Stefani is wonderful as always. Great demeanor. Good w/teenagers. Clear in her explanations. And firm regarding action plans.

We came to Stefanie last March when our son was nearing the end of his junior year, too late to begin the college process, and badly burnt and disillusioned with the previous counseling company. We were referred to her by our friend Swati, who had worked with Lisa for her sons. Stefanie was thorough, very detailed and diligent from the get go. In the first meeting itself she had read through all our questionnaires and took her time to talk to our son, and clearly outlined what his strengths and areas to work were - along with a clear cut plan of how to go from there. She charted out a course of action to help improve his portfolio and balance his time keeping up with his GPA, volunteer work, his full time job, varsity sports and other interests. She worked with him in person because he works so much better face to face than online, and her being located only 15 minutes away made so much difference because our son opened up to her in a way that is not possible on a zoom call. They worked together on brainstorming his essays and her vast experience helped him come up with ideas that were unique, and her excellent writing skills were very helpful to proofread his work. More than anything, she was friendly while being professional, empathetic to our needs due to the limited time we had and got to know our son, his dreams and goals and helped him aspire to reach for places beyond what he thought was capable of. It also helped that she understood the IB curriculum, having graduated from Newark Academy herself! I would highly recommend Stefanie and also Lisa, Abby and their entire team for their work ethic, their genuine interest in seeing their students succeed and finding their best fit where they can grow and find their place, but also be happy. Thank you Stefanie and College Bound for helping our son get to his dream college despite the time crunch - you got more done in 9 months of focused, targeted work - more than anyone could have done in 3 years! THANK YOU!

Thanks so much Lisa!!