About Me

Elise Niiler Rowley is an experienced independent educational consultant with a background in high school counseling, college financial aid, and teaching. She loves guiding students through a purpose-driven college search and a calm, structured college application process. Her goal is to help high school students find colleges where their potential can unfold.

As leader of a College Planning Parent Group for four years, Rowley developed a deep understanding of the concerns of students and parents during the college search process. She has been working one on one with students since 2016. She has an extensive knowledge of colleges and universities across the country, having visited over 130 campuses and counting.

Credentials: Professional-level member of the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA). MA in Counseling Psychology with a School Counseling specialization, Lesley University; Certificate in Management Effectiveness from the USC School of Business; MA in Russian Language & Literature, UCLA; AB, Dartmouth College.

Family: Married to Michael, two adult children, Sonia (Dartmouth ‘19) and Peter (MIT ‘22). Two cats.

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Students Enrolled

Rochester Institute of Technology, Boston University, Drexel University, Northeastern University, Colgate University, Butler University, University of Rhode Island, Syracuse University, Bates College, Brown University, Vassar College, University of Vermont, Colby College, Kenyon College, Grinnell College, Dickinson College, Carleton College, Macalester College, Pennsylvania State University -- University Park, University of Maryland, College Park, University of Wisconsin -- Madison, Purdue University -- West Lafayette, The Ohio State University -- Columbus, University of Pittsburgh, Indiana University Bloomington, Fordham University, Saint Anselm College, Skidmore College, Providence College, University of Rochester, Trinity College, Union College, Connecticut College, Fairfield University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Miami University -- Oxford, Illinois Institute of Technology, University of Cincinnati, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Case Western Reserve University, Brandeis University, Chapman University, University of Connecticut, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Richmond, Quinnipiac University, Bard College, Susquehanna University, Carnegie Mellon University, Lehigh University, Harvard University, University of California, Santa Cruz, Sacred Heart University, Salve Regina University, Merrimack College, American University, University of Denver, Mount Holyoke College, Lewis and Clark College, Hamilton College, Villanova University, Colorado School of Mines, Gonzaga University, Lafayette College, Clemson University, Binghamton University, The State University of New York, Colorado College, New York University, Pace University, Loyola University Chicago, University of San Francisco, DePaul University, Loyola Marymount University, College of William and Mary, Bentley University, Boston College, McGill University, The George Washington University, Clark University, Tufts University, St. Lawrence University, Columbia University, The University of Arizona, Santa Clara University, San Diego State University, University of Miami, James Madison University, Elon University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Oregon, University of South Carolina -- Columbia, The University of Chicago, University of Waterloo, University of Toronto, Allegheny College, Wheaton College, Muhlenberg College, Gettysburg College, Wesleyan University, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey -- New Brunswick, Roger Williams University, SUNY -- Albany, Clarkson University, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Colorado State University, Arizona State University -- Tempe Campus, Marist College, Stevens Institute of Technology, Michigan State University, The University of Alabama, University of Mississippi, West Virginia University, Ursinus College, University of California, Santa Barbara, University of Delaware, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Stonehill College, The University of Tampa, University of New Hampshire, University of Missouri -- Columbia, Denison University, College of the Holy Cross, Loyola University Maryland, Suffolk University, University of Massachusetts Boston.

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