Essay Only Package

Price: $600.00

The Essay Only Package, designed for 12th grade students, is $600. This package includes 6 hours of essay evaluation and critique for students who want assistance with college application and/or scholarship essays.

Open Hourly Rate

Our open hourly rate is $125 and can include any services mentioned above or on our website. This fee applies to information meetings with 9th and 10th grade students who seek early guidance but who are not yet ready to sign up for a package.

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To do in April

Seniors: Review your acceptances and financial aid awards. If you need help understand your actual cost of college, let's sit down together!
Juniors: Sign up for our April ACT Prep Workshops to get ready for summer testing! Start building your colleges list.
All students: Finish strong! It's hard to keep your focus when the sun is shining, but HANG IN THERE!

Testimonials

“I will be forever grateful to the open, friendly, and knowledgeable ladies at Step Ahead. The college application process can feel totally overwhelming at times, so it was so nice to have experts who knew what they were doing giving me encouragement and keeping me on track. Step Ahead was the first to introduce me to the idea of “meet-need schools”, which allowed me to widen the net of colleges I was looking at and prevented me from having to take out loans for an undergraduate education. I attended their summer essay boot camp, which is a must for any rising senior. They helped me with almost every part of the application process, and kept me motivated even when spring semester rolled around. Thank you, Step Ahead!” --Laura, Boise High School

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Sliding Fee Structure

Step Ahead Idaho wishes to provide college advising to families at a reasonable price. Our sliding fee structure is below. If you think you may qualify for a reduced rate for services, please contact us.

Annual Income	Monthly Income	Hourly Rate	Jump-Start Me Package	Essay Only	Basic Package	Athlete Package	Artist Package
0- $40,000	$0- $3,333	$12.50	$25	$40	$150	$250	$300
$40,000- $60,000	$3,333- $5,000	$31.25	$62.50	$150	$500	$625	$750
$60,000- $70,000	$5,000- $5,833	$50	$100	$240	$800	$1000	$1200
$70,000- $80,000	$5,833- $6,666	$68.75	$137.50	$330	$1100	$1375	$1650
$80,000- $90,000	$6,666- $7,500	$87.50	$175	$420	$1400	$1750	$2100
$90,000- $100,000	$7,500- $8,333	$106.25	$212.50	$510	$1700	$2125	$2550
$100,000 and up	$8,333 and up	$125	$250	$600	$2000	$2500	$3000