Show # 21 - Katherine Cohen, Ph.D., Founder of Ivywise

Industry: School Admissions
Company Size: 6 people
In Business: 7 years

In 1999, Katherine Cohen founded Ivywise, a company focused on assisting students in applying to schools.  After previously working in admissions at Yale, she saw that most students who applied did not know how to present themselves well and she knew she could help them. While working in her apartment the first year, she landed an article in Vogue magazine about her company and received 500 calls the next month. They currently service 200 students per year from nursery school to graduate school. This week, Katherine discusses the development of her company and is candid about important lessons she has learned.

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[Brad]

I've set up an open directory of admissions consulting services like IvyWise, Essay Edge and others where families can anonymously review their experience working with them.

IvyWise actually has an entry on the index
http://www.collegeconsultantreviews.com/content/view/18/26/

Anyone weighs in on their experience would be doing a service to the whole educational community.

http://www.collegeconsultantreviews.com

[Claire Ann]

Hi True NYC,

David and Meredith, we were pleased to meet you at the recent Small Biz Tech Summit earlier in 2008!

This might be an appropriate point at which to post a comment. We provide a similar service to what Katherine does here, but with a more international twist.

International Study USA helps international students access a nationwide US network of potential universities, colleges and private high schools.

Currently our focus is on helping Korean and German students come to America, but we will be broadening our target market as we expand. Our service helps international students to access...

- undergraduate level studies (See website for a list of majors)
- graduate level studies (including MBA in the USA)
- private high schools (day schools and boarding schools)

We also organize internships (Praktikum) in the USA, with a focus on using English in the workplace.

http://www.International-Study-USA.com

Further questions (and business partnerships from the entrepreneur world!) are most welcome. Please have a look at our website for more details.

Thanks,

Claire Ann