Collegewise Maryland

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We are Collegewise, America’s largest college admissions consulting group. Kevin wanted to give Collegewise families the opposite experience. It worked.

Kevin McMullin founded Collegewise in Irvine, California, in 1999 using his last paycheck from his previous job. He worked with nine students that fall at their kitchen tables to help them find the right colleges and complete their applications. For too many families, the college admissions process was scary, stressful, and unsuccessful. One year later, over 100 families were enrolled in the Colle

gewise program, and Kevin was no longer the only counselor. We spent the next 12 years refining our Collegewise system and slowly growing our company with additional offices, driven by word of mouth from families who were thankful that we’d taken the stress out of the process and showed them exactly how to achieve their goals. We hired counselors who kids liked and parents trusted. We turned our offices into a place where every family left feeling even better than they did when they arrived. We spoke at high schools, conferences, and community events, always preaching that our love for colleges wasn’t limited to the prestigious schools, and reminding families that great educations take place at lots of colleges, not just the famous ones. In December 2012, Kevin sold Collegewise to The Princeton Review. Together, they rolled out Collegewise offices nationwide, all without changing what we did or how we did it. It was an exciting time for us to be able to reach so many more families, and to attend conferences where most of the people we met had heard of Collegewise. In January 2015, Kevin and his business partners bought Collegewise back. Bigger, stronger, and smarter (the stronger part was more the company than the partners), Collegewise has become the nation’s largest college counseling organization. With over 30 counselors banding together, we’re out to change the way that families approach the college admissions process. We think this should be an exciting time for students and parents, not a stressful, anxiety-ridden, cardiac arrest-inducing rite of passage. Whether you hire one of our counselors, read our book, or just browse our blog (where we give away free advice every day), we’re going to be there injecting sanity and perspective into the process.

03/31/2025

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05/21/2022

We know many of you are nearing final exams and finishing up your last assignments... graduation is right around the corner! Finish strong and be proud, ! You did it!

05/18/2022

We love our counselors! Patti is just one of the many incredible here at Collegewise. Our goal is to help take the out of the process - let us help!

05/17/2022

Can you guess which three schools are in this photo? Bonus points if you can name the city and state as well!

No matter what your is, Collegewise is excited to help you get there!

03/21/2020

We get it. There’s a lot happening right now, and a lot of swirling questions about what this all means for students. We've got you covered. Join our daily March Madness Facebook Live Events and let our experts answer your most pressing questions.

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10/04/2019

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09/06/2019

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08/23/2019

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07/26/2019

Debunking College Essay Myths Casey Near debunks two of the biggest myths about college essays. Casey is a former Admissions Counselor at Mills College and currently the director of Colle...

06/28/2019

5 Essay Cliches To Avoid Collegewise's Michael Banks breaks down five of the most common essay cliches college admissions officers see year after year. Meet Michael https://goo.gl/Ca...