Meet Ian!

First off, my Collegewise counselor, Ian, has been a tremendous help in my college application process. Starting in the summer, we went through the small details of the Common App all the way to the scheduling plan of applying to 25 colleges! Whenever I was stuck on an essay idea, I could shoot Ian a text and expect a reply within minutes. His calls for brainstorming ideas and then formatting responses allowed me to write over 60+ essays within the application season. While many of my peers talked about the nuisance of filling out forms and thinking of writing ideas, Ian made the process easy and enjoyable. I HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend that you (students and parents) use Collegewise as a resource; if I hadn't, I could have missed out on the opportunity of attending my dream school.

We had two overwhelming questions: What career should our daughter choose and what school will best prepare her for success? We had no idea where to start, but we are so thankful that we stumbled on the answer: Collegewise. We started with counseling on interests and received great advice about extracurricular activities to help refine her interests. Then we transitioned to learning about the different types of schools and figuring out what would make the best fit. One school stood out as a perfect match, but getting in was a bit of a stretch. With Collegewise's help she was accepted to not only her top pick school, but also its honors program!

My experience at Collegewise was great. Ian was very understanding and smart and helped me out in so many ways. The process that we went through was very helpful and I believe was crucial for me getting into one of my top colleges. I cannot thank them enough for being so understanding and helpful to me when writing my essays as well. Thanks to Collegewise and Ian I am going to SDSU!

With the help of Collegewise, I was able to get into my dream school. My counselor, Ian, was by my side throughout the whole process, and his unrelenting confidence in me kept me grounded and sane. He was unbelievably helpful in creating a list of schools that I loved, filling out my application, and writing essays that I was extremely proud of. I undoubtedly recommend Collegewise to everyone!!

I am so grateful that my son had the opportunity to work with Ian Parker as his college advisor. Ian was extremely positive about the college application process, while being honest with my son about his chances of getting into certain colleges. He guided us from start to finish and we had the chance to meet with him every step of the way, including after my son was admitted to colleges. Though my son met with Ian regularly, the meetings were never excessive and Ian was always reachable when we had questions or wanted to speak to him.

Ian was an enthusiastic partner, an amazing cheerleader and an all around positive force who helped our son find his path, and go after it with confidence on competence. We experienced very little stress with the process because of Ian Parker. Thank you Ian!

I can't say enough good things about our experience with counselor Ian Parker! Our son was just accepted to his first-choice school (Tulane University), and Ian played a huge role in helping him achieve that goal. Over the last year, Ian guided us through the entire process, from selecting the schools that were the best fit, to brainstorming essay ideas, to keeping the application process on track & on time. Ian has so much knowledge and experience--we learned a ton from him. He's smart, funny, kind, supportive, and easy to reach. His compassion and calm demeanor helped mitigate our stress during the college application process. We would highly recommend Ian to families anywhere!