“We have you to thank for helping her with such an important part of the process. She really enjoyed working with you; you gave her the confidence to write from her heart knowing that you would be there to help her get to the finish line on each essay.”

— M.P.

“[Daughter] mentioned that she’s really enjoyed working with you. She has specifically appreciated how patient, kind and supportive you’ve been. Thank you for being a gentle and affirming presence during a pretty stressful time :)” 

— J.D.

“I’m so incredibly thankful for your help. If it weren’t for all of this, I wouldn’t have this success, so I am genuinely so so so grateful.” 

— B.G.

“You have taken a stressful process and made it easier for both my kids, AND me, AND [husband]. I am so appreciative.”

— A.B.

“She seems much more relaxed and confident. She also seems very proud she has completed so many applications. Night and day compared to when her dad and I were trying to help her with her essays - LOL.”

— E.L.

“HOOOORRRAAAYYYY!!! [Daughter] loved working with you, and we really needed your support as a family. I love her essay. It is so true to her. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.” 

— K.J.

“Thank you for helping [son] with his essay.  You made the process much easier for him and removed the angst he was feeling over meeting the deadlines.  I cannot imagine how our last couple of weeks would have been without your help.” 

— C.D.

“Deb was kind, patient, and drew out my kid's creativity and vision in his college essay. His essay was finished and ready to be submitted in applications when his senior year started, and he felt like a major hurdle was already out of the way. I would absolutely recommend working with Deb if you want to see your kid end up with a great, thoughtful and personal essay, and still get through the college process in as low-stress a way as possible for everyone.”

— J.H.

“When [son] came out of his room after your call, he was smiling and said, “She cooked.” Which, coming from our kid, is high praise!”

— A.S.

“I love my son’s essay, but more importantly he’s happy with it too and said that the process was totally painless and stress free. You don’t hear that often! And his college counselor loves where it netted out.”

— C.O.

“THANK YOU again for your help! I just finally read her essay and it's awesome. I so appreciate all the work you helped her put into it. She told me she feels really good about it, and she feels like she did all the writing and you just did the coaching, which I know is obviously how it's supposed to go but it doesn't always land that way with kids in spite of our best efforts! The mark of a true professional.”

— L.J.

“Our daughter clicked with Deb immediately (but I suspect it would have worked out fine even if they did not). Deb had an iteration and editorial process that allowed our daughter to find a subject and essay that was unique to her and her strengths as a student.  She is a better writer, and even clarified parts of herself to herself, as a result of the process.  In the world of overworked admissions officers and ‘pick me’ essays, our daughter emerged with an essay she feels confidently and naturally reveals who she is in an interesting, surprising, and honest way.”

— P.S.

“I just can’t get over how you have transformed it (and him) from random thoughts, and a difficult subject, to this well-polished, authentic and beautiful essay. I saw some of your comments on the last draft, and they were just spot on.”

— V.V.

“I think [my essay] is very true and representative of something I feel very strongly about. It sounds like me. Thank you for working through this with me and guiding me along. I truly appreciate it.”

— M.O.

“[Son] just submitted all his applications and I’m having a good ol’ cry over how smoothly it all went. So much gratitude to you in helping with the ease.”

— A.P.

“With no exaggeration at all, I can tell you that this has truly been a transformative process for [my son]. A month ago, he was an angsty kid fearful about his role in the world. Now he’s a humongous ball of positive, confident energy! He never would have done this without you. I’m totally in awe, and so grateful!”

— L.J.

“I wanted to share with you my acceptance letter from [school], and the kind words they said about my essay! I really can’t express how grateful I am for your help!”

— G.G.

“I read his essay last night, and my heart was touched. Beautiful, vulnerable and representative of the son I know and love. You have talent and I’m thrilled we found you.”

— J.O.

“I couldn’t have worked the way I did without your support and kind spirit!”

— L.S.

“I have been hands off on [daughter’s] essay knowing that she was in your capable hands. I just read it and am holding back tears. I love how she expresses herself and I’m in awe of how you were able to help her craft this into something so creative and meaningful.”

— R.S.

“I’ve been singing your praises to anyone who listens! Thank you for EVERYTHING. [Daughter] loves you and felt so comfortable and safe writing with you.”

— Y.O.

“Thank you so much! We were all quietly panicking. You had such a positive impact on [son]. I've never seen him this motivated to write.”

— H.N.

“Couldn’t have done it without you! Really grateful for your help and cheerfulness.”

— A.C.

“I feel extremely excited about my supplementals and I really appreciate your help, work and guidance. I also learned a lot about writing personal essays, so thank you very much!”

— M.O.

“TYSM! I don’t know where I’d be in this process without you.”

— B.G.

“Thank you so much for your help - you were just the right mix of firm and flexible with him!”

— L.G.

“I just read [her essay]...love it! I think it tells the reader something about her that is not in the application. And it feels real.”

— P.D.

“Thank you so much for making this process go so smoothly. [Son] was very comfortable working with you, and we really loved his essay. It was beautiful.”

— K.K.