide a leader in providing coaching that helps high school students get accepted at the college of their choice the world over, has just started a new program focused on STEM.  Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) are the key academic disciplines the United States needs to stay competitive in a global market.  The Key STEM program helps to promote studies and achievement in these core subjects.  The new Key STEM website (http://www.TheKeySTEM.org) is totally run by Key students.  The site will be a gathering place for all things STEM.  Please stop by and check it out.

The Key Worldwide is pleased to announce that one of its top coaches, Dasha Bindler was recently recognized by Stanford University for exceptional teaching and student leadership.  As part of Stanford’s Teacher Tribute Initiative, incoming freshmen are asked to acknowledge former teachers and mentors who played a significant role in their intellectual, academic , social and personal development.  Ms. Dasha Bindler was noted by Richard Shaw, the Dean of Undergraduate Admissions at Stanford University, for providing the support, guidance and friendship that students need to help them prepare for college.