“My daughter worked with Karen Rowe through the college application process and it was incredibly helpful. My daughter and I tend to argue and I knew it was better if I removed myself from the application process. However, I feared this would result in procrastination and missed deadlines. Karen kept my daughter on task. She had her complete brain storming exercises to help her identify what features she was looking for in her college experience and other exercises that help her identify her strengths and accomplishments to help in generating thoughtful and well organized essays. The student has to put in the work, but with Karen's experience shepherding so many other students through this process I could relax and let it happen without my involvement. We could not be more pleased with our collaboration with Karen, which resulted in my daughter's acceptance to UCLA for fall 2023.”

“The College Collaborators have been great! The college application process is daunting and the college planners guide you throughout the process, breaking it down into manageable steps. They are there every step of the way, answering questions and helping us think through things. They guide you from selection of high school classes starting with freshman year and talk through how it can affect the colleges and majors you apply for. They are knowledgeable in the very many college options out there that may be a good fit, going way beyond what we have researched. We also really appreciate the current knowledge and experience of an ever-changing landscape.”