Vic Davolt
College admissions consultant for students in Colorado's Front Range
| Hourly rate range | $150 to $225 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | |
| Works with | Students and Parents |
| Based in | Colorado, United States |
| Credentials | HECA member |
| Practice | Counseling4College |
Vic Davolt is a college admissions consultant with Counseling4College. Vic helps students and parents find colleges that fit and get through the admissions process. Vic has more than 30 years in admission, scholarship and financial aid counseling. Vic spent 19 years as director of admission at three universities. Vic knows colleges in the Mountain West, Northwest and California while serving students along Colorado's Front Range.
What Vic helps with
Vic helps students find colleges where they fit and can do well. Vic also guides them through applications, essays, testing and aid.
- Finding best-fit colleges and building a college list
- Cutting stress for students with heavy school and activity loads
- Writing and editing college and scholarship essays
- Planning for SAT and ACT testing or a test-optional path
- Understanding FAFSA, CSS Profile and aid packages
- Applying to Canadian and United Kingdom universities
- Choosing a major with career and learning style tools
- Applying to highly selective colleges
Who Vic works with
Vic works with high school students and their parents. Vic's clients include students with heavy academic and extracurricular schedules. Vic also supports first-generation students and special groups such as foster children, homeless youth and DACA students. Vic has experience with faith-based colleges and with students who want to study abroad.
Background and qualifications
Vic has more than 30 years of work in university admission, scholarship and financial aid counseling, high school counseling and independent consulting. Nineteen of those years were as director of admission at three universities. Vic now works with Counseling4College founder John Happs. Vic knows the admission rules and features of colleges in the Mountain West, Northwest and California. Vic also knows the most selective colleges across the country. Vic is a HECA member.
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Vic spent 19 years as a director of admission at three universities and knows how colleges decide who gets in.
Best for Front Range students and parents who want help finding a good-fit college and handling essays, testing and aid.
Common questions
How much does Vic Davolt charge?
Coaching with Vic runs $150 to $225 an hour. Message Vic from this page for an exact quote.
What does Vic Davolt help with?
Vic Davolt helps with finding best-fit colleges and building a college list, cutting stress for students with heavy school and activity loads, writing and editing college and scholarship essays and planning for SAT and ACT testing or a test-optional path.
Is Vic Davolt certified?
Vic Davolt lists: HECA member.
Does Vic Davolt help with colleges outside the United States?
Yes. Vic has experience with the admission process at Canadian and United Kingdom universities for students who want a degree abroad.
Does Vic Davolt work with first-generation students?
Yes. Vic supports first-generation students and special groups such as foster children, homeless youth and DACA students.
How do I contact Vic Davolt?
Send Vic a message from this page. It's free and takes a minute.
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