We hired Amy and Travis to help us with our two sons application. Our oldest has been in college…read morefor two years and our youngost has just been accepted to college. I dealt mainly with Amy and highly recomend her. She was professional from the start and followed through on every detail. I must also admit that my second son did not make life easy for her nor did he engage properly at the begining. Amy did not give up and in the end my son improved his GPA at school, committed to achieving higher scores on his ACT and underwent a transformation. Amy was part of the team that oversaw that transformation and at all times, I felt thsat she really cared for him and the outcome.

It has been a gift working with Amy and Travis these last three years! From the careful analysis…read moreand understanding of who our daughter was, to thoughtful suggestions of colleges to visit, to careful research on what kinds of support (financial, learning, etc.) each of the colleges offered, to check-lists and reminders, they have thought of everything to keep the college-bound student on track. It was a gift for our daughter to have a thought partner to lens with in this process, and for us as her parents to have a sounding board if we had questions or concerns. Amy's guidance and wisdom was an essential part of this process for all of this. I would highly recommend Macy College Consulting and wish we'd had them for our older daughter's search process.

Hands down best tutors ever. Dani has worked with my 11 year old for approx six months so far and…read morewe have seen great progress. Thoughtful, caring, creative, determined, nice, smart, and professional. I highly recommend them. Act fast though because their availability will not last long.

Estelle helped one of my family members with his college application; she did such a brilliant job…read morethat another family member used her services too! I highly recommend her!

Jay started off great, helped our son stay focused on applying and talked about fit. However, as a…read moreself employed family we really wanted the financial advice he said he could give us, but that never came to fruition. He never helped us negotiate an offer, we had to bug him for 3 months to fill out the FAFSA/CSS Profile, which is a part of the services we paid for. He told us he would put together an "apples to apples" spreadsheet with all offers our son received. It took us FOUR months of asking for this to receive the correct information. The first several we received had colleges on it we never even looked at, much less applied to. Many emails and phone calls went unanswered. We finally gave up on his services. He doesn't even know where our son decided to go to school.

Jay with Solutions for Tuition is brilliant. Had I hired him to review my CSS/FAFSA rather than…read morevisiting after I submitted, my kids would've gotten more financial aid. He was easily worth the hourly fee and saved me many times that amount in college tuition for my twins. With one child at Whitman and one at Smith, Jay was able to provide me direction, explained an error from when I filled out and submitted the FAFSA/CSS, and gave me terrific advice for how to handle the error with each school. He even knew the difference between how the two schools view my assets so I could make better financial decisions without adversely impacting my kids' financial aid. As a single mom getting the kids through school, his help was invaluable. I feel fairly financially savvy. Yet, I took their questions too literally and made a mistake on the FAFSA/CSS that cost my kids money. He has mastered the insanely complex world of financial aid. I cannot recommend Jay enough.

We had great results with Study Point. The tutor really connected with our son, and was very easy…read moreto work with, considering out crazy schedule. It's worth the cost for the results.

Words really cannot express the gratitude we feel for Shelly! For two years she provided excellent…read moreguidance and ongoing support for our daughter as she navigated the complex, and sometimes daunting, college application process. Shelly provided frank advice, created manageable timelines, and held our daughter accountable to those timelines. She was always available to answer questions or to address any "crisis" issues that we encountered. Shelly cares deeply for her clients, and is committed to their success. She lifted our daughter up and encouraged her when she felt overwhelmed or frustrated, creating the right environment for our daughter to feel confident and proud of all of her applications. With Shelly's help, our daughter received multiple scholarship offers - but most of all, Shelly helped her achieve her goal of getting accepted into her dream college!

Shelly Humbach is such an amazing person with very positive energy! As an independent college…read morecounselor myself, I have a lot of respect for her!

Have been taking my son here for over SEVEN years. Mr. Leo A. encourages my son to push and do…read moremore, which is exactly what my son needs. He has helped him advance a year in school math.

My 9 year old has been doing so/so on his math throughout the years but as we went to the first…read moreparent-teacher conference for the school year last fall, I realize he was not doing so great and I knew his potential could be so much more, I wanted him to excel and enjoy Math as his dreams of being an engineer requires loads of numbers. If he did not enjoy math, how can he later? He was not thrilled about the idea of having to do more homework on a daily basis but I took him to the Kumon center in Castle Rock and after the initial visit he told me how much he liked Mr. Leo and how he could possibly enjoy it after all.. Its been about 5 months since he has been in the program and right before the new year, I received an update from his teacher complimenting how much progress he's made in the last few weeks. My son even came home one day and said "Mom, I got moved to a new math group in class and guess what? Its the smart group!". Hearing those words made me realize that this program is working for him and I only hope he'll continue on this path. I can tell he is more comfortable with numbers, has more confidence on his math homework from school and passes his math assessments with higher scores than I've ever seen. It does take a lot of persistence from us parents to motivate to get the daily worksheets done. We certainly have our good and bad days but Kumon has been great and my son really enjoys going to the center on the assigned days. Mr. Leo has been great and I know he truly cares about my son's knowledge. Thank you for everything Kumon!

Hadley Matthews 10/22/18…read moreJulie Wheeler English 121 parents and students Colorado Early Colleges Parker As a student of Colorado Early Colleges Parker, I know what it is like to attend the school. Colorado Early Colleges is a charter school that offers free college education for students still in high schooler. This particular CEC is located in Parker, Colorado. I have attended CECP for two years and I am now a junior. Although small and sometimes chaotic, Colorado Early Colleges Parker is a good school that has great teachers, flexible schedules, and family-like students. Most of the teachers at CECP are wonderful people. They attempt to make learning easy and will help any student who is struggling. The teachers are chosen carefully and the jobs are not handed out to just any teacher. Some of the student's favorite teachers are the more outgoing ones who are very engaging and exciting in class. Obviously, there will always be teachers that the students dislike, but not because they do their job poorly. Even the teachers who are not favored by the students make an effort to teach as much as they can. I have discovered that all I have to do is ask for help and it is always given. They will find time out of their day to make sure I understand. The free college that is given to students at the school is very helpful for kid's futures. Students can test into college classes or finish their high school classes first. The school allows students to collect high school and college credits that work into colleges. Many times, kids will have less years of actual college because of the classes they completed while attending CECP. Personally, I am going to stay an extra year here and it can help me with my nursing career. I will be able to get a couple classes out of the way here, so I don't have to live the rest of my life in college. Schedules can be very flexible. They can also take classes at ACC at any time and go off campus. Every student has an adviser who helps them plan out what classes they will take every semester. The adviser tries to relate the classes with what the student wants to do in their future. Career choices play a large role in what classes the students take. College is extremely expensive, so if someone has the opportunity to have some for free, they better take it. The school in Parker is very small. Students have to constantly walk up and down the stairs when they switch classes. It can be annoying but it's not the worst thing in the world. Many classes don't have their own classroom, so it isn't uncommon for one room to be used for multiple classes. The cafeteria can just barely fit all of the students. Fortunately, students all have different class schedules with different off periods, so the cafeteria doesn't need to fit all of the students at once. Being in a packed building can affect students in good and bad ways. Personally, I love the small environment, because I can be closer to people and talk with everyone. But clearly, not everyone is as extroverted as I am. The tightly packed school can cause stress and anxiety for others. Also, being in a building and not an actual school, doesn't give students the chance to have P.E. class or sports. I don't think we will ever have a gym! The students at the school are very accepting. Yes, not everyone can be, but the majority of the kids are great people. We are pretty much all nerds and used to be awkward homeschoolers, or bad kids who got kicked out of public school and this is the only place left to go. The best thing about the school is the fact that grade levels are mixed. When I first joined, I didn't think there were grades at all. Freshmen and seniors can be in the same class. Everyone tests at different levels and the students don't care. They are usually accepting and kind. Someone could be in college math and high school literature, and it's okay. Sure, upperclassmen might still say, "ewww freshmen", but mostly all friend groups are mixed evenly. To me, that's the greatest thing about this school. To many teenagers, school can be intimidating. When I walk into tiny CECP, I am welcomed into a small school with warm smiles. It I would definitely recommend this school. The waiting list is already pretty long. People want to join, and for good reason. Colorado Early Colleges Parker is not perfect, but it is the best school around currently. I rate this school 4 stars. Compared to public schools, CECP is a much better choice.