"Often, what seems an impossible climb is just a staircase without the steps drawn in.”

~ Robert Brault

Kloess College Consultants

College Consulting

College Consulting

The increasingly complex college application process often turns what should be an exciting transition from high school to college into a time of stress and anxiety for your student.

Kloess College Consultants is dedicated to providing clear and accurate information about the college search and selection process.

Our consulting services aim to take the stress away from your home and help your student craft a strong college application.

Kloess College Consultants

Full Service Consulting

Full Service Consulting

College Application Consulting

College Application Consulting

Hourly Consultation

Hourly Consultation

Career & Interest Assessment

Career & Interest Assessment

Essay Coaching

Essay Coaching

College Application Boot Camp

College Application Boot Camp

WHY HIRE US

WHY HIRE US

Our unique backgrounds help us provide for a personalized approach to working with students and their individual wants and needs.

Navigating the college application process can seem overwhelming and with the skyrocketing cost of attending, a small investment in planning can help your student find the right fit, academically, socially, and financially. 

We can’t guarantee admission to a school. What we can guarantee is an experienced perspective, guiding you to create a strong application, highlighting your strengths for each college.

Hourly counseling can be started at any time. For full-service consulting, we find that starting no later than mid-way through 11th-grade results in a less stressful application period. We commit to a limited number of full-service students each year. 

No. We are not Certified Financial Planners, and we don’t give advice on how to manage money nor how to pay for college. We do, however, help families understand what each college is likely to cost them and build their college list accordingly.

Not necessarily. Although we prefer face-to-face, college counseling meetings can take place via Zoom, Skype, FaceTime, or over the phone. Essays are shared via Google docs and materials are shared in our student portal or by email. 

We value the opinion and insight of the parent, however, our approach is one of student involvement and ownership of the process. Therefore, we are student-centered. We share all communications with parents, but the majority of the meetings will be with the student.

We do not provide test-prep services for our students but do provide recommendations based on feedback from current and prior students. 

Testimonials

"We are a two-time Kloess Consultants client and couldn’t be happier with our experience. The college application process has changed so much since I applied and I so appreciated the entire Kloess team’s input on narrowing the college list, understanding the ideal learning environment for my daughters, supporting the application/essay process, and outlining the key deadlines (so I wasn’t the nagging mom!)"         Jennifer,  Parent, Class of 2020 and 2022

" I truly don’t know if I would have survived the college admissions process without KCC! I emailed them about a million different things and they always had a clear answer and a quick response! They made sure I was aware of deadlines and gave me all of the information I needed in order to move through the admissions process smoothly. You can tell that they genuinely care SO much about their clients and I would not have been as successful in the college admissions process without them."       Maggie, Class of 2021

 

"Janice is the absolute best! Her knowledge of the process, the players, and the schools was invaluable. It really took the stress off the kids and me to know she was guiding us. Now, all three are in schools they are excited about and we can afford. Thank you, thank you! We couldn't have done it without you."       Jill, Parent Class of 2019, and 2 Class of 2021 graduates

“Before working with KCC, I was completely stressed, confused, and nervous about applying to colleges even though I used my school resources and counselors. Working with KCC definitely took the stress, confusion, and nerves away. Everyone there works with you to help get you into the colleges that are best fit for you and help you with all of the confusing college application details. I definitely could not have had a better team to help me with applying to colleges and am forever grateful and content with my time working with them, there are only good things to say about KCC and I would 100% recommend going to them!!”       Olivia, Class of 2021

"I cannot imagine going through the college application process for my daughter without the knowledge, resources, and support of Kloess College Consultants. From our first meeting, Janice and Kathy focused on her individual strengths, areas of opportunity, and goals. They built a personal and positive relationship with my student which made the process so much less of a chore than we had expected.

They navigated us through all aspects, including the individual school applications, writing essays, scholarships, standardized testing as well as giving us a detailed and specific understanding of the varied and sometimes confusing factors that outline what each college is looking for in a potential student. Their communication and follow-up were always immediate, clear, and helpful.  My daughter’s outcome and acceptance exceeded our expectations thanks to their guidance."       Kim Parent, Class of 2020 graduate

"When I was a stressed and nervous junior in high school who had no clue what to do or where to go for college, Janice and Kathy gave me a support system filled with connections, tips, information, and everything I needed to be successful in finding the right college. Looking back I can appreciate every little correction, conversation, and tip they gave me on essays and applications because I know of people with higher scores and GPA than me who got denied at places where I got in. Kathy and Janice are great people who give you that extra edge needed to get you to your dream school and I really don’t think I could get the same amount of help anywhere else."        Lucas - Class of 2021 

"

Janice and Kathy of KCC were wonderful advisors to my son, Preston, in the college admissions process.  They offered honest feedback and sound advice each step of the way.  Preston is our oldest child so we were a bit overwhelmed with the whole process.  Janice and Kathy helped break down the admissions process into manageable steps.   They had college application workshops that kept my son on a schedule.  Their advice led to many great college acceptances and merit scholarship offers.   We also used KCC to help choose high school courses to balance rigor and grades.   We are now starting the whole process over with my freshman son.  I highly recommend Janice and Kathy!" Annette, parent of student, class of 2021