College Admissions for International Students
Collegewise’s international team specialize in helping international students find the right university, present their best applications, and gain admission to highly selective schools globally.
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The United States has the world’s most coveted system of higher education with nearly 2,300 universities to choose from. According to The London Times, 47 US institutions are in the top 100 global universities. In addition to these fine American schools, Collegewise professionals specialize in reputable college and university admissions throughout the world.
Admissions policies and applications vary from school to school and nation to nation, and the application process can be particularly daunting for international students. Collegewise counselors work one-on-one with international students and their parents to help them navigate the global admissions process. Our personalized counseling approach minimizes application stress and yields tremendous success. We excel at helping each candidate create applications worthy of their unique academic and personal profiles.
When it comes to test prep, we want our international students to feel confident and empowered by the scores they submit to universities. We believe that helping students understand the academic material they need to succeed on a test or in the classroom is far better than teaching only test-taking tricks (though we teach those too!). Many of our test-prep students begin to thrive in the classroom as a result of their improved academic preparation.
Selective university admission is our specialty. Our experts have personal experience as former admissions officers at prestigious universities such as Harvard, Cornell, Stanford, University of Chicago, MIT, and Caltech. International students working with Collegewise have been admitted to highly regarded schools like Stanford, Columbia, UPenn, Princeton, Harvard, NYU, UCLA, Berkeley, McGill, King’s College London, and Oxford.
Collegewise currently works with students from across the globe, including students who live in London, Dubai, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Contact us from anywhere in the world for your free introductory consultation. Your Collegewise counselor or tutor will be sensitive to your needs as an international student while you are applying to universities.
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Meredith Graham
Director of College Counseling
- Former Associate Director of Admissions, Cornell University
- Former Associate Director of the University Service Center, Boston University
- Former Academic Advisor, Purdue University

Arun Ponnusamy
Chief Academic Officer
- Former Assistant Director of Admissions, University of Chicago
- Former Assistant Director of Admissions, Caltech
- Former Application Reader, UCLA

Monica Brown
College Counselor
- B.A., Stanford University
- M.Ed., Harvard University
- Former Senior Admissions Officer, Harvard University
- Former Assistant Director of Admission, Wellesley College

Katie Sprague
Director
- M.A. in Mental Health Counseling and M.Ed. in School Counseling, Columbia University
- Former School Counseling Intern, High School for Math, Science, and Engineering

Nandita Gupta
College Counselor
- Read over 7000 applications during her tenure as an admissions officer at Stanford University
- Princeton graduate; thesis on college accessibility & readiness
- Managed Stanford’s alumni interview program in two regions

Meg Mahoney
College Counselor
- Counseled over 200 students globally
- B.S., Northeastern University; Ed.M., Harvard University; M.Ed., UMass Boston; College Counseling Certificate, UCLA; Licensed MA School Counselor
- Former Outside Application Reader, Bentley University

Tom Barry
College Counselor
- M.Ed., Stanford University
- Former Assistant Director of Admissions, Colorado College

Christopher R. LaBounty
College Counselor
- Former Admissions Counselor, MIT
- MBA, Boston University
- M.A. in Teaching, Northeastern University