Allison Schenck joined forces with Dr. Katherine Kendall in 2004 to form Kendall & Schenck Educational Consultants. Dr. Kendall, who founded her firm Kendall & Associates in 1979, was one of the first independent college counselors.
Allison Schenck has built an extensive practice that includes students from both independent and public schools throughout the United States and internationally. She travels regularly to colleges nationwide to keep abreast of current programs and rapidly changing school dynamics.
Allison has developed a specialty counseling transfer students wishing to transfer to four-year universities from community colleges and other universities. She is also an expert in guiding MBA, JD, and other graduate students seeking graduate degrees.
She obtained her certificate in college counseling from UCLA Extension and completed her training in the College Counseling Office at the Marlborough School in Los Angeles to earn her degree. She was graduated from the University of Michigan School of Business with a Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA) and earned her Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Columbia University’s School of Business. While she attended the University of Michigan, she worked in the Undergraduate Admissions Office. Prior to becoming a college counselor, she worked in the investment banking industry in New York and Los Angeles.