Janice Royal

Janice Royal is an independent educational consultant who runs Royal College Consulting in Idaho Falls, Idaho. She guides high school students, neurodiverse students and transfer students through college admissions, and she works with their parents too. All meetings happen on Zoom. She builds a balanced college list after learning the student's interests, goals and any accommodations. Her practice keeps a public list of college acceptances, including schools that offered full scholarships.

What Janice helps with

Janice helps students and families handle the many steps, deadlines and choices in college admissions. She also supports students who need extra planning because of learning differences.

• Building a balanced list of colleges that fit the student
• Planning for standardized testing and a timeline
• Choosing a high school curriculum
• Career exploration through strengths and interest assessments
• Explaining strengths and interests in college applications
• Staying organized around deadlines and documents
• Planning a transfer to a four-year university
• Admissions steps for neurodiverse students

Who Janice works with

Janice works with high school students, students planning to transfer to a four-year university, and neurodiverse students. She also works with their parents. Some students are the first in their family to attend a four-year college. Others come from families where parents already graduated from college.

How Janice works

Janice uses a one-to-one service that starts with hours spent with the applicant and family. She learns the student's personality, interests, goals, qualifications and any accommodations. Then she builds a balanced college list. Meetings are held on Zoom. Students also use an internet-based college planning tool that keeps them organized and on schedule. Her process includes discovery and planning, a testing and academic plan, and admissions strategy.

Background and qualifications

Janice Royal is an independent educational consultant and a professional member of IECA. She leads Royal College Consulting, a virtual practice based in Idaho Falls, Idaho. The practice serves high school students, neurodiverse students and transfer students. Her team also offers career exploration using strengths assessments and career interests. The practice publishes a college acceptance list that includes colleges that offered full scholarships.

Janice Royal pricing

Programs and services

• One-on-one college counseling by Zoom
• Discovery and planning
• Admissions strategy
• Transfer student planning
• Neurodiverse student services

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