Parry College Counseling

Specialties

Parry College Counseling is a private and independent college admissions consulting firm based in Seattle. The company helps students and parents in the Seattle area and beyond navigate the college search and application process. Whether you’re applying for the first time as a freshman, seeking transfer to another college, or need help with academic or career advising, we’re here to help.

Some of the services we provide include:

–Academic advising and course planning

–Coaching on extracurricular activities and leadership development

–Generating a comprehensive list of recommended colleges based on inventory of student’s academic and personal interests

–Support with research and evaluating college «fit»

–Tips for getting the most out of college visits

–Standardized test planning and advice

–Interview coaching

–Support with college application materials, including resumes and portfolios

–Scholarship applications and financial aid advising

–Transfer application advising

–Career advising such as LinkedIn profiles, cover letters and resumes

History

Established in 2015.

Parry College Counseling was started to support high school students with the increasingly complex and competitive college search and application process. Parry College Counseling recognizes the unfortunate reality that most public high schools do not have adequate college and career counseling resources. The average public school counselor has a caseload of more than 450 students, and often the bright and college-​bound students are the last priority. We seek to fill in the gaps and support your high school’s counselor (and you!) as you discover a college of best fit.

Meet the Business Owner

Heather P.

Business Owner

Heather Parry has nearly a decade of college admissions and recruiting experience across a wide range of colleges and post-​graduate programs. Heather has interviewed hundreds of students for admission to Claremont McKenna College; reviewed thousands of applications for the University of Washington; and advised and recruited undergraduates from across the nation seeking admission to medical, dental and veterinary medicine programs at Western University of Health Sciences. Most recently, Heather was a college and intern recruiter for software developers at Amazon.

Through these experiences, Heather has visited more than 120 college campuses throughout the United States. She is also a member of several professional associations for independent educational consultants and regularly participates in professional development within the college admissions field.