In 2003-04 my daughter was getting ready to start working on her college plans. She wasn't sure where she wanted to go and we were a bit lost as to how to start the process. Her high school was just giving the basic information and because she was more art focused there wasn't much support for that direction. Sarah was great, she provided advice and direction. It felt so good to be supported by a competent and patient person. We followed her recommendations and my daughter got into all 3 schools she applied to- UCSB, CCA, and SF State. Sarah was so helpful and stuck with us when we had questions or concerns and made time to get my daughter to the college that would be best for her.

I worked with Sarah professionally at The Education Trust-West and was impressed by her knowledge, communication and management style so when I heard she was doing college consulting I was thrilled. My son has learning disabilities and was really struggling with the college application process from picking and deciding on schools that would be a good fit for him to the essay writing and filling out the applications. My son was becoming overwhelmed and stressed. I called Sarah in a panic, and she did an incredible job helping him. She understood his learning disabilities and adjusted her process for essay writing to meet his needs, which was amazing. She helped him understand what schools would be good for him and why. To support him further, she spent time with him filling out the applications. She has an amazing calm demeanor and was able to connect with Ian and put him at ease while also sharing her deep knowledge and walking him through each step clearly. I instantly recommended her to my friends who also had the same supported experience making the process so much less stressful. Thank you Sarah! Follow up: He was accepted to several colleges and universities for the 2023-24 school year exceeding our expectations.

Thank you so much for all your help with writing my essays, I really couldn’t have done it without you :)  I received the maximum merit aid at all of the private schools I applied to.

Sarah was supportive through the logistics of the college application process and understanding of the emotions that go along with what can be a stressful experience. She was helpful in suggesting a range of schools to explore, working with me to create a timeline personalized to me, and as a sounding board for the essays.

Thank you so much for all your help, I really appreciated all of your guidance and liked how my personal statement and supplemental essays turned out! The strategies helped so much.

Sarah is volunteering assisting a young woman, an Afghani refugee and member of the Afghan Robotics Team, to apply to college.

Sarah helped my daughter with applications and essays. She has a talent for listening and editing with great skill, wisdom, and humor. My daughter also took a personal statement writing workshop with Sarah that took the pressure off this stressful task, and offered great support. Sarah knows her colleges, as well, and gives great advice on school selections. I'm delighted to say my daughter's applications were extremely successful; she was accepted to several of her top schools, and will be making decisions based on having myriad choices. I recommend Sarah highly and without reservation!