What families say

“One of the biggest lessons I learned from Sam was to speak logically and authentically: no jumping around or over-flexing. Your activities list can already speak for itself, so the essays should just focus on what's 'you'. He truly helped me discover what made my story unique.”

“First, I would like to say that Sam's a very nice guy. He was very funny and very positive, which I thought was an important part of our meetings — because this application process is very stressful and very time-consuming. Not only that, the meetings were very effective. There was a lot of conversation, a lot of talking, and the good type of talking where we came up with a lot of ideas. And when I say "we," it's mostly him coming up with the ideas and me agreeing with it. But these ideas and plans really helped me out, motivated me — because it made me feel like we actually had a game plan for writing and for meeting these deadlines. I think the most important factor for effective college tutoring is if the tutor actually shows a genuine sense of care. Sam — I cannot emphasize this enough — was a great college tutor because of this. He's very caring in terms of communicating well, writing, editing, responding back, and having fun. And genuinely, my mom emphasized this a lot. His caring messages definitely comforted her. This application process was definitely more stressful for her than for me. But you can just sense the genuine sense of care, and that really motivated me to write, to stay positive. For any incoming seniors, or anyone going through the application process — I cannot recommend Sam enough. He really helped me out, and it definitely made my application process a lot less stressful, and a lot better.”

“Working with Sam was a huge factor during my application process. He gave me very specific, personalized, and insightful feedback on my personal statement, and his dedication really helped me present my best self — specifically in my essays. Compared to my school counselor, he was able to provide much more specific feedback, down to individual ideas and sentences. His support was definitely a crucial part of my application success.”

“딸의 대학입시를 앞두고, 가장 딸을 잘 이해하고 도와줄 에세이 선생님을 찾기위해 여러선생님을 소개 받았습니다. 그 중에 쌤을 만난건 저에게도 딸에게도 너무 큰 축복이었습니다. 첫미팅을 하고 이미 빅토리아는 그에게 무한 신뢰를 하게 되었고, 잘 해낼 수 있다는 확신을 가지게 되었습니다. 쌤은 딸이 원하는 대학에 그가 아는 지인을 소개해줘서 필요한 정보를 얻을 수 있도록 도와줬고, 불안해하는 저에게 수시로 따뜻한 메세지와 격려를 해주며 딸 뿐만 아니라 저에게도 큰 힘이 되어준 선생님 입니다. 딸은 쌤이 너무 스마트하고 훌륭한데 마음까지 착한 완벽한 선생님이라고 극찬을 했었고 그래서 쌤과 에세이를 준비하며 스트레스받기 보다 가장 자신을 잘 나타낼 수 있는 내용들로 에세이를 훌륭하게 완성하였고, 덕분에 원하는 학교에 합격 할 수 있었습니다. 쌤은 아이의 고민에 귀 기울여주고, 그 아이에게 필요한 것들을 잘 이끌어내 주는 최고의 선생님 입니다. 누구라도 그와 함께 한다면 아이가 멘탈이 건강하고, 행복한 입시를 준비 할 수 있을꺼라 확신합니다. 샘 다시 한번 감사드리고, 당신같이 좋은 선생님이 오래오래 우리 아이들 곁에서 훌륭한 멘토가 되어 주시길 바래요!”