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Jamie Dickenson
Oakwood Centre
888 Oakwood Road Suite 200
Charleston, WV 25314
(304) 556-4807
Appointments:
All student services are by appointment only on an hourly basis. The Student may choose between in-house or online appointments. Telephone services are not provided. The Parent or Student has the ability to book, change or cancel their own appointments using online appointment scheduling software choosing any available subject, tutor, date or time.
In-house appointments are available during the school year:
* Monday through Thursday - 9a.m. to 8p.m.
* Saturday - 10a.m. to 2p.m.
* Sunday - 1p.m. to 5p.m.
* Closed on Friday
Online appointments are available at each tutor's discretion making tutoring a possibility 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. All online tutoring sessions are recorded and reviewable as long as the Parent maintains their Tutoring Center account.
Jamie sponsors SAT/ACT prep courses through the Princeton Review. Schedules are posted for Charleston and Huntington, WV on the website at www.princetonreview.com. Increasing standardized test scores can mean more financial aid!
Jamie's process includes aiding the student in deciding on a major and then assisting them to pick a list of colleges that will provide them the best education in their field of study. Remember, the whole reason they are going to college is to get a job! Our goal is to place them in a reputable school to facilitate them getting a job soon after college.
By mentoring the family through the college visitation process, Jamie explains what to look for while on campus, who you should be speaking with, and what questions to ask.
Jamie works with the student in preparing for the college admission process. The more organized your admission packet, the sooner the college can respond to your admission request. You will not be considered for financial aid until the admission request has been accepted. (The student is a critical part of the process, some colleges weigh heavily on the student's participation in the admission process.)
Once the student is accepted, Jamie will work to identify some of the best private scholarships available and coach the family on how to work the system to shake loose gift money. She will tell you what to watch out for when taking out loans or accepting some grants. (Loans account for one-half of all financial aid!).
The earlier the family begins the college planning process, the more successful the student will be in becoming educated and prepared for a career that will fit their talents and lead to being successful adults.
Jamie can deliver the support and encouragement necessary to help your kids prepare for a successful college experience!
Services Jamie Dickenson Provides:
· Provides an overview of financial aid available, federal, state, and private.
· Calculates your Estimated Family Contribution (EFC)
· Develops personalized strategies to reduce your family contribution
· Provides information as to the availability of financial aid options specific to the colleges and universities in which you are interested.
· Fills out the FAFSA & Profile forms to assure that they are completed properly and on time
· Fills out the College Verification Worksheets, Business/Farm Supplement, and Divorced/Separated Agreement forms
· Checks the accuracy of your Student Aid Report (SAR)
Evaluates the award letters and assists in negotiation for the MOST money possible
PLEASE NOTE:
I PROVIDE NO GUARANTEE OF ANY MONEY TO BE RECEIVED FROM ANY SOURCE. YOUR FINANCIAL AID AWARDS COME DIRECTLY FROM THE INDIVIDUAL COLLEGES.
After retiring from the banking industry with 35 years of Banking and Financial Aid experience, I joined Jamie Dickenson in 2005. I grew up in Teays Valley, WV, and attended Hurricane High School. After graduation, I completed courses relevant to my Banking career through American Institute of Bankers at WV State College.
I currently live in Charleston with my husband Mike. We have two wonderful daughters, and sons-in-law and Corey, the cutest little grandson in the world.
Planning for college can be an exciting journey for both the student and the parents. Jamie has committed her business to coaching the student and family through the financial aid and college admission process.
She has visited nearly 400 college campuses over the last 11 years and knows the strengths of each campus. Many of those campuses consider Jamie to be a leader in her field.
The educational planning process begins with a personal interview to begin to evaluate the students interests and career goals. Then there is an in-depth look at grades and test results. (The earlier the family commits to the process, the better chance the student can become accepted into a college or university that offers the best scholarships.)
Personal attention and a mentoring can set the right path to ensure that the forms are filled out, the test scores are up, and the scholarship applications are all benefiting the student.
As the costs of education continue to rise an ordinary family finds sending a child to college more challenging. Jamie has the experience to find scholarships and grants to match a students interest or career goals.
Jamie Dickenson is an educational consultant that is willing to be a mentor, advisor, and friend in order to successfully guide the family to the best college experience for the least amount of money.
Through Jamies method of personal coaching she can narrow the college options quickly, she has a way of communicating with students that give them that extra edge to succeed, and she has helped families to find thousands of dollars of scholarship and grant money.
Services Jamie Dickenson Provides:
· Initial consultation with the parents and student to determine the student's needs, desires, and general interests.
· Administration of the Profile tests to determine student's strong interest catagories.
· Meet with student to review the results. (Parents are welcome).
· Discuss with student their views of college life, and establish realistic expectations and goals with regards to their college attendence.
· Develop timelines for test taking, college selections, college admission applications, meetings with Jamie, etc.
· Narrow the focus of the college list based on student results with regards to interests, scores, geography, etc.
· Assist parents and student with researching schools, and setting up guidelines for school visits.
· Provide how-to advice on when to obtain forms, methods for form preparation, and advice on student's presentation of self to their chosen schools.
· Assists student in selecting a college major
The earlier I begin the college admission process with your student, the better results we will have. I firmly believe that this very important journey needs to start in the 9th grade. Thus, my fee schedule encourages you to start early.
All packages include college admission and financial aid consulting. Each package is a ONE TIME fee. There is no yearly renewal fee. Each package will end July 31st after the 12th grade year.
Hiring Jamie online is fast, easy, and secure. To begin, please click the link below and follow the steps.
I am the only Certified Educational Planner in the state of West Virginia. As a CEP, I am dedicated in providing the highest quality of educational consulting services.
Born and raised in Logan County, WV, I continued my education in Huntington. As a graduate from Marshall University, I achieved my studies and received a MBA in 1987.
From there, I began my career in the mining industry as an accountant. Soon after, I decided to develop my own business to incorporate my personal experiences in higher education and school assessments.
Find us in: Charleston, WV
