We are in frequent contact with admissions officers at numerous colleges and universities worldwide. We also have a community of current students and post-graduates. What does this mean to you? If you’re looking for a job after graduation, we are your other network. Our relationships are for life.

We are not merely an essay service; we are a full-service consulting company. We can help you choose your schools, figure out when to apply, how to get off the waitlist and into the school of your choice, and how to write the least number of essays for the most number of schools (we adapt your essays for more than one school, saving you money while still maintaining the level of quality). 

We are not merely an essay service; we are a full-service consulting company. We can help you choose your schools, figure out when to apply, how to get off the waitlist and into the school of your choice, and how to write the least number of essays for the most number of schools (we adapt your essays for more than one school, saving you money while still maintaining the level of quality). 

If you want to know what admissions officers are looking for, pick up the phone and call the current one, don’t spend money on it. If you want someone who knows what the admissions officers want and has the interview skills to draw the story out of you (and the ability to help you write it), you need a dedicated consultant. Admissions officers or ex-admissions officers are great at choosing the right people to make up an entire class. That requires a different expertise than writing a story. Would you go to a general practitioner to operate on your brain?

Every year we work with candidates who have unsuccessfully applied in the past, and we have an excellent success rate when it comes to helping them get in the second time around.

Yes. In fact, more and more every year! Our candidates come from across the globe, and many speak English as a second language. It’s not uncommon for us to be on the phone with a candidate in Hong Kong one day, and chatting via Zoom with a candidate in an Internet Café in Brazil the next. And we will always make sure you are paired with a coach who is available when you are, regardless of what time zone you’re in.

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All Forster-Thomas coaches tailor their schedules to work with yours, and are available 24/7, Monday through Saturday. You will have your coach’s personal telephone number, and every call will be returned promptly. We are known for our personalized service, and we take this reputation very seriously.

No. We are essay consultants, not ghostwriters, which means we spend quite a bit of time learning about your life, helping you choose the topic, and creating a verbal outline so that you can go off and create a first draft. We go back and forth until the essay is great, the t's are crossed, and the i's are dotted. If you are looking for someone to write your essays for you, we're not it.

It is not just about strong writing. Your essays need to be great. You are in an extremely competitive environment, with people who are at the top of their game. You want any edge you can get. Do you want to shore up every aspect of your application? You will be more honest with a stranger regarding your life than with someone whom you know well. We have no emotional connection to you and can be more objective regarding your answers and choice of topics. We know the right questions to ask.

Absolutely. In today’s competitive admissions environment, more and more prospective students are using educational consultants, and the schools are well aware of it. The key is to work with a reputable company that does not ghostwrite essays for you. Forster-Thomas is not only a member of the IECA (Independent Educational Consultants Association), but we are also well known among top academic institutions for our integrity and ethical approach to admissions coaching. This has allowed us to develop excellent relationships with admissions officers at numerous colleges and universities, some of who even follow us on Twitter!

Your coach could edit your essays—they are perfectly capable of doing it—but we feel that would be cutting corners. From Tolstoy to Hemmingway, the best writers have always relied on an editor to sculpt and shape every manuscript, and we believe your essays deserve the same care and attention. An experienced editor won’t just catch any lingering typos or grammar errors, but will also provide a crucial pair of fresh eyes to ensure nothing was missed in the drafting process. It’s a method that’s unique to Forster-Thomas, and we strongly believe it results in higher quality work.

You will work with one dedicated creative coach. Avoid any company that has you working with a variety of consultants. You need someone who is committed to you, knows you intimately, and will help you through the entire process. You will never be passed around from consultant to consultant here.

After reviewing your existing work during a free candidacy assessment, we may recommend that you make one or two short films under our guidance for your reel. If that is the case, we won’t be on set with you, but we will walk you through every step of the filmmaking process, from conception to production to DVD authoring. We can suggest resources for casting and assembling a crew, assist you with scheduling the production, and guide you through the editing process. Think of it as film school with a student-to-teacher ratio of 1:1.

Our film school coaches are graduates of top film schools themselves, and also working filmmakers. They have written award-winning screenplays, directed short films and videos, and even taught filmmaking classes. They have a strong understanding of the different disciplines within film, enabling them to ensure that your application materials are top-notch, regardless of your specific area of focus.