Dave Lemmon was instrumental in helping my son, Zach, narrow down his essay that initially included two topics. Dave kept Zach focused on the key points that needed to be included in his essay. Dave's guidance, professionalism, experiences and recommendations all played a role in helping Zach "shape" his essay but Dave never wrote the essay. The essay was Zach's own "style" which is what colleges want to read.
Zach was applying to colleges for the PharmD program and was competing for very limited seats. His essay needed to be exceptional. Once Zach had an almost completed final draft version of his essay, he asked his English teacher and two other teachers at our high schools career center to give their opinion. Two of the three teachers only focused on the grammar, which they had no comments since the grammar was correct. Instead, they thought the essay was a bit confusing since it didn't follow their "standard" basic structure with a traditional introduction, examples in the middle and "standard" conclusion. The "standard" type of essay is exactly what colleges DO NOT want to read. Zach's essay, in my own professional opinion, was amazing.
Zach had a consistent 3.2 - 3.3 GPA during his four years in high school, he is well-rounded in his community involvement (does charity work mostly through our church but didn't give thousands of hours of time), played bassoon for the high school band for four years, played club soccer and has his "F" soccer license which qualifies him to teach youth soccer. During the summer of his junior year and throughout his senior year in high school he worked at a local pharmacy so his essay topic focused on his initial experiences at this job. Zach applied to 8 colleges who offered a PharmD program and was accepted to 6 of them. It is our opinion that his essay played a role in the final decision process at these colleges when they were comparing Zach against applicants with 3.8 or higher GPAs who had similar other experiences.
Dave was recommended to us by one of our friends through a referral they received. I would highly recommend Dave. Dave's response time is immediate, his schedule is flexible, his fees are reasonable and he personally works with the students. read more