Academic Counseling
Choosing the right classes is critical to making the most out of your high
school experience. Taking too many easy courses can make your transcript look unimpressive. Taking too many tough courses, however, can be detrimental to your GPA if you’re not prepared for the course load. At Cardinal Education, we know that every student has different needs. We have extensive experience with local schools and their course offerings. We can steer your child onto the right academic track to maximize the value of his or her transcript. In addition to advising on course selection, we also counsel students on extracurricular and summer activities, balancing the goal of college admission with student interest.
Academic Counseling: course selection, getting into honors courses, career planning, earning college credits, maximizing student-teacher relationships, getting recommendations for college
Extracurricular Advising: Choosing programs that fit your interests, community service options, leadership opportunities, activities planning in preparation for college
Summer Activity Selection: Summer internships, study abroad programs, community service, research opportunities
Extracurricular Coaching: computer programming, conversational foreign language, public speaking, gifted and talented programs, debate