An average IECA college consultant spends 24 hours on each client? Ms. Murphy spends approximately 40 hours on each client depending on their individual needs. Read the 10 Important Ways IECA Consultants are Unlike Any Other College Consultants

Your college experience will be filled with new beginnings and academic opportunities. For the first time, you will be living away from home, selecting courses from hundreds of choices and meeting new friends from around the country and world. Your senior year is a stepping stone to begin this journey. However, the process can be overwhelming. With over 3000 colleges to choose from, lengthy applications and daunting essays to write, many students need guidance.

At Murphy College Consultants LLC, we can guide you through the process to ensure that it is an enjoyable and organized one. Since 1993, Murphy College Consultants has been committed to facilitating a personalized match between a student and his/her future college. A combination of specific training and experience in the field allows Ms. Murphy to recommend schools best suited to the strengths and interests of the student. Ms. Murphy looks beyond name brand colleges and offers students a broad list of options to explore, ensuring that a lesser-known school is not ignored.

The class of 2009 will be the largest graduating high school class in the history of the nation. Yet the percentage of applicants accepted this year at America’s top schools continues to shrink.

As Ms. Murphy has personally visited hundreds of colleges across the nation, she is able to hand select the most appropriate options for students to pursue. This personalized approach is one that is superior to reviewing websites and catalogs alone. In addition, Ms. Murphy prides herself on being current with admission trends and application policies. This insight is invaluable to students as they make decisions about their future. 

Murphy College Consultants, places a strong emphasis on getting to know the student to ensure his/her success and happiness at a given college. From the first meeting to the time of decision letters, Ms. Murphy can effectively guide you through the application process to help obtain individual goals.

Our services include:

• Exploring your interests, goals and talents
• Reviewing academic and testing records
• Assisting with curriculum and extracurricular decisions for your junior and senior year of high school
• Identifying colleges that are best suited to your academic strengths and personal interests
• Managing the college application process
• Providing guidance on tests including the SAT, ACT and SAT II
• Preparing you for interviews, campus visits and essay writing
• Reviewing financial aid and scholarship options
• Assisting with final college choices including housing, orientation and registration