Testimonials - Our Why
Our Why
Daily we receive amazing messages, phone calls, and emails from grateful students and parents over the years... Below you will find just a few of the hundreds received. We are so blessed and so honored to be a part of the making of incredible futures for each of the students that we work with... Our hearts are full!
E. Johnstone - Current Harvard Law Student
"My time studying the ACT with John's guidance was very pivotal in my academic success. At every step, John showed me how I could improve my mistakes and concentrate on my success rather than missteps. Overall, I am very grateful for the help John gave me and I have learned tools that will not only help me on the test but in life as well."
M.Emig - Mother of a Current Texas A&M Engineering Student
“If you are seeking any help whatsoever with your college essays, look no further. Our son had been working with a highly recommended college admissions tutor since August. She was writing his papers for him, and they were lies about his childhood. John had worked with our son on ACT/SAT test prep, so with 10 days to go until applications were due to 9 universities, we changed to John. He is incredible, our son finished all his applications by the early action deadline, and the essays were by far the absolute best we had seen. He made the process easy, and the essays were unbelievably better than our expectations.
John looks at the basic points being made in the essay, and helps his students brainstorm and “dig deep” to expand and drive points home. He reviews content, possible edits, grammar, “pulls out new ideas” from our son and these essays demonstrate who our son is in a way that is authentic and appeals to colleges. Our son is now confident with his essays and excited!”
S. Householder - Parent of a Current Yale Student - S. Householder
“It is with much confidence and enthusiasm that I recommend John for S.A.T. prep and assistance with writing college essays. His knowledge and teaching ability are truly phenomenal. My son's S.A.T. score improved dramatically and he will be attending Yale this Fall. Without a doubt, I attribute it to the help he received from John.”
S. Atwater - Parent of Middle School Student
“My daughter enjoys tutoring with John. She states he helps her understand the things she struggles with in a fun way. He has helped her thinking process with reading and writing. Her grades have improved, and I feel the tools he is teaching her now, will help her in high school.”
S. Gorian - Parent of a Current UCSD Student
"My daughter found it quite easy to access and use the program online. She also found the material and test-taking tips to be extremely relevant, unlike anything she’d found in the test prep books she’d tried."
"She completed the courses in the second half of her sophomore year, and when she took the ACT in her junior year, her score went from a 26 on the mock test to a 33 on the actual test! We couldn’t be happier with the results. I recommend John’s services to every high school parent I meet."
J. Wright - Parent of a Current Yale Bulldog
Via Text - “I am so excited I can’t stand it! Thomas got a 35 composite ACT score!!!! 36 English, 35 Math, 34 Reading, 35 Science, and a 35 on STEM. Wow, wow, wow! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!”
Via Text a couple of months later - “I wanted to say thank you so much for the tutoring test prep for Thomas. He just got accepted to Yale!”
J. Fard - Parent of a Middle School Student
Via text - Mom - “I actually just went and chatted with him, and he said, ‘John’s like the best tutor I’ve ever had. I’d like him to help me through high school and college and even be friends after college.’ HAHAHA, so I think this is a good fit on this end.”
John - “That is awesome. Glad we made a connection…that is step #1 to success!”
Mom - “Sure is! Thank you so much. We’ve had a few tutors this past year, and he’s never said anything close to that before. I am beyond grateful for your help.”