Services & Products

"Individual Consulting and Mentoring Program "

This is the program that differentiates VSI from any of the recruiting companies out there. We are not a recruiting service.

We make sure that we are not associated with them. We believe that you can NOT completely "automate" a child's college search. Meaning, recruiting services do a "blind blast" of faxes and emails to college coaches trying to see if anyone out there is interested. VSI has developed a program that focuses on the individual and their families’ needs.

We put an individual plan together that encompasses that child’s needs and the

family’s needs. This way we can “maximize” the college search based on just what is important. That is how VSI works with you…”one kid at a time”…We teach the student-athlete how to properly search for the right schools while advising and teaching the student-athlete how to self-recruit themselves to coaches while using athletics as a

tool.

It's really teaching "life skills" that they will be able to draw on during and after college when he or she is looking for their first job/career. Please contact us for rates.

We offer one free College Search Check-up for no charge!!

Where are you today in your college search? What is important to you in finding a college?

College reputation – The size of the school – The cost of college – Level of play – Location of the school - etc.

College Essay and Application Coaching

Varsity Student Institute “VSI” is excited to announce our new partnership with Karen Roper and Arlene Scott.

Scott Brayton, Founder of Varsity Student Institute (VSI) says, “We are very excited to offer this service to our clients.  The essay and the short answer component of college applications are becoming increasingly important in the admission process.

Karen and Arlene bring talent, experience, and enthusiasm to helping students conquer their anxiety and move past procrastination to craft strong and effective essays.

Karen Roper brings a journalism degree and two decades of marketing experience to coaching college essay writing. Using well-honed interviewing skills, she helps students identify the unique qualities that differentiate them from all other students.  In an iterative process, she helps them creatively communicate these traites and develop noteworthy responses to standard prompts. Additionally, is availabe to help students with all aspects of the application process. Her experience in working with the common application, supplements, and School specific application materials has prepared her to help students throught the process efficiently and with a minumum of stress. Karen received her BS in technical journalism from Oregon State University and an MBA from University of Washington. She  has received numerous writing and publications awards.  Her involvement with education over the past 11 years has included tutoring, mentoring, and co-founding the Interlake High School's College Corps program to help high school juniors and seniors with their college search process and essays.

  Arlene Scott has built a wealth of essay coaching experience while working for two local high schools over the past four years. She assists seniors with the college application process, focusing primarily on essays, and prepares juniors for their upcoming college application season. She truly loves what she does. "My favorite part is watching a student transform from a stressed out teen to someone in command of the process once they realize they are not in it alone." Arlene has experience in all aspects of the college application process and has worked extensively with the Common Application, the applications for the Washington, Oregon, and California State school systems, and scholarship essays. She coordinates and participates in the very successful College Corps program at Interlake and Sammamish high schools in Bellevue. Having two children play college sports (her daughter currently plays on her college soccer team, by way of VSI) has given her a clear perspective of the process required of student athletes. She is a graduate of Washington State University and attributes her keen editing skills to her high school English teachers at the convent school she attended – they never let her slide on anything! 

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College Selection and Recruiting Process Seminar

College Selection and Recruiting Process Seminars were developed to inform the maturing youth sports market the realities of what it will take to conduct an accurate college search. The seminars are conducted by sports professionals and educators who show the student-athletes, their parents and coaches what is the right way to go about their college search. We talk about how to effectively design a self-recruitment program that can be implemented tracked for progress. We teach you how to identify college and university programs that fit the student’s academic accomplishments, athletic accomplishments and other variables to help “Remove the Mysteries”.

Team Coaching/Advising

VSI has developed this program for teams or clubs that want to learn how the “self recruiting process” works and be taught the nuances involved in the college recruiting and selection process. We will give the team representative unlimited access to our staff and they can work with the team or club in the manner that best suits them.

Financial Aid for College

Paula Bishop, CPA is a Certified College Planning Specialist and works with VSI in the area of financial aid for college.  Paula is an expert in the details of the financial aid process, and meets with families to determine if they are eligible for financial aid, and estimates the amount of financial aid they most likely will receive from their student’s colleges of interest. 

Paula works with parents to complete the necessary financial aid forms (FAFSA and CSS Profile form).  Paula reviews the family’s finances and tax returns, and identifies areas that either help or detract from financial aid eligibility.  If the family does not qualify for need based aid, alternatives solutions are addressed.

Varsity Student Institute’s goal is to match the college that your student will attend to your student’s academic goals and personal interests, and not allow your family’s finances to determine the choice of school to attend.   Paula can be reached at paulabishop@qwest.net or 425-646-4535. Detailed information can be found at www.paulabishop.com

Sandweiss Test Prep

We offer test preparation classes for the LSAT, GRE, GMAT, SAT, and ACT standardized admissions exams in the Seattle & Tacoma area. We also provide personal tutoring services. All of our courses feature expert instruction, proven strategies, and small class sizes. Sandweiss services also offered at VSI offices in Bellevue.

Sandweiss Test Prep
(206) 417-5050

sandweiss@gmail.com
www.sandweisstestprep.com
4530 Union Bay Place NE Suite 209
Seattle, WA 98105

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Joanne Foreman, Peak Performance Coach

Joanne’s passion and expertise lie in equipping and empowering students/athletes/leaders to transform potential into peak performance both on and off the playing field. She accomplishes this transformation through developing 2 key areas of peak performance that are critical to success but often overlooked: Mental Conditioning and Performance Nutrition.  

As a former collegiate and professional athlete, Joanne offers a great combination of both knowledge and experience. She was a highly recruited junior athlete and attended Stanford University on a full scholarship as a pre med student, graduating in 4 years with a degree in Human Biology.  As a collegiate athlete she was an All –American and Pac 10 Champion and upon graduation, she became the US Amateur Champion, a US Curtis Cup Team Member and subsequently an LPGA Tour Player.

Over the past 19 years, Joanne has developed a winning track record coaching both athletes and business professionals in peak performance. Her expertise and qualifications include being certified in Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) a branch of applied psychology dedicated to developing excellence and peak performance, as well as being a Certified Practitioner of Nutritional Therapy (NTP). 

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Impact Strength and Performance

We are proud to introduce Impact Strength and Performance as the new partner for athletic development and sports performance training. They have worked closely with our athletes for several years keeping them injury free and drastically improving their speed, agility, strength and conditioning. After seeing firsthand the amazing results and amount of fun our athletes are experiencing with them we thought it’s about time we officially team up!

Travis Motley and Drew Ragan are the owners and lead performance coaches of Impact and I guarantee you will not find a more qualified and passionate team of trainers in the state.

Travis Motley was a multi sport standout at Sammamish high School where he earned a full scholarship to play football for the University of South Dakota and then later played professional Football in the arena league for 3 years. He studied Health Science at USD and holds Certifications through the National Exercise and Sports Trainers Association as a Speed, Agility and Quickness specialist as well as a Functional Training Specialist. He is also a certified High School Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the International Youth and Conditioning Association.

Drew Ragan was also a multi sport standout at Sammamish High School and earned a scholarship to play football for Linfield University. He studied Psychology and is certified through the National Strength and Conditioning Association as well as the National Academy of Sports Medicine as a Performance Enhancement Specialist and Corrective Exercise Specialist.

As you can see from their experience and credentials they are very passionate about athletic development and put a lot of time into making sure they deliver the highest quality of training to their athletes.

"We are very excited at the opportunity to be involved with VSI and their mission to help athletes achieve their goals and play at the next level. It is our goal to serve the athletes and families of VSI in any way we possibly can. Whether it's a nagging injury, wanting to improve speed, strength and fitness lets us know and we will get you to your goal”.

Travis Motley

IYCA-HSSCS, NESTA-SAQ, NESTA-FTS

Impact Strength and performance LLC

Director of Athletic Development

C: 206.718.0447

"Building Champions"