The Complete Top Rankin Journey™
Begin in 9th Grade
Families who begin early receive continuous mentoring throughout high school.
Each year builds naturally into the next, helping students become stronger learners, stronger writers, stronger leaders, and ultimately stronger college applicants.
Instead of rushing to "build an application" during senior year, students spend four years becoming the kind of person colleges are excited to admit.
🟦 Freshman Foundations™ → Build Habits
🟩 Purpose & Leadership™ → Build Experiences
🟨 College Foundations™ → Build Your Story
🟧 Top Rankin College Acceptance Roadmap™ → Build Your Future
Long-Term Family Savings
Families who remain enrolled year after year receive:
- Priority scheduling
- Locked-in tuition rates
- Summer planning sessions
- Complimentary parent strategy meetings
- Seamless transition into each year's program
- Preferred enrollment in senior-year admissions coaching
The Four-Year College Success Pathway™
Helping students grow into confident writers, thoughtful leaders, and standout college applicants.
9th Grade
Freshman Foundations™
Build Strong Habits. Discover Your Strengths.
Freshman year is about establishing the academic and personal foundation that will shape the next four years.
Students learn how to become organized, confident learners while strengthening their writing, study habits, and executive functioning.
Includes
- Building the portfolio: extracurricular planning & support
- Major and college search research & inspiration
- Class planning & scheduling
- Weekly 60-minute mentoring session
- Humanities tutoring
- Writing coaching
- Executive functioning & organization
- Goal setting
- Reading & critical thinking
- Semester planning
- Parent conferences
- Progress reports
Outcomes
- Strong 9th Grade Portfolio & pathway to enrichment
- Strong GPA habits
- Improved writing skills
- Better organization
- Confidence in Honors/AP pathways
- Healthy academic routines
10th Grade
Purpose & Leadership™
Build Experiences That Matter.
Sophomore year focuses on helping students discover what genuinely excites them while intentionally developing meaningful extracurricular experiences.
Students begin creating the experiences that will later become compelling college essays.
Includes
Everything in Freshman Foundations™, plus:
- Leadership coaching
- Extracurricular planning
- Volunteer opportunities
- Summer program strategy
- Career exploration
- Major exploration
- Personal branding
- Reading & writing development
Outcomes
Students finish sophomore year with a clearer sense of purpose and a stronger academic profile.
11th Grade
College Foundations™
Build the Student Before Building the Application.
Junior year is where everything comes together.
Students receive ongoing academic coaching while intentionally preparing every piece of their future college application.
Includes
- Weekly mentoring
- Humanities tutoring
- AP English support
- GPA support
- SAT/ACT planning (if applicable)
- College research
- College visits
- Major exploration
- College list strategy
- Summer planning
- Extracurricular refinement
- Leadership coaching
- Parent strategy meetings
Outcomes
By the end of junior year students have:
- A competitive academic profile
- A balanced college list
- A clear personal narrative
- Strong extracurricular positioning
- Summer plans aligned with admissions goals
- A roadmap into senior year
12th Grade
Top Rankin College Acceptance Roadmap™
Turn Four Years of Growth into One Outstanding Application.
Students complete every aspect of the admissions process with personalized coaching and expert writing guidance.
Includes
- Personal statement coaching
- Supplemental essays
- Unlimited essay reviews
- Scholarship applications
- College application management
- Interview preparation
- Parent communication
- Final application review