LifeLaunchr and TeenLife Announce Partnership to Offer Affordable College Admissions Advice
Industry: Education
Now more families can afford tailored coaching, admissions, and scholarship advice for every high school student in the family at a fraction of the cost.
Berkeley, CA (PRUnderground) February 8th, 2016
Parents of high school students have a new, more affordable way to help their children successfully navigate the increasingly competitive and expensive college admissions process. LifeLaunchr, the post-secondary and college admissions coaching platform, and TeenLife, an online resource for academic and enrichment opportunities for teens, have launched TeenLife Coach, powered by LifeLaunchr.
Instead of spending thousands of dollars for a private consultant, TeenLife Coach allows families to work with a virtual counselor at a much more affordable cost. Packages start at just $49 for a session. Service offerings include a free personalized assessment, summer planning, college selection advice, admissions planning, essay coaching, financial aid coaching, and assistance finding merit scholarships.
“Counseling resources in schools are scarce and sometimes completely unavailable,” says.Venkates Swaminathan, co-founder and CEO of LifeLaunchr. “College is a major investment for students and families. TeenLife Coach, using LifeLaunchr’s tools and services and TeenLife’s extensive database of summer, gap and college listings, fills an important need for families all across the country.”
Marie Schwartz, founder and CEO of TeenLife, understands how stressful and overwhelming it is to prepare children for college and life beyond school. “Most schools don’t discuss college and post-secondary planning until spring of junior year” she says. “Being able to speak to someone as early as 9th grade and get affordable advice about career exploration and skill building activities in time to take advantage of them is a wonderful complement to our platform.”
About TeenLife
TeenLife is a multi-media information platform that connects teenagers and their parents with academic and experiential learning opportunities around the corner or throughout the world. Founded in 2008, TeenLife attracts 2 million online visitors annually searching for STEM, college prep, summer, therapeutic, performing arts, community service, and gap year programs. Go to TeenLife.com to search for opportunities, access guides and blog posts and join the member community.
About LifeLaunchr
LifeLaunchr is the best way to get affordable, expert help with college planning, enabling each student to find and gain admission to the best-fit college or program for them. The service bridges the gap for families between self-service websites and expensive, in-person advising services. LifeLaunchr connects parents and students with expert coaches, courses, and tools for every aspect of college planning such as: college selection, essay coaching, application assistance, financial aid, scholarships, and more.
LifeLaunchr’s Marketplace helps parents and students find and engage experienced, credentialed admissions coaches no matter where they live. The many free and premium courses on the site, taught by these coaches, bring valuable information to families at an affordable price. And LifeLaunchr’s tools help families discover the right-fit college and enable students to create professional public profiles they can use for admissions, internships, and employment.
