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The steps in the college process are numerous and complex, and students often feel overwhelmed when faced with performing them alone. Students and families need to understand that this process - including the college search, standardized test planning, campus visits and interviews, the application and enrollment decisions - is most successful when choreographed, not executed as a series of uncoordinated leaps, kicks or spins. Heather Marks is your college admissions consulting dance partner ready to lead you through your own unique routine which will take time to practice and then perform.
Call Heather Marks at 307.200.9545 to schedule a free 30-minute consultation.
In addition to the one-on-one consulting packages outlined below, Fit To Admit offers small group workshops that empower participants to take control of their college admissions process. Whether it is demystifying the college process or providing practical tools to complete college applications, Heather’s workshops inform, inspire and motivate students as they find and gain entrance into the college that fits them best.
The College List Package provides a strategic exploration and evaluation of schools that best fit your unique academic strengths, learning style, interests and personality. We will work together to suggest, compile and refine a list of appropriate colleges while categorizing them as as reaches, targets and probables.
The Application Package provides assistance with discovering application “hooks,†defining a customized application strategy and developing an action plan for telling your story in the essays, activities list and letters of recommendations. Also included is a review of completed applications prior to submission.
The Comprehensive Package provides assistance with every aspect of the college search and application process including academic advising, summer enrichment suggestions, college list development, campus visit and interview preparation and essay and application guidance.
I consider every student I counsel my dance partner. The rhythmically-challenged or uncoordinated should not despair; learning the particular steps to a dance comes with time and practice. Each partner has a specific role in the dance: the lead (college consultant) usually initiates movement and the follow (student) maintains it. At the very minimum, each person must carry her own load and be responsible for her own balance. Leading does not involve pulling or pushing. A good lead chooses the appropriate steps to take to best suit the music, partner ability and dance floor. A good lead is aware of how the follower responds to any particular cue and is ready to compensate. A good lead never dances the same way with every partner. Although, as a woman, I follow on the real dance floor, these leading principles inform all my counseling work in the metaphorical dance that is the college process.
Call Heather Marks at 307.200.9545 to schedule a free 30-minute consultation.
My deep commitment to making something better than before, my practice of cultivating someone’s full potential started during my formative years at Stanford University. Training is what I do best – setting goals, engaging in hard work and peaking at performance time. I intentionally keep my consulting practice small to ensure highly customized and personalized attention. I work with students from Jackson Hole, Wyoming and beyond in person as well as via email, Skype and FaceTime.
I graduated with a BA degree with Honors from Stanford University and continued my studies at University of Michigan receiving my Masters degree. At Stanford, I was a varsity athlete, study abroad student and student advisor. For the past 15 years, I have worked with high school students first as a Math and Science teacher, then as an administrator, and most recently as a college counselor at an International Baccalaureate World School and as an independent college consultant.
Each year, I attend national conferences on college admissions and spend time visiting college campuses across the nation so that I can provide first-hand knowledge to my clients that no guidebook or website can. I am a member of the National Association of College Admission Counseling (NACAC) and the Rocky Mountain Association for College Admissions Counseling (RMACAC). I uphold all standards set forth by NACAC’s Statement of Good Practices.
Students who work with Heather Marks gain admission to colleges and universities across the United States.
Brown University
California Institute of Technology
Carleton College
Chapman College
Colgate University
Colorado State University
Columbia College Chicago
Curry College
Emerson College
Emory University
Juniata College
Laguna College of Art and Design
Landmark College
Lewis and Clark College
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Michigan State University
Middlebury College
Montana State University
Mount Holyoke College
New York University
Occidental College
Pacific Northwest College of Art
Santa Clara University
Savannah College of Art and Design
Seattle University
Tufts University
University of Colorado, Boulder
University of Denver
University of Maryland, College Park
University of Montana
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
University of Pennsylvania
University of Redlands
University of Rochester
University of Vermont
University of Virginia
University of Wyoming
Washington University (MO)
Western Washington University
Westminster College (UT)
Whitman College
Willamette University
 