Every acceptance letter has a story behind it.

Before I started working with CollegeCore, the application process seemed confusing and vague and impossible to understand. CollegeCore presented the steps of the process to me in a very clear and organised fashion. With their help, the insurmountable wall that I had perceived the application to be, fell into place as but a series of stepping stones. Their unique manner of organisation and direction helped shape my ambitions and helped me focus. In the end, I have nothing but gratitude for the CollegeCore Team, because with their help I managed to gain admission into my top choice college JHU to pursue Biomedical Engineering.

When I had started thinking in terms of college, I had no idea about the process. However, signing up with college core was one of the best things I did. Thanks to the constant guidance and encouragement provided by Urvashi ma’am, I have finally made it to my dream college. The best part about CollegeCore is the personal level at which you work with ma’am and the amount of attention that is paid to your application. She has been always there to answer the most minor queries at any time of the day. Her faith in my abilities and the motivation that she provided at every step is something that I value the most. The approach has been so professional, strategic and detail oriented. My association with CollegeCore has been wonderful and valuable. I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone interested in applying abroad!

US Applications were a mystery to me when I started the process, but working with Urvashi ma’am and CollegeCore made the whole process really simple and fun. The best thing about working with CollegeCore was that both Urvashi ma’am and Charu ma’am were really approachable! I could ask the stupidest question and still get a straight faced answer !!

There were a number of benefits of working with Urvashi ma’am and CollegeCore. For a chronic procrastinator like myself, her constant reminders and push to be organised were extremely helpful. I think her editors did an excellent job with my essays, maintaining the main idea whilst making changes. The feedback time on the essays was remarkable as well (within 3-4 days). But I think what truly gives Urvashi ma’am an edge over other counsellors is that despite being supportive and caring, she’s realistic and tells you exactly what she feels regarding your college choices and essays.

The college application process can be very overwhelming and complicated to navigate through. CollegeCore and Urvashi ma’am were there to guide me through it every step of the way. They were a tremendous help, offering the best of advice and paying attention to each and every detail of the application.  The timeline prepared by CollegeCore really helped to break down the process into individual tasks with deadlines. CollegeCore provided the guidance I needed to secure admission into my dream school.

The process of applying to colleges in USA is extremely challenging, however with Urvashi mam and her teams support it appeared to be a cake walk. Her helpful and understanding nature, experience and vast knowledge was extremely useful while filling in college applications. Over the span of one year she has nurtured me and helped me blossom into a successful individual by guiding me and helping me not only get into a number of top colleges but also help me achieve my dream school Cornell SHA.

I thank her for all her support and guidance without which I would have never achieved my goals.

Before I started the US admissions process, I was confused by the vast amount of essays and forms required in the process. Due to this, I decided to work with Urvashi ma’am as my counsellor and her guidance helped me out greatly in navigating the labyrinth of applications and dates . Furthermore her personal one on one workshop for the CommonApp essay was amazing, and I do believe that my Commonapp essay made a significant impact on my application.

I began the application process overcome with feelings of self-doubt and uncertainty. However, Urvashi Ma’am’s stoic belief in me was unrelenting. Her constant encouragement reposed in me,  confidence to take the challenge head on. And it was her calm demeanour that was a guiding force through this daunting process. I sincerely thank Urvashi Ma’am and the CollegeCore team for their round-the-clock assistance, timely advice and meaningful suggestions. Seeking the tremendous opportunity of education at a school of my dreams, wouldn’t have been possible without CollegeCore. Thank you and all the best!

I was really sceptical whether I would get into a college but the CollegeCore Team guided me through every step whether it was GPA , the right colleges to suit my interests, LORs, SAT Scores, Essays etc. A process that usually spans over 2 years, I was able to complete in just 1 month because of the dedicated team, I was extremely overwhelmed when I got into UCLA, UVA and USC thanks to Urvashi & Charu Ma’am. I am really grateful to Urvashi Ma’am for taking me despite being very very late. To sum it up I couldn’t have been more happy and CollegeCore took me a step closer to my dreams.

The admission process to colleges in the United States is neither predictable nor easy. To remain on track and understand some of its most relevant intricacies, one requires two things: guidance and fortitude. Individual effort by itself is a rudderless ship; one must be able to target that effort on specific tasks at specific times to ace it, and that needs guidance. A rudder. Urvashi ma’am and the College Core team were that rudder. Over a year and several meetings, what we established was a clear quid-pro-quo; I put in my share of work, and the team puts in theirs to ensure minimal wastage. Countless essay edits, frantic phone calls and a dozen acceptance letters later, I can confidently recommend the this consultancy to anyone.

Colleges where I was admitted: UC-Berkeley, Claremont McKenna, WashU (Olin), Rice (50% merit scholarship), UCLA, Wesleyan, UNC Chapel Hill, UCSD, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Santa Cruz (Regents), UIUC

My experience with CollegeCore and the entire application process has been absolutely wonderful. Urvashi ma’am has been a guide, mentor and motherly figure, who has been there for me throughout, even when I didn’t send her my essays on time or was freaking out about meeting deadlines. Charu Ma’am and Urvashi ma’am have been friends and guides from the very beginning. When the discussions came out, finalizing on a college and deciding on NYU , it finally made me realize the long way I’ve come from when I started and how long a way I have to go. It’s been absolutely wonderful and I’m very thankful and appreciative of all the help and guidance I’ve received!

Well I was recommended by a friend so I had full faith in the services. You made my decisions easier. The services were very good that made all the college application process easy going. I got admission in four colleges, so the results were fantastic! The process went smoothly which didn’t disturb much of my 12^th class studies. I got into Parsons, that was a wow moment for me.

Isn’t it too late to apply to US Colleges ? All my classmates have even finished with most of their essays and tests! I don’t even know how to approach this whole process! Shall I give up? Well Urvashi Ma’am made me realize that the answer to these questions was an emphatic “No” . The whole team not only personally instructed about the step-by –step approach, but also ensured that I complete the required tasks on time. The one-on-one brainstorming session with Urvashi Ma’am provided enough kinetic energy to my otherwise resistive mind. Moreover, the team’s sample essays told me a lot about where mine relatively stood. I was able to concentrate more on doing things, rather than thinking what to do! The team converged all complications into a cakewalk. Being a programmer, I would like to conclude with a semicolon ; I guess that Kinetic Energy is still there.

Parent’s Feedback

We would like to thank you for all the help for securing Aryaman’s place at UPenn SEAS for 2014, amongst many others. We benefited immensely from your very personalized inputs into all our questions and helped us to chart our route towards Aryaman’s first choice of university.

The decision on what and how of so many aspects of the admission process were clarified by you with such great patience. We specifically feel that your help in forming the basis of essay selection and the logic for what otherwise appeared a very obscure choice of topic was brilliant.

Your accessibility throughout the period and many anxious moments was a great help.

I strongly recommend other young aspirants for US Colleges, to avail CollegeCore’s services and your wisdom.

Sonali & Manit Rastogi

Ever since my decision to study abroad was finalised at the beginning of Grade 12 Urvashi ma’am acted as a mentor at every step and guided me through applications that seemed nearly impossible to complete. Thanks to her and the entire CollegeCore Team, I got through to my dream college. I am now UCLA bound! I thoroughly enjoyed the fruitful relationship I shared with ma’am.

 

There is a huge amount of confidence and comfort you get from having someone with you at every step of admission process. CollegeCore provided me with all the support I needed and more – whether it was deciding which colleges to apply or to writing the essay’s – they were there. The most amazing part was how they took the trouble to understand the kind of person I am and what I wanted before giving me advice. Overall I had a wonderful experience and ended up in a college that is the perfect fit for me.

Collegecore was recomended to me by my parents friends. However I was very hesitant in working with them as i felt i could handle this on my own. But little did i know then what a differnece it can make getting professional help. Urvashi Ma’am, right from day one instilled confidence in me and made me try for admissions in colleges where I felt I had no chance. Her personal attention every step of the way from chosing appropriate colleges, helping in filing up my various application forms, editing all my essays and most importantly getting after me to stick to deadlines, finally got me admission to several colleges. Had I not been pushed by her and her team I would not have managed to do all the work I did.

GIVE THE SAT – REGISTER FOR THE SUBJECT TESTS – WRITE COLLEGE ESSAYS – WRITE MY CV – GET MY RECOMMENDATIONS, in short, do everything to the best of  my ability!!

US college admission is not your typical admission process. Though academics are an important criterion for assessment, an interplay of academics, extra curricular activities and essays, all in tandem, is required to secure a good and sound undergraduate admission. Another important factor is to decide which college is a good ‘fit’ for you. This means a place where you will undoubtedly want to be happy but also perform academically.
College core has been instrumental in guiding me along this long path, which may seem arduous at times.  
College core helped me make a time line to tackle each college admission requirements in a comfortable manner. Most importantly,it helped me find a great fit in Claremont Mckenna college.
I would like to thank Urvashi ma’am, for her constant guidance and accessibility. It was surely ma’am’s pleasant company that has helped me throughout my admission process . I glady attribute my college admission success to College core. Thank you.

Applying for an undergraduate degree abroad can be quite a daunting process especially if not carefully planned ahead. Luckily for me, I was able to sail through this process smoothly under the constant guidance of Ms. Malik and her highly efficient team. Right from helping me identify the kind of college environment I was best suited for, to answering my late evening, often panic filled calls, Ms. Malik was there to instill the much required support and confidence from Day 1. The application process was definitely easier to juggle along with the reasonably challenging IB Diploma Program because of the systematic and well thought out timelines advised.

Thank you for helping me stay focused and sustaining my self-belief throughout the entire process and helping me discover things about myself I may have otherwise taken a long time to discover on my own.

I only seriously considered applying to US universities at the end of my eleventh grade and when I realized what I’m in for, it naturally seemed like a very daunting process. Between college selection, testing, recommendations, essays, financial aid applications and then the pressure of the board exams looming over it all, I was so overwhelmed I didn’t even know where to start! By organizing the process and creating a comprehensive application timeline, College Core really helped assuage my fears. Thanks to College Core, I was able to wrap up my Common App Essay in June and my SATs by October, which left me with ample time to work on the other aspects of each application. Urvashi Ma’m was personally involved in every aspect of my application and her inputs helped me tremendously at every stage of the process. She was readily available for discussion and clarifications, even at the oddest hours, and that was a huge support for me.

I’ve heard from friends and family that professional counseling agencies often try to ‘standardize’ essays into a fixed format and that takes the originality out of the essays. I didn’t face any of these problems with College Core. Urvashi Ma’m always emphasized the importance of making each essay unique and we didn’t make any changes that I wasn’t comfortable with. I feel that her inputs and insights really helped to make my application unique and distinctive.

My admission to Yale was like a dream come true and I’m very grateful for all the advice and guidance that made this possible. I would definitely recommend College Core to all prospective applicants!

CollegeCore made me have a great experience through the entire college process. Being in a boarding school, applying abroad seemed like a daunting task but Urvashi ma’am and her team were extremely helpful and took my calls even on Sundays. From deciding on colleges to courses, editing essays. I had a great experience with CollegeCore.