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Working in partnership with parents, I have helped hundreds of students find the right next step after high school.

College admissions consulting

Your Success Starts Here

I truly enjoy getting to know young people as unique individuals, then help each one find a path that makes personal sense.
Drew recruit
College admissions
Chris Teare, college counselor

Meet Chris Teare

I am a Certified Educational Planner who first helped others find the right college when I took my younger siblings on their campus tours in the late 1970’s while still an undergraduate myself…

A Track Record of Success

Fiske Guide to Colleges“When it comes to college admissions, Chris Teare has been there, done that, and seen it all.  No one else I know can match his breadth of knowledge and experience as a high school college counselor, college admissions officer, journalist and savvy adviser to people who write college guides. I’m looking forward to when I can sit him down, buy him a beer and get him going on his college admissions war stories.”

Ted Fiske, Editor, the Fiske Guide to Colleges

Princeton Review“Chris Teare is a confirmed KEEPER in my book! He and I have been colleagues for years and as such I’ve known him as a college counselor, college guru, advisory board member, writer, reporter and all-around expert on all things college admissions. Though all of that experience is admirable, the thing that sets Chris apart is good old fashioned in-your-corner student advocacy. It’s so deeply impressive because it’s effortless for Chris.  He can’t see his role as anything other than that. I’m deeply grateful that Chris is in our world.”

Rob Franek, Editor in Chief,
The Princeton Review

“I have known Chris Teare for over 20 years. We first met when he invited me to talk about selective college admissions to his students. He impressed me then and throughout our professional relationship as a strong student advocate.  Chris knows college admissions through and through, college admissions officers across the country, and they know him! His decades of experience in the field makes him uniquely qualified to work with today’s students and their parents to find the right college fit. Chris is extremely thorough in his work and is a persuasive writer in his own right who can help students focus on what is important in the college essay, and he can guide students and parents through a complex process to yield optimal results. Plus, he is one of the most likable professionals I know. To me, partnering with Chris Teare on the college admissions journey is a winning strategy.”

Robert J. Massa, Former Dean of Admissions and Enrollment, Johns Hopkins University

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