We reached out to Tom to help out with my son's college admissions and through the entire process , Tom was exceptional in guiding him and us. As daunting as it can be, he was thoroughly knowledgeable in curating the list of colleges and worked with us and my son to match his aspirations and goals. His guidance and counsel made the otherwise daunting process relatively easy for us. Highly recommend Tom's services! My son got into his first choice school in Boston!
Quest College Consulting
- 67 hires
- Based in Mount Prospect, IL
- 15 years in business
- 1 employee
- Responds in about 3 hours
- Background checked
About Quest College Consulting
Thank you for reading my profile! I have over 20 years of experience working with families. I hold a Bachelor of Arts in History Education coupled with a Master of Arts in School Counseling, while also a current Illinois State Board of Education Certified Teacher and School Counselor. As an expert in the college admissions field, I have personally met hundreds of college admissions counselors while touring 200+ campuses of leading universities. I have been quoted in national publications such as Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Forbes, U.S News & World Report, Yahoo! Finance, Sun Sentinel, Good Call and SchooLinks. I have presented at high schools, libraries and community organizations on topics regarding academic, social and financial concerns for college, including the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s Money Smart Week campaign. I enjoy matching students to the universities that best meet their academic and financial profile. As a veteran educator and counselor, I understand what it takes to work with highly motivated college-bound families. As an Independent Educational Counselor (IEC), I especially enjoy the personal interaction that guides families in the college admission process. My professional experience has allowed numerous students to fulfill their dreams and assisted families in obtaining goals they never thought possible. I am a member of the Independent Educational Consultants Organization (IECA), which means I follow all ethical standards of the organization and college admission best practices.
Reviews
We firstly worked with another counselor for my son’s college application, but that counselor did have some problems with her schedules and she sometimes did not reply to our messages or phone calls so we were kind of delayed due to that. We finally decided to find a new counselor after a whole week waiting for a reply from her. Luckily, I found Tom. Tom always responded quickly no matter by messages or emails. He was very helpful with my son’s college application. He gave many feedbacks to my son’s essays and even reminded my son to send the revised essays to him for one more review before the submission. I highly recommend Tom !!!
Tom was really so helpful with my son's college applications and essays. He was available even for the last minute when I contacted him, he didn't hesitate to help and adjust his schedule to support my son. He was very knowledgeable and offered a lot of feedback that was really helpful. I can't thank him enough.
We have hired Mr. Thomas for my son's college admission. We are in the first step but we are very pleased with Mr. Thomas's knowledge and working style. Mr. Thomas is highly knowledgeable and very professional. My son is interested in cricket sport. Though it was something new for Mr. Thomas, he collected information from all the possible resources and shared with my son. He listens to us very patiently. Though he is very busy , he tries to be flexible and accommodates meeting times per my son's schedule. So far our experience with Mr. Thomas is very good. I'll update the review once we complete the college application process.
We made the best decision hiring Tom. He took care of the whole process from selecting schools, to keeping my son on tasks each week, and most importantly he did a fantastic job helping my son with the college essays. One of the private schools actually mentioned in the admission letter that they were impressed with one of his essays. For the amount of time that Tom spends, his rate is also very reasonable. We highly recommend him.
Overall a good experience. The industry itself has gone crazy on pricing. I would recommend searching around or negotiating. The pay per hour is more than most doctors make. I don’t fault Quest for pricing for what the market bears. The quality of the work was acceptable. We just expected to be blown away for that kind of money.
Tom was super friendly and always gets works done on time/ deadline. I asked for lots of works in a short period of time and quality of works was great. He responds very quickly which I consider as important value to have as well as good communication skills. I would highly recommend him if you are looking for someone has great writing skills as well as editing/proofreading, fast response, good communication, and is super friendly!
Tom has been great despite the fall being a busy time of year. He has demonstrated a lot of experience in this field and has a really great demeanor with my son.
My son had an amazing experience working with Tom. High quality counseling , editing and advice. While he did not get into ivy but got into many other top schools of his choice and finally going to one of the top engineering school. Thanks Tom for all your help.
Tom has been extremely helpful. Initially I was wary about getting help on essays. I thought I did not need any help and the money would not be worth it. I gave Tom a try on my common app essay, and he made a huge difference. He had a huge impact on all of my work from then on, and he did it all super fast as well. Strongly recommend at least giving his work a try! I don’t think anyone will regret it.
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Quest College Consulting★ 4.9
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