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Extremely happy with the level of support provided by College Transitions! Our daughter's team was with us each step of the way, helping reduce our anxiety while essentially taking over the process. It gave her a lot of self agency and confidence, and it allowed us to get out of the way as parents. To be honest, I thought we could manage most of the work ourselves but it wasn't until our daughter was in 11th grade that we started to realize that we may need help. A friend recommended College Transitions, and after speaking with Andrew and learning more about the team that would be working with our family, I knew we found the right one. We're over the moon now that our oldest is preparing to begin at Carnegie Mellon next week! She had several very good options to choose from, and we have Andrew, Emily and Susan to thank for everything they did to make this possible. Wonderful support!

We worked closely with the team at College Transitions for our daughter's ultimate acceptance into a number of schools, including some top tier colleges (Bates and CMU). Their standard process of working with kids is great, but what impressed me the most was their responsiveness to one-off questions. They always emailed or called back quickly. Would 100% work with college transitions again.

Typically, it isn't easy to work with counselors who are helping multiple students at the same time. Micheal and Taylor, however, always had a timely response to my emails. This definitely made my application process far less frustrating, just knowing that whenever I had a question, I could email them and get an answer quickly. Another thing I love about College Transitions is that although they help you get into top, prestigious schools, they care about what is the best thing for you and your interests. I ended up not applying to some of the schools Michael suggested for me, but these colleges all seemed to be a great fit for me and my interests. That showed how much he cared about what my life would look like after the entire application process. To me, the most important thing was being able to work directly with a writing coach, which is not something most college consulting services offer. Instead of blindly writing essay after essay to have it edited by someone I didn't even know, I got to go through the entire essay-writing process with my writing coach - from deciding on the themes and content of each essay to drafting and polishing them. Anyone who wants to work with a warm, friendly counselor and seriously think about their fit and happiness in college should choose College Transitions!

I was interested in College Admissions because I read their articles and they seemed insightful and direct. Our son worked with Michael and he developed a respect for Michael's opinions. Finding the 'right fit' for our son's applications was daunting, but Michael listened intently to Ben's values and helped shape a stong list of 'reach, target and back-up' schools. He encouraged Ben to dig into the difficult task of preparing for his applications, but, most importantly, he was calm and always reminded us that our son would find the right fit. Our son just completed his sophomore year at Rice University and is thriving, not only academically, but, most importantly, emotionally and socially as well. We are grateful for Michael's invaluable guidance during our son's pivotal time and have since recommended him to family and friends. They have also been extremely impressed with his expertise and their children are also thriving in their respective schools.

In wanting to transfer to a different college, I relied on help from College Transitions to curate the perfect list of colleges to apply to. They helped me with all areas of my applications as well as giving me terrific advice along the way. Christina W. was ever so patient and helpful with my essay work while Andrew B. kindly answered every question I asked. I had excellent results from my applications allowing me to select where to attend from a stellar list of colleges. I'll be attending a top 10 university in the Fall.

We've used Michael Trivette as a college counselor for both of my boys, spaced 5 years apart. We were particularly interested in finding the best "fit" college and Michael was helpful in assisting our boys with exploring different ideas about that. The program is excellent - in terms of keeping organized and on top of things and the help with essays - from brainstorming to editing was very helpful. Could not recommend Michael and his team highly enough!

I highly recommend College Transitions. During my senior year in high school, I mainly worked with Andrew and a personal essay advisor. Andrew was readily available to answer any questions and gave me realistic expectations throughout the college application process. My personal essay advisor, Christina, was extremely helpful. She always worked to elevate my essays and helped me brainstorm ideas. Christina never pressured me to write about specific ideas and instead, always uplifted my own unique ideas. As a result, I felt extremely independent while writing my college essays with an aidful outlet when needed. Overall, I loved the flexibility College Transitions provided and found it much easier to incorporate into my student-athlete life.

I had a very positive experience with College Transitions. When I started with them in the Spring of 2021, I was a junior in high school and very overwhelmed by the college application process. From the get-go, Andrew Belasco and Michael Trivette supported all my needs, concerns, and requests. They helped me narrow down my application list, gave me lengthy and helpful descriptions of each school I applied to, and used my high school statistics to give me a general idea of what I could expect acceptance-wise for each school on my list. Andrew thoroughly looked over my Common App and gave me knowledgeable advice to help my applications look polished. When it became time for me to pick the school in which I wanted to spend my next four years, Andrew and Michael were quick to schedule a meeting with me to discuss my options. I'm so pleased to have had College Transitions as a guide throughout the strenuous college application process. Now, two years after I first reached out to Andrew Belasco and Michael Trivette, I am a happy and proud student at The College of William & Mary.