Arbor Strategy Consulting is firmly grounded in the belief that discovering “good matches” between students and post-secondary institutions is the primary purpose of the college admission process. Furthermore, it understands the principle that the process requires close communication and cooperation among the three major “players”; student, parents and counselor. The process unfolds most successfully when all parties involved approach their various roles and responsibilities with the intended spirit; open-mindedness, intelligence, honesty, a sense of adventure and even a sense of humor.

While the final outcome is important, it is on the process of self-discovery and college-discovery that Arbor Strategy Consulting focuses. The moment of college choice and admissions arrives when students are in the developmental process of late adolescence and emerging young adulthood. The selection of a college provides an important educational opportunity to develop skills and understandings that will serve that function as well as many of life’s major adult challenges.