How do you decide which consultant to pair me with?

Pairings are based on working style, temperament, and the specific demands of the candidacy—not surface-level similarities such as shared school preferences or extracurricular background.

At our level, every consultant understands the competitive dynamics of selective college admissions. What differs is how they work: communication style, coaching approach, comfort with ambiguity, and how they engage clients who challenge assumptions. For college engagements in particular, we also consider how effectively a consultant works with younger students navigating this process for the first time. The developmental dimension of college admissions—helping a sixteen- or seventeen-year-old articulate strengths they may not yet fully recognize—requires a particular balance of patience and directness.

We have refined this matchmaking process over nearly three decades. In the uncommon case where fit is not optimal, we address it directly and make a change. A productive consultant–client relationship is not incidental; it is a prerequisite for the caliber of work we expect to deliver.