7 Academic Consultant Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: November 1st, 2023

Become An Academic Consultant

Here are some real life success stories of starting a academic consultant:

1. Shemmassian Academic Consulting ($648K/year)

How much they make: $648K/year
Current team size: 40

Multi Six-Figure Consulting on the Side

Learn how a student counselor who charged his first customer $1,200 built a six-figure side hustle that earned $650k in a year through his consultancy that advises medical school applicants.

About

Dr. started Shemmassian Academic Consulting over 10 years ago

Revenue

Dr. grew the business to $54K/month

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2. Prepmedians ($415K/year)

How much they make: $415K/year
Current team size:

The Most Creative Teaching Business That I’ve Ever Seen With Kalyan Mazumder

Prepmedians uses actor-led videos to help students study for their SAT/PSAT/ACT exams resulting in a 9% statistically significant improvement, serving millions globally alongside impressive social media engagement figures.

About

Kalyan started Prepmedians over 5 years ago

Revenue

Kalyan grew the business to $34.6K/month

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Learn more about starting an academic consultant:

Where to start?

-> How much does it cost to start an academic consultant?
-> Pros and cons of an academic consultant

Need inspiration?

-> Examples of established academic consultant
-> Marketing ideas for an academic consultant

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4. University of Florida

The University of Florida — UF — is a top-ranked public research university located in Gainesville. Find out how we're solving for next.

Where they're located: Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Website traffic: 8.17M/month

5. Shemmassian Academic Consulting

Your trusted advisors for admissions success, specializing in 1:1 test prep and application support for elite institutions.

How much they make:
Where they're located: San Diego, CA, USA
Current team size: 40

6. BeMo®

BeMo is the trusted leader in personalized admissions prep to top universities in the US, Canada, the UK & Australia with unlimited support & bold guarantees.

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