Every Student Deserves a Direction That Fits.
The membership starts at $199 per month.
Making an uninformed decision can cost four years
and well over
$100,000.
Which is actually expensive?
Get a free student program recommendation →Our Services
Regardless of where you are in your education journey, our Experts are available to help create and stick to a strategic planning approach that fits.
Education and Career Planning
Our Experts help create and stick to a strategic strategy — regardless of where you are in your education journey.
Financial Aid Guidance
Education can be expensive. Our Experts help develop strategies to optimize your chance at financial aid, student aid, or scholarship.
Professional Review Services
Resumes, CVs, LinkedIn profiles, portfolios, and interview preparation. We review how you present across the full application or hiring process, not just on paper.
Editing / Review
Essays, personal statements, and application materials edited line by line for structure, clarity, tone, and grammar, including University of California application support.
Professional Support
Strategic support for professionals seeking advancement, credential upgrades, or career pivots.
International Program
Specialized guidance for international families navigating U.S. college admissions, visas, and global career pathways.
Everything Our Programs Cover
Depending on where your student is, a program draws from the full set of support below. Your recommendation tells you exactly which pieces apply.
- Career, interest, and aptitude assessments
- Major selection guidance
- College search (5 schools)
- Scholarship search (25 scholarships)
- FAFSA support and student aid review
- CSS Profile and financial aid support
- Application review (5 applications)
- Essay reviews (all required essays)
- Final draft and University of California application support
- Monthly 1:1 expert meetings
- Telegram access to your expert
- Video learning resources
- Handouts and assignments
- General college planning
What Makes This Different
Structured Frameworks — Not Guesswork
Every recommendation is built on Dr. Zed's engineered systems — repeatable, scalable, and designed for measurable outcomes.
Financial Intelligence in Every Decision
Every school, program, and scholarship recommendation is filtered through long-term financial sustainability — not prestige.
Harvard, Doctoral & Engineering Credentials
The level of expertise your student gets from Education Encompassed is simply not available from uncredentialed advisors or school counselors serving 400+ students.
Accessible Membership Model
Expert guidance starting at $199/month — because every student deserves a direction that fits, not just the ones whose families can write a $10,000 check.
Honest Guidance — Even When It's Hard
We tell families the truth. Even when it's not what they hoped to hear. Honest guidance protects families from costly mistakes.
Career-First, Not College-First
Not every student needs college. What every student needs is a sustainable direction. We help families find the right vehicle — college is one of several excellent options.
Common Questions
Answers to what families ask most
Students who start earlier have more scholarship options, more time for positioning, and far less stress at application time. We recommend starting in 9th or 10th grade — but it is never too late. We work with students at every stage.
That is exactly what we help with. Not knowing is the most common starting point we see. Our structured discovery process is specifically designed to answer that question — and it is far more effective than guessing alone.
No. Not every student needs college. What every student needs is a sustainable, fulfilling direction. College is one of several excellent vehicles. We help families find the right one — without assuming a four-year degree is always the answer.
School counselors serve 300 to 500 students each. Our Experts serve yours. The depth of attention, the credentials, and the structured approach are simply not comparable. Both have value — but they are not the same service.
Take our free 6-question quiz and we will match you with the program that fits your student's actual situation. It takes about two minutes and gives you a specific recommendation — not a generic list.
Not sure which program fits your student?
Take our free 6-question quiz. We will match you with the right program based on where your student actually is right now — no pressure, no pitch.
