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Testimonials For Great College Advice

Whether your goal is to get into an elite university, find the perfect college fit, or lower the cost of attendance, Great College Advice has helped thousands of families just like you. Our college counselors develop strong mentoring relationships to reduce stress as we guide students through the complicated college admissions process. We work with students from across the country as well as many international families. We’re proud to share our student and parent testimonials.

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Student Testimonials

Student Testimonials

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Cheery Z.

Columbia University

Enjoyed working with Sarah during the college planning and admissions process! Her suggestions pushed me to write better essays and present myself in the best light to AOs.

Avery L.

Student

I really enjoyed getting to know you over the past year in all of our meetings! Thank you again for the advice and help throughout the process and in making everything so much easier and more manageable. I appreciate all the time you spent, and I think all of our hard work paid off!

Drew S.

Student

Overall I could not have asked for a better experience. Whether it was understanding the college process or writing and critiquing essays, none of my success would have been possible without the help from Sarah Farbman.

Ross W.

Student

My counselor helped me explore the college options beyond the biggest names. My ultimate college selection was one that I never would have even heard about without his assistance, and it turned out to be the perfect fit for me and an amazing launching pad for my future studies and career. 

Piero P.

International student from Ecuador

I have worked with Sarah all this last year and I can define the results as totally successful. As an international student, I had a hard time initially understanding how applying to US universities worked. But Sarah made it look so easy. 

Parent Testimonials

Parent Testimonials

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David M.

Yale University

The most obvious service that Jamie did for Irving was helping him focus on the writing of a well-crafted, well thought-out admissions essay. But the bigger, more subtle thing Jamie did was help my son figure out what it is he wanted from a college, what he thought that college could do for him, and what he imagined that relationship would look like. The result was my son was enthusiastically accepted by his top pick. A smart, kind and clever dude. Perfect fit for my kid.

T.W. - Parent

University of Chicago

R. may have texted you, but I just wanted to share the good news: R. just got accepted to UChicago in the ED2 round. We are very happy about the outcome, especially after this very challenging and long application process. We wanted to express our gratitude to you for all your help. Thanks for your guidance to R. and your patience throughout. Thanks so much!

Ronald - Parent

Boston University

As you can imagine, we are very thrilled with the admission of Fio to Boston University; moreover, for getting the Presidential Scholarship. Fio has worked extremely hard to achieve this but also has received extraordinary advice and direction from you. We are very thankful for all your great contributions in Fio’s application process and supporting us as a family during this journey. Please receive our deepest gratitude.

Diane R.

Parent

Andrea was an amazing source of knowledge, advice and wisdom! She has such a calm demeanor but operates with a “take charge” attitude that allows you to have confidence that everything is going to work out fine. And it did for my daughter. She managed the entire process. But more importantly she took the time to get to know my daughter so that she guided her towards colleges that would be the right fit for her. She truly cares and is passionate about her work. She operates with complete integrity. I highly recommend her.

Testimonials for Andrea

Lawson W - Parent

University of North Carolina

“Patrick will attend UNC next year which was one of his reach schools. I think Andrea’s help with his high school curriculum really played a key part in that (it was much more rigorous than I’m sure he would have chosen on his own). Also, simply plugging us in with a great SAT prep tutor was something we would have missed out on otherwise and his SAT scores would have greatly suffered as a result.”

C.C.

Student

“Thank you for all your assistance in my college search. I’m positive I couldn’t have gotten such amazing results without your recommendations, counsel, and good cheer. You seemed to have the answer to every question. Thank you for talking late at night, making time on the weekends, and reaching the extra mile when I needed you.”

Kitty S.

Parent

“Andrea formed an instant and strong connection with our daughter and helped her stay on top of the college selection and application process. There were regular Skype sessions and homework in-between. Our daughter felt very comfortable in her relationship with Andrea, which is so important when grappling with one of the most important decisions of your young life!”

Avery L.

Student

“I really enjoyed getting to know you over the past year in all of our meetings! Thank you again for the advice and help throughout the process and in making everything so much easier and more manageable. I appreciate all the time you spent, and I think all of our hard work paid off!”

L.H.

Parent

“Without reservation I would recommend Andrea. She is smart, thoughtful, knowledgeable, responsive and patient. Most importantly, she was able to forge a unique relationship with my daughter that helped to make a process fraught with so much anxiety a much smoother experience for all.”

Testimonials for Pam

Jenna W.

Student

“Pam helped me so much throughout the college admissions process. She was able to help me find colleges that would best fit me, set a schedule that took some of the stress out of the process, and in the end got me into a school I am very excited about.”

Maureen B.

Parent

“Pam has been amazing. She is extremely knowledgeable and has helped my daughter stay on track and keep the stress out of the college process.”

Sydelle D.

Parent

“Pam has so much knowledge to share. I highly recommend her!”

Patty W

Parent

We loved Pam! She helped my son get into his number one dream school and made it fun and meaningful along the way. Communication with her was fantastic. 

Luke W

Student

Pam was incredibly helpful in walking me through the college application process. Her experience and advice were invaluable in my college search, and I was able to develop a list of colleges where I would have been excited to go to any of them. 

Divvya P.

Student

I started working with Pam Gentry at the end of my junior year, heading into senior year. I had a lot of different interests in high school—business, healthcare, service—but they didn’t feel cohesive. 

Testimonials for Jamie

Isaiah G.

Student

“Jamie helped me understand the subtleties of the college admissions process and what would strengthen my application. The most valuable thing that Jamie did was assist me in the language arts; under his guidance, my essay materialized out of a collection of notes. Without Jamie—and his knowledge of the process and care for my future—I would not be in the position I am in today.”

Sydney C.

Parent

“Not only did Jamie and his compassionate and gentle—yet coaxing—approach greatly reduce the stress for my daughter (and all of us at home) surrounding the college application process, their regularly scheduled meetings encouraged her to consistently work on the essays and to embrace the revision process. 

David M.

Parent

“The most obvious service that Jamie did for Irving was helping him focus on the writing of a well-crafted, well thought-out admissions essay. But the bigger, more subtle thing Jamie did was help my son figure out what it is he wanted from a college, what he thought that college could do for him, and what he imagined that relationship would look like. The result was my son was enthusiastically accepted by his top pick. A smart, kind and clever dude. Perfect fit for my kid.”

Testimonials for Sarah Myers

Jenny C.

Student

Sarah Myers has been a huge asset to our son’s college search process. We were working with another consultant but we were not satisfied so we brought on Sarah’s expertise. She has an amazing way of connecting with our son that really resonates with him and is able to give him pertinent information in a way that he takes in that he was not able to hear from us as his parents. He responds to her calm, level-headed approach without getting defensive. He really listens to her and has made some excellent choices about his classes and college selection process with her advice. The best part might be how she understands our feelings as parents going through this process. Sarah is able to balance our son’s needs with our expectations. It has been a big stress-reliever.

Akhil S.

Student

Hi Sarah, I wanted to let you know that I just committed to UW! It has the amazing engineering and business programs I want, and close to home + in state tuition made it just a fantastic choice. Thank you for all your help during the application process, I’m really grateful for all your advice and feedback! 

Edie C.

Parent

I highly recommend Sarah as a college admissions counselor. She has been SOOO helpful for everything from assessing college fit and creating a list of target schools to reviewing essays and providing valued feedback. Sarah is a really empathetic person and her background in school counseling means that she really gets where kids are coming from. She knows how to balance the pressure students feel with the importance of the process. In addition, she works with a network of admissions counselors that provides additional depth to her college knowledge. 

Leona L

Student

I highly recommend Sarah as a college counselor. She has been the most invaluable resource to me on my college application journey. I’ve worked with her since about the winter of 2023 and she has not only offered me amazing feedback and tips but has been incredibly flexible and understanding of my situations. She’s offered to nominate me for scholarships, revised my personal statement over and over, and has helped me find countless resources to make my transition to college easier. Throughout the entire journey, she has been nothing but kind and understanding, and I could never be more thankful to her. 

Testimonials for Sarah Farbman

Gilbert V.

Parent

I want to thank you both, especially Sarah, for the superb guidance our son received during his application process. It was at just the right level of content as he feels pride in having created all the content himself and can take pride in his work. It was delivered with just the right touch, enough to motivate him to produce consistently in an ambitious timeframe under heavy academic load and frequent sports commitments. Our son was accepted into many of the schools where he applied and was waitlisted at some–no small feat for an engineering program applicant. Regardless, GCA saved us a great deal of time and, frankly, strife. We feel it was worth every penny.

Cheery Z.

Student

Enjoyed working with Sarah during the college planning and admissions process! Her suggestions pushed me to write better essays and present myself in the best light to AOs. 

Drew S

Student

Overall I could not have asked for a better experience. Whether it was understanding the college process or writing and critiquing essays, none of my success would have been possible without the help from Sarah Farbman.

Piero P

International student from Ecuador

I have worked with Sarah all this last year and I can define the results as totally successful. As an international student, I had a hard time initially understanding how applying to US universities worked. But Sarah made it look so easy. Now I was accepted to the university that I wanted from the beginning and I can say that, without her help, I probably would not have made it. Totally a five star job!

Great College Advice Testimonials

Jessica F.

Student

Great College Advice lives up to the name! Advisors worked with me through my application process, providing excellent advice tailored toward my educational goals. Advisors responded quickly and allowed me to finish my applications well ahead of my deadlines, despite submitting my materials to them late. Absolutely would recommend.

Juliet G.

Parent

Great College Advice helped my daughter get accepted to an Ivy League college. They offered great advice that we could not find elsewhere. I recommend them to all of my friends and family.

Joanna S

Parent

Great College Advice was instrumental in helping both of our daughters through the college admissions process. What could’ve been an overwhelming unbearable process for us ended up being a seamless and positive experience.