high school services
Joyce Szuflita, school consultant, meets with families by Zoom for meetings over 30 min. Short meetings will be held over the phone.
NYC High School Consultant
For Students of any age:
Want to just get the lay of the land for high school?
Check out Joyce’s Public High School Choice: Loud and Clear talk on demand. It is very good, if I do say so myself.
What you can get in a private consult:
A link to the ‘On demand’ talk, which will give you all the background you need so we can cut to the chase when we meet to talk about your individual child.
I will get an understanding of your student’s strengths, weaknesses and preferences, so we can tailor your list.
I clarify the whole dang mess.
The whole point of a consult is for you to come away with a workable short list that is curated for your specific student.
I will give you advice about how to refine your list with information that will unfold during application season, like your child’s tier for screened schools or when the random numbers are revealed. For example, how to consider a more conservative list or a riskier one and why.
I provide you with my wide ranging culled list of worthy programs, along with data for you to refer to afterwards, if you feel you want to revisit other options.
Working with Joyce to create a good list:
$590. includes a link to the on-demand talk, and a 2 hour live Zoom meeting to discuss and create your list.
if you want to book write to joyce@nycschoolhelp.com
If you want to refine your list in the fall, after your student has their screened group, Ed Opt group, random number and you have your short list, I am happy to meet for whatever amount of time you need, based on my $280 hourly rate.
I often meet with both the parents and the students, but I don't have to. If your student is interested, I am happy to address the whole consult to them. If your student is actively NOT interested it may be a better use of time to only meet with you. If they want to lurk in the background, I am good with that too!.
The process is the same citywide, but I am generally covering schools that Brooklyn and Manhattan students are geographically eligible for. For example: there will be a few schools in Queens that give priority to students citywide. I will cover those. Most schools in Queens give priority to zoned families or to Queens students or residents. I don’t cover those programs.
The Early Bird Package
If you book a consult between now and June 1, 2025 and you would like a 2 hour consult to create a first pass list ($560 value) so you have time to research, and continue with a 45 min follow up consult in the fall when you will get your random number ($210 value, but discounted to $110) to refine your list.
The cost of the package is $670 (a $770 value.)
You can rent the talk separately here,
or add it to the package for $30.
If you want to book write to joyce@nycschoolhelp.com
"I just want to reiterate how "worth it" the two hour session was; it is such a valuable service you provide! And its not just your knowledge but your ability to very quickly get an understanding of OUR kid, and not try to tell us how to change our child, but instead what programs are a best fit for (them). And not only am I excited to dig in, I told my child about our session over dinner tonight and (they) said something like ‘this lady has a cool job and is good at it’."
- 7th grade parent in March 2024
Make Informed Choices ...
Thinking of moving to Brooklyn?
Weighing the choice between public or private school?
Wondering about your zoned school and other options?
Navigating NYC public school after years in private school?
Confused and stressed about your middle school choices?
Daunted by the NYC high school directory?
Just feel like you don't have enough information to decide?
