Most admissions consultants start trying to sell themselves within ten minutes of your first conversation—they tout their numbers, their years of experience, and their incredible record of success. It sure sounds impressive. But how do they know they can get you into the school of your dreams before they know anything about you? 

Forster-Thomas has a more personalized approach, and that begins with our free candidacy assessment. During a candidacy assessment, we get to know you. We’ll look at your transcript, test scores, and relevant experience and materials so we can determine the competitiveness of your candidacy. We'll discuss your resume, and help you understand how schools will likely view your background and achievements. We’ll find out what you want from your education so we can suggest schools that might be a good fit.

Most importantly, however, we’ll ask you to tell us about the real you—how you think, what you value, and the way your mind works. That way, we’ll be able to help you decide what kind of admissions assistance you really need, and if we're a good match for each other. After all that's done, we'll answer any questions you have about us—without the hard sell. 

In short, the candidacy assessment is part evaluation, part discovery, and zero sales pitch.

Interested? Curious? Intrigued? Then call us at 212-741-9090, or sign up for a free candidacy assessment. 

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Why Us?

There are literally thousands of educational consultants out there for you to choose from. Here’s what makes us different:

Success Rate

We’ve done the math, and it speaks for itself: Forster-Thomas candidates have a 98% success rate with their top 5 school choices, and an 86% success rate with their top 3 school choices.

Personalized Attention

We are not an “essay mill” that depends on volume for success. We are a small educational consultant company with a handpicked staff of dedicated professionals, and we only take on as many candidates as we want to work with each year. As soon as you sign up, you will receive the personal phone number for your creative coach, who will have a flexible schedule that will work with yours. It’s not uncommon for our coaches and candidates to develop a strong bond while working together; we’re still in touch with many of our past candidates, and have even been invited to their birthday parties and weddings.

We’re Writers and Storytellers, Not Ex-Admissions Officers

Knowing good food when you taste it doesn’t make you a gourmet chef. While admissions officers know a good candidate when they see one, that doesn’t mean they can help you create a distinctive candidacy. Forster-Thomas coaches and editors, however, are veterans of the top names in media. We’re journalists, screenwriters, authors, and storytellers, so we know how to craft, structure and tell a compelling story, not just how to appreciate one.

Our Finger Is On The Pulse

When it comes to admissions, the essay questions aren’t the only things that change every year or two—the admissions staff does too. And each new admissions director has his/her own perspective on what makes a great candidate. To keep up with the changing tides, we interview admissions officers at the top schools across the country each year, keeping up-to-date on what they're looking for, what impresses them, and what they see over and over again. We even publish our interviews to give you the upper hand.

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