Certified admissions consultants
783 admissions consultants list a coaching credential or degree, 34% of all admissions consultants.
Key numbers
- 783 admissions consultants list a credential (34% of admissions consultants).
- 3 hold the ICF's PCC or MCC credential.
Credentials admissions consultants hold
| Credential level | Coaches (n) |
|---|---|
| Graduate degree | 573 |
| Other coaching certification | 207 |
| ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC) | 3 |
Most common credentials
| Credential | Coaches (n) |
|---|---|
| IECA Professional member | 96 |
| HECA member | 42 |
| Certified Educational Planner | 32 |
| Certified Educational Planner (CEP) | 31 |
| MBA, Harvard Business School | 31 |
| IECA member | 23 |
| MBA | 19 |
| MBA, Stanford Graduate School of Business | 14 |
| Member, NACAC | 13 |
| CEP | 13 |
Certified admissions consultants to compare
Abby Friedman
Abby Friedman is an independent educational consultant in Berkeley, California. She helps students and parents plan for college and apply. She is a Certified Educational Planner and a lifelong educator. Her work covers US colleges and also programs in the EU, UK and Canada. She pays close attention to fit, including academic, social and financial fit. She holds a master's in education and a UC Berkeley certificate in college admissions and career planning.
Abby Troy
Abby Troy is an MBA admissions consultant who helps applicants with strategy, essays and interviews. She holds a Kellogg MBA and a Yale BA. Before business school she worked at American Express as a product marketing manager and product manager. She has worked with more than 30 MBA clients, including 19 who got into M7 schools. Her admits include 10 at Kellogg, 5 at Columbia and 4 at Yale SOM. She has coached for 13,031 minutes.
Ade Dedeke
Ade Dedeke is an MBA admissions consultant who helps applicants tell clear, personal stories. Ade graduated from Columbia Business School with a full ride scholarship for both years, after getting into multiple top 20 programs. Ade worked as a management consultant and is also a founder. Ade has helped more than 10 MBA clients across the U.S. with essays, resumes, interviews and waitlist strategy.
Aditi Singh
Aditi Singh is an MBA admissions consultant who helps people apply to business school. She is a Stanford MBA graduate and served as an MBA Admissions Ambassador there. Before Stanford, she worked in strategy, operations, venture capital and international business. She led expansion into APAC and Middle East markets at Teachmint. She has guided 18 clients through their MBA applications and also helps with interview prep and career transitions.
Aditya Shah
Aditya Shah is a medical school admissions consultant who helps applicants get into medical school. He is a current MD candidate at CMU School of Medicine and sits on its Admissions Committee. He also evaluates Multiple Mini Interviews and traditional interviews. He reviews applications, coaches interviews, and guides waitlist strategy.
Albert Choi
Albert Choi is an admissions consultant who helps students and professionals apply to MBA programs, colleges and other graduate schools. He has coached for nearly two decades, starting with tutoring at age 15. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and worked in strategy consulting at Deloitte. His clients have been admitted to schools such as Harvard, Stanford GSB, Yale Law and Princeton. He keeps his client roster small.
Alec Emmert
Alec Emmert coaches people who want into top MBA programs and elite consulting firms. He works with applicants from non-traditional backgrounds. He was admitted to Wharton at age 35 with a 2.85 undergraduate GPA. He then joined McKinsey & Company as an Associate and worked in its Private Equity practice. He also led Service to School, a nonprofit that helps veterans get into top universities, and wrote a book on MBA success for veterans.
Alex Bastoky
Alex Bastoky is an MBA admissions consultant who helps applicants build strong stories for top business schools. He holds an HBS MBA and is a former Bain consultant, Fulbright Scholar and West Point graduate. His own HBS essay was printed in the book "50 Successful Harvard Application Essays." He scored a perfect GRE Verbal and adds test help to his coaching. His clients have won offers from Stanford GSB, HBS, Wharton, Kellogg, Haas and Fuqua.
Alex Clark
Alex Clark is an MBA admissions consultant who helps applicants build strong applications for top business schools. Alex is a Stanford GSB graduate, a former U.S. Army Infantry Officer and a former Strategy Consultant at Boston Consulting Group. Alex also served as a TALK Coach at Stanford. Alex has worked with more than 10 MBA clients on strategy, essays and personal stories, with a focus on applicants from non-traditional paths.
Alex Gosch
Alex Gosch is an MBA admissions consultant who helps applicants to the Harvard MS/MBA Biotechnology program. He also works with general MBA applicants. Before that, he worked at L.E.K. Consulting and in business development at Recursion Pharmaceuticals, where he worked on deals with Bayer and Roche/Genentech. He now runs a search fund aimed at buying a pharma services business.
Alex L
Alex L is a college admissions counselor who also coaches professionals on resumes and interviews. He has been an alumni undergraduate candidate interviewer for Stanford. He advises students on choosing top programs, building an admission strategy and writing essays. Before coaching, he worked in hi-tech in product management, marketing and business development. He holds an MBA from Stanford Business School. He also co-founded a STEM tutoring startup for high school students.
Alex Leventhal
Alex Leventhal runs Prep MBA, an admissions consultancy for people applying to MBA programs, law schools and other graduate programs. Alex has worked with hundreds of US and international applicants, in person and by video. Alex stays a boutique firm, so clients work with Alex directly and not with a junior consultant. Poets & Quants added Alex to its MBA Consultant Hall of Fame in 2021. Alex has more than 19 years of experience.
Alex Reznik
Alex Reznik is a medical school admissions coach who helps pre-med students, medical students and residency applicants. Alex is a current MD/PhD student at the University of Miami School of Medicine and also does research at Baptist Health. Alex has coached more than 50 applicants and has 60+ medical school clients on the profile. Clients have gained spots at schools such as the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Pittsburgh and USC. Alex also coaches MD/PhD program (MSTP) applicants.
Alex Valenzuela
Alex Valenzuela is a USMLE tutor who helps medical students prepare for Step 1, Step 2 CK, shelf exams and clinical rotations. Alex earned an MD from UCLA and completed a general surgery intern year at Weill Cornell. Alex scored a 258 on Step 2 CK and has worked with more than 60 USMLE clients. Sessions use UWorld and NBME-style questions to build clear frameworks for clinical vignettes.
Alexandra Matthews
Alexandra Matthews is a college admissions counselor who runs College Odyssey in Mill Valley, California. She helps high school students find best-fit colleges and get in. She has worked as a life coach with teens for 20 years, focusing on anxiety and stress. She also taught writing at an Ivy League college and has interviewed applicants as an alumni interviewer for an Ivy League school. She works with clients across the country and abroad.
Alexia Godron
Alexia Godron is an admissions consultant who helps students with law school applications, college admissions and early career steps. She is a JD student at Columbia Law School and a Yale graduate. She worked three years as a litigation paralegal at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton in New York City, then returned there as a summer associate. She also interviews applicants for Yale as a volunteer.
Alice Lissarrague
Alice Lissarrague is an independent college admissions consultant in Shelburne, Vermont. She helps high school students and their parents plan the college search and application process. Her practice, Lissarrague College Guidance, has worked with students since 2011. Alice served as a Commissioner for the American Institute of Certified Educational Planners from 2021 to 2024. She meets with students on Zoom and offers services for 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th graders.
Alicen Adams
Alicen Adams is a college admissions consultant who helps high school students and their families plan for college. She has worked in higher education since 2001, including residence life, academic support and transfer advising. She started her private practice in 2018. She keeps her caseload to 15 to 20 students per graduating class, and she visits more than 20 colleges each year.
Alison Forbes
Alison Forbes is an independent college admissions consultant who helps students and parents plan the college search and application process. She founded Forbes College Consulting more than 20 years ago with a former Harvard Admissions Dean. She spends 20 percent of each year visiting colleges and meeting admissions staff. Her firm serves families worldwide, and 16 percent of its families are international.
Alissa Orlando
Alissa Orlando is an MBA admissions consultant who helps applicants tell their story clearly. She focuses on reapplicants, nontraditional candidates, and people changing careers. She was rejected by Stanford GSB one year and accepted the next. Before that, she worked at McKinsey and led operations at Rocket Internet and Uber. She has coached more than 10 MBA clients and also co-founded a Broadway production company.
Allie Kim
Allie Kim is a law school admissions consultant who also helps with MBA applications. She works with applicants who have finance, high-rigor, or non-traditional backgrounds. Allie applied to 13 T-14 law schools and was admitted to 7. She also earned a spot in Columbia's deferred MBA program. She spent nearly three years as a Public Finance Investment Banking Analyst at J.P. Morgan before starting at Harvard Law School.
Allie Kronthal
Allie Kronthal is an MBA admissions consultant who helps candidates build strong applications to top business schools. She has coached people from finance, private equity, consulting, healthcare, technology, real estate and impact investing. She also works as a writing coach and alumni interviewer for Penn. Her clients have gained admission to schools such as Harvard Business School, Stanford GSB, Wharton, Chicago Booth, Kellogg, MIT Sloan, Columbia and Yale SOM.
Amanda Hirko
Amanda Hirko is an independent educational consultant in San Diego, California. She helps students and parents with college admissions. She holds an M.Ed and is a Certified Educational Planner. She works with families from eighth grade through the senior year, and with college students who want to transfer. Her recent Class of 2026 students are heading to schools such as UC Berkeley, Indiana U, Virginia Tech, Boston U and Cal Poly SLO.
Ambar Sinha
Ambar Sinha is an MBA admissions consultant who also coaches career pivots. He helps MBA applicants choose between schools and regions. He also works with post-MBA professionals and big tech operators who want a new path. Ambar built a smart cities practice in engineering consulting and won $5.9M in contracts in its first year. He later earned an MBA at IESE Business School and joined Amazon's Operations Leadership program in the UK.
Amber Ashley James
Amber Ashley James is an MBA admissions consultant who also helps with law school and college applications. She holds a JD and MBA from Harvard. She worked as an M&A analyst at Morgan Stanley and later as a litigation associate. She helped high school students in Beijing get into schools like Duke, Columbia and Wellesley. Her clients have gotten into Harvard Law School, Harvard Business School and Stanford GSB. She now runs Velisa Wine Co.
Amit Shingare
Amit Shingare is an MBA admissions consultant who helps applicants to US business schools. He is a Duke Fuqua MBA and served as an Admissions Ambassador and VP of Admissions at Fuqua. Before business school he worked as a Project Engineer and later as Chief of Staff at a real estate company. He has worked with 10+ MBA clients. He offers a Duke Fuqua package as well as hourly help.
Amritha Mani
Amritha Mani is an admissions consultant who helps people apply to master's programs. She holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and worked as an MBA admissions consultant with The Red Pen. She has helped 50+ applicants get offers at schools including LSE, Michigan, Columbia, IIM, and Harvard (MPA). Before admissions, she spent 14+ years leading strategy and transformation work at Director and Principal level in financial services, government, and global consulting.
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.
Andrea Bryan
Andrea Bryan is an MBA admissions consultant who helps applicants build strong application materials. She is the Chief Administrative Officer at Race Rock and a Jones MBA graduate from Rice University. She has worked on the admissions side at Rice, where she ran interviews and read applications. She has coached for over 10 years and has edited hundreds of resumes, essays and letters. She joined Leland to coach applicants who are ready to work hard.
Andrea Santambrogio
Andrea Santambrogio is a GMAT tutor and admissions and interview coach for people applying to business school and consulting jobs. Andrea is a BCG consultant with an MBA from SDA Bocconi and a Columbia Business School exchange. Andrea has prepared more than 400 students for the GMAT Focus, the Executive Assessment, MBA admissions and consulting interviews. Andrea's students have reached GMAT scores from 685 to 785.
Common questions
How many admissions consultants are certified?
34% of admissions consultants list a coaching credential or degree.
What is the top admissions consultant credential?
The International Coaching Federation's MCC is the highest coaching credential, followed by the PCC and ACC.
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Last updated September 2026.