AdmissionsConsultants

What AdmissionsConsultants does

AdmissionsConsultants, founded in 1996 by Dave Petersam in Maryland, is a privately held admissions consulting firm that sells fixed-fee, one-on-one packages to high-achieving applicants targeting selective undergraduate, MBA, law, medical, and graduate programs. Service delivery is virtual-first through phone and video, with all clients paired with a senior consultant who is a former admissions officer; the firm claims its consultants previously served on admissions committees at institutions including the University of Chicago Law School, Georgetown Law Center, and Valparaiso University.

The product suite comprises six tiers — Base Camp ($5,300, 1 application), Discovery ($8,400, 3 applications), Momentum ($11,200, 5 applications), Ascent ($13,300, 7 applications), Summit ($15,400, 10 stretch-school applications), and Peak ($21,500, 15 applications) — each with unlimited essay revisions, full application review, interview preparation, and senior-consultant guidance. The firm also operates AImissionsConsultants™, a free assessment tool, as a top-of-funnel entry point. There is no proprietary technology platform; the underlying stack is standard web content management with virtual-counseling communications tools, supplemented by an active content-marketing engine (blog, FAQs, videos) covering admissions trends and school-specific guidance.

The business model is direct-to-consumer, sales-led, with no intermediaries, channel partners, or recurring fees. All revenue is one-time package purchases. Go-to-market relies on inbound content marketing, organic social (Facebook, X, LinkedIn, YouTube), consultation-booking CTAs, and referral signals from high-profile admit testimonials spanning Harvard, Stanford, Wharton, MIT, Georgetown, and others. The company is self-funded, founder-owned, and operated today by Petersam alongside his spouse Jenn Wagner, who joined as co-founder in 2025 after retiring from the Army JAGC. Reporting segments include US, Canada, France, Singapore, and the UK, supported by GDPR and CCPA compliance frameworks.

Name

AdmissionsConsultants

Legal name

Admissions Consultants Inc.

Website

https://admissionsconsultants.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AdmissionsConsultants is a Maryland-based, privately held admissions consulting firm founded in 1996 that sells fixed-fee, one-on-one application packages to undergraduate, MBA, law, medical, and graduate applicants seeking admission to selective US and international programs, delivered virtually by former admissions officers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Consulting Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171), Educational Support Services (6117), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Undergraduate (First-Year) Admissions Counseling (EDANAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Graduate & Professional School Admissions Counseling (MBA/MD/JD/MS) (EDANAEAD), Personal Statement / Essay / Supplemental Writing Support (EDANAEAF), Waitlist, Deferral & Appeal Strategy Support (EDANAEAO), International Student Admissions Counseling (EDANAEAC)

Keywords

• College admissions consulting
• MBA admissions consulting
• Law school admissions
• Medical school consulting
• Graduate school admissions

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Admissions Consulting Services: Fixed-fee consulting packages priced from $5,300 to $21,500 per engagement, covering a defined number of college or graduate school applications (1 to 15 applications depending on package tier). All packages are one-time purchases with no recurring fees; clients receive unlimited essay revisions, phone/video support, and senior consultant guidance through the full application process.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

AdmissionsConsultants provides one-on-one admissions consulting services for undergraduate, graduate, MBA, law, and medical school applications. Services are delivered by former admissions officers who guide clients through personalized admissions strategy, school list building, essay and personal statement drafting with unlimited revisions, interview preparation, mock interviews, and full application review, sold as fixed-fee packages ranging from $5,300 to $21,500 per engagement.

Product overview

AdmissionsConsultants offers a suite of six fixed-fee consulting packages (Base Camp, Discovery, Momentum, Ascent, Summit, and Peak) that provide comprehensive, end-to-end admissions guidance for undergraduate and graduate applications across college, law, MBA, and medical schools. All packages include personalized admissions strategy, essay and personal statement support with unlimited revisions, activity statement editing, letter of reference guidance, interview preparation, and full application review. The company also provides a free tool called AImissionsConsultants™ for initial school assessment. Services are delivered by former admissions officers who provide one-on-one guidance throughout the application process.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Admissions Consulting Packages Comprehensive end-to-end admissions consulting service for individual applicants targeting selective undergraduate, graduate, MBA, law, and medical school programs. Includes personalized admissions strategy, essay topic selection with unlimited revisions, activity statement and résumé editing, letters of reference guidance, interview preparation and mock interviews, full application review, strategic school list building with admissions chance assessment, and waitlist assistance. Sold in tiered fixed-fee packages priced from $5,300 to $21,500.
• AImissionsConsultants™ Free online tool that helps prospective applicants assess their reach, match, and safety schools and discover hidden gem institutions they may not have considered.

Quantifiable outcome

• 95%+ of Momentum clients admitted to at least one of their top five schools
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultants (AIGAC)minorOthersProfessional membership organization for graduate admissions consultants. AdmissionsConsultants is a proud member, demonstrating commitment to industry standards and professional development in the graduate admissions consulting space.
• National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC)minorOthersProfessional association for college admission professionals. Membership indicates adherence to NACAC's Code of Ethics and professional standards in college admissions consulting.
• NAGAP (The Association for Graduate Enrollment Management)minorOthersProfessional association focused on graduate enrollment management. Membership supports professional development and networking in the graduate school admissions space.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• mbaMission: Premium MBA admissions consulting firm offering multi-application packages and consultant-led essay support. Closely comparable in business model, pricing structure, and target customer to AdmissionsConsultants' MBA tier.
• IvyWise: Selective admissions consulting firm covering undergraduate, graduate, and medical applicants with a team of former admissions officers. Directly comparable in service breadth, talent profile, and elite-school positioning.
• Accepted: Direct competitor offering admissions consulting for MBA, law, medical, and graduate school applicants with editor/coach-based packages. Most comparable to AdmissionsConsultants in scope (multi-program) and target customer (selective-program applicants).
• Stacy Blackman Consulting: Long-standing MBA admissions consulting firm founded by a former Wharton MBA with similar fixed-fee, consultant-led model. Direct peer for the MBA segment that is a primary revenue driver for AdmissionsConsultants.
• Stratus Admissions Counseling: Boutique college admissions counseling firm using former admissions officers as counselors with multi-tier package offerings. Direct competitor in the undergraduate admissions consulting space.
• Cambridge Coaching: Private tutoring and admissions coaching firm with Harvard- and MIT-affiliated consultants serving test prep, college, and graduate admissions. Comparable in consultant-led service model and selective-school positioning.

Emerging players

• PrepScholar: EdTech-driven test prep and admissions prep platform with online learning products and selective human advising. Comparable in admissions-prep end market, but differs in tech-led delivery model versus AdmissionsConsultants' consultant-led service model.
• College Essay Guy: College admissions and essay coaching platform offering courses, workshops, and one-on-one advising. Comparable end customer (selective college applicants) but differs in hybrid DIY-plus-human model versus AdmissionsConsultants' human-led packages.

Broad incumbents

• The Princeton Review: Large-scale test prep and admissions services provider covering SAT/ACT, graduate exams, and admissions consulting. Overlaps with AdmissionsConsultants in admissions consulting but operates at far greater scale and with broader offerings.

Others

• College Confidential: Largest online community and information resource for college admissions. Not a direct competitor but a major ecosystem player where prospective AdmissionsConsultants customers research their application journey.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/admissionsinfo
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/admissionsconsultant/?ref=admissionsconsultants-website
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/admissions-consultants

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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