how we work
A structured process.
A confident outcome.
Most college advisors start with a list of schools. We start with whether the path itself is right.
Given who your student is, how they actually learn, and what your family needs from this decision, is the path you are currently on the right one?
Our process unfolds in three stages. Each stage builds directly on the previous one. Each also stands on its own. The structure is flexible. The method is consistent.
Tier 1
Options Overview
$297
Is this worth serious consideration?
A 60-minute conversation and a one-to-two page summary, within one week.
This is where the conversation begins
What we cover

We explore what it would mean for your family to consider universities outside the United States. The conversation follows your specific situation, your student's direction, and the questions you may already have.

We cover the real cost differential between US and international options, the structural differences between university systems, and whether the international pathway appears worth pursuing seriously for this family. The session is tailored to what you share in your inquiry form. It is not a presentation. It is a conversation.

What are the true financial advantages of this path?
How do international degrees affect US graduate school and career options?
How do students navigate internships while studying abroad?
What does the support infrastructure look like for an American student in another country?
What you leave with

The Options Summary, a one-to-two-page written document capturing the pathway models discussed, the considerations most relevant to your family, and a clear recommendation on whether and how to proceed.

A confident answer to the question that brought you here: is the international university path worth exploring seriously for our student?

Tier 2
Fit Assessment
$1,500
What type of environment fits this student?
Parent and student questionnaires, a 90-minute working session, and a Fit Report covering the five Global Fit Method dimensions, within two weeks.
Most families arrive knowing something feels wrong about the US admissions conversation. The Fit Assessment is where we figure out what is right instead.
How the process works

We begin with two intake questionnaires, completed independently by the student and the parents. Where perspectives align and where they diverge both inform the Fit Conversation.

The Fit Conversation brings the full family together. We apply the Global Fit Method to interpret your specific situation and introduce the university systems and destinations most relevant to this student's profile.

The Fit Report

Within two weeks of the Fit Conversation we deliver the Fit Report, a personalized written assessment grounded in the Global Fit Method. It concludes with clear recommendations on which university systems and destinations fit this student and why.

The report is yours to absorb on your own time. If questions arise as you read it, and if you decide to proceed to Tier 3, the first meeting of that engagement will open with a walkthrough of the report.

What you leave with

Clear direction on which university environments fit this student and why, grounded in rigorous, personalized assessment rather than general research or generic advice.

Tier 3
University Pathway Plan
$2,000
Where specifically should we apply?
Two working sessions, a Pathway Plan within two weeks, plus a follow-up call and 60 days of email access.
This is where clarity becomes a confident decision.
How the process works
The Pathway Kickoff

A 60-minute conversation that opens the engagement. We walk through the Fit Report together, confirm the direction your family wants to pursue, and begin calibrating admissions realism for the systems in play. The Kickoff closes with a shared view of what the Pathway Plan will contain.

The Pathway Conversation

Two to three weeks after the Kickoff, a second 60-minute working session where we build the portfolio together. Country prioritization, institutional categories, program alignment, and cost modeling are all developed in the conversation, not handed down afterward.

The Pathway Plan

Within two weeks of the Pathway Conversation we deliver the Pathway Plan, the strategic foundation for the application year.

The Plan identifies target countries based on fit, names specific institutions across reach, match, and secure categories, models the full cost against your family's realistic US alternative, and addresses what each country's admissions process actually requires.

Target country strategy, including structural considerations such as Netherlands entry requirements, UCAS timelines, and currency risk
University framework: reach, match, and secure institutions within each recommended country
Program and subject mapping matched to academic interests and professional direction
Full cost comparison with currency risk notation, debt-adjusted against the family's realistic US alternative
Application mechanics overview for each recommended country's admissions process
The Follow-up call

60 to 90 days after Plan delivery, a 60-minute follow-up call to address questions that have emerged during execution and calibrate where needed. Families also have direct email access for 60 days following delivery.

What Tier 3 does not include

Tier 3 is portfolio strategy, not application execution. Latitude College Advisors designs the plan. The family and student execute it. Many families continue working with school counselors or independent advisors for execution support, and they do so with far greater clarity about direction and tradeoffs than they would otherwise have had.

What you leave with

A specific, confident application strategy built on the foundation of the completed Fit Assessment, and the support to execute it without second-guessing the direction.

Our role is to build the most rigorous and honest strategy we can for your specific student and family. Admissions decisions rest with institutions. What we commit to is the quality of our analysis, the honesty of our recommendations, and our availability through the engagement.

Total investment, if all three tiers completed: $3,797
Add-Ons
Offer Decision Debrief
$250
Available to Tier 2 or Tier 3 alumni

When offers arrive, the decision is rarely simple. Different countries, different costs, different academic environments, different career implications.

A 60-minute conversation to work through final admission offers when they arrive, helping you weigh tradeoffs across the choices in front of your student.

Local Transition Introduction
$600
Available after enrollment confirmation to Tier 2 or Tier 3 alumni

Choosing the right university is one decision. Arriving with confidence is another.

After enrollment is confirmed, a structured introduction to logistics and resources in the destination city: housing, banking, healthcare, and the practical landing pieces that ease the first months abroad.

An important distinction
What we are not

We do not edit essays, manage applications, or compete for the same list of US schools as everyone else.

Our work happens earlier, at the point where the most important question is not which schools to apply to, but whether the path you are on is the right one. Many families continue working with their existing counselors after engaging us, and do so with far greater clarity than they had before.

A note on AI and online research

Families today have access to more information about international universities than ever before. What is often missing is interpretation.

AI can summarize universities. It cannot understand your student.

AI tools cannot weigh your family's specific financial realities or navigate the anxiety behind a multi-year decision that will shape your child's future. They have knowledge cutoff dates. They cannot pick up the phone. When we speak with an admissions contact directly, or draw on a student's current firsthand enrollment experience, that sourced confidence is something no algorithm can replicate.

Our role is to provide structured judgment and accountability, helping your family make a decision you can stand behind.

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