Rising Tide College Consulting - Wilmington, North Carolina

tracy W.

Hands down Liz is absolutely the best to work with. Not only did Liz help my son get into the number 1 college of his choice, she also helped him develop his self confidence. Over the years of working with Liz, she helped him become his own self advocate and encouraged him to work independently. He strengthened his time management, organization, strategic planning and communication skills. This was tremendous as he took ownership of his college search (without the parent micromanaging) and gained the skills to do it. As thrilled as I am that he got into the number 1 college of his choice, he also gained skills that developed him into the young professional he is. All the soft skills he gained by working with Liz was as equally as valuable as the college he was accepted too. This by far was the best investment I made for my son.

Andrew B.

Liz’s work is exceptional! She provides concentrated, individualized help and really cares about her clients. Liz is extremely knowledgeable about the college atmosphere and gives insight that is very helpful. She opened college doors for me that I didn’t know were there prior to working with her. Working with Liz tremendously helped and improved my college application process (especially when it came to the essays). She makes the college application process substantially smoother and easier to navigate; she was a life saver. Liz is very personable and is a fun, energetic counselor. Working with her was one of the best things for my college application. Liz is awesome!

Lauren G.

I can't say enough positive about Liz and Rising Tide! Liz really got to know and became a confidant to my daughter throughout the college exploration and application process. As a result, they came up with a list of colleges that were exceptionally good fits. Liz really boosted my daughter's confidence and encouraged her to present her very best self in well thought out essays and supplements. Their targeting was so spot on that my daughter received merit scholarships everywhere she applied and all her acceptance letters specifically mentioned her essays! We couldn't have accomplished this without Liz.

Because we were so pleased with Liz's results with our daughter, we hired her to help our son navigate through the transfer application process at UNC-Chapel Hill, with an equally positive outcome. I only wish we had know Liz when he was applying the first time around!

Chris N.

GREAT experience working with Liz! Very professional, knowledgeable, personable, great with research and sharing info with us. She did everything she told us she would do from our initial evaluation/conversation. She connected with our daughter to communicate very important college items. Truly a blessing to have had her work with our daughter! She made a huge difference in our entire collegiate approach! And ultimately it led to acceptance at every college that our daughter applied to and very good scholarship money. Well worth the money we paid Liz! Hire her!!
Chris Nesselroade

Lily M.

Liz has truly been an amazing gift during this crazy time of researching and applying to colleges! My daughter and I were so fortunate to find her because we were struggling with beginning this difficult process. Liz has worked so hard creating a wonderful list of colleges and has been there for all of our questions. She has kept us on track with deadlines and we are getting very excited about the exciting possibilities that lie ahead. Being a single mom, I could not have managed all of this by myself --Liz has been our lifesaver!!

Dr G. J.

Liz gave us more useful information in the "here's what I offer" interview than my wife and I learned getting our first daughter into college on our own. She is such a valuable resource due to the amount of time and extensive research she does every year. Our only regret is that we didn't find her in time to help our oldest child with her college decision.

Michael B.

Liz has been an amazing help to our family during the college selection and application process. She was able to engage our boys in the decision process better than we could have ever done alone. Giving the kids a personal "college dashboard" for to-do items and timelines for each college gives the kids and parents control and confidence through the whole process. I would DEFINITELY RECOMMEND Rising Tide College Consulting to any parent.

Ella F.

Mrs. Smith is absolutely amazing! She has guided me since freshman year to set me up for success. I highly recommend her to everyone as she has helped me apply and figure out what college and major I would like to achieve. She also is amazing at helping with college essays and in the end, you will be shocked at how wonderfully all your essay portrays your personality. It really pays off when those acceptance letters start rolling in!