“Like any other rising senior, I came into the college applications process with a good amount of dread and anxiety. However, Dan’s laid back personality made me feel much more at ease, and the process no longer seemed so daunting. He clearly outlined his process for writing a personal statement, first by taking the time to get to know me through an interview session, then by choosing the most representative components to craft a richly detailed narrative. Dan worked with me through sessions that were sometimes arduous, but the end result was a piece of writing that encapsulated my identity in a way that I never could have done. In between sessions, the homework I had was to answer questions, whose responses would be woven in during the following session.
I began the process unsure of what part of myself to showcase in my essays and what direction I wanted to take them, but Dan patiently helped me to rediscover the priorities that were most important to myself and guided me throughout the process, allowing my own voice to shine through. At the end of our sessions, I left feeling a much more confident contender for higher education.”