EXPERT
PERSONALIZED
COLLEGE CONSULTING
TAKING STUDENTS THROUGH THE COLLEGE PROCESS
—FROM START TO FINISH
It is our mission to make each student’s college application process positive, personalized, efficient, low-stress, results-oriented, and highly successful.
In today’s increasingly competitive and ever-changing college admissions environment, an experienced professional can really make a difference.
We offer warm, personal service, combined with extensive expertise in the field of college admissions and have achieved exceptional results for so many families.
Comprehensive Consulting and
Admissions Services
Pre-College Advising:
We begin by getting to know your student’s individual personality, interests, needs, and goals. Applying this information, we engage in individualized four-year planning and coaching regarding academics, extracurriculars, and standardized testing to enhance your student’s high school experience while optimizing college admissions opportunities. We meet with your family throughout high school to continually adjust these plans as your student’s needs evolve.
ACT/SAT Test Preparation:
Through SIMON Test Prep, we offer individualized, one-to-one ACT/SAT test prep services to help students maximize their scores and admissions opportunities. Students can choose either in-person or remote tutoring.
College Consulting:
We then guide your family through the college search process, helping your student to recognize the characteristics he or she is looking for in a college experience and then identifying schools that match those criteria. We also assist your student to consider potential majors and career paths. Ultimately, we help your family craft a list of potential schools that are an ideal academic, social, and pre-professional fit for your student.
Application Process Assistance:
Once the admissions cycle begins, we provide expert, hands-on assistance working with your student on every step of the application process. We manage all elements of the process and collaborate with your student in completing each component.
College Essay Coaching:
Our expert Essay Writing Coaches specialize in working with students through each step of the writing process to create dynamic, personal essays that get to the heart of each student’s story.
Amy Simon, Founder
I am a teacher, both by training and at heart. My 25+ years of experience in education and love for working with high school students inspire my positive, student-centered approach. By combining my expansive knowledge of college admissions, including current trends, with a commitment to providing individualized advising services and comprehensive admissions process support, I guide my students toward reaching their full potential.
I firmly believe that for students to be the most successful in applying to college, they need both expert guidance and continuous encouragement and collaboration. When I founded Amy Simon College Consulting, Inc., it was with these ideals in mind. My mission, shared by the ASCC Team, is to help students gain the best possible admissions opportunities and to make their application process a celebration of their individual achievements and future aspirations. We offer professional, personal service and deeply value our relationship with each family.
SERVICES FOR A DIVERSE
RANGE OF LEARNERS
We work with students, possessing a wide range of interests and learning needs, applying to all types of colleges and universities including:
- Public and Private Universities and Colleges
- Highly Selective and Ivy League Schools
- Liberal Arts Colleges
- Colleges and Universities offering specialized disability support services for students with IEPs, 504 Plans, learning disabilities, ADD/ADHD, or emotional challenges
- Fine, Visual, and Performing Arts Colleges and Universities including BFA, BA, and Conservatory Programs
We also specialize in audition-based Musical Theatre, Acting, Technical Theatre, and Music admissions processes, and portfolio-based Visual Arts admissions processes. Contact us for more information about our additional services for students pursuing a BFA, BA, or BM in the fine, performing, or visual arts fields.
WITH YOU EVERY STEP
We provide individualized advising services throughout high school, beginning as early as entering freshman year or anytime beyond. Once a student is ready to apply to college, we help accomplish every step—and make the experience genuinely enjoyable!
Where Our Students Got In!
American University
Amherst College
Arizona State University
Auburn University
Babson University
Baldwin Wallace University
Ball State University
Barnard College
Baylor University
Beloit College
Bennington College
Bentley University
Bentley University
Berklee College of Music
Binghamton University-SUNY
Boston College
Boston Conservatory
Boston University
Bradley University
Brandeis University
Brown University
Bryn Mawr College
Bucknell College
Butler University
California School of the Arts
Carleton College
Case Western Reserve University
Chapman University
Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
Claremont McKenna College
Clemson University
Colby College
Colgate University
College of the Holy Cross
Colorado College
Colorado State University
Columbia College Chicago
Columbia University
Cornell College
Cornell University
Creighton University
Dartmouth College
Davidson College
Denison University
DePaul University
DePauw University
Drake University
Drexel University
Drexel University
Duke University
Elon University
Emerson College
Emory University
Florida Atlantic University
Florida International University
Florida State University
Fordham University
George Washington University
Georgetown University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Harvard University
Haverford College
Hofstra University
Illinois State University
Indiana University
Iowa State University
Ithaca College
James Madison University
Johns Hopkins University
Kent State University
Lafayette College
Lake Forest College
Lawrence University
Lehigh University
Lewis and Clark College
Loyola Marymount University
Loyola University Chicago
Lynn University
Macalester College
Marquette University
Marymount Manhattan College
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
McGill University
Miami University, Ohio
Michigan State University
Middlebury College
Montana State University
Montclair State University
Muhlenberg College
New York University
Northeastern University
Northwestern University
Oberlin College
Occidental College
Pace University
Pennsylvania State University
Pepperdine University
Pitzer College
Pomona College
Pratt Institute
Pratt University
Princeton University
Providence College
Purdue University
Queen’s University
Reed College
Rice University
Rider University
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rollins College
Roosevelt University
Rutgers University
Saint Louis University
San Diego State University
Santa Clara University
Savannah College of Art and Design
Southern Methodist University
Stanford University
Swarthmore College
Syracuse University
Temple University
Texas A&M University
Texas Christian University
Texas State University
The New School
The Ohio State University
Tufts University
Tulane University
Tulane University
Union College
United State Naval Academy
United States Airforce Academy
University of Alabama
University of Arizona
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Davis
University of California, Irvine
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, San Diego
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of California, Santa Cruz
University of Central Florida
University of Chicago
University of Cincinnati
University of Colorado-Boulder
University of Connecticut
University of Dayton
University of Delaware
University of Denver
University of Florida
University of Georgia
University of Hartford
University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign
University of Illinois-Chicago
University of Iowa
University of Kansas
University of Kentucky
University of Maine
University of Maryland
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
University of Miami
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota
University of Missouri
University of Montana
University of Nebraska
University of New Mexico
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
University of Notre Dame
University of Oregon
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
University of Puget Sound
University of Richmond
University of Rochester
University of San Diego
University of South Carolina
University of South Florida
University of Southern California
University of Tampa
University of Tennessee
University of Texas-Austin
University of Toronto
University of Utah
University of Vermont
University of Virginia
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Vanderbilt University
Villanova University
Wake Forest University
Washington University in St. Louis
Webster University
Wellesley College
Wellesley University
Worcester Polytechnic University
Yale University
ASCC Parent
“I cannot say enough about Amy Simon College Consulting. She has literally taken all of the stress out of applying to college. She is always available to my daughter via email, phone, and in person. No question is too big or too small. My daughter thinks of Amy as a role model, mentor, and advisor. She is personable, organized, reliable, professional, etc. Best money we ever spent!”
ASCC Parent
“Amy Simon College Consulting made the college application process totally stress-free—a thoroughly enjoyable and exciting experience! Our son gained confidence, energy and excitement as opposed to stress, misery, and defeat. The best part was that using Amy and her staff totally took the process and its craziness out of our house. And the results were outstanding—acceptances from all his top schools!"
ASCC Parent
“The college application landscape is not what it was 20, 10 or even 2 years ago. It is an ever evolving and complicated process. Amy Simon kept right up to the minute with the new procedures and provided not only expert guidance but the valuable peace of mind for both myself as a parent and for my child, that everything was in order and taken care of and that my daughter was headed in the right direction. The relationship Amy and her team established with my daughter also helped alleviate much of the stress that all college bound children go through and provided a non-parent adult opinion that was much appreciated! Amy Simon College Consulting, Inc. Thank you!!!”
CONTACT US
Address
2525 Waukegan Road, Suite 280
Bannockburn, IL 60015
Telephone
(847) 267-0630