What help does it give with university applications?

Shortlisting right-fit universities and courses, personal statement and essay editing, and interview preparation for scholarships and selective universities, alongside subject and career counselling.

How much does counselling cost?

Fees are not published on the website. Ask the provider.

Office 202, Nasser Lootah Building, Khalid Bin Al Waleed Road (Bank Street), Umm Hurair, Dubai, according to the Google listing. Appointments are recommended.

How do I book a first session?

Call +971 4 397 8846 or +971 50 564 2709, or use the contact form on counsellingpoint.com. The email addresses on the site use an old eim.ae domain, so phone first. Whether a first consultation is free is not published: ask the provider.

Counselling Point Training and Development

Q: What age is Counselling Point for?

High school students and their families. The site does not list grades or ages; a 2019 competition it ran was for high school students aged 16-18. It also helps graduates with postgraduate applications.

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Counselling Point Training and Development is a Dubai education and careers guidance practice run by its founder and director, Rema Menon Vellat. It works mainly with high school students and their families on the big post-school questions: which subjects and careers suit them, and which universities and courses to apply to. Its site describes admission guidance as identifying right-fit institutions and programmes based on the student's profile, academic needs and financial situation. Help includes one-to-one and group counselling, editing personal statements and essays, and interview preparation for scholarships and selective universities. Rema Menon holds a master's in medical and psychiatric social work and has been a visiting counsellor at the Dubai campus of the Birla Institute of Technology. The practice also produces the free Head Start for Higher Studies guide for school leavers. The office is in Nasser Lootah Building on Khalid Bin Al Waleed Road (Bank Street), and appointments are recommended. Its website was last updated around 2019, so call to confirm current services.

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The activity

University Admissions, explained

University admissions counselling helps a teenager and their family work out what to study after school and where to apply. A counsellor looks at the student's grades, interests, budget and preferred countries, then helps build a shortlist of universities and courses. Along the way they usually help with subject choices, personal statements and essays, interview practice and application deadlines. It builds self-knowledge, planning and confidence at a stressful stage. Most families start in the last two or three years of secondary school, often around Grade 10 or 11, when subject choices begin to shape which degrees are open.

Who it's for

High school students and their families planning university or career choices. The site does not list grades or ages; a 2019 competition it ran was for high school students aged 16-18. Its testimonials show it also helps graduates with postgraduate applications. Not an activity for younger children.

What to expect

Counselling is by appointment, with one-to-one or group sessions. The site describes a process that starts from the student's profile, academic needs and financial situation and works towards a shortlist of right-fit universities and programmes, then supports the application itself: personal statement and essay editing, and interview practice for scholarships and selective universities. Testimonials on the site mention the director sitting down with the whole family, so expect parents to be involved. Session length, number of sessions, fees and whether a first consultation is free are not published: ask the provider.

Highlights

Subject, career and university admissions counselling for high school students (counsellingpoint.com)
One-to-one and group counselling sessions (counsellingpoint.com)
Personal statement and essay editing, plus interview preparation for scholarships and selective universities (counsellingpoint.com)
Led by director Rema Menon Vellat, who holds a master's in medical and psychiatric social work (counsellingpoint.com)
Its site says it was licensed by Dubai's Department of Economic Development in 2005 and approved by KHDA in 2012 (counsellingpoint.com)
4.9 on Google from 28 reviews (Google listing)

Why parents rate it

What parents say on Google

Counselling Point has 4.9 on Google from 28 reviews: 27 five-star and one three-star. Testimonials on its own site, from students and parents, mention personal attention, knowledge of universities and admission processes, and quick replies to calls, with the director getting to know the whole family.

The facts

Ages: High school students (site lists no grades or ages; a 2019 competition it ran was for ages 16-18); also postgraduate applicants
Not published yet: Ask about prices and trials
Schedule: By appointment
Where: Office 202, Nasser Lootah Building, Khalid Bin Al Waleed Road (Bank Street), Umm Hurair, Dubai
How to book: +971 4 397 8846 · +971 50 564 2709 · counsellingpoint.com/contact · [email protected]
Opening hours: Mon–Thu10:30am–7pm
Fri10:30am–6pm
Sat10:30am–7pm
SunClosed

Questions parents ask

Good to know

Appointments are recommended (Google listing)
Wheelchair-accessible entrance, toilet and car park (Google listing)
The website's events and Head Start guides run up to 2019, so check what is on offer now (counsellingpoint.com)

Prices, ages and times change — confirm with the provider before you book.