Parents & Teens Unite!

A College Planning Program for Families

Step-by-step expert guidance

Work together with your teen to confidently prepare them for opportunities after graduation.

Learn How to Confidently Guide Your Teen Through Their Options After High School, Strengthen Your Relationship, and Meet Your Budget in Just 12 Sessions


A 12-session program that gives you the tools and confidence to help your teen navigate their opportunities after graduation, all while building a stronger relationship and not breaking the bank—with step-by-step expert  guidance through live and interactive video sessions.

Does this sound familiar?

  • You don’t know when or where to start when it comes to helping your teen figure out their next steps after high school.
  • You know that putting too much pressure on your teen can be damaging, and sometimes you’re worried that you could unintentionally be doing so.
  • You know that your teen getting admitted to college is not the end game, and you wonder if he or she will be able to complete a college degree on time and find a career right away.
  • You’re having a hard time even thinking about the fact that your teen is growing up and will be an adult soon, and you’re seeking professional guidance about their upcoming opportunities from someone who’s been through the same thing.
  • You’re pretty sure that affording a college education for your teen will be really difficult, if not impossible.
  • Just the thought of the college admissions process makes you (and your teen) feel overwhelmed and anxious.

Good news—you’re not alone in feeling this way.

So many parents and caregivers struggle with the college planning process for any (or all) of these reasons. You don’t know what you don’t know!

More good news—there’s a solution.

Helping your teen determine their next steps after high school doesn’t have to be an overwhelming, exhausting, and anxiety-inducing process. And it doesn’t have to cause conflict at home, either!

































Join the Parents & Teens Unite! 
College Planning Program 

In 12 live and interactive sessions, you’ll gain:

  • Step-by-step guidance on navigating the many decisions your teen will make about their life after high school.
  • ​Tools to help keep your teen motivated and encouraged during the last years of their childhood.
  • Confidence in yourself and your teen as a team in this process, so you can truly celebrate this major milestone.
  • ​Knowledge of the college admissions process (and other options) without the overwhelm.
  • A realistic game plan for managing your financial options, because college can be more affordable than you think.
  • ​A strategy for fitting college planning into your family’s already busy schedule, without creating conflict or panic.

We will get through this planning process together—all while feeling confident, strengthening your relationship, and meeting your budget!

It happens year after year.

  • You’ve made it your mission to take great care of your family. You’ve invested time and resources to stay involved in your children’s lives—going to their games, recitals, and activities. 
  • You serve your community because you want to make a difference both inside and outside your home.
  • Then, one day (usually in junior year), your teen comes home from school talking about entrance exams, community service, scholarships, and essays.

You knew this time would come eventually, but you really weren’t ready for it.

  • When you learn average tuition rates, you wonder if you’ll have to sell all your possessions in order to pay for it. 
  • You see everything that needs to be done and all the decisions that need to be made, and you quickly become overwhelmed.

The panic sets in and conflict arises. 

(As if raising a teen didn’t already have its own challenges, and now you’ve got this new thing to worry about).

  • Planning for college now feels like an emergency situation, and you look at the next year and a half of your family’s quality of life with dread. There’s just so much to do, and not much time to do it.
  • This puts a ton of stress and pressure on you, and especially your teen.

But here’s the truth—it doesn’t have to be this way.

Yes, for real!

With the Parents & Teens Unite! program, planning for life after high school can look more like this… 

WORK WITH YOUR TEEN to confidently guide them through this process. Help build their independence and sense of purpose while ensuring your financial investment is spent wisely. 

LEARN PARENTING TECHNIQUES that help keep your teen motivated and engaged during this significant time in their life.

GET A HEAD START to avoid feeling rushed and panicked over getting everything done in time.

UNDERSTAND THE TRUE COST OF A COLLEGE EDUCATION and help your family build a realistic and feasible budget. 

KEEP YOUR NORMAL FAMILY SCHEDULE AND LIFESTYLE by breaking up college planning into manageable steps that won’t eat up all your time.

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"Thank you very much for clearing and highlighting the map for my daughters' high school to college paths. As a mom of teens, I think I found my roles from the important information you provided. The roles are mentoring and monitoring them rather than micro-parenting them during their high school journey and later on. As long as their academics are progressing, I will encourage them to be engaged and creative to their communities and surroundings as happy persons in their lives."

- Julie, mom of 9th grade twins

"Thank you so much Sonja for your time and for this free session! It was nice to see that in some ways we are on track and in some ways we can improve or start moving in a certain direction to better prepare our teen (and ourselves) for the next few years of high school and our teen’s next steps after high school. It was also refreshing to know we are not in this alone and other parents/families share the same fears/struggles/successes."

- Katrina, mom of 9th grader

"Thank you so much for such an informative masterclass this morning! Without it I won't know where to start. To some extent it also eased my stress about college admission a little bit. I am grateful for the wealth of information/links you provided in the followup email as well. I plan to dive into it and try to make sense out of it. You are right! Planning ahead for this process is a win/win situation for both parents and our teens. Thank you for pointing us to the right direction:-)"

- Rong, mom of 8th grader

"Thank you very much for clearing and highlighting the map for my daughters' high school to college paths. As a mom of teens, I think I found my roles from the important information you provided. The roles are mentoring and monitoring them rather than micro-parenting them during their high school journey and later on. As long as their academics are progressing, I will encourage them to be engaged and creative to their communities and surroundings as happy persons in their lives."

- Julie, mom of 9th grade twins

"Thank you so much Sonja for your time and for this free session! It was nice to see that in some ways we are on track and in some ways we can improve or start moving in a certain direction to better prepare our teen (and ourselves) for the next few years of high school and our teen’s next steps after high school. It was also refreshing to know we are not in this alone and other parents/families share the same fears/struggles/successes."

- Katrina, mom of 9th grader

"Thank you so much for such an informative masterclass this morning! Without it I won't know where to start. To some extent it also eased my stress about college admission a little bit. I am grateful for the wealth of information/links you provided in the followup email as well. I plan to dive into it and try to make sense out of it. You are right! Planning ahead for this process is a win/win situation for both parents and our teens. Thank you for pointing us to the right direction:-)"

- Rong, mom of 8th grader

The Parents & Teens Unite! Program is 
12 live and interactive one-hour video sessions 
that take place every week.

Wondering if this program is the right fit for your family? 
I recorded this video to share the ins and outs of this program (in detail), and 
why I created the program in the first place.

Between sessions, your family will work together through one college planning task in a way personalized, positive, and meaningful.

Let’s break these sessions down a bit.

Become the 
W.O.W. Factor

Options for Every Teen (1-3)

Options for Every 
Teen (4-6)

We Can 
Afford This!

Majors, Minors, and Careers…Oh My!

College List 
Architect

Freshman 
Admissions

Transfer 
Admissions

College Essay 
Genius Strategies

The Art of 
Writing

Demonstrating
Interest

College Apps Demystified

Become the W.O.W. Factor

Options for Every Teen (1-3)

Options for Every Teen (4-6)

We Can Afford This!

Majors, Minors, & Careers…Oh My!

College List Architect

Freshman Admissions

Transfer Admissions

College Essay Genius Strategies

The Art of Writing

Demonstrating Interest

College Apps Demystified

When you join the Parents & Teens Unite! College Planning  Program, 
you’ll get over $2,000 worth of bonuses for free!

  • Bonus: College Admission Expert Concierge ($2000 value)
    Get access to a college admissions expert during your time enrolled in our program!
    Every session is led by Sonja Montiel, who has 20 years experience working in college admissions.
  • Bonus: College Confident Parent Podcast ($75 value)
    Receive free access to our podcast series so you can stay on track with your sessions when you’re on the go!
  • Bonus: College Confident Parent Workbook ($75 value)
    Receive carefully designed agendas and materials to help you record and organize your reflections,
    research, and achievements completed with your teen as you work together to become college confident.  

I’m Ready to Join the Parents & Teens Unite! College Planning Program
by College Confidence® Academy

Full Payment

$495

You get access to ALL 12 modules!

By Module

$50

You select the module you need help on!

OR

When you join the Parent & Teens Unite! College Planning Program, 
you’ll get over $2,000 worth of bonuses for free!

  • Bonus: College Admission Expert Concierge ($2000 value)
    Get access to a college admissions expert during your time enrolled in our program!
    Every session is led by Sonja Montiel, who has 20 years experience working in college admissions.
  • Bonus: College Confident Parent Podcast ($75 value)
    As a Parent University Semester "student," you’ll also receive our podcast series so
    you can stay on track with your sessions when you’re on the go!
  • ​Bonus: College Confident Parent Workbook ($75 value)
    Receive carefully designed agendas and materials to help you record and organize your reflections, research, and achievements completed with your teen as you work together to become college confident.

Enroll Today and get these TWO bonuses, values at $350:

  • Bonus: Expert Support Building the College List ($175 value)
    After completing the "College List Architect" session during the program, you’ll receive
    30 minutes of individualized support in building a personalized college list.
  • ​Bonus: Expert Review of the College Essay ($175 value)
    After you have completed the "College Essay Genius" sessions and your teen has written a first draft of their college essay, your expert will conduct a comprehensive review of the draft which includes feedback on topic, tone, details, and overall impression from an admission officer's perspective.

Enroll Today and get these TWO bonuses, values at $350:

  • Bonus: Expert Support Building the College List ($175 value)
    After completing the "College List Architect" session during the program, you’ll receive
    30 minutes of individualized support in building a personalized college list.
  • ​Bonus: Expert Review of the College Essay ($175 value)
    After you have completed the "College Essay Genius" sessions and your teen has written a first draft of their college essay, your expert will conduct a comprehensive review of the draft which includes feedback on topic, tone, details, and overall impression from an admission officer's perspective.

Exclusive Facebook Access

As a member of the Parents & Teens Unite! College Planning  Program, you’ll get access to the College Confident Parents private Facebook group.

Here, you’ll get additional live trainings and support, an ongoing community of 
parents who are in the same stage of life with their teens, and a place to ask and answer questions at any time!

This parents-only group will be another safe place to share your concerns, 
and also celebrate your wins!














Sonja is the founder of College Confidence®. She’s worked with students and parents on all sides of the college admissions desk for 20 years.

She believes that it's time for families and students to take control of the college admission planning experience in a way that's positive and within their budget. 

That’s why she created College Confidence® Academy—to teach parents and their teens how to plan for options after high school in a way that creates confidence, pride, and certainty.

She equips parents with tools that will be used throughout their teens’ adult lives, keeping them engaged with each other for a lifetime. Sonja's expertise has been featured in ParentTeens, Radiant Mom, The Parent & Teen Toolbox, and several national publications.

Getting to know Sonja, you’ll experience that she’s heart and soul when it comes to training, mentoring, guiding, and coaching families through this unique time in a family’s life of raising tweens and teens as they prepare to send them out into the world.

Sonja is the founder of College Confidence®. She’s worked with students and parents on all sides of the college admissions desk for 20 years.
She believes that it's time for families and students to take control of the college admission planning experience in a way that's positive and within their budget.

That’s why she created College Confidence® Academy—to teach parents and their teens how to plan for options after high school in a way that creates confidence, pride, and certainty.
She equips parents with tools that will be used throughout their teens’ adult lives, keeping them engaged with each other for a lifetime. Sonja's expertise has been featured in ParentTeens, Radiant Mom, The Parent & Teen Toolbox, and several national publications.

Getting to know Sonja, you’ll experience that she’s heart and soul when it comes to training, mentoring, guiding, and coaching families through this unique time in a family’s life of raising tweens and teens as they prepare to send them out into the world.

The time to plan for your teen’s life after high school... is coming one way or another.

… build a stronger relationship with your teen that will keep them motivated and give them skills and confidence that will last a lifetime?

… be prepared and ahead of the game by starting early so that college planning doesn’t turn into an emergency situation that causes stress and conflict?

… understand the true cost of a college education and make a budget that is realistic for your family’s budget?

… pace out all the to-do’s in a way that doesn’t interfere with your family’s already busy schedule?

… work with a college admissions expert who will guide you step-by-step through the process, so nothing gets left out or pushed to the last minute?

... be able to celebrate this time in your family’s life because you have a solid and manageable plan in place?

This isn’t wishful thinking.
This is what you can expect from the Parents & Teens Unite!

Are you ready to become a College Confident parent?

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