When I first met Emily, I wasn't even sure if college was in the cards. I have dyslexia, I had limited extracurriculars, and I hadn't scored well on the SAT. My confidence was low, and my family didn't have tens of thousands saved for college.

Together, we clarified my passion for psychology, targeted schools that offered both strong academic support and large scholarships, and built a powerful application that told my story and my experiences, including community service, my leadership projects, and my maturity built over years of being a dedicated babysitter. We worked on everything: my essay, my letters of recommendation, and most importantly, my belief in myself.

In the end, I received a full-ride scholarship to a prestigious university to study psychology. I was absolutely overjoyed.