About
Ashley McNaughton, founder of ACM College Consulting is an international educator with more than 10 years of experience mentoring students to gain entry to elite undergraduate programs. She has a degree in Business Management from Bucknell University and a college counseling certificate from UCLA. She specializes in helping students refine their major, find international universities and build fitting college lists, and craft a compelling narrative that tells their unique story. She has successfully helped students gain acceptance to top colleges including Brown, Yale, NYU, Northeastern, Tulane, Middlebury, Emory, Case Western, Boston University, the UCs, Trinity, Oxford, Kyoto University, University of Toronto and TUM.
Ashley is a member of the Higher Education Consultants Association (HECA) and International Association for College Admission Counseling (IACAC). She keeps up to date on international university admissions trends and changes, college options, education policies and high school curriculum by attending many professional conferences, workshops and webinars throughout the year.
Ashley adheres to the HECA Standards and Ethics Code of Conduct to provide her students professional, ethical and responsible service.
Client Testimonials
Client Testimonials
“Ashley listens to the students and is passionate as well as knowledgable about the colleges and truly wants to make the perfect fit. I used Ashley for my daughter and my son! You will not regret hiring her as your personal consultant!”
“Ashley is warm, personable, professional, organized, and encouraging. She was extremely helpful in my son’s college application process. She really tuned into my son to see what schools would be a good fit for him. She brought schools to our attention that we had not even considered. My son went to a language immersion program and he was looking at US schools as well as international schools that were comparable to a state school tuition. She helped guide the application process for multiple countries as well as balancing US school requirements. She helped stay on top of the deadlines and edit content. I could not recommend Ashley more.”
“Ashley is an amazing college counselor! She listened carefully to us. She was available and a wealth of knowledge. During a busy senior year, Ashley was the go to person when we needed information on testing deadlines, SAT tutors, college application deadlines, and financial aid info. She really helped make what would be a very stressful time a more calm experience.
Thank you Ashley!”
“I loved working with Ashley! I came to her the summer before my senior year in high school and I had no clue where I wanted to attend college or what I wanted to study. Now, I will be attending a college that I LOVE and I know exactly what I plan to study. She is very hands on and extremely helpful when it comes to questions you have, whether it be about an essay you’re writing or questions about a college application. Highly recommend to any high schoolers who feel they could use some guidance as they start looking into colleges!”
“Ashley really helped us figure out the best college for our daughter and even after our daughter found “her” college and was accepted Ashley was still available to answer questions, bounce scholarship essay ideas, and stay in touch with us!! ”
“We have been very pleased with Ashley’s work and assistance while we are searching for and applying to colleges. She promptly replies to any questions or concerns that we have, and she has willingly investigated programs and/or colleges that have been suggested to us and that were outside of her recommendations. The information that she provides in the recommended college list (which she puts together after meeting with you and determining what you want from the college experience) is AWESOME and extremely helpful.”
“We were extremely pleased with Ashley’s work with our daughter. From the very beginning throughout the entire process she explained how she would help and she followed through on what she promised, first determining our daughter’s preferences and skills and helping her find where to target her college search. Ashley kept in frequent touch with our daughter and us, continuing to assist all of us through the application process and beyond. We would recommend her services to anyone.”
“Ashley was great to work with. She answered all of our questions, introduced us to colleges we would have never thought of, and helped our daughter stay on track to apply. We are more than happy we decided to use her services!”