I went to a free scholarship talk they put on last September and left with a good feeling. I set up…read morea call to learn about the scholarship and financial services. The first time I talked to Tyler I was completely out of it. I had recently divorced and trying to figure out how to make everything work was almost unbearable because my son got accepted into NYU and I had to file the css and fafsa applications. The long and short of it is that they got me through it. I ended up going with a parent plus loan which worked out well. Just a good group of professionals. I bougt too many hours of counseling time and he refunded the difference, no questions asked. He's not out to take your money or pinch pennies out of you. Try these guys first!

My husband and I had never heard of this company before. We were a little skeptical at first…read morebecause they don't meet in person but only through video meetings. But their pricing is about a third less than what other companies charge so we thought it was worth talking to them. The owner was very patient and didn't push anything on us. We spoke on the phone with him three times for free before we decided to buy one of the application and writing combo packages for our daughter. It cost about $1,900 and her college planner was wonderful to work with. She was good with email and I spoke with her twice on the phone to figure out how to get in touch with the financial aid office at my daughter's top two schools. My husband sat in the background and listened to the writing tutor during the meetings he had with our daughter. He was impressed, which is hard to do because he was an English teacher for twelve years. We were really happy all in all. They handled everything and kept our daughter calm.

Complete waste of time - the consultants did not help, their system was a joke, and nothing but…read morewaste of time and money.

We feel so lucky that our son worked with Dr. Megan Race. She kept him, and all of us, on track…read more She was everything one would want in a college consultant and more! This was our first time in the college process and she made the whole process less stressful. It was so helpful to have an expert guide us and be the one to help direct our son (vs us nagging him!). Our son got into his first choice college (early decision) and we are looking forward to working with Spark again for our second child. Besides having great consultants, Spark fully understands the college landscape and they give you that incredible inside knowledge to help craft your child's whole process. We looked at lots of college consultant companies and know Spark and especially Megan was the best choice for our son!

Without the experienced and steady hand that Angela and her team at Boston Academic brought to the…read moretable, I don't know how my son would have gotten through this hyper competitive world of college applications. Thanks to Boston Academic, my son was admitted to UPenn and we are all so grateful and happy! Cannot recommend their services enough!

From the owner: Boston Academic Consulting Group has offered individual, personalized academic and college…read moreconsulting for over 20 years. We don't apply formulas or go with percentages, but we custom-tailor your strategy to fit you. Our experience and approach yields proven results, year after year.

Useless and overpriced service. Paid for the package throughout high school, was promised multiple…read moreinternships and opportunities-- each time, counselor never got back to us after short zoom meetings. Lack of communication was a major issue, my child was moved around among different counselors several times and none were well informed about his portfolio. Very discouraging throughout the application process, made my child doubt his ability to apply to top schools-- we went against their advice and he ended up being accepted to many. Not sure why the reviews here are so good, the ones on Reddit are much more honest. Save your money and do a google search instead, you can get the same and more information online for free.

I am a 52 year old father of three daughters. My oldest will be attending college in the fall. I…read morewas raised in Massachusetts and my father was self employed his whole life. So when I announced to him that I would be going to college, his reply was "with what, I'm not paying for it". I was a good student and got accepted to Cornell, UNLV, FIU, Johnson & Wales and The Culinary Institute. Without his help I attended a community college for my first two years of school. Then I transferred to Florida International University in Miami, which I never saw until the day I showed up for orientation. Both my parents never got a chance to attend a college and I worked full time through all four years of college. Not much of a college experience for me. So for my age group things have changed, touring campus's, SAT prep, ACT prep, Financial aid, essays, thank you letters to school visited, choice, choice and more choices, Etc. This is all a foreign language to me and having a daughter that lives in the NOW and with so many choices and decisions to make. I just can't tell you how much of an asset it is to have Larry Dannenberg coach my daughter and myself about this whole process. I know from personal experience that Larry also handles many other high school students in and around our town of Southborough and that is how he came highly recommended to us. All my daughters will use College Solutions because the rules for admissions change as do our kids from year to year. We started in my daughters sophomore year getting her ready all with Larry's help. This was something I just don't have time for as my wife and I are both self employed just like both sets of our parents were. No mistakes, lots of personal attention, Larry and his staff all very assiduous in their duties when it comes to working with your child. I highly recommend College Solutions.

My experience working with Njoki was amazing. My family purchased the Silver package during my…read morejunior year to help me prepare for college from start to finish. They helped me find scholarships and grants that covered more than half of my tuition. With the help of focus admissions I got into my first choice school.

I am extremely pleased with the services I received from focus admissions. The owner is very…read moreintelligent and passionate about her work, which is evident in her results! I got into my dream school and was able to get two scholarships to help fund my education. This program required a lot of commitment but with the guidance and great feedback I received from Njoki, the application process was very manageable. I will definitely be back when I am ready to apply to graduate programs.

We've been working with Signet and it's been a great experience so far. We've been working with Liz…read morefor test prep for the past few months and she's been fantastic with reviewing strategies and working through the subject areas with my high schooler. She's been patient and super helpful! We're also working on college prep and applications with January for many months now and she's been amazing. We're coming up against the most critical time and I'm glad that Signet has our back!

My husband and I participated in Signet's Parents College Admissions Bootcamp! (run by Sheila) and…read morewe are so glad we did. The classes were informative, engaging, and not overwhelming at all. Sheila taught us step-by-step, class-by-class what we needed to know, gave us homework assignments, and helped us talk to our stressed out kids about the process. Applying for colleges can be a stressful time and this program helped alleviate some of that stress. Thank you Sheila!