Testimonials

I am writing to you having completed a truly whirlwind application process for our son. We are excited to report that he will be attending school this Fall.

I would be remiss if I did not share with you what an absolutely terrific experience we had with Drew Carlson. Might I say...a perfect experience. Drew was an amazing resource and guide as we went, at rocket speed, through the process of evaluating, applying to and visiting 10 schools in, I believe, a six week period.

Drew's reputation and relationships within the Boarding School community really came across as we heard on visit after visit what a great decision we had made to work with him, what a terrific person he is, and how knowledgeable.

We feel super lucky that you referred him to us- Thank you!

 

I wanted to thank you for your time and effort with {my son} - simply terrific.  He was so anxious prior to the call as he wasn't sure if he would be able to express himself well and be able to communicate how much he struggled with his essay.  When he got off of the call, he had tears of relief, and possibly tears of pride, in his eyes as he was realizing that he was able to do it on his own - with your help (but not with us standing by his side!).  

I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you. With your help I was able to structure my application in a way that authentically presented my strengths.

Along with a successful application, your support in the past couple of months has helped me get clarity about my motivation and the ways in which I can present it in the future.

I would be very happy to work with you again.

I want to thank you for the quality of your work with me. I appreciate how willing you were to take me on so close to the deadline and how much flexibility you had for scheduling. I came to you with an ambitious list and many criteria of interest. Your guidance helped me to narrow it down by making important and honest decisions. You never brought me an out-of-left-field suggestion or bombarded me with statistics. My finished work felt polished and edited, but still my own. My experience at McMillan made my application process significantly less stressful than it otherwise would've been.

I wanted to let you know that I was accepted to Dartmouth Regular Decision today! I am thrilled. I also got into USC, UNC, UMich, UCLA, Emory, UCSB, and Boulder. Thank you again for all of your help during the process. I couldn't have done it without you!

Thank you again for guiding us so well and truly providing a wonderful chance to highlight my son's strengths, his potential and for giving him a terrific learning experience that showed it really pays off to stay true to yourself and work hard.

As a Mom, I just want to thank you again from the bottom of my heart for all you are doing for our family. Our son was having trouble in sixth grade, but it wasn't so obvious because of the happy front he put up and his relatively good grades.  I had no idea about wilderness therapy and therapeutic boarding schools. We have always been a "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" sort of family, and never would have thought this could be an option for my son. I am so thankful you have found my son a place that is the best fit for him and now has he has a chance. Thank you for your immediate guidance and recommendations that allowed us to act quickly. You are the goodness in this crazy world around us.

I sincerely want to thank you for all you did for our family. The process with {my son} was light years better than what we went through with my older son, and it was because of the calm and clear stewardship you gave us throughout. I would recommend you and your team a thousand times over. More importantly, though, I want to thank you for your responsiveness, your thoughtfulness, your honesty and your friendship throughout.

I truly could not have asked for a better guide and mentor through the harrowing, stressful, and confusing labyrinth that is the college applications process. McMillan Education helped me put my best foot forward through my essays, allowing me to drive the ideas and make sure my voice was heard, while stepping in to help me if need be. More than anything, you were a reassuring presence, someone who knew his way around the Common App website and a tough, short supplement. Your calm and dependable presence greatly helped me and my mother, who were navigating the process for the first time. They gave me the direction and help necessary, and undoubtedly played a huge role in my acceptance. For this, I cannot thank them enough.

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I hope you're well. I received a call yesterday from {College} Admissions accepting me into their program!!! I cannot tell you how excited I am! They said I will receive all the info and next steps today so I'm looking forward to that. Thank you for all your help and support throughout the process. I truly could not have done it without your advice! As you know, I think that we must always strive to have a positive impact - be it professionally or in other areas of life. Thank you for the impact you had in my life and my future! I will forever be grateful. I have a couple of friends who are thinking of applying to MBAs next year, so you will receive some referrals in a couple of months.