Penny is both a practical and an inspiring resource during the college application process. She helped my daughter target "match" schools but also inspired her go above and beyond to apply to some "reach" schools as well. Ultimately, my daughter was accepted to many fantastic schools and received some scholarships as well!
Allison L, Parent of 2019 graduate
Having to help your child apply for college is a daunting task but having to apply for two of your children (twins) at the same time was extremely daunting. Luckily, we found Penny in Andrew and Amanda’s junior year who expertly guided us through the entire process. Right from the start, Penny laid out a clear strategy and plan to tackle this process head on and take us step by step. Her approach is to get a solid understanding of what her customers want. She took the time to thoroughly understand our financial position so she could help identify schools that could meet our criteria. She also spent a lot of time with Andrew and Amanda and connected with them to understand their goals, career aspirations as well as what they envisioned college life to look like. She masterfully took all of this into account, in addition to their grades and test scores, and developed a college list for each of them. She continued to work with Andrew and Amanda, massaging the list until they each felt they had the perfect college list. Penny is also an extremely talented editor and helped them uncover their personal essay topics and organize their ideas which resulted in creative, phenomenal essays for their applications. As a result of her services, we were so prepared and organized. We’ve submitted all our applications early. Amanda and Andrew are ecstatic to have this all completed so they can focus on their senior year. Teens don’t often remember to thank their parents but after seeing many of their friends struggle to complete their applications, Andrew and Amanda have thanked us numerous times for hiring Penny to help us. It’s still too soon for most acceptance letters to come in but Amanda has already been accepted to Texas Tech! Penny’s dedication and skills have been such a gift throughout this application process, and she made something that started out as incredibly overwhelming become something that we felt completely ready for. The Zavala family would highly recommend her services for your college application journey.
Becky Zavala, Parent of 2021 graduates
Allison L, Parent of 2019 graduate
Having to help your child apply for college is a daunting task but having to apply for two of your children (twins) at the same time was extremely daunting. Luckily, we found Penny in Andrew and Amanda’s junior year who expertly guided us through the entire process. Right from the start, Penny laid out a clear strategy and plan to tackle this process head on and take us step by step. Her approach is to get a solid understanding of what her customers want. She took the time to thoroughly understand our financial position so she could help identify schools that could meet our criteria. She also spent a lot of time with Andrew and Amanda and connected with them to understand their goals, career aspirations as well as what they envisioned college life to look like. She masterfully took all of this into account, in addition to their grades and test scores, and developed a college list for each of them. She continued to work with Andrew and Amanda, massaging the list until they each felt they had the perfect college list. Penny is also an extremely talented editor and helped them uncover their personal essay topics and organize their ideas which resulted in creative, phenomenal essays for their applications. As a result of her services, we were so prepared and organized. We’ve submitted all our applications early. Amanda and Andrew are ecstatic to have this all completed so they can focus on their senior year. Teens don’t often remember to thank their parents but after seeing many of their friends struggle to complete their applications, Andrew and Amanda have thanked us numerous times for hiring Penny to help us. It’s still too soon for most acceptance letters to come in but Amanda has already been accepted to Texas Tech! Penny’s dedication and skills have been such a gift throughout this application process, and she made something that started out as incredibly overwhelming become something that we felt completely ready for. The Zavala family would highly recommend her services for your college application journey.
Becky Zavala, Parent of 2021 graduates
