Nived was very helpful and knowledgable with the UC transfer application, and the difference from when I first applied out of high school was huge. Initially, I felt lost trying to come up with topics to write about, but after choosing Nived, he helped me brainstorm strong ideas for my essays and took the time to understand my story. He gave great feedback on my essays and activities section, and I felt a lot less stressed knowing I had his guidance throughout the application process. This time, I was accepted into multiple top UC schools for computer science, and I am really happy with the results. I would definitely recommend working with him if you're applying to the UCs! read more

I worked with Nived on my grad school essays. He really helped me put together a narrative and asked a lot of good questions. With his help, I was accepted into the program I applied for. I highly recommend his services. read more

Nived was amazing! Although I ended up not attending the colleges I was accepted into, he was still one of the primary reasons in which I as accepted into. He is both gentleman and a scholar and fully advocate those who have trouble to find the words for their statement to go to him! read more

It's natural to approach anything involving transactions with skepticism. However, I can confidently say that Nived's services are anything but a scam. He helped me in bringing my experiences together, facilitating brainstorming sessions, crafting drafts, and ultimately producing a personal statement for a master program. Nived's services have undeniably refined my application. His guidance throughout my writing journey has been awesome!! :) I have definitely learned a new skill set working with Nived. read more

Nived was such a great help with my grad school essays. He was patient and compassionate when we were brainstorming. He was actively listening to make sure he captured every detail that was important to me. It was a very collaborative process. When the final draft came along, I was very happy with the results! Nived was able to capture my thoughts and ideas that I had trouble formulating into a cohesive story. Thank you a lot, highly recommend! read more

Nived is the best. He is extremely thorough and extremely caring! Our first meetup was in person to get to know each other and talk about my goal for the future. When he was helping me with some of my essays, we would talk on the phone so that he can gain as much understanding of me to answer the prompts. Without Nived's help, I don't think I could've gotten into my dream school! Thank you!!! read more

I may possibly be on of the worst writers existing today, however Nived helped me organize all my thoughts into a cohesive story that would impact the graduate school committee I was trying to impress. Many of us science folk are familiar with writing research papers, but when it comes to composing a concise statement about ourselves that garners the impact we need with respective selection committees, the challenge is presented. Nived helped me become a better writer and without him I do not believe I would have gained entrance into the program I am now enrolled in. To second most of reviews, he is patient and works with you to compose the best essay possible. He responds quickly with constructive feedback. I highly recommend using his services! read more

Nived is genuinely the best you can get. I was able to work with him on multiple occasions. He is your go-to guy. His experience and writing skills are unparalleled to anyone else. He will guide you through the admission writing process, a really good brainstormer. Highly recommend! read more

Nived helped my daughter with her college essays and he was very professional and helpful. He took time and asked detailed questions about her interests and helped her develop her essays He's very patient and reliable read more

I had a great experience working with Nived, the statement guru. He really invested time in learning what my stories could be and developed a story vs. purely editing the essays. He made my essays coherent and flowing, I really appreciated that. I did think that it would have been better if I got an estimate of how much I could expect to spend but I suppose in essay revision/edits it's difficult to gauge that up front. Overall, I thought my essays improved significantly with Nived's help and I got into the program that I wanted to get in! Thanks Nived! read more

I would like to publicly acknowledge Nived for being a talented and meticulous writer. I was surprised how much my personal statement changed from the first draft. It started out badly but with Nived's guidance and advice, I wrote numerous drafts. Nived was constantly editing. I thought everything looked good a few drafts in but he was on the pursuit of perfection and that is what I believe was achieved. The final version was amazing. His guidance steered us in the right direction. I appreciate the time and effort that was put into my application. I especially appreciate him staying up late to work on my statements only to work on it again the next day. He has great communication and responds promptly. Your money will not go to waste for his services. I believe that he succeeds in writing and it is for this reason that I give him an outstanding, five star review. I would give more stars if I could. Feel free to message me with additional questions you may have on my experience; I assure you, it was nothing but positive. read more

After being out of school for over six years before applying for a graduate program, I found the whole process of writing a statement of purpose extremely stressful to me. Although I am not a big fan of yelp, I turned to yelp out of being desperate. After making several phone calls, Statement Guru was the only one that actually took the time to look over my rough statement of purpose, provided me with some feedback, and then provided me with a quote. Other places were just throwing out numbers and told me to come in. The service Nived provided even before my commitment was beyond my expectation so I decided to make an appointment with him to met up for a consultation. Nived was very accommodating to meet me at a coffee shop close to my neighborhood and took around two hours to get to know me. I was very amazed on how analytical and personable Nived was. He was able to come up with a "thesis" that made my paper so much more powerful and clear. Great thing was, he did not just provide me with feedback then tell me to go home to write on my own. He used the draft that I have, spend hours on helping me write up my thesis, change the structures of my papers, and polished up the wording. Moreover, Nived was able to help me dig deeper into my thoughts, and made this process a pretty awesome therapy session. Other places were charging hourly rate but Nived gave me a flat rate! The amount of time he spent answering my questions, and working on my paper, I think it is such a bargain! Nived is extremely honest and intelligent. With a scriptwriting background, Nived was able to make my paper very captivating, concise and to the point. By the time we were finished with my statement of purpose, Nived knew all about me and he felt more like a friend than my editor. I was so impressed with him; I decided to have me help me with my diversity statement as well. Thank you Statement Guru for making this application process so much fun for me. The first to say that I'm happy for a business to just TAKE MY MONEY!!! It is the best bang for my buck! read more

This guy is real and so are his reviews. My writing sucks and I can't get my point across. Not a good story teller and my transitions were awful. I needed Nived's help for editing, but realized that my ideas were all over the place. Nived guided me and put it all together and created a story for me. I wish I found him when I was applying for undergrad instead of graduate school, I'd probably be in a top 10 school just from his writing alone. Not going to lie, I was skeptical at first.. I didn't think someone can be a "statement guru" or be able to get my life experience. Nived did. If you want someone to truly work on your statement, Nived is your guy. I've tried multiple editing services, but they don't compare. He responds right away and works with your deadlines. Since you can tell my writing is all over the place, I'll put a list of benefits: - Real person, real picture of him on the website - Real work, doesn't outsource your work - Good story teller, can adjust to your writing - can find anything to write about, truly knows how to write a statement - Works with your deadlines, rushes if you need him to - Flexible and on time, if the meeting is at 5, he's here on the dot - Can't find anyone like him, his edits are real - Work justifies the cost Oh yeah, that's really him on the website. He's as real as it gets. I wish I found him earlier. read more

Few months ago I was preparing for my grad applications but did not know how to go about it in terms writing the personal statement. So I reached out to Nived, he is very personable and professional. We met in person and got to know each other a bit and went over what I would like to focus on in my statement. He is not only patient but also follows up with me to see if there are any other additional information I would like to add. We revised my paper countless times and the process was very smooth and simple. Look no further if you need guidance on writing your statement. He's the Guru! Nived really takes the time and customize a piece art just for you. Thank you Nived. I got into all of the schools I've applied to! read more

I would highly recommend Nived, especially if you are: * On the fence about applying to grad school * Think you can be OK without professional help because you're a capable writer, but you want to have a great essay reviewed by a professional statement writer * Feeling stuck...you keep writing a bunch of drafts and need more structure and focus Overall Impression: Nived inspired so much confidence in me and took the time to understand my story in order to construct the best possible essay. He was thoughtful and personable and did a great job synthesizing the main points. Aside from the quality of his work, Nived is extremely reliable and responsive. He answered my emails and texts very quickly. Timeline: I reached out to him 4 days before the essays were due. I was contemplating writing the essays without professional help, since I thought it would be odd to ask for help. After not doing great on the GRE exam, I knew the stakes were high, and I was feeling unmotivated about the application process. When I talked to Nived about it, he was super supportive and flexible. He worked with me until the very end, and I submitted my essay close to midnight but I felt confident. While I was nervous about the time constraints, everything worked out. The session: Nived asked me to send him my drafts so he can get a head start at getting to know my leadership story and get a sense for my storytelling voice. We met at a Starbucks by my work, and during our session, I felt like I was getting a career coaching session from him. Nived pushed my thinking and helped me more clearly define my career goals. With over 7 years of experience, I think he understands what the admissions team is looking for and his advice helps you with not only the essay but also with coming up with talking points for the interview. I had one of my friends read the essay after it was completed, and she agreed it was super strong. A huge improvement from my drafts. Other: In addition to providing in-person support, Nived has a wide array of free resources online, which I would highly recommend. Thank you for your help, Nived. read more

Nived is the man. Great guy and incredible at his job. I used Nived for business school applications. Not only did he help with a personal statement, but also with individual essays. As a result I was accepted to all 6 schools I applied: Yale, LBS, LSE, HEC Paris, HKUST, and Virginia. I will be attending Yale thanks to Nived's incredible assistance. Highly recommend. Absolutely worth the reasonable price--think of it as an investment. read more

Working with Nived was one of the best decisions I made while applying to graduate school. Before working with Nived, I didn't even know how to explain my story and experiences in person; so explaining everything in a personal statement was extremely intimidating to me. I had looked around and talked to many people who could help me with my personal statement, but I didn't feel confident working with anyone until I talked to Nived. Once I spoke to Nived, I knew right away he was the best choice. After talking to Nived about my experiences, he helped me organize everything into a statement that really highlighted my experiences and personal strengths, and it came out even better than I expected! My personal statement was absolutely amazing when it was finished. Nived was so professional, patient, and flexible throughout the entire process. I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND Nived, he is amazing at what he does! read more

Nived is the best resource I could have invested in! I am currently applying to medical school and he is great! He is patient with me and follows through on the whole writing process. He helped with my personal statement and now I'm using his services for my secondaries. The anxiety of med school applications is a little less with Nived on my team. I highly recommend his service because he provides valuable suggestions and help when it comes to essay writing. Applying to professional school is difficult enough, let Statement Guru come to your rescue!! read more

I was applying to a very competitive and selective nursing program that required a 400-word essay as a part of the application. I knew I needed to ace this section of the application so I turned to Statement Guru for help. He met with me personally and took diligent notes as we spoke about my past volunteer, education and work experience. Because Statement Guru worked with me personally and got to know me he was able to write an outline that truly reflected me as a person and was not generic. I wrote the essay based off his outline and per his request just let my ideas flow. I ended up writing 1500 words, but because the Statement Guru is so amazing he was able to cut it down to exactly 400! Throughout the process we worked very closely via email and video message. I would absolutely recommend Statement Guru. He is GREAT. ...I got into that Nursing School too! read more

I know there's been a lot of Statement Guru clients over the years, but I'm pretty sure my family is the first Statement Guru family! We never really anticipated that Nived would become such a fixture in our lives, but he really impressed me with the work he did on my eldest child's application essay. He demonstrated himself as very knowledgable about the college app process and went above and beyond to ensure her essay was as good as it could be. The results speak for themselves, she got into her top choice program. I knew he didn't advertise himself as being a Resume Guru, but I figured there must be a skill-set overlap there. Sure enough, he delivered a document that was night and day compared to the old one (in a good way). When it came time for my youngest child to apply to college, guess who I called? All three times we've hired him, he's been patient and encouraging throughout the process. I think his prices are very fair as well. It's nice to know if me and anyone else in my family needs to submit the best document possible, help is just an email or phone call away. read more

Nived is awesome! I'd been working on my personal statement for graduate school for awhile but nothing was coming together how I wanted it to. I was really close to the deadline by the time I reached out to Nived and I'm so glad I did. He gave me a couple hour consultation in which we got some ideas flowing, and then worked with me for multiple days back to back so I could meet the deadline. He is really good at helping make connections and fit everything together in a compelling way. He really took the time to get to know me and the program I was applying to, and we reached some insights that I hadn't thought of before talking with him. The cost was a flat rate and Nived doesn't rush the process so it feels like you can just take your time and really get to the strong ideas during the phone calls. He also made himself super available for phone calls or texts if I needed help or feedback outside of our meetings, definitely worth it! read more

Worth every penny! I came to Nived with a finished statement. But felt something was off. My essay wasn't flowing the way I wanted It to. Nived spent a couple of hours on the phone with me, getting as much information as he could. Then went to work, once he finished editing and cleaning up my statement he sent it back. It was phenomenal, my essay felt more connected and now flowed clearly. Would 100% do it again without hesitation. read more

Claps all around for Nived. During our initial contact, Nived was very personal and had a keen ear for interesting details. Fast response and flexible times, also thoroughly patient with all my needs and questions. Helped me with a personal statement and spoke to me about personal endeavors, all in all equating to a great experience. Nived has great style and voice when it comes in his writing and comments. I highly recommend his service, his work is magic! read more

Starting my review, I have to tell that I am a working professional with some very hectic working hours. I was somewhat late in the whole admission cycle for fall-2015 and that is when i came accross Statement Guru. I have to say that getting Nived in my team was easily one of the best decision I made !! Besides being a very talented writer , he tries to understand the psyche of his clients which gives his writing a very humane touch. We first conducted an online session in which he basically covered many aspects of my life from personal to professional. He send me a basic skeleton of how should my SOP look like. I was very impressed, this helped me to give my own thoughts on the matter, and yet follow a very structured approach. As a next step, we went thorugh editing and reviewing the whole thing, In a very limited time we managed to produce a very target oriented, yet a very elegantly written document.. I have to say that thoughts were mine but the way Nived presented it took the SOP to a whole new level. In short I have to say, Nived is a very talented writer, understands the applicant psychology and very helpful. Taking him in your team, would might well be one of the best investment you would make for increasing your admission chances, especially recommended for Asian Students who tend to slack in their writing !! read more

I wanted to write an update, because I just got into the program I was applying to! I know for a fact I couldn't have done it without Nived's help. I had doubts applying because my undergraduate GPA just met the minimum requirement. With Nived's help I was able to really boost my application. So thank you again Nived! read more

Really wish I'd used Nived for my undergraduate applications. I luckily found Nived through Yelp and was sold right away reading all the 5-star reviews. I already had spent countless days filling an empty doc file with paragraphs that would make any reader fall asleep. I only had less then a week left to write my graduate school essays and knew I needed professional help. I took a chance and messaged him through his website and he responded the next day, setting up a time to talk. He was courteous, professional, and gave me a very reasonable price for 5 different essays. We set up a time to meet and talked for 3-4 hours. Nived took the time to ask me questions about my experiences and how it could relate to the essays prompts. The conversation was casual and his insights had helped me create a more interesting narrative to my essays. Since I only had a few days left until submitting my application, Nived was in constant contact with me submitting outlines, drafts, and revisions. His outlines really were a huge help for what I needed to write, and using his unbelievable writing skills, he was able to compress my over-elongated drafts to the required word count. Every paragraph he revised, contained crucial information that reflected on the prompt. He even took the time to meet again several hours before my deadline, making sure everything was perfect. I would highly recommend Nived! read more

I'm glad I found Nived. He is not only meticulous but also a great interviewer. He guides you through the process of constructing your thoughts and put them in a coherent manner. Not only that he can give you feedbacks on your mock interviews, which I really appreciated. Thanks to him I got accepted to a grad school of my choice. I would recommend him to anyone in a heartbeat. read more

Thank goodness I found the Statement Guru! I needed a ton of help with my essays and had no idea where to start. We started from the ground up. After speaking with Nived for a few hours, he helped me tailor my experiences and story into a compelling and cohesive statement of purpose and personal history statement. It was such a relief to have had the support and direction that Nived provided. I am more than happy with the outcome of my essays and wouldn't have been able to do it without his help. He is truly talented at what he does and can help anyone at any point in their essay writing. If you are on edge about making the investment, I can assure you it will be worth every penny. Not only is he amazing at what he does, but he is also a great person to work with. He is incredibly accommodating, understanding, and attentive and will make sure you are satisfied with the ​final product. I definitely plan to work with Nived again in the future and will be recommending anyone in need of writing assistance! read more

Nived is a life saver to be honest. I was so reluctant to work with someone on my personal statement because I didn't know if they could really help get my message across and understand what my program was looking for. However, Nived was amazing. He helped through the entire process and was so patient and helpful the entire time. He really cares about you and puts in so much time and effort. I could not be happier with the finished product and I will definitely recommend him to everyone I know! read more

We heard Nived on a podcast with a fellow college counselor last summer. We were impressed with Nived's focus on essays. With one call to see if he could help us, we felt comfortable giving him a shot. We were not disappointed. He has spent almost 30 hours working with our daughter for the common app essay for undergrad admissions, why us essays, short answer essays, scholarship applications to Vandy, Duke, Boston U, and several outside scholarships. So far our daughter has been accepted to Harvard EA, and been notified in February that she's received Vanderbilt's Chancellor Scholarship. Between those 2 acceptances alone there's over $400,000 in merit and financial aid. We know that Nived played a pivotal role in her success so far because he transformed our daughter's understanding of what elite colleges are looking for. He is very responsive, very easy to talk to, but most importantly he listens and learns who your student is. We will definitely call on Nived to help with our son's applications when his time comes in a couple years. Thanks Nived! You're the best! read more

I'm so glad I contacted Nived to help spruce up our wedding website. He turned our love story into a great read that flows flawlessly. The feedback from our viewers is awesome and none have failed to mention how much they enjoyed reading our story. Thanks Nived for your commitment to your work, even through the holidays. I will be recommending you to many family and friends and using your services again in the future! read more

I was applying to law schools and had been out of school for 8 years. Needless to say I needed help writing. I had some ideas but everytime I wrote them out they sounded terrible. I worked with Nived from start to finish and he really helped me out. We started with a Skype meeting that he did not cut short even though I blabbed on and on and finally really helped me find the right approach. I was accepted to 9 out of 11 schools with good scholarships across the board.Nived really helped me showcase my uniqueness on paper and I'm sure it had a positive impact on my applications! I highly recommend using his services. read more

My essays were really choppy and didn't have a flow. Nived transformed my essays and gave them a new life. The entire process was very professional. Nived just doesn't edit the essay . He tries to personally know your story and presents it in a very eloquent manner. I have no complaints working with Nived. I am very happy with the outcome of my essays. He encourages you to bring out the passion in your essays and motivates you to write well. Overall, I feel very confident now applying to grad school with my wonderful essays. His fee is very reasonable too and he gets back to you promptly with specifics. Thanks a lot Nived for all your help. Your help was awesome. read more

Nived is very professional and good at assisting with personal statements. Before I contacted Nived my personal statement was awful. My favorite aspect of the services that Nived provides is he makes it a collaborative effort. I met him in person in a public place since I was local and we brainstormed together of how I wanted my personal statement to be. Nived provided great customer service and made himself available to work around my schedule since i work full time and made himself available to go over any questions I had over the phone if I was not able to meet in person. Nived truly has the talent to help you bring your personal statement to life and to tailor it to what exactly your school is looking for that you are applying to. When I began informing him about my work experience he was able to bring life into my personal statement by adding great flow of words and most importantly structure. I recommend anyone that needs help with their personal statement to use Nived services as you will not be disappointed. Please feel free to message me or email me at Simonej224@yahoo.com if you would like for me to share my experience of using Nived services. read more

Nived understand technology very well and able to write SOP for me in no time. I belive with Nived's help I was able to get admission to GA tech. He was very keen in attention to detail and I was very impressed with how he approach my SOP. Nived's experience counts for sure. He was also prompt and able to deliver in time. I would defnitely recommend Nived for anyone without doubt. BTW I applied for engineering school MS degree. read more

I was applying for MS in USA and had Nived helped me to convert my not so good , full of facts SOP into an impressive one . I realized that the SOP should read more like a story than just giving out facts and I knew that the SOP after Nived's touch was much better.I am sure SOP played a big part in me getting admit from reputed Universities since my GRE scores were not upto mark, read more

When I first started writing my personal statement it lacked that clarity and emotion needed to truly express my passion for my field. I was not satisfied with anything I wrote. Through the recommendation of my sister I contacted Nived. One of the best decisions I have ever made. Nived brought together my disjointed thoughts and helped me put the emotion needed into a cohesive statement. I cannot express my gratitude to Nived and I am so happy with the final result. read more

During graduate school, I did not have much practice with writing a personal statement. I was very focused on maintaining my grades as well as completing research projects. Toward the end of my graduate school I felt that I wanted to specialize in an clinical area of my field. I stressed a lot about my personal statement and had a hard time figure out how to begin to tell my story. Statement Guru is an amazing writer! I provided him what I wanted to included in my statement, and he turned a boring essay into a masterpiece. I applied to 20 places for residency, received interviews from 15. 3 months after the beginning of my application process I got into the my 1st choice residency program. Could not have done this without his help! I highly recommend him for anyone with personal statement writing anxieties like me :) read more

At the beginning of my application process I was overwhelmed. I had no direction and idea of how to tackle my essays. In desperate need of help, I decided to search YELP not expecting much at first. However I found Nived and decided to give him a call. He was extremely professional and very detailed on the services he could provide. Little did I know how much of a difference good brainstorming, editing and guidance can make! I applied to around 10 schools with multiple essays. Nived was extremely patient and helped me along the way making the process so much more efficient. He was able to really bring my essays to the next level. Nived helped me convey my story in a way that distinguished me as an applicant while keeping it unique to my background and goals. He is extremely knowledgeable in this field and knows what schools are looking for. I am so happy I decided to go with Nived because I would not have been able to get into my top choices with out his help. Look no further, Nived is your go to guy! read more

The business program I'm applying to is ultra competitive to get into. Knowing this, I didn't want to leave anything to chance. I wrote and rewrote my statement of purpose. Sent it to family members, had them give me feedback, incorporated. It was in pretty decent shape. But you only have one chance to make a good impression in a potentially life changining process, right? So I decided to get in touch with an essay expert. A friend of mine recommended Statement Guru. I contacted him not really knowing what to expect (I secretly was hoping he'd read it and say it was perfect already). He read it and we talked on the phone. While it wasn't perfect yet, he was very complimentary of the work I had done, but then he laid down some next-level expertise. Basically about how I was effectively conveying my accomplishments, but in order to truly connect with people, I needed emotional impact. Sounds great, but how the hell do I do that? Fortunately, he broke it down for me in such simple terms, I couldn't help but think, "Wow, now I clearly see why he's a professional writer and I'm not." Using the feedback he gave, he suggested I do another draft. Then, I sent it to him, and he worked his editing magic (I needed to cut 700 words to get under the word limit, so yes, it really was magic). And afterwards, I was just floored by the flow and how he molded my story into a personal narrative. I gave the draft to a family member who read my earlier version and she also blown away. All in all, I'm highly impressed, not just at his writing ability, but the way he shaped my essay while still retaining my voice and vocabulary. It's like he is a benevolent, invisible genie who grants admissions-related wishes! read more