We guide families through the most important academic decisions of their lives.
Firat Education started with a simple mission: to personalize support for families as they navigate the ever changing world of education, with heart, experience, and high standards. Since 2008 we have guided more than 1,500 families to best fit schools, higher scores, and a clear sense of their strengths.
A family business at heart, built on relationships.
Josephine and Ibrahim Firat founded Firat Education on a belief they still hold today: strong relationships and holistic planning lead to the best outcomes. Every plan we build starts with one real student and the family standing behind them.
What began with a single consultant has grown into a team of highly qualified, deeply committed educators and consultants working with families across Texas, around the country, and internationally. As the team has grown, the way we work has stayed the same.
We remain a family business at heart, rooted in personal connection, individualized attention, and decades of expertise.
As independent educational consultants, we answer only to your family. That independence keeps us focused on one thing: the right path for your student.
We would love to partner with you and welcome your family into the Firat family.
The people behind the plan.
Ibrahim leads the plan for every family we work with. In nearly 20 years as an Independent Educational Consultant, he has guided students from middle school through college admission and knows how to match each one to the right path.
He recently served as President of the IECA Board of Directors and is a member of IECA, NACAC, TACAC, and IACAC. He has taught business at Houston Community College and Babson College and authored The Firat Guide for Private School Admissions.
Josephine runs Firat Education as CEO. She builds the team and the standards that let every family get the personal, individualized attention Firat is known for.
She brings more than 22 years across education and entrepreneurship, and she is as committed to developing outstanding consultants as she is to the students they serve.
Why families choose Firat.
Professional and unbiased
We are independent consultants who answer only to your family. Our only job is to support the success of your student.
High touch and personal
Every plan is built one on one, around a real student. You work with people who know your family by name.
Holistic planning
Courses, testing, essays, activities, and college fit are planned together, not in pieces, so the whole path points the same direction.
Proven outcomes
Since 2008 our students have earned more than $40 million in scholarships and gained admission to schools where they truly thrive.
What partnering with Firat can mean.
If you do nothing else, start with the Firat Roadmap.
One hour, one on one, with a clear plan for what comes next. It is the first step for every family we work with.