...she said she learned more in the 3-day Story To College workshop than all summer at Brown More...
My daughter spent the summer at a Brown University writing program and was reluctant to attend another writing workshop! Afterward, she said she learned more in the 3-day Story To College workshop than all summer at Brown. You helped her figure out what she really wanted to write about, easing fledgling ideas onto paper.
— Mother of senior, Beacon High School, New York, admitted to Bard College, early action
I knew it could help every single high school student to show who they are More...
When I saw this program in action I knew it could help every single high school student to show who they are and differentiate themselves in their college admission essays and interviews.
— Zach Kwartler (Princeton ’11), Story To College Trainer, Teach for America, Mississippi Delta
I found the courage to tell stories that are really my own, stories that I sometimes don’t even tell to my friends More...
I am an actor and confident on stage, but when it came to writing about myself, I was floundering. Learning to listen to myself in a new way, I found the courage to tell stories that are really my own, stories that I sometimes don’t even tell to my friends.
— Zach Nicol, Groton School, Massachusetts (Northwestern '15)
That moment changed the way I approached my college applications. More...
You made me tell a story that showed ‘I am an actor.’ I’d never really believed it before. That moment changed the way I approached my college applications.
— Senior, LaGuardia Arts High School
The work you do is so important... More...
The work you do is so important, especially for students who are still figuring themselves out as they approach the college admission process.
— Patricia Redd Johnson, Senior Associate Dean of Admission, Hotchkiss School
Story To College taught me how to go to the next level... More...
Story To College taught me how to go to the next level to write honestly about moments and dreams that are really my own.
— Sammi Greene, Columbia High School and Alexander Muss High School in Israel '12
When you're reading admission folders, there are students whose essays jump off the page... More...
When you're reading admission folders, there are students whose essays jump off the page. Suddenly you want to advocate for them.
— Caroline Moore, former Regional Director of Admissions, Princeton University
...I feel your suggestions made my essay stand out and show who I really am. More...
I cannot thank you enough! I feel your suggestions made my essay stand out and show who I really am. I am so happy that I was able to attend Story To College at my school.
— Townsend Harris High School, NY, senior
Your feedback has been extremely helpful especially this final push to 500 words! More...
Your feedback has been extremely helpful especially this final push to 500 words! I'm so proud of what I've written.
— Millennium High School, NY, senior
...I love how [my daughter's] essays became more about her and less about what she thought they wanted to hear. More...
Your help made such a difference. I love how [my daughter's] essays essays became more about her and less about what she thought they wanted to hear. You were able to pull details from her so effectively.
— Mother of Peddie School, NJ, senior
I believe your course improved my nephew's SAT writing score by 130 points. More...
I believe your course improved my nephew's SAT writing score by 130 points. It was the only thing he changed.
— Aunt of senior from Yarmouth, ME
Your tools helped me crack the code... More...
Your tools helped me crack the code and finally write an essay to get into Honors English
— High School senior from Haverford, PA
I want to thank you for helping my daughter finish her college essay...She couldn't have done it without you. More...
I want to thank you for helping my daughter finish her college essay. After discussing the essay with you she was able to work through her block and bring it to a satisfying conclusion. She couldn't have done it without you.
— Father of Bronx High School of Science, NY, senior