Admissions consultants for athletic recruiting
Compare 175 admissions consultants who focus on athletic recruiting. Besides athletic recruiting, the most common focus areas are college admissions, college essays, financial aid and scholarships and arts and portfolio. They most often work with students, parents and athletes. Most charge $69 to $150 per hour or session.
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Tanya Keeney
Tanya Keeney is an independent college admissions consultant and the founder of College Pragmatics LLC in Massachusetts. She helps students and their parents plan the college search and application process. She is a licensed school counselor with 25+ years in higher education. She has helped over 1,000 students and has visited over 200 colleges. She uses a family systems counseling approach that includes both students and parents.
Abby Bittler
Abby Bittler is a college admissions consultant who helps students plan for college and move into it successfully. She works with students in regular education and with students who learn differently, including those with ADHD or dyslexia. She started as an independent educational consultant in 2014. Before that she was a teacher, tutor and academic coach. She focuses on colleges in the Southeast, including public and private schools with moderately selective admissions.
AdmissionSight
AdmissionSight is an admissions consulting firm that helps students and parents apply to Ivy League and other top universities. The team covers college, transfer, graduate and MBA applications. Founder Eric Eng has over 15 years of experience and graduated from Princeton. He works one-on-one with only 15 students per year. Senior consultants include graduates of Harvard, Stanford and Carnegie Mellon. Services also include essay editing, extracurricular planning and test tutoring.
Adrienne Spraggins
Adrienne Spraggins is a college admissions consultant in Nashville, Tennessee. She helps students and their parents with the college search, applications, and final decisions. She used to be an admissions officer at Vanderbilt University, where she reviewed over 6,400 applications for admission and scholarship. She has guided more than 700 students. Her work covers athletes, arts students, students with learning differences, and students who want to study abroad.
Ann Rossbach
Ann Rossbach is an independent educational consultant who helps high school students and their parents through college admissions. She has worked with students for 18 years and has helped hundreds of them. Before consulting, she taught community college reading, English and study skills. She served 15 years on two Boards of Education, 12 as president. She also teaches educational consulting at the University of California, Irvine, and works from Rumson, New Jersey.
Annette Mackaness
Annette Mackaness is an independent college admissions consultant who helps high school students and their parents plan for college. She works from San Jose, California, and serves families in the South Bay and across the country. Before counseling, she was a CPA and then Director of HR & Recruiting at Ricoh Innovations. She uses that hiring background to match each student with a college that fits their needs, goals and interests.
April Paris-Joseph
April Paris-Joseph is a college admissions counselor who helps students find schools that fit them academically, socially, and financially. She also advises student athletes on recruiting. She began working as a college counselor in the 2021-2022 cycle. Her class of 2022 students were admitted to over 50 unique colleges and earned over $2 million in combined merit aid. Her student athletes all secured roster spots on D1, D3, or NAIA teams.
April Paris-Joseph
April Paris-Joseph is an independent college admissions consultant in Bellevue, Washington. She runs Paris Educational Solutions and helps high school students and their parents find a college that fits academically, socially and financially. She guides students through a four step process that starts as early as spring of 8th grade. She is a Certified Educational Planner and a former alumni interviewer for Middlebury and Stanford.
Austin Lee
Austin Lee is a college admissions consultant in Belmont, California. He helps high school students and their parents plan and complete the college application process. He spent 17 years in higher education at Stanford, Harvard and USC. He worked with Stanford's Office of Admission on applications from varsity athletes and read applications as a seasonal reader. He started his consulting practice in spring 2021.
Cali Bottom
Cali Bottom is an independent college admissions advisor who helps students and their parents find and apply to colleges that fit. She runs EUREKA! College Prep & Admissions Advising in California. Her Find the Fit process builds a list of 20 to 30 suggested schools based on a student's interests, values and budget. She also teaches an SAT prep course and has helped graduate school applicants. Families use her online portal to schedule sessions and manage applications.
Carmen Tercilla
Carmen Tercilla is an independent educational consultant who helps students and parents with college selection, applications and the move to college. She runs CT College Tactics in Coral Gables, Florida. She has worked with students for more than ten years, after a long career in healthcare sales and marketing. She serves on the Board of Directors of IECA and chaired its Learning Differences Committee. She also works with students who learn differently.
Carolyn Francis
Carolyn Francis is an independent college admissions consultant in Englewood, Colorado. She helps students and parents with college search, applications and post-high school planning. Before consulting, she worked in retail and manufacturing, then served on the board of the Denver Waldorf School. She started as an ad-hoc college counselor for its high school. She visits college campuses across the US and the world, and she has worked with international students, first generation students and students with learning differences.
Cathy McMeekan
Cathy McMeekan is a college admissions consultant who guides students through choosing and applying to college. She has over twenty years of experience in admission and counseling. She spent 8 years as Director of College Counseling at Saint George's School in Spokane and has worked in admission offices at the University of Oregon, Northern Arizona University and Linfield College. She now runs McMeekan College Consulting LLC.
Christine Luksza
Christine Luksza is an independent college admissions counselor who runs My Best College Plan Counseling. She helps high school students and college transfer students choose schools, write essays and build strong applications. She works with students in Sonoma, Marin and across the country. She leads a team of counselors and wrote the My Best College Planner book, which has a 2026/2027 edition. Her team supports students aiming for engineering, STEM, pre-med, athletics and the arts.
Dave Morris
Dave Morris is the founder of College Athletic Advisor. He helps student athletes plan their college search and admissions. He has over two decades of experience as an educator, coach and consultant. He has coached at NCAA Division I, II and III, NAIA and NJCAA levels. He uses the 5A College Search Model to find schools that fit a student in academics, athletics and social life. He is based in Tumwater, Washington.
David Beecher
David Beecher is an independent education consultant in Madison, Connecticut. He advises families on prep and boarding school placement, college admissions, athletic recruiting, and students with learning differences. He co-founded Sound Consulting with Chrissie Pape. He is a former college athlete, a former NCAA Division 1 coach and athletic administrator, and spent 9 years as a Director of Admission. He also leads Prep Hockey Advisors, a division of the firm.
Elizabeth Brotman
Elizabeth Brotman is an independent college admissions consultant who helps students and parents through the college process. She runs Hawthorn College Advisors with a partner, Janet, and serves Marin County, the San Francisco Bay area, and beyond. She has guided over 100 families. Her work includes student athletes and visual and performing arts applicants. She has given presentations for arts applicants and built a curriculum and webinar for them.
Ellen Chao
Ellen Chao is a college admissions consultant who guides high school students through course choices, activities, summer plans and the application process. She runs South Bay Educational Consultants and has helped families since 2015. Ellen began her career as an investment banking analyst and holds an NYU MBA in Finance. She raised two recruited athletes as a single parent, so she knows athletic recruiting and financial aid. She works with students in Southern California.
Emily Gallagher
Emily Gallagher is an independent college admissions consultant who runs My College Game Plan. She helps high school students and their parents plan for college. She builds best-fit college lists, plans campus visits, and coaches students through college essays. She runs a summer application essay camp for rising seniors. She also advises prospective college athletes. Her practice has worked with families for over a decade and has guided hundreds of students.
Eric Simonelli
Eric Simonelli is a college admissions consultant and managing partner at Academic Admissions Advisors in Rhode Island. He helps students of all majors plan for college and reach their goals. He spent thirteen years as an admissions advisor and athletic liaison at the University of Rhode Island. He then spent eight years as director of college counseling and varsity boys' basketball coach at La Salle Academy. He also knows the athletic recruiting process well.
Jane Williams
Jane Williams is an independent educational consultant in Birmingham, Michigan. She runs College Admissions Consulting, which helps students and parents through the college application process. The team has helped hundreds of students, reviewed thousands of student profiles, and visited hundreds of campuses. Services cover college lists, resumes, essays, testing review, interview prep, and NCAA recruiting. The firm also works with students applying to Fine Arts, Music, Theatre, and Dance programs.
Jessie Martin
Jessie Martin is an independent educational consultant who runs Elevated Admissions in Branchville, New Jersey. Jessie helps high school students and their parents plan for college, build school lists, and write applications. The practice also handles transfer students and international students. It offers a winter sports student-athlete service. Students in the Comprehensive package have averaged $40K to $160K in scholarships, and 90% were accepted at their first choice match.
Jodi Glou
Jodi Glou is a college admissions consultant who helps high school students and their families find the right fit in post-secondary education. She founded Custom College Consulting, LLC. She has worked as an educator, tutor and academic planner for over 25 years. She taught English composition at Montgomery College and co-authored The PR Style Guide while on the faculty at American University. She also worked in public relations at Hill and Knowlton and Feld Entertainment.
Judith Painter
Judith Painter is a college admissions consultant who helps high school students find schools that fit them. She spent 10 years as an educator in the Sacramento public school system and earned her college counseling certification through UCLA. She visits over 25 campuses a year so her advice stays current. She has also guided high performing students from disadvantaged backgrounds through Peer Forward, ScholarMatch and College Tracks. Her students live on both coasts.
Judy Young
Judy Young is an independent educational consultant who runs College Excellence in Richmond, Texas. She helps students and parents with college admissions, from middle school planning through senior year, and also guides MBA applicants. Her firm reports 500+ students guided and more than 15 years of experience. Students she has worked with have gained acceptance to Harvard, Stanford and Princeton. She also offers athletic recruiting strategy, research mentorship and internship guidance. She works with families across the country online.
Karen Leonard
Karen Leonard is an independent educational consultant who helps high school students and their parents with college admissions. She runs UniVarsity, LLC in Long Beach, California. Her team builds college lists, guides essays and applications, and helps student-athletes with recruiting. Karen holds a certificate in Independent Educational Consulting from UC Irvine. She is a professional member of IECA and also belongs to HECA and NACAC. Her advice draws on visits to hundreds of campuses.
Karen Long
Karen Long is a college admissions consultant who helps high school students and their parents choose colleges and build strong applications. She is Principal of Long College Admissions Advising in Concord, Massachusetts. She has 15+ years of admissions experience and a career in recruitment communications. She studied Teaching Writing at Johns Hopkins, which shapes how she coaches application essays. She meets clients in person or online.
Kevin McMullin
Kevin McMullin is the founder and Chief Education Officer of Collegewise, a college admissions counseling and tutoring firm based in California that serves families nationwide. The firm helps high school students and their parents plan for college. Collegewise started in 1999 and has guided 36,000+ families. Its team of 130+ counselors and tutors includes former admissions officers and high school teachers. Students get 1-on-1 mentorship from course selection through final applications.
Kimberly Kim Chorosiewski
Kim Chorosiewski is a college and school planning counselor at McMillan Education. She helps students and families find the right school or college, with a focus on athletic recruiting. She spent 25 years as an educator, coach and administrator in schools and colleges. She also chairs the firm's Athletic Recruiting College Planning area. She was an All-American in field hockey and lacrosse and played for the US National Team in both sports.
Lauran Williamson
Lauran Williamson is an independent college admissions consultant who helps students and parents with the college search and application process. Lauran runs Williamson College Prep. Lauran spent six years as a school counselor for Denver Public Schools before starting a private practice. Lauran's work adds to what public school counselors provide. Lauran also focuses on student-athletes who want a balance of academics and athletics in college. Lauran is a former DIII athlete and a DI and high school coach.
Lisa Hillhouse
Lisa Hillhouse is an independent college adviser who helps students and parents plan for college. She is a specialist in military service academy appointments and ROTC programs. She also works with students on general admissions, college lists, and merit aid. She founded Hillhouse College & Career Advising and works with families across the US and abroad by video. She spends several weeks each year working in Northern California.
Maggie Jackson
Maggie Jackson is an independent college admissions consultant in Marblehead, Massachusetts. She helps high school students build a college list, write essays, and finish applications. She founded Greystone Educational Consulting after working in university administration, including a role as assistant to the Provost at Boston University. She visits hundreds of campuses so she can picture each student on the campuses she suggests. She takes on a limited number of families at a time.
Makoto Harada
Makoto Harada is an educational consultant who helps middle school and high school students and their parents plan for US college admission. Makoto runs MACS Career & Education in San Jose, California. Makoto founded it in 2003 after working as a consultant at Mitsubishi Research Institute. Makoto has advised more than 500 students, including students living in Japan and Europe. Makoto works in both Japanese and English and also supports student athletes.
Malerie Simon
Malerie Simon is an independent college counselor who helps students and parents choose colleges and win admission. Malerie has 38 years of experience, including 23 years at a top public high school in New York and 20 years in private practice. Malerie has helped more than 1,700 students get into college. Malerie's students come from the U.S., Canada, Europe and Asia. Malerie serves on the board of the Hudson Valley chapter of GLSEN.
MaryPat St.Jean
MaryPat St.Jean is an independent college admissions consultant who helps high school students and their parents with the college search and application process. She founded Compass College Advisors in 2012. Before that, she worked in admissions at Providence College and NYU, where she led the team for the Stern School of Business. She also worked as a high school guidance counselor and as a career counselor at MIT.
Miranda Young
Miranda Young is an independent educational consultant who guides students and parents through high school planning and the college application process. She runs Delta Squared Education with her identical twin sister Hayley. Miranda started her career in higher education at Duke University and the University of California. She ran the firm full time from 2019 to 2025. Today she works remotely with a small group of students each year, in California and across the country.
Monica James
Monica James runs The Competitive Edge, a college and career consulting practice in Atlanta that also works online. She helps students and families with college lists, essays, applications, interviews and financial aid. Before consulting, she taught public speaking to executives and worked as a speech writer. She also interviews applicants for Vanderbilt University. Her practice has helped students and job seekers since 2006. She works with students from 9th grade through college and into a first career.
Nita June
Nita June is an educational consultant who helps students and families with college admissions. She specializes in visual arts portfolio guidance and performing arts audition coaching. She also works with transfer students, graduate students and athletes. Before starting her own practice, she taught high school English, literature and theater for almost a decade. She has focused on college counseling since 2012. She also directs and produces for her own theatre company.
Pam Hastings
Pam Hastings is an independent educational consultant in San Diego, California. She helps high school students and their parents with college admissions. She works with the team at College Admission Navigation, a boutique practice. Pam has a physical therapy master's degree from Duke University. She has experience with NCAA athletic recruiting. She has also interviewed applicants for Duke undergraduate admissions as an alumni volunteer. She works locally and remotely with students across the United States.
Pat Cannon
Pat Cannon is a college admissions consultant with Ravinia College Consulting, a practice near Chicago's North Shore that serves students and parents nationwide. The counselors on the team each have over 30 years of experience helping high school students. They hold master's degrees in counseling psychology and school counseling. They have visited over 250 colleges and universities, and they build a custom college list for each student.
Paul Nicholas
Paul Nicholas is an independent college admissions consultant and the founder of Alma Mater Educational Services. She helps students and their parents with college applications, from early planning to decisions and follow-up. She is in the eleventh year of her practice and works with students across the country and around the world by Zoom. She earned her college counseling certificate at UCLA Extension and volunteered with Minds Matter in Los Angeles.
Randi Heathman
Randi Heathman is an independent college admissions consultant who helps high school students and their parents find colleges that fit both academic and equestrian goals. She has over twenty years in higher education. She once served as Senior Assistant Director of Admission at Albion College. She also helped start Albion's riding program in 2004. She works from Horton, Michigan, and hosts a podcast called The Road to Rome.
Rya Carpenter
Rya Carpenter is a college admissions consultant and the founder of Balanced College Planning in Santa Barbara County, California. She helps students in grades 9 to 12 and their parents plan for college. She has more than 25 years of school counseling and admission consulting experience. She worked as a school based counselor for over 20 years. She also scored more than 2,000 applications as an admissions reader.
Sara Haberman
Sara Haberman is an independent educational consultant who helps students and parents with college admissions. She runs Admission Sense in Pelham, New York. Her services cover students from 8th grade through senior year, plus recruited athletes and transfer students. Her class of 2026 clients earned close to 6 million dollars in scholarships. Her students have gone on to more than 175 colleges and universities. She also hosts a podcast on the college admissions process.
Scott Hampton
Scott Hampton is a college admissions consultant who helps students and their parents plan for college. He runs Hamp's Champs College Consulting LLC in Florida. Before starting his own business, he spent 10 years as a high school and college counselor. He was Director of College Counseling for 7 years at a college preparatory school. He has mentored over 800 students who were accepted to over 320 colleges. He has visited over 150 campuses in 27 states.
Susan Lawson
Susan Lawson is an educational consultant in Oakville, Ontario. She helps students apply to universities and colleges in Canada, the U.S. and the U.K. She has worked with 466 clients in the past 8 years. She knows NCAA rules and has worked with many elite athletes. She also interviews applicants for The Loran Scholars Foundation, a national scholarship program. Her clients include high school students, graduate school applicants and young adults who need a new path.
Amy Bryant
Amy Bryant is an independent educational consultant in Decatur, Georgia. She helps high school student-athletes and their parents with the college search, athletics recruiting and admissions. Before consulting, she was a long-time coach at Emory University and an 18-time NCAA National Championship coach. She builds an individual plan for each athlete. The plan looks at sports ability, academic interests, personal values and long-term career goals.
Amy Macy
Amy Macy is a college admissions consultant and the founder of Macy College Consulting in Colorado. Amy helps students and parents plan for college, write essays, and finish applications. The practice has served Colorado families since 2004. Amy leads a team of admissions counselors and essay specialists from the Denver area. The team also works with families in other states. Amy holds an MA and an NBCC credential and is a HECA member.
Annie Reece
Annie Reece is an independent educational consultant who helps students and parents find and apply to boarding schools. She runs Right Fit Educational Consulting in Topsfield, Massachusetts. She works with families across the country. Her work covers traditional and junior boarding schools, athletic admissions, and schools for students with learning differences. She also advises on gap years and summer programs. She builds a school list for each student after detailed meetings with the family.
Barbara Sams
Barbara Sams is a college admissions consultant and Managing Partner at McNeal Sams College Consulting in Saint Louis. She guides college applicants and their parents through the admissions process. She worked in university admission and high school college counseling before starting the firm with Cornelia McNeal. Her focus areas include athletic recruiting, international students, the US military academy process, and students with learning differences. The Princeton Review named her one of its 20 School Counselors Who Make a Difference in 2019.
Bibi Malek
Bibi Malek is a university admissions consultant and the founder of Select College Admissions in West Vancouver, Canada. She helps students and parents plan and complete applications to universities in the US, Canada and the UK. She has more than a decade of experience in admission counseling. She works with athletes, aspiring architects and studio or performing artists. She meets clients in person or by live video, so families in other countries can work with her.
Bruce Epstein
Bruce Epstein runs First Choice College Counseling in Rocky Hill, New Jersey. He guides students and parents through college applications, from building a college list to finishing essays. The practice also covers athletic recruiting, high school placement, graduate school and medical school applications. Dozens of students have found and won admission to schools that fit them. The team works with average students and those aiming for highly selective colleges.
Catherine McCarthy
Catherine McCarthy is an independent educational consultant who coaches students and parents through college admissions. She runs College Smart Advising in San Diego, California. She works with San Diego-area families and with students across the country. Her help covers college lists, essays, high school course planning, test plans, interviews, and financial aid applications. She is an IECA Professional member. She also offers guidance on community college transfer strategy.
Claire Nold-Glaser
Claire Nold-Glaser is an independent college consultant who helps students and their parents plan for college. She runs College Planning Help in Washington. She has counseled students on the college process since 1994. She visits college campuses each year to keep up with admission practices. She helps students find colleges that fit their talents, strengths and interests. She offers a Comprehensive Package and a Ten Hour Package.
Cristine Butler
Cristine Butler is an independent educational consultant who runs College Click, a college admissions counseling practice in Valencia, California. She helps students and parents build a college list, understand the admissions process, and write strong essays. The practice has served over 1,000 students, including athletes and performing arts applicants. Its team includes former admissions officers from top creative schools. Cristine is a professional member of the IECA.
Dan Bisig
Dan Bisig is an independent educational consultant who helps students and parents with college admissions. He is the CEO of College and Beyond, LLC in Florence, Kentucky, and a professional member of IECA. He advises on college selection, application and essay review, timelines, test prep, scholarships and college funding. He helps students find colleges that fit academically, socially, financially and geographically. He also considers athletic or artistic fit when it matters.
Darla Neal
Darla Neal is an independent educational consultant who helps students and parents through the college admissions process. She founded College Admissions Services, LLC in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, in 2010. Her team has placed more than 1000 students in universities in the U.S. and abroad, including grad and law schools. Students can start with her team as early as 8th grade. The team also includes athletic and grad school specialists.
Eric Delehoy
Eric Delehoy is an independent college admissions counselor in Portland, Oregon. She helps high school students and their parents find the right college and apply. Her team has more than 30 years of experience in college admissions. Last year, over 50 high school seniors they worked with gained acceptance to colleges. Those students were offered $16 million in merit-based scholarships. The practice takes a limited number of students each year.
Erin Avery
Dr. Erin Avery is a college and boarding school admissions consultant who helps students and their parents choose where to apply. She runs Avery Educational Resources, LLC in Red Bank, New Jersey. She wrote the book The College Labyrinth: A Mindful Admissions Approach. She starts with the student, not the school, and builds a plan around self-discovery. She also speaks about student anxiety and meets with families worldwide by video.
Ginger Apperson
Ginger Apperson is an independent college admissions consultant and the founder of College-Fit. She helps students and parents find colleges that match the student's interests, goals and budget. She has run her business since 2013 and has visited hundreds of colleges. She serves families in Marin and Sonoma Counties in California and beyond.
Going Ivy
Going Ivy is a college admissions, tutoring and test prep consulting group based in Phoenix. It helps high school students and their parents plan for and win admission to top colleges. The team includes former admissions officers, tutors and graduates of top universities. Each student gets a custom step-by-step roadmap for tests, essays and applications. The group has worked with students for 10 years and serves families across the U.S. in person or online.
Heather Eckert
Heather Eckert is an independent educational consultant who helps students and parents with boarding school, day school and college admissions. She runs Eckert Education Group in Lakeville, Connecticut. Her work draws on over three decades of experience in education. She takes on a limited number of families each year. She also runs a 3-day summer teaching institute that she brings to schools to train teachers and administrators.
Heather Holly-Freitag
Heather Holly-Freitag is an independent college admissions consultant in Oregon. She helps high school students and their parents plan for college, from building a school list to finishing applications. She founded Options Abound Educational Consulting in January 2022 after a career in medical social work. She has a special interest in affordability and financial aid, and she offers pro bono and discounted services. She meets clients in person and on Zoom.
Henry Mulzac
Henry Mulzac is an independent educational consultant in Arlington, Virginia. He helps students and parents with private and boarding school admissions. His firm, Henry Charles Consulting, also advises student athletes and international families. He is a Professional member of IECA. His work covers school research, fit, application plans, and support from the first talk through enrollment.
Jodie Small
Jodie Small is an independent educational consultant who helps students and parents with college admissions. She runs College Coordinators in Connecticut. Jodie has worked in secondary and college admissions for many years and brings a background in law, journalism and coaching. She matches each student's strengths to colleges where they can do well. She helps with essays, applications, financial aid and final decisions. She also offers add-on help for athletes, artists and students with learning differences.
Karen Curreri
Karen Curreri is an independent educational consultant who helps students and parents with college admissions. She founded Curreri Educational Consulting in Corona Del Mar, California. She has more than thirty years of experience as an elementary, middle, high school and independent college counselor. Her team starts with freshmen and sophomores and guides juniors and seniors through the full application process. The firm focuses on plans that fit a student's age and lower anxiety.
Karen Fong Donoghue
Karen Fong Donoghue is an independent college consultant who helps rugby student-athletes and their parents with college recruiting. She runs The Rugger's Edge, an advisory firm built for rugby players. Karen is a former counselor and a recruiting advisor. She works with college coaches to match players with programs. She also offers a college rugby playbook and a rugby resume template for athletes.
Karen Herbst
Karen Herbst is an independent college and medical school admissions consultant in Colorado. She runs Admission Intuition and works with students and their parents. She helps students build a school list that fits them academically, socially and financially. She also guides them through applications that sound authentic. Her site covers college research, finances, scholarships, test prep, athletes, diversity and students with disabilities. She visits colleges to learn about them firsthand.
Kate Lindseth
Kate Lindseth is an independent educational consultant in Princeton, New Jersey. She helps students and parents with private school and college admissions. She founded Lindseth Education Consulting after more than a decade on Wall Street, where she was a Vice President at Rothschild Inc. She holds a college counseling certificate from UCLA. She visits campuses and meets admissions officers to guide school choices. Her work centers on helping each student find and tell their own story in the application.
Kathy Connor
Kathy Connor is an independent college consultant in Portland, Oregon. She runs Connor College Consulting and helps high school students and their parents with college admissions and athletic recruiting. She swam on a full scholarship at Stanford University and was a United States National Team member for many years. She works one-on-one with students to find right-fit colleges using four measures: Academic, social, financial and athletic.
Linda Lounsbury
Linda Lounsbury is an independent college admissions consultant in Brooklandville, Maryland. She helps students and parents plan the college process with a personal timeline and a college list built for each student. Her packages start with a 2 hour meeting with the student and family. She also advises student athletes and students applying in the arts. She runs Right Fit Personalized Education Strategy and belongs to IECA.
Lori Hofstetter
Lori Hofstetter is an independent college consultant who helps high school students and their parents with college placement. She runs L. Hofstetter and Associates, College Advisors. Her firm works with families in the New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania metro areas and across the globe. Services cover major assessment, college lists, resumes, portfolios, essays and interviews. Support by email and phone runs through the spring decision of senior year. The firm also offers career and internship help.
Louise Larsen
Louise Larsen is an independent college admissions consultant who helps students and their parents plan for college. She runs August Consulting in Rumson, New Jersey. She guides families through college lists, course selection, essays, test planning, financial aid, and the final choice. She holds an Independent Educational Consultant Certificate from UC Irvine and is an IECA member. She takes on a limited number of students so each family gets close support.
Lynette Mathews
Lynette Mathews is an independent educational consultant who helps students and parents with college admissions. She founded The College Planning Center in 2005. The first office was in Folsom, California, and grew to three locations. Her team serves the Sacramento and Bay Areas and families nationwide. The center offers one-on-one guidance, SAT and ACT test prep, and help for student-athletes who want to be recruited. It also runs the Signature Project, a mentored program for students.
Lynn Pulito
Lynn Pulito is an independent educational consultant who helps students and parents with college admissions. Lynn runs The College Planner, LLC in Glastonbury, Connecticut. Lynn's practice uses a four-step process called P.L.A.N. to build a college list, improve applications, and choose a final school. The practice also offers academic coaching for students from middle school to college. A separate career service covers resumes, interviews, and job search for students and alumni.
Matt McGee
Matt McGee is a private tutor and college admissions counselor who founded MRM Education in 2020. He helps late middle school and high school students through the full college application process. He has worked in tutoring and admissions for 15 years. His team has placed students at multiple Ivy+ universities and the top UC schools. He also supports athletes, homeschooled students and neurodivergent students.
Mindy Popp
Mindy Popp is an independent educational consultant who helps students and parents with college admissions. She runs Popp & Associates, LLC in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. The practice guides students in grades 9 to 12 and gives strategic advice to applicants at every step of the admission process. It also offers athletic counseling for college-bound athletes and services for international students. The firm has reached its 20th anniversary and is a member of IECA.
Reid Meyer
Reid Meyer is an independent educational consultant and the lead advisor at A2A Academy. He helps student-athletes and their parents plan for college, from applications to athletic recruiting and financial planning. He is an IECA Professional member based in Magnolia, Texas. He built the program after his own confusing recruiting path, which included four schools in four years. His work covers the classroom side of college choice as well as the sport.
Robin Levi
Robin Levi is an independent educational consultant in Oakland, California. She helps students and their parents find the right college and get through the application process. She has worked with hundreds of students, and they have been admitted to colleges across the United States. Her work covers building a college list, application support, and essay editing. She looks at fit in three ways: Academic, social and financial.
Rose Ellen Mocombe
Rose Ellen Mocombe is an independent educational consultant in Oviedo, Florida. She runs Beyond Ivy Educational Consulting and helps students and parents with college admissions. She uses a method called the Inside-Out Method, which starts with who the student is. She has firsthand experience as a homeschool parent and an athletic-recruiting parent. She works with families as early as 9th grade and gives monthly guidance at each grade level.
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| Coach | Focus | Hourly rate range |
|---|---|---|
| Tanya Keeney | College admissions and College essays | $130 to $300 an hour |
| Abby Bittler | College admissions and College essays | $70 to $130 an hour |
| AdmissionSight | College admissions and College essays | $150 to $225 an hour |
| Adrienne Spraggins | College admissions and Students with learning differences | $150 to $225 an hour |
| Ann Rossbach | College admissions and College essays | $150 to $240 an hour |
| Annette Mackaness | College admissions and College essays | $225 to $250 per session |
| April Paris-Joseph | College admissions and College essays | $70 to $130 an hour |
| April Paris-Joseph | College admissions and College essays | $150 to $240 an hour |
| Austin Lee | College admissions and College essays | $150 to $225 an hour |
| Cali Bottom | College admissions and College essays | $150 to $225 an hour |
| Carmen Tercilla | College admissions and Students with learning differences | $130 to $300 an hour |
| Carolyn Francis | College admissions and College essays | $130 to $300 an hour |
| Cathy McMeekan | College admissions and Athletic recruiting | $70 to $130 an hour |
| Christine Luksza | College admissions and College essays | $150 to $225 an hour |
| Dave Morris | College admissions and Athletic recruiting | $150 to $225 an hour |
Common questions
How much does an admissions consultant for athletic recruiting cost?
Most admissions consultants charge $69 to $150 per hour or session.
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Common focus areas include college admissions, college essays, financial aid and scholarships and arts and portfolio.
Prices and research
- Are College Admissions Consultants Worth It?
- How Much Do MBA Admissions Consultants Charge?
- How Much Does a College Admissions Consultant Cost?
- Coaching Packages and Prices: Hourly vs Monthly
- Coaching Rates Per Hour by Coach Type
- Coaching vs Therapy: Cost and Key Differences
- Do Certified Coaches Charge More?
- Executive Functioning Coach Cost
- How Many Coaches Are There?
- How Many Coaching Sessions Do I Need?
Other focus areas
Last updated September 2026.