Words really cannot express the gratitude we feel for Shelly! For two years she provided excellent guidance 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! read more

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

We used Shelly Humbach's service for our son starting in his Jr. year and found her wisdom and approach invaluable. We are smart, accomplished people and yet our own college application process could not, and did not provide any relevant use to our son because the college landscape has changed so dramatically--especially in the past 7 years or so. What's more important is the advice and guidance Shelly gave our son was confirmed by a number of college admissions directors but we did not find this out until we toured the colleges--which would have been way too late had we advised our son based on our own logic. Our son was accepted to five impressive Universities and received merit awards at three of them. He has made his choice and we are thrilled because he is thrilled and feels great about his choice. We have referred Shelly to several other families and they, like us, are breathing a sigh of relief at both the process and the outcome. read more

We never thought about having a college or education coach for our children, and when I was introduced to Shelly; I knew instantly that her knowledge, support, and expertise were something that would allow our children to be receive an optimal experience but also a resource that would allow us the space to let them work through the process to create their own experience. As we have been out of school for a number of years, the process we used was quite different and Shelly helped our children and us to keep things prioritized, scheduled, and guided so that applications were completed on time, tests were completed, assessments were completed, and our children could explore their own concepts of education with the aide of a trusted resource. We have used Shelly for the support and success of all three of our children as they have prepared for their transition to university. She has helped us successfully navigate the channels of the military academies for our oldest who was accepted to West Point. She helped our daughter find the perfect program, school culture fit, and swimming program at Seattle University. She is currently working with our youngest to help him to find his perfect home for his undergraduate studies. Shelly is the perfect third party resource to help guide your child while creating an authentic experience that is unique to their skills, academic desires, athletic gifts, and school experience. I knew nothing about having a coach for college and what I can tell you now, is that I have NO IDEA how you don't have a coach for college! Shelly made the experience literally blissful for children and parents alike. read more

We used Shelly for our soon to be college Freshmen and the experience was amazing. Not only did she take away the pressure and sometimes painful steps to diligently stay on track with the necessary applications and due dates, but she made the entire process simple and enjoyable for us as parents and for our daughter. Shelly kept our daughter on track for submitting applications, writing essays, requesting teacher recommendations, and all the other timelines that fall in line with applying to college. One of Shelly's most important attributes though, is her genuine love and passion for helping these young adults succeed in choosing a school that's a good fit. It becomes overwhelming for all involved, but Shelly does this through her personal insight gained from visiting these schools herself. Combine this along with her ability to get to know and connect with each student equals a great experience for parents and students alike. read more