Teri Thompson is the founder and director of Thompson College Consulting, an independent college consulting firm in Seattle, Washington (formerly known as College Select Seattle). She has been assisting families with the college search process since 2008.

About Me

Teri Thompson is the founder and director of Thompson College Consulting, an independent college consulting firm in Seattle, Washington (formerly known as College Select Seattle). She has been assisting families with the college search process since 2008.

Teri's path into college consulting began with her own college-bound daughter — as she researched schools, financial aid, and fit, she realized how much families benefit from having someone help them navigate the process. She went on to complete UCLA's graduate-level College Counseling program, and her practice grew from there on a referral basis. Earlier in her career, she spent 12 years as a recruiter in the high-tech industry, which gave her a firsthand view of what employers look for and how a college education factors into that.

Teri holds a B.A. in Business Administration from the University of Washington and is a Certified Educational Planner (AICEP). She is also affiliated with HECA, IECA, and PNACAC. Her approach treats finding the "right fit" — academically, socially, and financially — as a personalized puzzle unique to each student.

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Students Enrolled

Princeton University, University of Rochester, Barnard College, Maine Maritime Academy, Bates College, Syracuse University, Temple University, University of Vermont, University of California, Santa Barbara, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, University of Denver, University of Washington, Seattle, Santa Clara University, University of San Diego, Occidental College, Northeastern University, Boston University, Trinity College, Tufts University, Union College, Washington State University, Gonzaga University, University of Portland, University of the Pacific, Oregon State University, University of Colorado Boulder, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Colorado School of Mines, Trinity University, St. John's University, College of the Holy Cross, The University of British Columbia, American University, The George Washington University, Xavier University, Emory University, University of California, San Diego, University of California -- Los Angeles, Arizona State University -- Tempe Campus, University of Southern California, Fordham University, Georgetown University, University of Maryland, College Park, Vanderbilt University, University of Virginia, University of Leeds, University of Minnesota -- Twin Cities, New York University, Colorado State University, Indiana University Bloomington, University of Florida, University of Miami, Southern Methodist University, Fairfield University, University of South Florida, University of South Carolina -- Columbia, University of Delaware, Whitman College, Western Washington University, University of San Francisco, Lewis and Clark College, University of Washington, Bothell, Montana State University -- Bozeman, University of Oregon, Kenyon College, Wheaton College, Dickinson College, Hamilton College, The University of Utah, Loyola Marymount University, University of California, Irvine, Scripps College, Florida Southern College, Clemson University, Loyola University New Orleans, The University of Tampa, The University of Arizona, University of Georgia, University of California, Davis, The University of Montana, University of California, Santa Cruz, University of Victoria, University of St. Andrews, Skidmore College, Wellesley College, Mount Holyoke College, Colorado College, Earlham College, Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts, DePaul University, College of Charleston, Belmont University, Marist College, Clark University, Willamette University, University of Puget Sound, University of Redlands, Whittier College, Texas Christian University, Muhlenberg College, Chapman University, St. Olaf College, Oberlin College, University of Alberta, North Carolina State University -- Raleigh, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Lehigh University, University of Pittsburgh, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Wisconsin -- Madison, Middlebury College, Rice University, University of California, Berkeley, Pennsylvania State University -- University Park, College of William and Mary, Lawrence University, Hawaii Pacific University, Seattle University, Carroll College, Iowa State University, Salve Regina University, Gettysburg College, Hope College, Elon University, Miami University -- Oxford, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Queen's University Belfast, Villanova University, George Mason University, James Madison University, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Sarah Lawrence College, Bennington College, Ithaca College, Macalester College, San Diego State University, Pitzer College, University of Toronto, McGill University, Adelphi University, University of St. Thomas, The University of Alabama, Georgia Institute of Technology, Virginia Tech, Carleton College, Purdue University -- West Lafayette, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Colgate University, California State University, Long Beach, San Jose State University, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Southern Oregon University, Case Western Reserve University, Brandeis University, University of Iowa, Tulane University, Loyola University Chicago, University of Michigan -- Ann Arbor, Northern Arizona University, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Susquehanna University, Texas A&M University -- College Station, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University -- Prescott, University of Central Florida, Vassar College, Reed College, Cornell University, Boise State University, Pacific Lutheran University, Stony Brook University, Louisiana State University, Central Washington University, Knox College, Connecticut College, University of Washington, Tacoma, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey -- Camden, University of Nevada, Reno, University of North Texas, Michigan State University, Marquette University, Grinnell College, The Culinary Institute of America at Hyde Park, Rochester Institute of Technology, Arizona State University -- Polytechnic Campus, Providence College, Smith College, Amherst College, Creighton University, SUNY -- University at Buffalo, Williams College, Durham University, University of Mary Washington, Bowdoin College, Boston College, University of Edinburgh, Simon Fraser University, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, The Evergreen State College, University of Kansas, Bowling Green State University, Lynn University, The Ohio State University -- Columbus, Colorado Mesa University, Eastern Washington University, Beloit College, Bryn Mawr College, University of Connecticut, University of New Hampshire, Quinnipiac University, St. Lawrence University, University of Stirling, Illinois College, Albion College