Helene & Chris Kain
What a treasure we found when we became acquainted with The College Advisory Service!
Joan, Amy Jo and Patsy were absolutely delightful to deal with and are consummate professionals. The service they provide is a great value, both economically and emotionally. They took the time to get to know our sons, and even more importantly, helped them both to look within themselves to figure out what was most important in the college search and choice process. Both boys are now enrolled at schools that are excellent matches for their personalities, academic interests and future goals -- Topper is at Harvey Mudd and Alex is at Yale University.
The College Advisory Service saved us time and money during those hectic and important high school years. Based on their in-depth knowledge of our sons, and of potential colleges, they suggested schools we hadn't considered and helped us refine our list of schools to visit. They also kept the boys on task, provided encouragement and feedback, and allowed us to relax and just enjoy being the parents!

Ellin Spenser
Until he started his junior year in high school, my son Rob was, in truth, not very focused about his future. He knew he wanted to go to college, but I don't think he had narrowed the field much beyond that. Rob and I worked with the College Advisory Service to identify the kinds of schools he would like and, more importantly, the specific schools where he would be most likely to gain admittance and then succeed and be happy. The people at CAS helped him structure his applications and his strategy for getting accepted....including making that all-important leap from "wait list" to "admitted!" And I think it was especially helpful for Rob as a young person feeling his way toward his own decisions to be able to talk with people who know the colleges and know what college admissions respond to in applicants. After all, it was a long, long time ago that I was applying to college and my perspective was certainly not very current. In the end, Rob was accepted to five fine institutions and I think he would have been happy at any one of them. He has enrolled at Colorado College in Colorado Springs and seems to be thriving! As a mother, I am delighted with his decision because the process of selecting and applying to CC was one in which Rob truly investigated not only the school, but also his own desires and expectations about college. I am confident that my son and Colorado College are a "good fit" for each other and I'm not sure we would have found that out without the help of the College Advisory Service.

Bjorn Ostling
When we started the college search, it was daunting to face so many choices. After we began working with the College Advisory Service, they quickly narrowed the choices by assessing our son’s personality, skills, and proclivity for a particular college environment. Once we stopped worrying about a “right choice” and could see more clearly from a menu of about 25 acceptable choices, Bjorn was able to move forward and relax about what should be an exciting adventure for any high school student. He was treated as a unique person and encouraged to explore possibilities not formerly considered. It was this process that opened Bjorn to the final joy of choosing rather than being chosen. He will be attending Mount Allison University in New Brunswick Canada this fall, thanks to the wise and nurturing guidance of Joan, Amy Jo, and Patsy. Thank you College Advisory Service!