"Do not hesitate to contact Patti Brugman for a high professional assistance and great expertise in college guideline and application process. Patti is not only a sharp professional who has great knowledge in education system, in particular education centers, but most importantly she is a great supporter of kids' individual approaches and talents. This unique quality distinguishes an excellent experts from regular services. Having other consultations in education I can strongly recommend Patti as best in this area. Feel welcome to contact her as soon as you read this review."

"Patti Brugman is amazing! She helped me with so much through my college application process and continues to check in on me after! She is extremely nice and very flexible with time. I loved working with her and i would definitely do it again. 5/5 stars!! I would definitely recommend her to anyone who is interested in finding a college counselor. Thanks to her I got into some of the colleges of my top choice!"

"Patti worked with both of my children and I can't say enough wonderful things about the service. Patti calmed me (the parent) down as I had left it a little late in calling her. It was the beginning of my daughter's senior year and I called her when it became clear the process was too much for me. My daughter was accepted to five top East Coast colleges and selected NYU! Patti was so positive and upbeat during the entire process! We couldn't have done it without her!!"

"Patti is an enthusiastic, meticulous and knowledgeable resource for navigating the stressful process of college search and application. My daughter asked to start working with an advisor early in the spring of her junior year, and we selected Patti for her friendliness and obvious expertise. With her guidance, my daughter quickly identified and prioritized her college choices, set a timeline for completion of tours, essays and applications, and gained the confidence she needed to maintain grades and do well on admission tests. Patti will constantly reinforce your student's strengths and self-worth, so necessary in today's competitive environment. When my daughter gained early admission to her top-choice school, I knew it was a credit to Patti as a mentor, guide and friend. Highly recommended."

"We had a pretty good idea about what schools we were interested in, so we did not take advantage of her knowledge in that area. But Patti was very helpful in confirming our choices and dividing the schools from safe to target, balancing our expectations. She provided us with useful resources and advice to help help us list and evaluate the schools we were considering with reference to specific, relevant datapoints: class size, GPA and test scores of admitted students, cost, specific course of study, etc. Most important was Patti's manner of keeping us on message, meeting deadlines, and working to assist my son to articulate what he wanted to say in his essay. The essay process is difficult and my son had never had to express himself in an essay to achieve a specific purpose. Patti made him comfortable with the process and saying what he wanted to say - getting him started in a way that we his parents could never have done alone. Patti also was freely giving of her time after the app. process was complete in providing feedback on the schools where he was admitted. She was a positive influence on the application experience."

"Patti is absolutely tops. I used her services when applying to graduate school in international relations. My undergrad was in engineering and I was making a career change, and so had to convince the schools I was the right choice despite my undergrad experience being somewhat of a curveball. My undergrad grades were also not the best, so the essays were very important in convincing the schools that I was a good choice. Patti helped me mainly with my application essays and also a bit with writing my resume and asking for letters of recommendation. Patti's help on the essays made what I had to say come out much more clearly and concisely, without writing the essays for me. As a result, I got into the vast majority of schools I applied to, the highlight of which was the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins, one of the country's top programs, which I will be attending in the fall. Patti's contribution bears a huge amount of the responsibility for this success. Patti is helpful and engaging, as well as straightforward with you. She knows a tremendous amount about what is important to schools in an applicant. She will help you or your child get into the best possible program."

"Patti is superb, and I cannot recommend her more highly. She helped my son with his college essays via face time since we live on the East Coast. From the start she exuded enthusiasm and a positive attitude. She related well to him and engendered a sense of confidence. He actually enjoyed working with her so much that the task of writing his essays became easy. She focused immediately on his strengths and unique talents, and coupled with her knowledge in the educational field, she helped him craft an excellent essay for the Common Application. She also helped immensely with three writing supplements that were required at his first choice college. My son applied early decision and was accepted at his first choice college, a top institution in Massachusetts. He could not have done it without Patti's help. To Patti I can only say thank you, thank you, thank you."

"Thank you for your e-mail and phone consultations. My son doesn't want me to read his essay, but I can tell he's very proud of it. Thank you from Northern California."

"I felt Albert was your main priority, not the parent, which I think is appropriate and to his advantage down the line. I am very happy with the quality of the work. I can distinctly hear his voice and it has details and depth."

"Dear Mrs. Brugman, I just wanted to write and let you know that I am finally happy in college. Thank you so much for all your help and support."

"I credit you, Patti, with making Viv aware of a good school that matched most of her needs and would be likely to give her a generous scholarship."

"If I had done it by myself, I'm not sure it would've gotten done, just because it was so much work. This way, I didn't have to fight with my parents at all. It was perfect."

"Our daughter isn't feeling stressed about it — thanks to all the guidance you two have given her. Now, she's hard at work putting the finishing touches on several applications."