About Marks Education
Marks Education upholds the following core values: dedication to each student’s needs, finding unique educational opportunities that fit their interests, goals, and strengths; care for all clients, offering them tailored support; commitment to leadership and understanding current trends, and service as “thought leaders” in higher education; excellence in strategic thinking, finding the best academic and personal fit for each student.
Marks Education’s counseling team is made up of former college admissions officers, academic advisors, and college counselors. According to their 2020 data, 98% of their seniors in early decisions I and II, early action, and/or rolling admissions pools received acceptances. Over 83% of their students receive admissions to their fist and/or second choice schools. Marks Education is determined in helping students build on their unique strengths and finding their perfect fit.
Services
Marks Education creates a tailored, strategic plan for each student to optimize achievement. They focus on the authenticity of their students as a strength. Marks Education counselors provide one-on-one college admissions counseling, customized to suit each family’s needs. They provide single hourly sessions to year-long packages beginning in 8th grade. Their one-on-one counseling sessions focus on guiding the student through their secondary education and prepare them for the college admissions process. They offer hourly, fundamentals, and comprehensive packages. Depending on a student’s needs, each package is tailored to provide students with the option of receiving minimal to comprehensive guidance.
Marks Education offers an intensive College Essay Package. This service provides ten hours of one-on-one support, strategic guidance, support for the entire application (activity list, supplemental essays, resume, interview), and access to e-resources designed by the Marks Education counseling team. They also offer expansive tutoring services in academic curriculums and test preparation. Additionally, Marks Education is committed to creating educational partnerships that strive for equity and access in college admissions.
Strengths
Marks Education provides one-on-one tailored counseling to fit a student’s individual needs. They provide hourly or yearly consultations.
Marks Education offers a comprehensive college essay package designed to help students excel in their college application.
Weaknesses
Fees to work with the founding team at Marks Education are exponentially more expensive than working with their other counselors.
Marks Education does not offer many specialized short-term services at a non-hourly rate for students looking to focus on a particular aspect of the college application.
Summary
Marks Education’s team provides an extensive list of services. Depending on the student’s needs, Marks Education offers hourly to year-long counseling sessions. Their core values emphasize the importance of building a student’s unique strengths and finding their perfect dream school.
With three locations, Marks Education is able to provide more opportunities of in-person counseling in comparison to other consulting firms. They also provide virtual counseling, tutoring, and programs for those who seek their services outside the region. Marks Education is dedicated to helping students actualize their academic potential.
