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.

Campus Bound was extremely helpful when dealing with the financial aid process. Both of my…read morechildren were able to increase their original awards using their suggestions. I am so grateful someone recommended Campus Bound to our family.

From the owner: Campus Bound counselors assist students through all aspects of the college admission and financial…read moreaid application process. We help students with college selection, essay review, completing and submitting applications, and interview preparation. We also help students through the financial aid process through a comprehensive financial review and assistance completing financial aid forms.

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.

I had Solomon Berman as my tutor who is the main man behind Quantum Tutoring. He was my tutor for…read morethe better part of my sophomore year, tutoring me through the later part of Chemistry 101 and 102 at Boston University. I can honestly say without him, i don't know how I would of finished taking both courses. The lecturers and the TAs didn't communicate the material nearly as clearly and in a shorter time span as he did. He is clear and patient, and wants you to truly learn the material, not just get through a test or assignment. It is clear that he knows his material. Moreover he's very flexible with tutoring time and will take as much time and sessions needed until you understand the material. Being an athlete, my free is greatly limited, but he still found time to make sessions flexible to my schedule to his greatest ability. With my experience with him, if there were more teachers as clear and knowledgable as him, then class would be more clear and interesting and easier to follow. But in real-life situations, tutors such as Solomon are there to bridge the gap and help you succeed. I know I'll be using Quantum Tutoring in the future, especially as I get ready for MCATs, not to mention exams and tests.

My family's experience with Quantum Prep has been nothing short of amazing. Their instructors are…read moresecond to none and are able to teach every subject at every grade level from middle school through college. My child was unable to attend high school almost her entire junior and senior years. Quantum Prep did not just teach my child the course materials and test prep, they motivated my child actually go above and beyond what was required. My child's work ethic, organizational and critical thinking skills, and self-confidence significantly improved under Quantum Prep's guidance. These skills have now transferred to post-high school life and I couldn't be happier.

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!

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.

Joan is a pleasure to work with. We have only met with her once so far but she is so…read moreknowledgeable, kind, compassionate, and truly cares for the students she helps with their college choices. We are SO incredibly grateful we found her and looking forward to utilizing her superb guidance and skills.

My daughter worked with Joan Casey throughout her college search and application process…read more Joan was extremely thorough in her assessment of my daughter and in her selection of schools. Her advice was based on in-depth knowledge of my daughter's learning style and personality. The list of colleges she presented were mostly solid targets (rather than reach) and she prepared my daughter to be realistic and in the end, very happy with her acceptances. Joan created a strategy to identify a first choice school, for an early decision application while organizing and motivating her to complete all of her regular and early action applications. Joan's observations of my daughter's strengths and weaknesses and her knowledge of the pros and cons of each school made the process seem more concrete and predictable. Joan continues to follow-up with my daughter and said that she will stay in touch with her throughout her freshman year.

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.