Gina was great! She was so knowledgeable! My child began working with Gina at the end of her high…read moreschool sophomore year. When Gina helped my child prepare the college list, we found that she has been to so many colleges, big and small. And she has talked to their admission officers, and she knows how competitive it is for the school or the major. We were very amazed! Then she was able to help my child get all the essays prepared way ahead of the deadlines, and she guided us throughout the application process. My child got into U Wash, some UCs and Purdue. We are very happy! Thank you so much for your help, Gina! :)

My daughters began working with Gina their sophomore year of high school. She encouraged them early…read moreto prepare and start thinking about what colleges would be a good fit for them. Gina was always available to answer any questions and responded quickly. We were very happy with our college results. Both girls got into all the UCs and numerous other universities. I highly recommend Greenhaus College Consulting.

Amazing, supportive staff. Always where there to help me through my ACT prep. After only a few…read moresessions, along with the Saturday practice tests, my ACT score increased dramatically by 4 points. Shayda was great. She taught me strategies that no other prep course (paid for or taught by my school) ever gave me access to. Absolutely one of the best investments I have ever made in my education. 100% recommend

I was one of those students that was really reluctant to study for standardized tests. Luckily, I…read morefound Shadya of Pivot Tutors who helped me study in a way that worked for me, and I achieved my goal score on the ACT! Fast forward several years that score enabled me to go to my top choice college, attend law school, and become a licensed attorney! Can't recommend Pivot Tutors enough.

Passport Admissions is nothing less than fantastic. I've been waiting to go to college since a few…read moremonths into my freshman year of high school. I had been doing tentative research on my own, but once I was directed to Passport Admissions, everything changed. I met with Rob, my counselor throughout the entire process, and that was when my college search really began. I was given a very personalized questionnaire, and then every week he would suggest 3 schools for me to research. After researching, I would email him with my feedback on all of the schools, and he would send me another round for scrutiny. While I was in the research process, I would email Rob once a day and almost always got a response the same day. I went through a grand total of 24 schools before deciding to apply to 8. Among these eight schools was my dream school, which was also a reach school. After Rob's suggestion and some serious consideration, I decided to apply Early Decision to this school and I was accepted! Even though I had applied ED in November, I still went through the process of completing the applications for the other schools, just in case I wasn't accepted. Passport Admissions also paired me with an amazing essay editor, who helped me refine my writing and convey my ideas effectively. I emailed Rob constantly with questions about the Common Application, the different applications, and with new drafts of my different essays. By the time I found out that I had been accepted, I had completed almost all of my other applications. Needless to say, PA helped me get a lot accomplished that I would not have otherwise. I can honestly say that if it weren't for Passport Admissions, I never would have considered this school. I really didn't know what I wanted before I had some guidance through this process and having this extra help made all the difference. I am really so glad to that I was able to work with Rob. He was so enthusiastic about the entire process. It was comforting how much attention he paid to my needs and my concerns. I can't even imagine how stressed I would be without someone who knows the process guiding me through it. What makes Passport Admissions unique is that the program is so personalized. You're not working with adults who act condescending or superior. On the same note, they don't sugar-coat the reality for you. They look at your options realistically. When I decided on final schools to apply to, I knew which schools I was likely to be accepted to (and receive good financial aid packages at) and which schools were a reach. I didn't have to worry about not getting into a school I knew I would fit with. (With the help of PA, I knew that I would have been happy at any of the schools I was going to apply to.) I would definitely recommend Passport Admissions to any student about to embark on his or her journey through the labyrinth of college applications. In fact, I already have. (I mention them whenever I get the chance.) They were invaluable to me in my search for my perfect school and I would wish the same stress-fress, informed, exciting journey upon any fellow student.

I can't recommend Rob and Passport highly enough. Before we first spoke during the spring of my…read moreson's junior year, I met with two other potential college counselors. One was immediately negative when she saw the list of schools he was considering. She was convinced that every school on it would be a reach and seemed determined to make him, and us, be more realistic. Since then, I've had several friends describe similar experiences. During that initial conversation, my husband was listening in the background, and we agreed that while it was important to build a balanced list, we did not want our son working with someone so pessimistic or limiting. We wanted a counselor who would be on his side, who believed he had a chance, while also encouraging him to apply broadly and thoughtfully. Rob immediately brought exactly that energy. He encouraged our son to dream big and work hard on the strongest possible application, while also gently reminding him that he would be fine wherever he ended up. He was always available for advice and support and never seemed frustrated or fed up, even when our son kept changing his mind about his future course of study. When it came time to refine his essays, Rob paired him with Hannah, a talented young editor who had attended our son's dream school and offered invaluable insight into how to frame his essays. By the time he submitted his EA application, I was confident it was as strong as it could be. We were absolutely thrilled when he was accepted. Throughout a stressful process, Rob and Hannah felt like the best possible teammates, always on our son's side, which was everything I'd hoped for. I'm so grateful to have worked with them, and I can't recommend them highly enough.

Dr Ellis worked with us several times over the last decade. We are so thankful for her help and…read moreguidance.

Our family has worked with Brooke for both of our daughters. She did a great job helping us…read morenavigate through the college application process, review essays, and help us and our daughters put our mind at ease. With Brooke's help, my oldest daughter was able to attend a UC school! My youngest daughter will be attending a school that Brooke recommended that we did not really know about but she is excited for the school. I highly recommend connecting with Brooke for your college preparation needs!

We chose Beros College Consulting to guide our daughter through the college application process…read moreduring her senior year, and we couldn't be happier with the experience. Brooke provided thoughtful, timely support through each step --from brainstorming essays to navigating deadlines and decision making. Her personalized approach and attention to detail made all the difference during this critical time. We're thrilled with the outcome: our daughter was accepted to all of her top-choice schools and has committed to UCLA for the fall!

TUTORING CLUB OF POWAY IS AWESOME!!!! My son began after his GATE classes ended at Westwood…read moreElementary around the age 10 and is now 17. Originally i I wanted him to adjust to middle school a little more smoothly so we did the summer bridging program. That was the beginning of our incredible relationship and he has never looked back only forward. He is an avid reader and a good STAR tester as well. At the time he was also playing competitive soccer for a local soccer club, which he continued for several years as well as playing recreational indoor soccer on friday nights. The Tutoring staff SUMMER, STEVE, RACHEL, SEAN, ANDREW, JAVIER, KIM, CHARLOTTE, etc etc were so cooperative. Often times, my son had so much homework and along with practices, tournaments both in San Diego and out of town, he always knew he had Tutoring Club behind him. My son Gabe is now a senior at RBHS and in the year 2007 we lost our family home to the Guejito fire that hit the Westwood area pretty extensively. While we were devastated, Tutoring Club was his safe haven. He had friends there, felt comfortable with the staff and he knew his best interests as well as those of our entire family were in their hearts. He is off the charts right now. He has taken the SAT 2 times and is planning on the 3rd time in October to better the average of the scores. He took 5 AP classes last year only because RBHS didn't offer AP Spanish or it would have been 6 AP classes. Along with his classwork, he was doing 6 1/2 Speech and Debate classes which involved weekends and long hours. In the midst of it all, he also took the ACT/SAT prep course and was quite pleased to refer some of his friends to the Tutoring Club. His ACT was pretty high and he is being recruited by some pretty high rated universities from across the country and locally. He is currently taking 5 AP courses such as AP Psychology, AP Government, AP Calculus (2nd year),AP English Literature, AP Biology an d Speech and Debate class (where he is the Captain of the Exempt team). He was just named an AP Scholar for his accomplisments and also been named as a National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar due to his PSAT/SAT scores and his GPA. As a side note we even had our older daughter who was enrolled at CSUMB take a few sessions because her marine biology major required a math course which she anticipated problems in during her summer off. But she took a few sessions and graduated this past spring with HONORS. I cannot sing the praises of Tutoring Club any louder and encourage anyone and everyone to send their child there. Lori Hutter

The Tutoring Club has been a wonderful place for my child to learn. Ms. Eva and her tutors have…read moredone an amazing job with my child. At first, my child was hesitant to be tutored but after a session, he knew that this place would be able to help him immensely and give him the guidance he needed to do well in academics. Whenever he struggles on a particular subject, he will actively request that I have a session booked so that he fully understands the subject matter. Ms. Eva and her tutors have been there for my child these last 3 years and we will continue to go to this Tutoring Club for years to come.

Great School...great teachers...great Administrator. I wish…read moreI got treated as well as the staff does here.

What can I say? More like what can't I say? My son has been in school here since kinder and is now…read morein third grade. The best teachers in the world, the best staff from the custodian to the music teacher. Amazing and talented special ed teachers also. The school is totally secure and they are always teaching about respect and very anti-bullying. Our school thrives on the parent volunteers also. We have the best moms and dads helping out in the classrooms which usually puts the ratios at about 7-1. I fell in live with every teacher each year and thought that the next year I couldn't possibly have a better one, but every year I am more than happy with the last teacher helping to choose her successor and always ending up with the right teacher for my son. The kids have iPads in kinder, and really everything, technically speaking and otherwise that they need to get educated. We have running club on Tuesdays, pancake breakfast that the dad's club puts on and where our principal participates. We have such fun, cool events where so many parents are involved and actually friends. We work together, are friendly and enjoy stopping to chat with each other. Just an amazing school. My heart broke when they tool fourth grade away. This will now be our last year here..

On a recent Crystal Cruise's karaoke session, I decided to try "My Way" even though I did not…read morepractice and not harness it yet. I managed to follow the prompt during the first half of the song and gave it all (minding 'articulation' along the way) for the second half, feeling the energy from the crowd-I've never had that kind of free-flowing, walking-on-cloud, audience-responding, everything-going-My-Way feeling. At the end, I didn't know if I got a standing ovation, but everybody was applauding wildly. It's real admiration and feels JUST WONDERFUL! Janet, thank you very, very much! I never imagined that I would get public acknowledgement for my singing. (People compliment me on my dancing, but I feel so undeserved and embarrassed for being praised.) At the very beginning my singing was really lousy and I never dared to sing publicly for fear of offending people. (People are happy even if you dance lousily before them, but bad singing is unbearable noise.) I'd say nowadays my singing is better than my dancing. I sing solo and I control my own performance, while I still struggle to be a good leader when dancing. Thankfully yours, Hui

Janet is a wonderful voice coach. I've been taking private virtual lessons as a beginner in…read moresinging from her for a few months, and she continues to amaze me in each every session how she pays attention every second and analyzes every small details to provide feedback guiding me for continuous improvements. In the meantime, the process is always relaxing and enjoyable. Janet is extraordinarily talented as a voice coach! Susie