Admissions consultants for athletic recruiting
We compared 54 admissions consultants who focus on athletic recruiting using their public profiles. Besides athletic recruiting, the most common focus areas are college admissions, arts and portfolio, financial aid and scholarships and college essays. They most often work with students, parents and creatives. Most charge $75 to $240 per hour or session.
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Jodi Glou
Jodi Glou, M.A., founded Custom College Consulting after more than 25 years as an educator, including teaching English composition at Montgomery College and serving as full-time faculty at American University's School of Communication, where she co-authored The PR Style Guide. She specializes in working with students with learning differences and special talents including athletes and artists.
Kimberly Kim Chorosiewski
Kimberly Kim Chorosiewski chairs the Athletic Recruiting College Planning focus area at McMillan Education. She spent 25 years as an educator, coach, and administrator, including as Athletic Director at The Fay School and Garrison Forest School, before moving into college consulting leadership.
Nita June
Nita June, founder of Nita June: Educational Consultant, taught high school English, literature, and theater for nearly a decade before moving into college counseling in 2012. She holds an Independent Educational Consultant Certification from UC Irvine, became a full HECA member in 2018, and specializes in visual arts portfolio guidance and performing arts audition coaching.
April Paris-Joseph
April Paris-Joseph runs Paris Educational Solutions and holds a Certificate in College Counseling with Distinction from UCLA. Her class of 2022 students earned rostered spots on D1, D3, or NAIA athletic teams and were admitted to over 50 colleges with more than $2 million in combined merit aid.
Dave Morris
Dave Morris founded College Athletic Advisor, using his 5A College Search Model to align students' athletic and academic profiles. He coached at the NCAA Division I, II, and III levels as well as NAIA and NJCAA, and holds a master's degree from Frostburg State University.
Ellen Chao
Ellen Chao runs South Bay Educational Consultants, founded in 2015, after an early career as an investment banking analyst and an MBA from NYU Stern; as a parent of two recruited athletes, she brings added expertise in athletic recruiting and financial aid.
Katie Andersen
Katie Andersen founded College Fit after playing Women's Soccer at Duke University in the late 1980s and spending 15 years in the software industry across the U.S., the Netherlands, and Norway. She now specializes in guiding student-athletes through NCAA and NAIA recruiting and college applications.
Matt McGee
Matt McGee founded MRM Education in 2020 after nearly 15 years working as a private tutor and admissions counselor. The practice supports late middle school through high school students, including athletes and homeschooled and neurodivergent students, and has placed students at multiple Ivy+ universities and top UC schools.
Shellee Howard
Shellee Howard is the founder of College Ready and author of "How to send your student to college without losing your mind or your money." She has been featured on Fox, CBS, and NBC and runs a structured, multi-year program for middle and high school students.
Karen Fong Donoghue
Karen Fong Donoghue runs The Rugger's Edge, a college consulting practice that has focused on rugby student-athletes since 2014. She started as an independent educational consultant in 2010, working as an associate for two established firms before branching out on her own.
Mandee Adler
Mandee Adler founded International College Counselors, which has offices across Florida and New York as well as in Medellin, Colombia and Caracas, Venezuela. The firm offers admissions counseling in English and Spanish for both U.S. and international students.
Patricia (Patty) Finer
Patricia (Patty) Finer founded Finer Educational and Immigration Consultants in 2007, guiding students through college admissions and immigration processes. Her firm supports recruited athletes, DACA recipients, and international students, including financial aid coaching.
Joe Slater
Joe Slater provides private, one-on-one college advising with a focus on academic admissions and athletic recruiting. He spent a decade as a coach and administrator at the University of San Francisco, University of the Pacific, and UC Berkeley.
Penny Deck
Penny Deck, M.Ed., CEP, runs Champion College Counseling and is one of only four Certified Educational Planners in the state of Virginia, a credential awarded by the American Institute of Certified Educational Planners for the highest level of competence in educational planning.
Rya Carpenter
Rya Carpenter runs Balanced College Planning, offering in-person meetings within Santa Barbara County. She spent over 20 years as a school counselor, the last 11 years at a private high school focused on college admissions.
Carroll College Consulting, LLC
Carroll College Consulting, LLC helps students nationwide via Zoom with athletic recruiting, arts supplements, and students on 504 Plans or IEPs, drawing on experience with both highly selective and less selective universities.
Stef Mauler
Stef Mauler, MBA, CEP, is President of The Mauler Institute, working with students from 8th grade through senior year, including first-generation applicants and recruited athletes.
Gloria Tenenbown
Gloria Tenenbown has more than 18 years of experience in college counseling, built entirely through client referrals with no advertising or website. She previously worked as Director of Kinkaid Summer Courses and Camps and taught speech and drama at The Kinkaid School, and now works with a mix of students each year including several applying to medical school and MBA programs.
Paul Nicholas
Paul Nicholas has run his college counseling practice for 11 years after training at UCLA Extension and mentoring under Jodi Walder in Portland. He volunteers with the Los Angeles chapter of Minds Matter and has worked with student-athletes ranging from D1 to D3 as well as studio artists, performing artists, engineers, and film majors.
Shannon Brady
Shannon Brady served as College and Career Counselor at a New Jersey high school of over 3,000 students, where she built its College and Career Center, and later worked for a college consulting company in Orange and San Diego Counties. She also served as a regional admission representative for a small East Coast liberal arts university and taught a UCLA Extension course on college counseling.
Allison Tate
Allison Tate is a college consultant at Dunbar Educational Consultants, where she has worked since 2019. She previously directed college counseling at a public high school (2018-2020) and a private school, and has experience with athletes, international students, and homeless and first-generation students.
Cara Ahola
Cara Ahola founded All About Admissions after a 27-year legal career, including more than 21 years in-house at The TJX Companies. She holds a J.D. from the University of Michigan and completed the UCLA Extension Certificate Program in College Counseling with distinction.
Cynthia Robey
Cynthia Robey runs College-Watch, LLC and has been a Freshman Reader for UC Berkeley admissions since 2011. She has worked as an independent college consultant since 2007, after 13 years in executive recruitment.
Eileen Restrepo, MEd
Eileen Restrepo, MEd, runs College Nexus, LLC, and spent 10 years as Career & College Specialist at Thomas Jefferson High School, serving about 1,000 students a year, plus 2 years at Decatur High School, with added experience advising NCAA recruits and undocumented students.
Elizabeth (Betsy) Klene
Elizabeth (Betsy) Klene works with 20 to 30 students a year as an independent college advisor, developed workshops still used at La Jolla High School, and has worked with the U.S. State Department at college fairs in Singapore.
Linda Perrella
Linda Perrella, based in Larkspur, California, started her college consulting business in 2007 after a career in financial services marketing. She holds a Certificate in College Admission Counseling with Distinction from UCLA and has volunteered with ScholarMatch since 2019.
Ron Reed
Ron Reed is a partner at American College Consulting who spent 33 years in enterprise software sales and executive management before completing a UCLA Extension Certificate in College Counseling to help student-athletes pursue NCAA and USports opportunities.
Cathy McMeekan
Cathy McMeekan has run McMeekan College Consulting LLC for 10 years after more than 20 years in college admissions, including 8 years as Director of College Counseling at Saint George's School in Spokane and prior admissions roles at the University of Oregon, Annie Wright School, and Northern Arizona University.
Christine Luksza
Christine Luksza founded My Best College Plan Counseling after more than 15 years in college admissions and a career as a teacher. She wrote "My Best College Planner," a college planning guidebook, and holds a BA in Classical Studies from the University of Texas at Austin.
Debbie Keown
Debbie Keown founded Monarch College Counseling in 2018 and has worked as an independent educational consultant for 6 years, also volunteering with ScholarMatch to mentor students.
Elizabeth LaScala
Elizabeth LaScala runs Doing College and Beyond, advising on high school, transfer, and graduate/professional school admissions. She has over 15 years of experience with college applicants and 8 years with graduate and professional school applicants, and reports a 100% acceptance rate to at least one school for every application she has taken on.
Francine Block
Francine Block has 30 years of experience as a private college admissions consultant and has served on admissions advisory boards for schools including Penn State, Bucknell, and Lehigh University. She regularly speaks at national and state conferences on topics ranging from college selection to athletic recruitment.
Janet Loren
Janet Loren, a Certified Educational Planner, has worked with Pearl Glassman Educational Counseling for over 20 years, a practice that has operated for more than 30 years, while also directing college guidance at a private high school.
Kristen Hesby
Kristen Hesby runs Kjorlien College Advising and completed her college counseling practicum at Miramonte High School in Orinda, California, through UC Berkeley's program. She has served more than 40 paid clients, ranging from first-generation and underrepresented students to recruited athletes.
Lisa Hillhouse
Lisa Hillhouse launched her independent college consulting business in 2014 after 20 years of admissions experience, including senior admissions counselor and director of adult and graduate admissions roles at three San Francisco Bay Area colleges and one service academy.
Stephanie Adkins
Stephanie Adkins runs Open Gate College Advising, covering the most selective college admissions, military academy applications, athletic recruiting, and conservatory and vocal performance auditions, along with post-grad career consulting. She also has extensive experience mentoring gifted students and coaching Destination Imagination teams.
Traecy Hobson
Traecy Hobson founded Admissions on Track and personally tours 25 to 30 college campuses a year to match students with good-fit schools. She has experience with student athletes, musicians, students with LD/ADHD, transfer students, and first-generation students.
Annette Mackaness
Annette Mackaness runs her college admissions consulting practice in San Jose, California, bringing a background as a former CPA at Ernst & Young, Apple, and Netscape, and later as a corporate recruiter for the high-tech industry, plus a UCLA College Admissions Counseling certificate earned with Distinction.
Barbara Bergman
Barbara Bergman runs Bergman College Consulting after more than 30 years in college admissions and counseling, including 16 years as Director of College Counseling at Georgetown Day School.
Chris Holzwarth
Chris Holzwarth founded Beyond the Applause in 2007 after coordinating a high school College and Career Center, using an IDEAL framework to guide students through admissions, essays, and career planning.
Kathy Connor
Kathy Connor, a former full-scholarship athlete, has spent eleven years helping students and student-athletes find the right-fit college, including guiding them through athletic recruiting and scholarship negotiations.
Katie Thomas
Katie Thomas founded Thomas College Consulting after 21 years in education, including more than seven years working in college admissions offices and 17 years at Kent Denver School, where she spent six years as director of college counseling.
Lindsey Myers
Lindsey Myers has worked with 205 students since 2017 through Myers Educational Consulting and has given free admissions workshops throughout Eagle County, Colorado.
Lisa Gastaldi
Lisa Gastaldi has 25 years of experience as a college counselor and specializes in NCAA athletic recruitment, while also working with students with disabilities and international students on the UCAS system.
Molly Wright
Molly Wright has helped more than 450 students with college admissions over nearly 15 years through College Found Consulting. She also founded the Empowering Youth Project, a youth community service initiative that has donated more than $75,000 to local charities.
Amy Trinnaman
Amy Trinnaman runs Amy Trinnaman Educational Consulting after more than two decades in college advising, career counseling, and testing administration. She is a certified practitioner of the Highlands Ability Battery and Myers-Briggs Strong Interest Inventory, using them to guide students on majors and career paths.
Manisha Puranik
Manisha Puranik has helped more than 90 students find the right-fit college through CollegeAdminMentor, with students admitted to schools including UPenn, Brown, Dartmouth, Harvard, Stanford, and MIT.
Shannon Bell
Shannon Bell works with students in Colorado and across the US on college applications, specializing in athletic recruiting for baseball at all levels and cheerleading. She also offers sorority recruitment education and social resume support, and intentionally keeps a smaller roster than average.
Brooke Beros
Brooke Beros works with College Strategy Experts, where she trained under Kerry Traylor. She began helping students with essays in 2018 and added college list building services in 2020.
Karen Leonard
Karen Leonard runs UniVarsity and has advised students on college admissions since 2020. She has personally visited more than 180 college campuses by 2025.
Jennifer Carberry
Jennifer Carberry runs Carberry College Consulting with offices in Northern Massachusetts and the San Francisco Bay Area, specializing in athletes and students who don't fit the typical top-student profile.
Jody Bothe
Jody Bothe runs College Counseling 4 U and has worked with paying clients for six years, matching students to colleges based on financial, social, academic, and athletic fit.
Andrea Aronson
Andrea Aronson runs Great College Advice, a full-service educational consulting practice with particular expertise guiding students who aspire to be athletic recruits.
Jennifer Taylor
Jennifer Taylor directs Avalon College Advising in Silicon Valley and works with a broad range of clients including athletes, transfer students, first-generation students, and international students.
Side by side
| Coach | Focus | Works with | Based in | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jodi Glou | College admissions and Students with learning differences | Students | Not published | |
| Kimberly Kim Chorosiewski | Athletic recruiting | Students | Not published | |
| Nita June | College admissions and College essays | Students and Creatives | Not published | |
| April Paris-Joseph | College admissions and College essays | Not published | ||
| Dave Morris | Athletic recruiting | Students | Tumwater, Washington, United States | Not published |
| Ellen Chao | Athletic recruiting and Financial aid and scholarships | Students | Southern California | Not published |
| Katie Andersen | Athletic recruiting and College admissions | Students | Not published | |
| Matt McGee | College admissions and College essays | Students | Not published | |
| Shellee Howard | College admissions and College essays | Students and Parents | Not published | |
| Karen Fong Donoghue | Athletic recruiting and College admissions | Students | Not published | |
| Mandee Adler | College admissions and International students | Students | Not published | |
| Patricia (Patty) Finer | College admissions and Athletic recruiting | Students | Not published | |
| Joe Slater | Athletic recruiting | Students | Not published | |
| Penny Deck | College admissions and College essays | Students | Virginia | Not published |
| Rya Carpenter | College admissions and College essays | Students and Parents | Not published |
Common questions
How much does an admissions consultant for athletic recruiting cost?
Based on 33 admissions consultants who publish their rates, the middle half charge $75 to $240 per hour or session, and the typical rate is $150.
What else do these admissions consultants help with?
Common focus areas include college admissions, arts and portfolio, financial aid and scholarships and college essays.
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