John works with students at all stages of the college application process, including any combination of the following areas:

  • choosing the right mix of classes in high school
  • planning and preparing for ACTs and SATs (both general and subject tests)
  • creating balanced lists of prospective colleges
  • practicing for interviews
  • choosing recommenders
  • prioritizing extra-curricular activities
  • brainstorming and optimizing essay topics
  • revising essays
  • maintaining communication with admissions officers

John's students have been accepted by many of the best undergraduate programs in the country, including:

  • Harvard
  • Yale
  • Middlebury
  • Wesleyan
  • NYU
  • University of Michigan
  • Colby
  • Bowdoin
  • Kenyon
  • Macalester
  • Bard
  • Bates
  • Hampshire
  • Connecticut College
  • Columbia
  • Barnard
  • Haverford
  • University of Michigan
  • University of Chicago
  • University of Massachusetts, Amherst
  • Amherst College
  • University of Vermont
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Cornell
  • Dartmouth
  • Georgetown
  • Vanderbilt
  • UCLA
  • Wellesley
  • Vassar
  • Smith
  • Brandeis