Tom and I want to thank you for providing guidance, expertise and friendship to Katie. She is thrilled to be accepted to Stanford’s class of 2011. It is truly a dream come true!

You were such a claming force in hr life during the hectic application process. She often said you made her feel good about herself and that’s something we will all never forget. Thank you so much and I hope to get an opportunity to meet you in person soon!
-- Tom and Michelle, Palos Verdes


Kelley and I want you to know how much we appreciate your help with this college process.  WE COULD NOT DO IT WITHOUT YOU!!!  You have exceeded our expectations on every front. We had no idea Marielle would need so much guidance with her essays and you are so good at keeping her on task.  I can’t imagine what I was thinking when I thought we could do this college stuff ourselves. Stanford here she comes!
-- Nancy, Seattle


I can't thank you enough for all of your help in an effort that obviously produced fantastic results. I noticed that for everyone dinner tasted better, my jokes were funnier, the Christmas decorations seemed brighter, and bedtime was flexible.  Zoë was hard to roust out of bed this morning - she confessed that she couldn't sleep last night, and spent part of the night walking around the house. 

Interestingly, I keep telling people that "Zoë got in to Princeton" while Zoë keeps telling her "I am going to go to Princeton".  Perhaps she, in her delightful youthful perspective, thinks of the college process not so much as an elimination process so much as one of determining where she will be next year, and that the more important result is not one of "getting into" some place but just knowing where she is going to be.
-- Tom, Palo Alto


Thank you again for all of your efforts with Tucker these past several months.  He is very pleased that he was accepted at Penn, and relieved that the uncertainty is over.  He told me a couple of days ago that one of his good friends isn't speaking to his mom (an unusual situation in that household), because she keeps bugging him about his college applications - and then Tucker said, "Just think, Mom, that probably would have been us right about now...I'm glad I got it all done ahead of time." A RINGING endorsement, considering the source!
-- Marti, San Francisco


As Corinne is winding up the process of preparing her college applications, I thought this would be a good time to say thanks for your help.  I imagine that some people judge your work based on where their son or daughter is accepted, but I recognize that in the end, Corinne will stand or fall on her own merits; your work is simply to make her merits as clear and easy to recognize as possible.

I have no idea where she will end up going to college, but I do know that through working with you Corinne has gained a lot of self-confidence.  That is not something I had expected as we started on this path,

It is my hope as well that she will reap long-term benefits from her work with you. Corinne even said last night how much she appreciates the help you are providing to her. (She even was thankful that we're paying for it -- write that down!)
-- Albert, Sonoma

Thanks for your time with Spencer last night.  He was very excited after speaking
with you. He said, "Deborah is always so encouraging and helps me focus my expectations."  I think finally feels engaged in this process versus it just being
on his "to do" list.
-- Lynn, Burlingame


I wanted to let you know that your assistance to Kate during the application process was extremely valuable to us.  Your professionalism and vast knowledge of the process was especially significant.  Your assistance with editing and essay ideas really helped Kate get in touch with her own ideas and become a better writer.  She definitely raised her standards on writing (even for things other than
college essays).  It was very valuable to have the relationship be primarily
between you and Kate so that she owned the process.  I am sure it avoided
the conflicts that might have come up between parents and child!!  She so
valued your input and really enjoyed working with you.

I only wish we had started with you earlier.  Your help on talking through
ideas and choices was great for all of us.  Thank you!
-- Peah, St. Helena