Job Description
Veritas Prep seeks a financial aid expert who has a passion for helping others to achieve their goals of attending a top-tier school. We are looking for College Admissions Consultants who can provide strategic advice to top-tier college applicants, expertise in college admissions, deep knowledge of the financial aid application process, and essay feedback to applicants applying to school. Because Consultants work with prospective students over the phone and online, they can work wherever they want, on their own schedule.
Veritas Prep promises a world class customer experience to each client. Therefore, we will only bring on board consultants that can commit to providing exceptional service, mentorship and guidance to their clients. Our most successful consultants are passionate about helping others achieve their goals. Since financial aid involves strategizing with clients to maximize their eligibility for financial aid and successful aid outcomes, it’s of the utmost importance for the financial aid consultant to act in a professional and ethical manner, and not encourage clients to be dishonest.
Responsibilities
Primary: Financial Aid Guidance:
- Assist applicants in the process of applying for financial aid, including filling out the FAFSA
- Provide an estimate (or means for clients to get an estimate) on expected family contribution
- Liaise with parents (or work solely with parents) when appropriate or necessary
- Help clients write financial aid appeals
Additional Admissions Consulting Opportunities include…
Application and Essay Evaluation:
- Strategically evaluate essays and resumes
- Edit application materials for content and style
- Produce evaluative scores and commentary on complete application portfolios
Mentorship Functions:
- Advise candidates on school choices, and other key application factors
- Work with candidates to generate a personalized admissions game plan
- Manage client timelines and application processes
- Respond to client emails within 24 hours
- Return essay and resume drafts back to clients within 48-72 hours
Strategic Support:
- Assist Veritas Prep in identifying most valuable services and functions
- Support the venture’s emergence as a thought leader within the industry
- Present Veritas Prep information and services in public forums
- Write blog posts and other content related to MBA admissions
Qualifications
Education: College degree (preferably from top college)
Qualifications: Strong interpersonal and communication skills. Passion for the educational process and a desire to aid students in succeeding to the best of their abilities. Comprehension of the financial aid and college admission process and industry. Opportunities for work outside of financial aid (including help with college applications in general) require the ability to assess a candidate’s application in the context of a top college program, as well as writing, editing, and proofreading skills.
The ideal candidate will have formal college counseling or admissions experience (in a financial aid role, specifically) at a top high school and/or college. Additional work evaluating applications for high school candidates (such as serving on the admissions committee, as an application reader, as an admissions and financial aid full-time director/associate/assistant director, student admissions representative or alumni admissions interviewer) is required for additional admissions consulting work.
Pay is $60/hr for consultants only qualified to do financial aid consulting. $100/hr for consultants qualified to do financial aid consulting and Veritas Prep admissions consulting (evaluating and helping clients evaluate other aspects of their application outside of financial aid, including essays and school strategy). Assignments may also be paid on a per-package basis, with pay still roughly expected to be $60-$100/hr.
Job Type: Part-time
Salary: $60.00 /hour
Required experience:
- College Financial Aid: 1 year
Required education:
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