Assessment of Student’s high school courses and extra-curricular activities and development of recommendations to enhance courses and activities;

Developmentally appropriate writing coaching;

Student college aspiration assessment and creation of customized target college list;

Creation of a college application timeline, assistance with the common application and school specific applications, admissions essay topic selection and essay critiquing, and interview preparation and practice;

Provide college scholarship and financial aid resources including guidance on FAFSA and CSS Profile; scholarship essay topic selection, scholarship essay critique;  

College selection decision-making including offer review and negotiations.

All written work product created by the Student under the terms of this Agreement must be solely the Student’s own work product.  Plagiarism and/or assistance by Client or any others who are not a party to this Agreement constitutes a material breach of this Agreement and may result in immediate termination of this Agreement at Company’s sole discretion.

Client is the owner of all work product created under this Agreement.  However, Client grants permission to Company to use part or all of the work product including but not limited to placement on Company’s website, to show part or all of the work product to other clients or prospective clients and/or to use the work product for any other legal purpose.   Client’s and Student’s name and any other identifying information shall be redacted from all work product used by Company.

The total cost for services performed under this Agreement is $7500, less a sibling discount of $200 for a net price of $7300.  $3650 is due via check or electronic funds transfer within one week of submitting this Agreement.  $3650 is due no later than August 1 of the Student’s senior year in high school.  In the event payment is not received in full by Company by August 1 of the Student’s senior year in high school, Company shall immediately cease performing all services contemplated under this Agreement with no obligation to perform any further services at which point this Agreement is automatically null and void.  No partial or full refund of prior amounts paid under this Agreement shall be made by Company to Client.  In the event Client’s check is returned by the bank for any reason, Company shall immediately cease performing all services contemplated under this Agreement. The comprehensive price covers application help for up to 12 schools. Help for more schools is charged additionally at the rate of $250 per school.

Company makes no representations, warranties or guarantees of admission to any college.

Student and Client are responsible for ensuring all college applications, essays, financial aid documents are submitted in their entirety within applicable deadlines.  Student and Client are also responsible for ensuring all responses to offers, appeals and other communications with the college are completed by the college-specified deadline(s).

Student and Client are responsible for ensuring all deadlines related to services performed or attempted to be performed by Company are met.  Company is not responsible if services contemplated under this Agreement are delayed or cannot be performed due to Company deadlines not being met. 

Any controversies arising out of the terms of this Agreement or its interpretation shall be settled in Oregon, applying Oregon law, and in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association, and the judgment upon award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.

Any notice, except college and/or Company related deadlines, required to be given to either signatory to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be sent via Registered or Certified US mail, return receipt requested, to the following address:

College Admission Coach, LLC

c/o Jodi Walder

6765 SW Raleighwood Lane

Portland, OR 97225

Email notices, with or without electronic receipt confirmation, may be sent in addition to registered US mail notice but shall not be deemed legally sufficient for purposes of this paragraph unless Client or Company  changes their address and does  not inform the other of such address change.

This Agreement shall commence once this agreement has been submitted and shall terminate on May 1, of the student’s senior year in high school.   In the event Client wishes to terminate this Agreement prior to the termination date for any reason, except non-payment of costs, Client shall provide 30 days written notice via Registered or Certified US mail, return receipt requested, to Company.  No partial or full refund of prior amounts paid under this Agreement shall be made by Company to Client if Client initiates early termination of this Agreement. 

In addition to the reasons for termination of this Agreement set forth above, Company may, in its sole discretion, terminate this Agreement prior to the termination date in the event any or all of the following occurs:

a)      Client fails to timely and accurately provide and/or disclose, all information requested by Company while Company is performing services under this Agreement, including but not limited to initially disclosing and keeping Company updated in a timely manner with respect to the following:

1.       Student learning differences including services offered by any entity to address them, if any;

2.      Any juvenile and/or criminal infraction or crime of any nature committed by Student even if the record of the infraction or crime is or will be sealed or expunged; and

3.       Any disciplinary proceedings and/or disciplinary actions taken by Student’s high school administration involving or related to Student.      

b)  Company is unable to perform services in a reasonable manner commensurate with the applicable standard of care for such services and has verbally discussed these concerns with the Client and communicated the concerns in writing;

c)   Client fails to sign and abide by the College Admission Coach Policies and Guidelines document (which must be submitted in addition to this agreement);

d)  Failure of Client to pay costs when due.

Company shall provide 30 days written notice via Registered or Certified US mail, return receipt requested, to Client in the event Company wishes to terminate this Agreement prior to the termination date for reason in stated in paragraph 7a or 7b.  Company may immediately terminate this Agreement prior to termination date for the reason stated in 7c and 7d. No prior notice is required.