Emily at Lodestar worked with me on my my college application essays. I loved working with Emily…read morebecause she took the time to understand the message I wanted to convey, and then worked with me to craft it in a way made my story unique. The final versions felt authentic to me, but very polished and with a much stronger message than what I started with. I ended up getting into my top choice school (which was actually a school my college counselor told me I shouldn't bother applying to because of how competitive their application pool is) and I'm certain that my essays are what helped me stand out from the pack!

Emily was amazing! She was very helpful with editing my essays. She provided very detailed and…read morevaluable feedback for my applications . She helped tweaked the essays for each school. I thoroughly enjoyed working with Emily. She took my applications to a whole new level! I have been accepted to all 5 colleges. Hudson H., senior Lake Travis High School Working with Emily has been a phenomenal experience from the beginning. She provided detailed information on the schools that helped my son navigate the selection process and helped him narrow down his schools. She provided invaluable feedback on my sons essays in a timely manner. I was very impressed with her dedication and knowledge about the whole process. I would high recommend Emily to any college bound student. Lettie H., parent of student

This company is wonderful. The professional we hired to help our daughter with college…read moretesting/application preparation and planning is a mature and very well-informed woman who really knows what she is doing. While Omni offers comprehensive educational services, including subject tutoring for all ages, we hired them for verbal college testing preparation and college essay coaching. They also provide comprehensive college application content preparation. They are very helpful in guiding you in the decision about which colleges to apply for, and are very knowledgeable about how to apply for different forms of financial aid. Our daughter is now taking advantage of much of their expertise. There is a lot of insider information about various colleges and Universities, and we parents can't possibly know all of it. Our professional came to our house, but Omni also offers Skype sessions.

Judy has been such a big part of my life for the past 3 years, and I'm so grateful for everything…read moreshe has done for me! She's an amazing editor, always pushing you to dig deeper and write with purpose and passion. She helped me become more confident and see what I'm capable of. She's one of the best and most well-rounded editors! She's so knowledgable, caring, and gifted at what she does! I couldn't have asked for a better person to help me along my educational journey!

"...the most competitive college-applications year on record" Wall Street Journal 4/23/22…read more Rebecca Field has been a godsend. Thanks to her exceptional guidance, both of my girls (twins) were accepted into several of their top choice schools. While I don't know how we would would have fared had I not called Rebecca, I can say that before the phone call I had spent quite a lot of time worrying, while making 0% progress, and I was feeling a sense of panic and dread. Afterwards, I felt a wave of relief. Hiring a college counselor is pricey, but here's why, especially in hindsight, we thought is was well worth it. The main benefit was that I was able extricate myself from the process, and avoid the inevitable struggles of trying get my teenage offspring to listen to me. We started the process in January of 2021, when my girls were in their Junior year of high school. Where I had failed, Rebecca convinced my girls to beef up their resumes. That year and the following summer were filled with relevant jobs, extra-curricular activities, pre-college mentoring programs, and summer internships. This alone was a huge accomplishment and I think a major factor in their acceptance letters. We were pretty set on applying to out-of-state colleges. For me, thumbing through several phone book sized "Guide to College" books, and trying to navigate the Naviance website was overwhelming. Rebecca broke things down into bite-sized chunks, gave the girls doable weekly assignments that included researching colleges, writing their personal statements and essays, and keeping them top of deadlines. My daughter says that without Rebecca, she would not have been nearly as organized and diligent in her college search. In the end, my girls received offers from several competitive schools such as University of Washington, Boston University, UC Berkeley and University of Chicago. We really liked Rebecca Field's approach and methodology. We could not have made it through the process without her. I recommend her wholeheartedly.

Our family cannot say enough good things about Rebecca. Through tools, and texts and reminders,…read moreand productive calls, she enabled our son to identify his targets and to organize his activities and jobs on how best to present to the colleges. It was well worth the money, as it can be more productive to have a caring third party (other than the parents!), for the kid to listen to and ask questions. We as parents were still active in the process, as well as his high school college counselor, but Rebecca was the key glue in the process and really helped drive the milestones (that start in the Junior Year). Our son was accepted to over 10 schools, and accepted a spot at his top choice, a top university in Boston.

As a business associate to Anita for over two decades, I would refer Anita as a college advisor…read morewithout hesitation. In fact, I come from a large family and advised those with high school students to contact Anita for college counseling. Anita is a very intelligent, aware professional who has put her energy into helping high school students achieve their dreams by choosing the right colleges for them. Not only has Anita educated herself throughly in the field, she has done due diligence by visiting many colleges and universities so she knows first hand what each has to offer and how these colleges would fit with her students. If you're searching for a college advisor, I highly recommend Anita

highly recommend helped me a ton! I would recommend calling them if you need any help with college…read moreconsulting.

I had an amazing experience with ESM Prep and Katie Lawrence. Katie was organized, thoughtful, and…read moretruly cared about my application process. I appreciated that Katie talked me through my thoughts on WHY I was interested in business school and helped me flesh out all of my thoughts and ideas, before I started to write things down. Katie would meet me in person for lunch in San Francisco, talk on the phone, or chat over text! She spent an incredible number of hours talking me through the narrative of my application, my interview prep, and proofreading my essays; considering that Katie worked with me for so many hours, the value for this service is unbeatable! Not only did I have a great experience during the application process, I got into my dream business school! I highly recommend ESM Prep and Katie to anyone working on an application.

ESM tutor John Sheffield was incredibly helpful in preparing my son for the ACT test. By analyzing…read morethe results of my son's practice ACT, John knew what to focus on during their sessions. He patiently taught both content material and test taking strategy. My son's test score improved by 4 points after working with John. We also appreciated that John was a great resource for all our questions about college testing. John was always on time, well prepared, and fully engaged when working with my son. We have recommended him to our friends and would be happy to provide a reference for him in the future.

We are incredibly grateful to Grayson for helping my daughter achieve a perfect score on her first…read moretry in the ACT (Jul-2024) and also a perfect score in the PSAT NMSQT. My daughter was already scoring high but wanted to push for perfection. In just 7 sessions, Grayson taught her the techniques and strategies she needed to reach her goal. His personalized approach and focus on her specific needs made all the difference. Unlike big institutions that often feel impersonal, Grayson provided one-on-one attention and tailored guidance. We strongly recommend working with him if you're aiming for top scores. The results speak for themselves, and we couldn't be happier! Thank you, Grayson, for your expertise and dedication! --Saritha

I am so happy that we found Zenith Tutoring. Grayson and his team are fantastic - they have…read moreinspired my child by explaining specific techniques that have improved their score on the SAT. If you have a kid who did well on the SAT, but is trying to do even better, Zenith is a wonderful partner. Our child has taken weekly sessions online for a few months with Grayson and done a significant amount of work in preparation for each session. The online system they have is easy to use and helps the student understand the reason for the answers in case they get something wrong. The level of detail in the analysis is amazing. Grayson is an excellent teacher. He has been kind and extremely well-informed when working with our child and has made the work in-between sessions worthwhile because the scores keep going up. Who knows? Maybe the next stop will be 1600.

Let me just say that SAT and college preparation can be a stressful process. Mike helped my…read moredaughter feel at ease with the process by spending numerous hours mock testing, analyzing her while testing and then giving her tips on how to maximize and understand the material. Mike was super flexible yet dedicated to meeting our needs and schedule. As a result of working with Mike my daughters SAT and confidence increased! It doesn't get better than that. I highly recommend Wright Minded Tutoring and am so glad that he was referred to me by a coworker!

Mike is one of the best teachers I have come across. He is perceptive, flexible, and kind. He…read moretailors his teaching style to really fit the student's needs and preferences, and he makes any type of learning, even standardized test prep, an enjoyable experience. My skills grew so much with Mike's support and I highly recommend his services.

We did a proctored practice SSAT test with this outfit. The results were depressing, until we…read morerealized that they completely mis-scored the tests. You can imagine the initial parental panic when our kids landed in the 4th percentile. We have twins, and they both brought back the tests, which were different, even though the answer keys were the same. Spot checking the correct answers showed that they totally messed up. Plus, their scoring method is suspect. In the real SSAT, you lose 1/4 point for a wrong answer, and get 0 points for leaving it blank. In their test, it's 0 points no matter what. I have no idea about the quality of their tutoring, but given that a monkey would have scored as well as our kids, anyone's real SSAT scores are bound to go up. UPDATE: We got corrected scores the next day from NW. And according to them, apparently they do take into account blank answers in the overall score, even though it's not reflected in the reporting details. Hopefully they will have cleaned up their process.

Absolutely perfect!…read more We had an amazing experience with Nurturing Wisdom in general and with the incredible tutor, Megan, in particular. Despite a bad SAT score when she started, my daughter was able to get her ideal score at the end, even more than what was expected in the initial contract. Megan is very professional and at the same time dedicated, patient and kind. I was afraid two hours of SAT tutoring in the evening would be too much but my daughter never complained and always felt she learned something from each session. I highly recommend Nurturing Wisdom. They are all very kind and dedicated. The price is totally worth it.