Meet Liz Pack
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Sign UpAfter graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Liz worked in the UNC Office of Undergraduate Admissions as an admissions counselor and fell in love with information sessions and providing advice about the college process. Looking for more experience in higher education, she traveled to UT Austin to complete her master’s degree in education and spent time as an admissions counselor in UT’s Office of Admissions. Fortunately, it was at UT that Liz and Collegewise counselor Rebecca made glorious acquaintance.
Although she loved her time in Austin and working with Rebecca, Liz traveled back to her hometown, Baltimore, Maryland, to work as an assistant director of residential life at Johns Hopkins University and be closer to her family. However, the lure of live music, excellent food, and helping families through the college process at Collegewise has led her back to Austin. When Liz is not researching the latest trends in college admissions, she is looking for the best queso and BBQ restaurants in Austin and sharpening her already formidable fluting skills.
Though she's located in Austin, Liz is not just a UT Austin expert. While Collegewise Austin students are accepted at UT at five times the national admit rate, they also receive acceptances from universities all over the country! Our students have recently been admitted to the University of Virginia, Barnard, NYU, Rice, and Texas A&M.
Education & Experience
- B.A., Psychology & Music, UNC Chapel Hill
- M.Ed., Higher Education Administration, UT Austin
- Former Admissions Counselor, UNC Chapel Hill and UT Austin
Professional Organization Memberships
What are people saying about Collegewise?
I'm so happy I went to Collegewise for help! It was so reassuring and comforting to have someone to talk to about everything from asking a teacher for rec letters, to the order of activities on my resume, to clicking send on my application. I loved being able to ask questions of someone who was previously involved in the admissions process. I don't think I would have been able to narrow my college choices or write my essays without my counselor's help. Thanks, Collegewise, for making the whole college application process less stressful.
Rachel Williams
UC Berkeley
I had a great experience with Liz! Even though I was a little late to decide I wanted to attend grad school, that did not discourage Liz at all. She made time for me the very next day and we got the ball rolling on my essay. Even with (what some might say) an impossibly short deadline, Liz made it work. She answered my emails promptly, and we got my essay turned around and up to submission standards in time for my deadline!
Sarah
NYU
We loved our experience with Liz! She has the perfect demeanor to be cool with the kids yet keep them on track with their college applications. From whittling down college choices to getting everything done with time to spare on deadlines, Liz's organizational skills continually worked to our advantage. She is smart, professional, and organized; her time spent on this (huge) endeavor helped us to enjoy the time we have with our daughter without stressing about choices and deadlines.
Laura Stiles, Parent of Emma Stiles
Texas Tech
My daughter got a late start on the college search. We first met Liz in the summer before senior year with a list of 12 schools and didn't know how to complete the process in order to submit applications for early action. First, Liz guided my daughter through the process of researching her schools as well as others. She set up a timeline that helped her reach her goal of all early application deadlines. My daughter got into 7 out of 8 schools, and the 8th was a big reach. I would definitely recommend Liz!
Kristin, Parent of Sophia
University of Texas at Austin
I began my senior year of high school very overwhelmed and unfamiliar with the college application process. Even so, as soon as I had my first meeting with Liz, all of those insecurities went away and we got straight to work on my applications. From making my resume to editing my essays, and even when it came down to submitting the applications themselves, I could always rely on Collegewise to help me out. Thanks to the hard work that went into this process, I can now say that I’ve been accepted to all six universities I applied to. Most importantly, I can now say that I will be attending my dream school next fall. Hook ‘em!
Julia Marza
The University of Texas at Austin
Liz was so supportive and encouraging throughout the entire process, which is what I really needed because it's easy to doubt yourself and lose self-confidence when writing dozens of self-probing, profound essays. Liz always quickly obtained an answer to our questions whenever we had one and worked extremely fast and diligently! Liz has a big personality and always provided me with witty essay edits that were truly unique; she really helped improve the quality of my essays.