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Ask Michele:
Questions About the College Admission Process

Why is Hernandez College Consulting the right company to help my child get into an Ivy League School?

There are five key reasons:

  1. I have the highest success rate of any college admissions consultant in the country. Last year 100% of my clients were accepted to the Ivy League Schools or top colleges like Stanford and Middlebury.
  2. I work directly with my clients rather than subcontracting out to editors.
  3. All of my packages offer a “premium” level of service which means that students and parents get unlimited contact time in every package purchased.
  4. My family-friendly and nurturing approach guides families through a difficult process with minimal stress.
  5. I have first-hand admissions experience as Assistant Director of Admissions at Dartmouth College (1992-97) where I read over 10,000 applications.

What colleges and universities have accepted your clients?

Amherst College
Boston College (Honors program)
Boston University
Brandeis
Brown
Bryn Mawr
Bucknell
Carnegie Mellon (1% highest in class scholarship, Andrew Mellon Scholar)
Citadel
Clark
Colgate
Columbia
Connecticut College
Cornell (Dean's Scholar, Presidential Scholar)
Dartmouth
Dickinson
Duke
Emory
Georgetown (Foreign Service)
Hamilton (Bristol scholarship $20K 50%)
Harvard
Lafayette
Marquette
Miami of Ohio, Honors College
Middlebury
MIT
Mt. Holyoke
Northwestern
Notre Dame
NYU:Tisch School
Oxford University (England)
Princeton
PSU/Jefferson Medical Program
Rice
Rollins
Rutgers (full scholarship)
Skidmore Honors Program
St. Andrews University (Scotland)
Stanford
Swarthmore
Syracuse
Tufts (Neubauer Scholar $10,000 stipend over four years)
Tulane

University of California Honors Program (with Regents Scholarship) at:

Santa Barbara

San Diego

Irvine

Santa Cruz

University of Chicago
University of Maryland (College Park Scholar)
University of Miami
University of Michigan (Honors program)
University of Pennsylvania (Ben Franklin Scholar, regular and Jerome Fisher Program in Management and Technology, Vagelos Scholar)
University of Vermont (VIP)
University of Virginia (Rodman Scholar)
Vanderbilt
Vassar
Washington University St. Louis
Wellesley
Wesleyan
Williams College
Yale

How early should I begin with an independent college counselor or admissions counselor?
It’s almost never too early to begin. Well, of course, kindergarten is too early, but I find that if you start thinking ahead to college in 8th or 9th grade, your chances for success are much higher. There is so much to cover that it can be detrimental to wait until junior or senior year. In fact, the past several years my junior and senior packages have filled up completely and often have waiting lists, so I recommend trying to start in 8th, 9th or 10th grade whenever possible.

Will the admission teams be able to tell that my child is receiving admissions assistance?
I work behind the scenes so that no one except you and your family will be aware that anyone assisted you in the application process. High school counselors sometimes take offense when families use outside assistance.
If you have other questions on improving your child's chances of getting into the Ivy League school of his or her choice, please contact Michele directly.


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