Crimson Compass is à la carte college consulting. Counselors and essay editors are current Harvard students or Coca-Cola Scholars. They finished applications recently, not a decade ago.
Some of our counselors are current Harvard students. They know what the workload looks like and what admissions actually asked of them.
Editors on your essays have won competitive national scholarships, not just merit aid from a single school.
Book one strategy hour or ten workshop sessions. No expensive package required to get help.
Strategy calls are for planning: courses, SAT timing, essay topics, college lists. Workshop calls are for doing the work: filling out the Common App, drafting supplements, managing recs. Most consultants mix both. We split them so you book what you actually need.
Essay editing is billed by the word, with comments on your Google Doc. We flag weak openings, vague paragraphs, and prompts you did not fully answer. The draft stays yours.
Every intro call is documented. When you book a paid session later, your counselor already knows your GPA trend, activities, and target schools. You do not re-explain your situation from scratch.
Every client starts here. You talk to a Harvard student or Coca-Cola Scholar who will be your counselor if you continue. The call costs nothing whether you book paid sessions or not.
If we are not the right fit, we say so. If you only need one hour of help, we tell you that too.
Their background as a Harvard student or Coca-Cola Scholar, their major, and how they handled their own applications.
Grade, GPA trend, activities, schools on your radar, and what feels unclear right now.
What matters in the next 3 to 6 months for your grade level. Which services apply to you and which do not.
One strategy call, a summer workshop block, essay editing only, or nothing yet. Your call.
Book one Strategy or Workshop Call and decide from there. No package, no minimum hours.
Add essay editing on drafts, or block workshop hours before ED/EA and regular deadlines.
Multi-year packages exist if you want the same counselor from 9th grade through submit. Optional, not required.