Independent educational consulting · Based in Bavaria, serving worldwide
Education journeys that cross borders deserve a clear map.
One-on-one college admissions and career-pathway guidance for the internationally mobile — military and civilian families, students at DoDEA, international and host-nation schools, and adults building their next credential. US, UK and EU targets, on your timezone.
- An internationally mobile family ourselves — based in Germany
- US, UK and EU application pathways covered
- Students and adult learners — first applications to career-change credentials
- Sessions scheduled around European and Pacific timezones
Who we serve
Find your journey.
Education plans look different for a DoDEA junior, a staff sergeant with an ETS date, and a family whose kids attend the local Gymnasium. We speak all of them.
Military families with college-bound students
DoDEA and base-adjacent families navigating US, UK and EU applications through PCS moves — our founding specialty.
Your page →American & international families abroad
State Department, contractor, corporate and NGO families at international schools — applying 'home' or anywhere else from abroad.
Your page →Families in host-nation schools
Kids in German Gymnasium or other local systems — keeping doors open to universities at home and abroad.
Your page →Individual service members
Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and Guardians planning degrees or credentials — in service and after it.
Your page →DoDEA educators & civilian staff
Teachers and staff moving toward leadership, media specialist, counseling or the next professional chapter.
Your page →International-school students worldwide
IB, A-level and AP students anywhere, applying across systems — on their school's calendar or in spite of it.
Your page →Study in Germany or Austria
For anyone drawn to excellent, affordable German-speaking-world universities — including English-taught programs.
Your page →The cross-border problem
Standard advice assumes you stay put. Your life doesn't.
Most guidance quietly assumes one school system, one country and a counselor with time. Internationally mobile families and professionals work with none of that.
Moves in the middle
A PCS, posting change or new contract lands mid-journey — scrambling coursework, recommenders and deadlines exactly when consistency matters most.
Records across systems
DoDEA, international, host-nation and US records — or a military service record — have to be stitched into one story the next institution can read.
Calendars that collide
Common App, UCAS, uni-assist, benefit windows and program deadlines all run on different clocks. Choosing late narrows options.
Guidance built for someone else
School counselors carry heavy caseloads; transition briefings are one-size-fits-all; stateside consultants sleep through your evening. You need advice built for your situation, on your clock.
How we help
One clear plan, from first list to final decision.
Transparent USD pricing (incl. German VAT) with generous payment plans — from $165/hour to the $4,488 flagship, with a Study in Germany/Austria track in development. No open-ended retainers, no surprise fees.
Hourly consulting — $165/hr
Flexible, as-needed help in 30-minute increments: essay review with written feedback, application-requirements consultations or specialized research questions.
See hourly options →Accelerator Package — $660
Up to 5 focused consulting hours at 20% off hourly — jumpstart a senior's applications, map a military-to-civilian credential path, or power another specialized project. 6-month payment plan available.
Explore the package →Comprehensive Junior-to-Senior — $4,488
Our flagship: 24 live consultation hours plus asynchronous support from junior year through the final decision — 30-month payment plan available.
Explore the package →From our lab · In development
Upskill News: verified, personalized briefings for every client.
We're building the tool we wish every consultant had — an AI-assisted newsletter and podcast platform for independent educational consultants that aims to do the research legwork, shows its sources, and keeps the consultant's judgment in charge of everything that ships.
- Designed to produce personalized biweekly newsletters and podcasts for every client
- Every fact labeled Verified, Stale or Unverified — with sources
- Nothing goes out without the consultant's review and approval
- Mobile-first installable web app, WCAG 2.2 AA-audited
Why families trust us
We're not studying this niche from afar. We're in it.
The founder is the customer
A SOFA-status American family in Germany, a DoDEA-educator spouse, and four children navigating US and UK admissions in real time — including one heading to law school in the UK.
Evidence over folklore
A data-science background and doctoral research training mean recommendations come from admissions data and official sources, not base-housing rumor.
Independent and transparent
Trained at IECA's Summer Training Institute (2025), we operate by IECA's Principles of Good Practice: clear scope, clear fees, and advice that serves your student — we never take payment from universities or any school, program, or service we recommend.
Free resources
Start with our guides for military-connected applicants
June 10, 2026
How to Apply to US Colleges from a DoDEA School
A practical, step-by-step guide for military families applying to American universities from DoDEA Europe, Pacific or Americas — transcripts, testing, counselors and deadlines.
June 9, 2026
UCAS for American Military Families: Applying to UK Universities from Overseas
How US military and expat students apply to British universities — UCAS deadlines, personal statements, predicted grades and what American families always get wrong.
June 8, 2026
PCS Orders Mid-Application: A Survival Plan for Senior Year
Orders dropped in the middle of college application season? A step-by-step checklist for military families to protect transcripts, recommenders and deadlines through the move.
Start with a free 20-minute conversation.
Tell us where you are, where you — or your student — want to go, and what the orders look like. You'll leave with at least one concrete next step — whether or not we work together.