28,096Leland Reviews

Kelly being an artist herself, who also studied in the arts brought a unique creative perspective to my profile. The portfolio piece is an added challenge in addition to the applications, so I was happy that Kelly understood both sides and how to bring them together for a polished school list, profile, and portfolio all in one! I got into USC, RISD and Art Institute of Chicago. Now I just have to decide which of these amazing schools I want to attend.

There's no way I would have been accepted to the school I applied to without working with Kelly as my admissions consultant. She's very intuitive, upbeat and knows how to bring out her student's abilities. I have a unique combination of interest and experiences, that wasn't an obvious fit for specific majors. Kelly helped me strategize to show how these intersections are what makes me unique and align with specialized programs combining business and fashion at NYU, Parsons, FIT, SCAD and Baylor.

Being a pretty straightforward applicant, STEM and international, the statistics were against me attending my top schools. My academics were strong, but I lacked an interesting story to tell. Thankfully, Kelly helped me understand what was unique in my individual path on how to showcase it so that universities can know me on my grades and test scores. This was essential in helping me get accepted to Georgia Tech, Carnegie Mellon, Cornell, Penn, UIUC and UT Austin.

As our son struggles with attention, time management and focusing on his goals, we were concerned it would be hard to find a councilor that could motivate him while also understanding his unique needs. Kelly, his personality and understanding, balanced with her positive attitude, and encouragement throughout, was a relief for us all and led to him getting admitted to his top choice schools (U Michigan, U Chicago, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Duke, Northwestern).

I knew I wanted to attend a liberal arts college, but I wasn't sure how to approach college search to develop a plan for finding a school that matches my personality, what matters to me and also I wouldn't get lost in the masses. I'm so glad I found Kelly and her services so I couldn't make sense of what differentiates me and also each school I was considering. Applying to liberal arts schools is a very different thing so she made sure that I understood what admissions would focus on to help me bring attention to my unique qualities they are looking for. I got accepted to Amherst, Williams, Swarthmore, Pomona, Bowdoin, Claremont McKenna, Davidson and Wellesley!

Attending an Ivy was a dream but my school is very competitive so the pressure was high. Kelly's patience, help with organizing my time and being strategic on how to apply to each individual school to demonstrate my mutual fit, as well as her personalized essay coaching stylestyle and interview prep, really helped my applications go from slightly above average to stellar. I was admitted to five out of the eight Ivies which would've been impossible without her counseling, including Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia and Brown! I'm forever grateful for her advice and care and helping me application I was proud of.

Kamna was such an invaluable resource as I was navigating my Wharton journey. From calming my initial angst about business school in general to helping me think through my application, reviewing my essays, and giving me advice for the Wharton TBD interview, she was such a rockstar through the process. I would have been so much more nervous and on-edge without her support, and am so grateful to have had her in my corner. She even gave me advice about how to approach the first few months at school, which was really helpful given how overwhelming an MBA program can be. I really appreciated all her thoughtful advice and support.

We are so grateful that our daughter worked with Kelly on her college apps, customizing everything to highlight my daughter's strengths and personality in a way that stood out. Her insightful questions and insider knowledge was priceless and provided much more than her school could. This investment secured our daughter's acceptance to multiple schools on our list and even scholarships. Kelly is the counselor you want on your side to help your student tell their story, manage admissions aspects in a clear, organized and timely manner and build an application strategy with you that is founded on experience, results and understanding the current trends in higher education.

I truly felt that Kelly listened to my needs, gave me realistic feedback to make a strong strategy, and brought out the best in me to not only understand what makes me unique but also how to convey that in my college applications in ways that got results. I also appreciated her ability to workshop essay ideas that felt authentic and connected to me, while also aligning with the individual schools I applied to. She also has a calming and funny personality, which took the pressure off and made me feel motivated to complete my tasks to get to where I am now, attending Stanford, my dream!!!

I had no idea what I was doing when I decided to apply to grad school, and my time was limited as I decided at the last minute. but Kelly gave me the encouragement, tools to succeed and advocated for me in ways that gave me strength, confidence and commitment to my goals. As a result, I'm now attending my dream graduate program and have never looked back. This is such a daunting experience, but Kelly made it stress-free and I actually enjoyed getting to know more about myself in the process, thanks to her.