Helping you find the right fit
Personalized college advising to help students feel empowered, organized and positively motivated throughout this wonderfully wild chapter of their lives
Hi, I’m Adam
I started my career in the admissions office at Emory University before a career in consumer insights and marketing strategy. I started my practice as an Independent Educational Consultant after seeing a need to support students and families in the often daunting college admission process. I have built an approach that leverages my background in both admissions and branding. I am energized by helping students find their footing and voice in this process, while also enjoying their journey as much as the result. My goal is to take the stress off families, bring clarity to the process, and make sure each student finds a collection of colleges and universities where they’ll thrive.
I live in Boulder, CO with my college sweetheart, Jenny, and our two teens, Owen and Audrey. When I’m not working with high school students, you’ll find me losing balls on the golf course, walking my dog, Beau, or recording music.
Simplifying a complex process
I have seen that success in the admission journey involves a combination of knowing the ins and outs of the process and having a branding strategy to craft a differentiated case for admission. Fortunately, I provide both to help you find the right school for your ambitions and talents.
My 2025 student acceptance roll call!
What my families are saying
“Adam brings a much-needed structure to an otherwise daunting process. He is super personable and relates well with the students, stepping them through the application process in a logical and incremental fashion. Specifically, his essay feedback really helps paint a vivid picture and brings the topic to life. We highly recommend his advising services.”
“We were very happy with our entire experience of working with Adam! It was wonderful to have someone knowledgable in the college selection and application process help guide our daughter through this journey. It took a lot of pressure off of us parents, and made her feel more confident in her applications, and final school selection. We highly recommend Adam!”
“You were supportive but without the baggage of what she thinks her parents bring to the process (unfounded optimism, expectations, re-living our dreams through her). The technical help is wonderful but don't underestimate what your help provides in the way of the student's mental health and the parent-student relationship through a stressful and emotional process.”
“Working with Adam throughout a pretty stressful process was invaluable. His wealth of deep knowledge about so many universities and their admissions processes, as well as his kindness and compassion were amazingly helpful to our whole family. We all feel incredibly happy with the university our daughter will attend in the fall and it's one that may not have been on our list had we not gone through this process with Adam.”
Engagement Options
Comprehensive
Dedicated guidance throughout all stages of the process from exploring college fit, building a broad college list, crafting a Brand YOU, strategizing application elements, optimizing essays, and developing strategies for making final decisions. This approach is the most popular as it is built to provide a consistent level of support throughout the whole journey.
Hourly
A customizable option for you to choose the elements of the process where you desire the most help. Whether you need support in building a ‘wide net’ college list or are looking for essay feedback and guidance, these plans are flexible to your needs. Packages are available in 5 hour increments.
