Since 1992, Kiersten Murphy has been directly involved in admissions and school counseling in a variety of primary, secondary and college settings. These have included public, private, boarding, day, coed, and single sex settings, from Massachusetts to the state of Washington. Educated at Gettysburg College and the College of Saint Rose, she holds a Bachelor’s in Political Science and Master’s in Education in School Counseling. Working independently as a consultant since 1993, Kiersten Murphy has concurrently held positions as Assistant Director of Admissions, Director of Financial Aid, and as a Student Advisor in independent secondary schools as well as at the collegiate level. In addition to working in the private sector, Ms. Murphy spent time working in a public high school as a guidance counselor intern. As Ms. Murphy has a strong background in both college and secondary school admissions, she is well versed in the various duties that these professionals carry out on a daily basis.
Ms. Murphy takes on a small client base each year to ensure personalized attention. She has worked with students from across the nation and around the world and is able to assist both in person as well as via email and Skype. In an effort to stay on top of trends, she attends national conferences on college admissions each year, as well as serves on the College Committee of IECA. Ms. Murphy spends a significant amount of time each year visiting college campuses across the nation to best facilitate matches between her clients and potential campuses. Ms. Murphy has visited hundreds of schools across the United States.
As a recognized expert on college admission counseling, Ms. Murphy has been frequently quoted in the press, including articles in USA Today, Forbes and Fox Business. Ms. Murphy has also made appearances on public radio, television and XM satellite radio and is a regular contributor to Unigo’s College Admission Experts Weekly Column. Ms. Murphy is also a faculty member with University of California Irvine’s College Counseling Certificate Program for Independent Educational Consultants.
Ms. Murphy is a professional member of the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA), an organization of full-time established educational consultants. She is one of only 400 professional members nationwide. Ms. Murphy also holds membership with the National Association of College Admissions Counselors (NACAC).
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