K.LENSS Education Consulting

Specialties

What is College Consulting?

AKA: college counseling, educational consulting

Independent Educational Consultants supplement high school counselors by providing students access to one-​on-​one individualized instruction and attention. We provide objective, third-​party advice that supports students, parents, and entire families throughout the college planning, search, and admissions process.

Services Offered

Initial consultation to evaluate the needs and wants of the student and family.

A road map to college: creating a college application timeline

Enrollment into CustomCollegePlan management software

Meyers Briggs personality testing

Analysis of student’s transcript grades, courses, standardized test scores and extra-​curricular activities

Developing a «self-​marketing» strategy and creation of a unique student resumé

Researching careers and matching with appropriate college majors /​schools

An outline of potential colleges for consideration ranked by admissions probability

Scholarship strategies and research

Guidance in completing college admissions or scholarship essays

Full start-​to-​finish admissions interview coaching with mock interviews

How-​to clinic on properly requesting letters of recommendation

College visit planning

Specializing in Arts and Music school admissions

Do you have a busy schedule? Do you live far from Chicago? No problem! Consultations with K. LENSS Education Consulting can occur anywhere and anytime via online video conferencing.

History

Established in 2014.

KLenss, llc and K. Lenss Education Consulting was founded in 2014 in Chicago, IL.

Meet the Business Owner

Karl L.

Business Owner

Karl Lenss is a graduate of the University of Michigan and holds both a Bachelor of Music (BM) degree in Music Education as well as a Masters of Educational Leadership (M.Ed) He is also an Illinois licensed K-​12 teacher and general school administrator. Karl is an associate member of the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA) and a graduate of the IECA Summer Training Institute at Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, CA. He is also a professional member of the American College Counseling Association (ACCA). In addition to his work as an independent educational consultant, Karl has ten years of classroom teaching experience in the Chicagoland area.

In his free time he enjoys skiing, playing golf, traveling, and spending time with his wonderful wife, Krista.