Chances are you are reading this because someone told you about the success of their child through my process.
If not, here are unedited thoughts from a few parents and students with whom I have worked.
In my letter of acceptance to my first-choice school, the Director of Admissions said she loved my essay! I know for a fact I couldn't have done it without you, Janine.
- Student
“We were reluctant to pay for outside help with our son's application process. In speaking with Janine, we were happy to understand that she is flexible in how she works with kids and parents. We wanted our son to work directly with her, yet we hoped to be included in certain key conversations. Janine managed the process flawlessly, helping our son find his voice and tell his story, while we were involved enouzgh to provide input and feel confident deadlines would be met. Janine was exceptional in helping to choose essay topics. After discussing our son’s extracurriculars and work experiences, and asking probing questions, she helped him identify a powerful story he had not considered. We will definitely be reaching out to her when it is time to go through the process with our other two kids.” - Parent
“I was pretty stressed about writing the college essays, but Janine made it so much easier for me. She took me through a step by step process so it wasn’t overwhelming. Through our conversations, she helped me figure out which topics would be best for each essay, things that would help my application stand out.” - Student
“We can't thank Janine enough for the valuable help she gave our son during the stressful college application process. He was feeling particularly overwhelmed with how to approach the essays, and Janine’s guidance eased the stress of the process significantly. Her flexibility to work with our son’s busy schedule, quick response time to our questions, and organized game plan was beyond our expectations. We went into this thinking our son was a strong writer but quickly realized the college application essays were a different type of writing than he was used to. In particular, Janine’s knowledge of what the colleges were looking for was so helpful and we were impressed with how she coached him to write essays that presented him in the best light. With her guidance, he was accepted into many of his top college choices! Janine’s services were a great investment and we will definitely be reaching out to her for help with our other kids when it is their time to go through this process.” - Parent
“We feel so fortunate to have worked with Janine and the invaluable help she has provided our son during the college application process. She really helped guide our senior on how to make his common app essay stand out as well as his numerous supplemental essays. She was incredibly knowledgeable about so many top schools that my son was applying to with key insight and feedback on what these schools were looking for and how to stand out. Janine is incredibly flexible to work with and she's been a blessing providing direct, honest, key feedback to help our son in shaping his essays. With her expertise and knowledge, his essays are so much stronger with her support. In addition, Janine helped keep me informed of my son’s progress along with the way. I will definitely be utilizing Janine with daughter in the future when she starts the college essay process.” - Parent
“In addition to being meticulous and organized in her assistance, Janine was incredibly flexible, responsive, and patient. Janine saw and treated me as a collaborator, not just a client, something great in any environment, but especially beneficial when going through a process as stressful and demanding as college applications.” - Student
“We could not be more grateful for all your guidance and support. As a parent who had little knowledge about the whole college application process, I felt very lucky to find someone like you who is knowledgeable and trustworthy.” - Parent of above student