Annapolis College Consulting & College Sharks
7225 Wrightsville Avenue, Suite 206
Wilmington, NC 28403
443-220-5750
About
Annapolis College Consulting & College Sharks
Annapolis College Consulting and College Sharks are excited to join the Wrightsville Beach Chamber of Commerce as we launch our Wilmington office and become more involved in the local community.
Led by founder Lee Norwood, our college counseling team helps families take a calmer, smarter, and more strategic approach to college admissions. We work with students on every part of the college process, including college list building, application strategy, essays, activities, testing plans, interviews, financial fit, and merit scholarship opportunities.
Our goal is to help students find colleges where they can thrive academically, socially, geographically, and financially. We are especially focused on helping families understand the true cost of college and how to build a list that creates strong admissions options and potential merit aid.
Annapolis College Consulting was founded to provide expert, personalized college counseling to families looking for guidance through an increasingly complex admissions process. Over time, our work expanded into College Sharks, our virtual college counseling platform designed to bring clear, practical, bite-sized college admissions guidance to more families.
Our 2026 students had a wonderful admissions year, earning acceptances to many best-fit colleges and universities (including UNC Chapel Hill, NC State, Wake Forest, UNCW, Elon, and many of the top, highly selective schools in the US and overseas) and receiving significant merit scholarship offers that average $73,000 per family. These outcomes reflect the power of strong planning, smart list building, student ownership, and honest guidance.
We are thrilled to bring our experience, energy, and resources to the Wilmington area. We look forward to supporting local families, connecting with community partners, and helping students take a bite out of college admissions.
Why We Joined WBCC
Joining the Wrightsville Beach Chamber of Commerce is both a professional and personal decision.
As we launch our Wilmington office, we want to become more deeply connected to the community we serve. College counseling is built on relationships, trust, local knowledge, and genuine connection, and the Chamber gives us a meaningful way to support families, schools, students, and businesses throughout the Wrightsville Beach and greater Wilmington area.
On a personal level, I live near Wrightsville Beach and truly love this community. I am proud to call the ILM area home, and I make it a priority to patronize and support local businesses whenever I can. From restaurants and shops to community events and local organizations, I believe strong communities are built when people show up for one another.
I also volunteer at the Wrightsville Beach Farmers Market in the Wrightsville Beach Foundation booth, which has given me another way to meet neighbors, support local efforts, and stay involved in the heartbeat of the community.
For us, joining the Chamber is not just about opening an office. It is about planting roots, building relationships, contributing to the community, and helping local families navigate the college admissions process with confidence and less stress. We are excited to bring Annapolis College Consulting and College Sharks to Wilmington and to be part of the Wrightsville Beach business community.
