Alison McCaul is an Independent Educational Consultant.  She works with students and families in the college search to find their best college match. Alison's goal is to demystify the college application process and empower the students in their college search. By regularly visiting colleges (internationally and within the U.S.), talking with college representatives, attending conferences, and maintaining a strong network with like-minded professional Educational Consultants, Alison stays up-to-date with college and admittance trends.  She works with students applying to schools within the U.S. as well as those interested in applying to international universities, particularly Canada, U.K., and Europe.  

 

In addition to Alison's college advising role, she has over 15 years teaching experience.  She has taught English as a Second Language in Japan, India, and Washington, D.C. Through the Japanese Ministry of Education, Alison was a participant in the JET Program where she taught ESL to public school students in Nagasaki, Japan for three years.  While living in India, Alison taught ESL and core courses as a substitute teacher at the American Embassy School in New Delhi. In Washington D.C., she taught ESL to the diplomatic and international community, as well as provided workshops on understanding the U.S. college system to the international community.

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Prior to her career in education, Alison worked as a Research Analyst at the International Monetary Fund in Washington, D.C.  During those 10 years she provided economic data management support to Economists, specifically for countries in Africa and Europe. This work included traveling to Madagascar and Seychelles to work with the IMF team and country officials. 

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Alison recently relocated to beautiful Seattle, WA and continues to work remotely with students both in the U.S. and internationally.

 

Alison holds a certificate from the UC Irvine in Independent Educational Consulting and a B.A. in History from Radford University.  Alison is a college coach volunteer for ScholarMatch.  In addition, she is a member of the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA), International Association for College Admission Counseling (ACAC), and the IECA chapter of DC/MD/VA. Alison completed the IECA Summer Training Institute, in July 2018 and the WOW Writing Workshop's College Essay Experience Training, in March 2023.