Public information first
Listings come from what consultants publish about themselves and what independent sources say about them. We link the sources.
About
Every consultant says “price on request”.
Applicants to top MBA and undergraduate programmes face dozens of admissions consultancies at very different prices, and almost no way to compare them. Consilium puts them side by side, with what each one offers, who they focus on, what they charge where it's published, and what their own pages and public reviews say about outcomes, support and pricing.
Claims kept separate from evidence
Success rates and outcomes stated only by a firm are labelled as the firm's own claims. Points backed by independent sources are marked as corroborated.
AI that shows its working
The advisor and the AI summaries answer only from the directory and its sources. When we don't have something, it says so instead of guessing.
Independent
We don't coach, and rankings aren't for sale. Any paid placement will always be marked Sponsored.
How we matchShow
Every listed firm gets a fit score out of 100 from your answers and the firm's public information. No firm pays to rank higher.
- 5Programme. Required: firms that don't work with your programme are never shown. Firms focused on your programme get the full 5.
- 40Your target schools. Share of your target schools the firm says it works with.
- 30Help you want. Share of the services you picked that the firm lists.
- 15Location & format. Works online or worldwide, or is based in your region.
- 5Price vs budget. Stated prices within your budget score highest; unknown prices are never penalised.
- 5Independent reviews. 4.3★ or better from 10+ reviews on Trustpilot or Sitejabber.
Our AI then reads the 10 best-scoring firms' facts, reviews and prices, picks the three that suit you best and explains why. It can only use what's listed: it never invents prices or results. Firm-claimed results are labelled as such.