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Appliquest® is an innovative platform that teaches students how to create compelling college applications
Appliquest® is designed to ease the stress on students,
and the faculty who support college admissions.
Flexible Deployment
Our solution can be easily adapted into any school schedule.
- Module framework
- Sequenced curriculum
- Bite-sized exercises
2-way Communication
Integrated communication feature allows easy feedback, keeping inboxes free!
- Consolidated messaging
- Maximize 1:1 time
- Easy tracking
Student Outcomes
De-stress the process to help students unlock opportunities for their future.
- Simplified process
- Easy-to-follow lessons
- Student-centric design
Talent Lives Everywhere.
We help close the Opportunity Gap.
We're rethinking support for high schools by providing a holistic, integrated solution to reduce stress for your students and faculty
Tracking student progress on their college applications doesn't help them complete their college applications. Students need guidance on how to complete their materials. This is the key to better student outcomes, as well as reduced student and counselor stress.
Our unique, scoped and sequenced curriculum teaches students to create a college application that tells a story: Why they're a great fit for their target schools.
Appliquest's curriculum mirrors a high school class, broken into modules for use at home or during flex time. Counselors are plugged directly into their students' Appliquest workspace, streamlining their workflow to make the most of their 1:1 time.
Our decades of college admission experience, both inside the admissions office and inside the high school classroom, has instilled in us a simple belief:
Students can be taught how to create great college applications that will deliver the opportunities they deserve.
What is Appliquest®?
How do you showcase your school?
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Our Team
We developed Storyboards based on our decades of experience, both inside the admissions office and the high school classroom. Our approach demystifies the college application, with practical guidance so students understand exactly what to do–and counselors understand how to guide them.
So you're in good hands.
Franci Erdmann, M.B.A.
Co-founder and Managing Director, Franci worked in higher education, making her mark by identifying great students who brought more than just academic achievement to campus. She then embarked on an executive career where she learned the value of using narrative to convey important information. She developed and delivered continuing education and skill enhancement training to unlock opportunities for professional development.
Franci used that experience and insight to develop the Storyboards concept.
Stephen Himes, J.D., Ed.D.
Before co-founding Storyboards, Dr. Himes had over twenty years of classroom teaching experience. As a teacher, he built a model high school gifted program, created his own critical thinking skills curriculum, and reimagined student travel through his Study-in-Residence program. In addition to his role with Storyboards, Dr. Himes works as an innovative curriculum designer and teacher coach.
Dr. Himes has a J.D. / Ed.D. with an emphasis in Civil Rights in Education Law. He presents nationwide on how Supreme Court decisions like
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard
contribute to school resegregation. Dr. Himes brought his knowledge and expertise to build the Storyboards curriculum.
What people say about the Storyboards Approach?
Don't just take it from us. This is what students, counselors and teachers have to say.
Kate A. - IB English Teacher
“I could feel my students' anxiety and stress over this whole thing slowly get a bit smaller. Your examples were awesome and easy to follow as to what makes a strong essay and activity."
G.U. - Student
“Storyboards helps you create your application with clear guidance to portray yourself, not just as a student, but as a person. All the advice and instruction help me personalize my application, which gave me such confidence when pressing that final submit button."
M.W. - Student
“The platform is extremely organized and gets you excited and motivated to complete college essays. The unique Storyboards methodology is simply the right way to do it."
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