The first 90 days of an ongoing consulting engagement should make the student's priorities, responsibilities, and next steps clearer. This report offers an original family review framework rather than an industry standard or contractual promise. Official application guidance and deidentified The Ivy Institute records inform practical questions about planning, project scope, student writing, feedback, and final checks. Suggested milestones, a simple progress dashboard, and three explicitly hypothetical cases show how expectations should change for younger students, juniors exploring colleges, and seniors approaching deadlines. Families can use the framework to assess completed work, address stalled tasks, and decide what support remains useful.