College Counseling

Get into the schools you actually want to go to

Elite college admissions has never been more competitive — or more confusing. Acceptance rates at top schools keep falling, testing policies shift year to year, and the difference between a strong applicant and an admitted one often comes down to strategy most families never see.

T20 Consulting’s college counselors are recent graduates and current students of the country’s top universities. They navigated this exact process — recently, and successfully — and they know what actually moves the needle at the most selective schools in the country.

What we help with

SCHOOL LIST STRATEGY

A sharp, balanced list of reaches, targets, and safeties built around your academic profile, your interests, and the kind of college experience you’re after. 

RECOMMENDATION STRATEGY

Who to ask, when to ask, and how to give your teachers what they need to write a standout letter

the personal statement

The most important piece of writing in your application. We help you find the story only you can tell, helping you tell it in a way that admissions officers can remember.

EARLY DECISION AND EARLY ACTION  STRATEGY

Where applying early helps, where it doesn’t, and how to weigh the trade-offs for your specific list

SUPPLEMENTAL ESSAYS

The “Why us?” essays, the unconventional prompts, the short-answers that quietly decide outcomes. Every essay read and revised by multiple counselors.

Interviews

Preparation for alumni interviews, on-campus interviews, and scholarship interviews

Why a team of counselors

Most college counseling services hand you a single advisor. We give you a small team of 2–4 counselors who work with you together.

That means your essays are read by multiple sets of eyes, your school list is debated rather than dictated, and your strategy reflects more than one person’s experience. Your counselors attended different schools, studied different things, and got in by different paths — and you get the benefit of all of it.

Why a team, not a single advisor?

High school students from freshman through senior year, as well as transfer applicants. We work with students aiming to go to any school across the country. We workfor students looking for the right-fit school at every tier.

Wherever you’re aiming, the goal is the same: get you in.