IvyWise is a for-profit New York-based firm of educational consultants that assists students pursuing admission to college. IvyWise counselors also work with students applying to nursery school, elementary school, high school/boarding school, and graduate or professional schools. Their services range from primary and secondary school admissions to college counseling for high school students and even graduate, law, and medical school admissions. They also provide tutoring, standardized test prep, and boast a wide range of free resources. The company was founded in 1998 by Dr. Katherine L. Cohen after she saw firsthand, "how students were presenting themselves and the mistakes they were making, and I kept thinking, well, I could help these kids from the other side…" Cohen then went on to found IvyWise, which quickly rose to become one of the world's leading education consultancy businesses. It is frequently named as a Top College Consultancy in the World; its most recent being a #1 ranking within the 2020-2021 College Admissions Consultants. Other notable rankings include those by Academic Influence, Entrepreneur, The Best of Manhattan: Private Tutors, and The Best of Manhattan: Best Admissions Counselor. IvyWise's website also boasts a plethora of promising reviews from parents, students, and other testimonials. Founder Dr. Katherine L. Cohen graduated magna cum laude from Brown University and received two master's degrees and a Ph.D. in Spanish Literature from Yale University. Dr. Cohen wrote The Truth About Getting In (Hyperion, 2002) and Rock Hard Apps (Hyperion, 2003). She received certification in College Admission Counseling from U.C.L.A. Extension. Prior to founding IvyWise, she was as an intern college counselor at Palisades Charter High School and a reader in the Yale University Office of Admissions. She also taught SAT test prep classes for The Princeton Review, an SAT prep company. Her entrepreneurial spirit stemmed from a young age, having started working as young as 15 years old at a local wine and cheese shop. She was recruited by The Princeton Review shortly thereafter, where she began teaching SAT prep whilst still in high school, herself. After graduating university, she decided to start her own tutoring business, which soon evolved into IvyWise as it's known today. Counselors IvyWise hosts an impressive line of academic counselors, whose collective counseling experience totals over 300 years, as of February, 2022. Each counselor has evaluated thousands of applicants and sat in committee. Their backgrounds range from former admissions officers at Massachusetts Institute of