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Why work with a college consultant?

Every year, we help students with the college admissions process. But why work with us? Here are some of the top reasons to work with a certified educational consultant.

  • The college application process is a lot different today than it was 20 or 30 years ago. Parents often tell us, “I only applied to one school and that’s where I went.” Today, getting into college is more competitive than ever, making it critical to have a balanced college list and a strong application. In the everchanging landscape of college admissions, it is important to give your child the best chance at submitting an excellent college application.

  • College is one of the biggest investments you will make in your child’s life. It is important to know that you are choosing the best fit college for your student to academically and socially thrive. Transferring and changing majors can cost time and money, and be discouraging in a student’s higher education journey. We focus on building a college list that fits a student’s academic interests and social needs to have a meaningful college experience.

  • Parents frequently comment on how much better their relationship with their teen got once they hired us. We are the ones who remind and provide to-do lists for students. We are the ones who text or email them about important deadlines, so you don’t have to. As a parent, you are able to cherish moments with your child, rather than force them to work on the college application.

  • Applying to college is more than writing essays and taking standardized tests. It is an opportunity to cultivate skills that students can use for the rest of their lives. We teach kids how to write stellar and concise essays, to speak with confidence during interviews, and to advocate for themselves. These are all life skills that will carry over into graduate school and future careers.

  • At Thompson College Consulting, our team brings expert knowledge of the college admissions process to you. Every year, our college consultants visit dozens of colleges and attend webinars, workshops, and conferences to stay up to date on the latest admissions trends. When you sign up with us, you gain access to that knowledge too as we help you navigate the college admissions process.

Work With Us

Here is a brief overview of what we do as college consultants at Thompson College Consulting:

  • Building a thoughtful, well-balanced list of colleges

  • Planning and organizing campus visits

  • Offering planning for SAT/ACT/AP/IB prep

  • Brainstorming and refining essay ideas

  • Perfecting the college application

  • Creating admissions strategies for Early Action and Early Decision

  • Maximizing merit scholarship opportunities

  • Preparing for interviews with practice sessions

  • Developing a strong activities list and resume

  • Advising on course selection and enriching summer programming

  • Exploring academic interests, potential majors, and career goals

We are here to guide students through every step of the college application process, making it feel less overwhelming and more manageable. Together, our team will ensure your child finds the right college that fits their unique needs, goals, and aspirations.

    • Allegheny College

    • Agnes Scott College

    • American University

    • American University of Paris

    • Amherst College

    • Arizona State University - Barrett Honors College

    • Auburn University

    • Azusa Pacific

    • Baldwin-Wallace University

    • Bard College

    • Bard College, Berlin

    • Barnard College

    • Bates College

    • Baylor University

    • Belmont University

    • Beloit College

    • Bennington College

    • Berklee College of Music

    • Boston College

    • Boston University

    • Bowdoin College

    • Brown University

    • Bryn Mawr College

    • Bucknell University

    • Butler University

    • Cal-Poly San Louis Obispo

    • California State Monterey Bay

    • Carleton College

    • Carnegie Mellon University

    • Carroll College

    • Case Western Reserve University

    • Central Washington University

    • Champlain College

    • Chapman University

    • Clark University

    • Clarkson University

    • Claremont-McKenna College

    • Clemson University

    • Coe College

    • Colby College (Presidential Scholar)

    • Colgate University

    • College of Charleston

    • College of the Holy Cross

    • College of William and Mary

    • College of Wooster

    • Colorado College

    • Colorado School of Mines

    • Colorado State University 

    • Columbia College of Chicago

    • Columbia University

    • Concordia College at Moorhead

    • Connecticut College

    • ​Corban College

    • Cornell College

    • Cornell University

    • Dartmouth College

    • Davidson College

    • Denison University

    • DePaul University

    • Dickinson College

    • Drew University

    • Drexel University

    • Duke University

    • Earlham College

    • Eastern Washington University

    • Eastman School of Music

    • Eckerd College

    • Elon University

    • Emerson College

    • Emory University

    • Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts

    • Evergreen State College

    • Fairfield University

    • Florida Southern University

    • Fordham University

    • Franklin and Marshall University

    • Furman University

    • George Mason University

    • George Washington University

    • Georgetown University

    • Georgia Inst. of Tech.

    • Gettysburg College

    • Gonzaga University

    • Goshen College

    • Goucher College

    • ​Grinnell College

    • Guilford College

    • Hamilton College

    • Hamline University

    • Hampshire College

    • Hampton University

    • ​Hanover College

    • Harvard University

    • Harvey Mudd College

    • ​Haverford College

    • Hawaii Pacific University

    • High Point University​

    • Hobart and William Smith Colleges​

    • Hope College

    • Hunter College

    • Illinois Institute of Technology

    • Imperial College London

    • Indiana University - Bloomington

    • Ithaca University

    • Jacob's University, Germany

    • James Madison University

    • Johns Hopkins University

    • John Cabot University (Rome)

    • Johnson and Wales University

    • Juniata College

    • ​Kalamazoo College

    • Kenyon College

    • Knox College

    • Lafayette University

    • Lake Forest College

    • Lawrence University

    • Lehigh University

    • Lewis and Clark College

    • Linfield College

    • Loyola Marymount University

    • Loyola University Chicago

    • Loyola University of Maryland

    • Loyola University New Orleans

    • ​Luther College

    • Macalester College

    • Marist College

    • Marquette University

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    • McDaniel College

    • McGill University

    • Miami University of Ohio

    • Michigan State University

    • ​Middle Tennessee State

    • Middlebury College

    • Mills College

    • Montana State University

    • Mount Holyoke College

    • Muhlenberg College

    • New York University 

    • North Carolina State University

    • Northern Arizona University

    • Northeastern University

    • Northwestern University

    • Oberlin College

    • Occidental College

    • ​Ohio Northern University

    • ​Ohio State University

    • Oregon State University

    • Oxford College of Emory University

    • ​Pace University

    • Pacific Lutheran University

    • Pacific University

    • Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University

    • Pennsylvania State University

    • Pitzer College

    • ​Pomona College

    • Portland State University

    • Pratt Institute

    • ​Princeton University

    • Providence College

    • Purdue University

    • Queen's University

    • Quinnipiac University

    • Reed College

    • ​Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute​

    • Regis University

    • Rice University

    • Richmond, the American International University

    • Rhodes College

    • Rochester Inst. of Tech.

    • Rollins College

    • Rose-Hulman Inst. of Tech.

    • Saint Andrews University

    • Saint Edward’s University

    • Saint Lawrence University

    • Saint Louis University

    • Saint Martin’s University

    • Saint Mary's College of California

    • Saint Olaf College

    • Salve Regina University

    • San Diego State University

    • San Francisco State University

    • San Jose State University

    • Santa Clara University

    • Sarah Lawrence College

    • Savannah College of Art and Design

    • Scripps College

    • Seattle University

    • Seton Hall University

    • Sewanee, U. of the South

    • Simmons College

    • Skidmore College

    • Smith College

    • Sonoma State University

    • ​South Dakota School of Mines

    • Southern Methodist University

    • Spelman College

    • St. John's College

    • Stanford University​

    • Steven's Institute of Technology

    • Stirling University

    • SUNY Binghampton

    • SUNY Buffalo

    • SUNY Purchase

    • SUNY Stony Brook

    • Susquehanna University

    • Swarthmore College

    • Syracuse University

    • Temple University

    • Texas A&M University

    • Texas Christian University

    • Texas State San Marcos

    • The New School

    • Trinity College

    • Trinity College Dublin

    • Trinity University

    • Tufts University

    • Tulane University

    • Union College

    • Ursinus College

    • United States Naval Academy

    • University of Alabama

    • University of British Columbia

    • University of California – Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz

    • University of Chicago

    • University of Colorado -Boulder

    • ​University of Colorado - Denver

    • University of Connecticut

    • University of Dallas

    • University of Dayton

    • University of Delaware

    • University of Denver

    • University of Edinburgh

    • ​University of Florida

    • University of Georgia

    • University of Glasgow

    • University of Hawaii at Manoa

    • University of Idaho

    • University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign

    • ​University of Indiana - Bloomington

    • University of Iowa

    • University of Kansas

    • University of Maine

    • University of Mary Washington

    • ​University of Maryland - College Park

    • University of Massachusetts - Amherst and Boston

    • University of Miami

    • University of Minnesota – honors

    • University of Michigan 

    • University of Montana

    • University of New Hampshire

    • University of New Haven

    • University of New Mexico

    • University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill

    • University of Northern Colorado

    • ​University of North Dakota

    • University of Oregon

    • University of the Pacific

    • University of Pennsylvania

    • University of Pittsburgh

    • University of Portland

    • University of Puget Sound

    • University of Redlands

    • ​University of Richmond

    • University of Rhode Island

    • University of Rochester

    • University of San Diego

    • University of San Francisco

    • University of St. Andrews

    • University of St. Louis

    • University of St. Thomas (Minneapolis)

    • University of Scranton

    • University of South Carolina, Honors

    • University of Southampton 

    • University of Southern California

    • University of Tampa

    • University of Tennessee

    • University of Texas – Austin and Dallas

    • University of Toronto

    • University of Utah

    • University of Vermont

    • University of Victoria – BC

    • University of Virginia

    • University of Virginia - Echols Scholar

    • University of Washington - Honors College

    • University of Wisconsin - Madison

    • University of York

    • Utah State University

    • Valparaiso University

    • Vanderbilt University

    • Vassar College

    • Villanova University

    • Virginia Tech

    • Wake Forest University

    • Washington University in St. Louis

    • Wellesley College

    • Wesleyan University

    • Western Washington University - Honors College

    • Westminster College

    • Westmont College

    • Wheaton College - Mass.

    • Whitman College

    • Whittier College

    • Whitworth College

    • Willamette University

    • Williams College

    • ​Wittenberg University

    • Worcester Polytechnic Institute​

    • Xavier University - Ohio

    • Yale University

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