of students we work with are accepted into the top 50 schools.
Average satisfaction rating from students who worked with our team of essay coaches
every year, to every top college, including dozens to the Ivies.
Meet Harris (Student)
Meet Albert (Student)
This is only a small sample (about 1/3rd) of the students we worked with the past two years, since we don’t typically track down (and pester) students to ask where they ended up going. Why? We’d rather they reach out to us to share where they got in or where they’re going. But many parents do ask us about this information, so we’re happy to share the data we have.
College or University | Acceptances |
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American University | 5 |
Amherst College | 3 |
Barnard College | 3 |
Babson College | 1 |
Boston College | 9 |
Boston University | 14 |
Brandeis University | 4 |
Brigham Young University | 1 |
Brown University | 16 |
Bowdoin College | 1 |
Brown Program in Liberal Medical Education (PLME) | 1 |
Bryn Mawr College | 1 |
California Institute of Technology | 3 |
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo | 16 |
Cambridge University | 1 |
Carnegie Mellon University | 18 |
Case Western Reserve University | 12 |
Colby College | 1 |
Chapman University | 15 |
Claremont McKenna College | 2 |
College of William and Mary | 4 |
Columbia University | 13 |
Cornell University | 24 |
Dartmouth College | 7 |
Duke University | 14 |
Emory University | 8 |
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - FL | 3 |
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering | 2 |
George Washington University | 11 |
Georgetown University | 9 |
Georgia Institute of Technology | 15 |
Harvard University | 4 |
Johns Hopkins University | 7 |
Harvey Mudd College | 2 |
Indiana University | 11 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | 7 |
Loyola Marymount University | 13 |
New York University | 16 |
Northeastern University | 21 |
Northwestern University | 8 |
Oberlin College | 2 |
College or University | Acceptances |
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Occidental College | 3 |
Pitzer College | 1 |
Pomona College | 3 |
Princeton University | 8 |
Purdue University | 28 |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 10 |
Rice University | 8 |
Rochester Institute of Technology | 6 |
Santa Clara University | 15 |
Stanford University | 11 |
Swarthmore College | 2 |
Stevens Institute of Technology | 3 |
Texas A&M University | 8 |
The New School - Eugene Lang College for Liberal Arts | 4 |
Tufts University | 14 |
Tulane University | 5 |
University of California (UCs) | 76 |
UCLA | 26 |
UC Berkeley | 24 |
University of British Columbia | 3 |
University of Chicago | 8 |
University of Colorado at Boulder | 13 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 23 |
University of Maryland | 9 |
University of Michigan | 17 |
University of Michigan - Ross | 5 |
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill | 15 |
University of Pennsylvania - College of Arts & Sciences | 14 |
University of Pennsylvania - Hunstsman Program in International Studies and Business | 9 |
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School | 9 |
University of Southern California | 31 |
University of St Andrews | 3 |
University of Texas at Austin | 24 |
University of Virginia | 15 |
University of Washington - Seattle | 26 |
University of Wisconsin - Madison | 16 |
Vanderbilt University | 12 |
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 12 |
Wake Forest University | 5 |
Wellesley College | 5 |
Wesleyan University | 5 |
Washington University in St. Louis | 11 |
Williams College | 5 |
Yale University | 6 |
Meet Katelyn (Student)
“Cannot imagine going through this process without you. The process flow is terrific with the value brainstorming at the beginning and the thoughtful essay shaping to bring out the story behind the applicant. Highly recommend.”
— Nika K.
“College Essay Guy is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!! We could not be pleased more with how Kate and Ethan worked with our son. They took away the stress of the application process and writing essays from us and made our son a better, more confident writer in the process. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!”
— Aida N.
“College Essay Guy reduced our family's stress, increased my daughter's confidence, and kept her on schedule while helping her create fantastic essays that reflected her personality and future goals--priceless!”
— Sarah K.
“Best investment I have ever made for my college-bound child. I truly feel working with CEG made all the difference in submitting a polished, well-read application.”
— CEG Parent
“I was really amazed by how transformative the process was. How my son’s personal essay evolved, and the finished product really reflected him. When I read it for the first time, there was no doubt that it could have been anyone else as the subject in the essay. It was authentic. Jon did a really great job helping with that process, and was incredibly patient with my son! Thank you!”
— Donna J.
“CEG challenging my son to stretch & think outside the box while he wrote his essays. They truly pushed him to stretch his thoughts, to explore himself deeper, and produce beautiful essays that are so reflective of his personality & achievements. He might have not been to able to write them without the proper guidance.”
— CEG Parent
“CEG used a survey and an interview to learn about my teen and used those data in such a way that he was matched with a coach that was perfect for him---the coach really understood my teen, his needs, strengths, weaknesses. They worked together, had their own "writing cocoon," as I called it, and the essays produced were amazing and really represented my teen well. All 13 applications were complete and uploaded well before Thanksgiving. It was the best money I spent all year.”
— CEG Parent
“I would highly recommend College Essay Guy to anyone. Their expertise and professionalism was of the highest caliber, and I truly felt their value was worth the investment.”
— CEG Parent
“Nicole was terrific! Ciara really looked forward to her sessions with her. She provided concrete tasks and kept the process moving forward. Ciara says that her writing in general is much stronger because of her work with Nicole and it is showing in her school work. We knew nothing about US universities and what they look for, so this essay guidance was very very helpful!”
— CEG Parent
“CEG helped our son to organize his thoughts. They brought out great writing and built up his confidence. Our coach was just incredible. So supportive and encouraging. My son loved him. You guys really made what could have been a super stressful time fun. I cannot say enough good things about you.”
— CEG Parent
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- Georgetown University
- University of Michigan
- University of California Los Angeles
- University of California Berkeley
- University of California Santa Cruz
- University of California San Diego
- University of Texas at Austin
- New York University
- Emory University
- Boston University
- George Washington University
- Northeastern University
- Clemson University
- American University
- University of Miami
- Boston University
- Case Western Reserve University
- Cornell University
- Duke University
- Emory University
- Johns Hopkins University
- New York University
- Rice University
- University of California Berkeley
- University of California Los Angeles
- University of California San Diego
- University of Michigan
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of Pittsburgh
- University of Southern California
- University of Virginia
- Washington University in St. Louis
- University of California Davisv
- University of California Santa Cruz
- San Diego State University
- California Polytechnic State University
- Loyola Marymount University
- University of San Diego
- Santa Clara University
- University of Washington (Seattle and Bothel campuses)
- New York University
- Allegheny College
- Reed College
- University of San Francisco
- University of Arizona
- University of Montana
- Michigan State University
- Oregon State University
- University of Oregon
- University of Nevada Las Vegas
- Boston University
- Boston College
- Northeastern University
- University of California Berkeley
- University of California Santa Barbara
- University of California San Diego
- University of California Davis
- University of California Irvine
- University of Southern California
- Santa Clara University
- Penn State University
- University of Maryland