Success Stories
Every acceptance letter has a story behind it.
In their own words — students who walked the road from shortlist to acceptance with CollegeCore.
With your constant and unwavering support, an admissions process so tedious was made a complete breeze for me. I couldn’t have asked for a better college, and definitely could not have asked for a better way to get there.
More than that, I don’t believe anybody cares about their students as much as you do. I still remember the one day you called my mother just to ask if I was eating enough. There are some things that one never forgets, this is one of them.
Thank you so much for everything, ma’am.
It was an amazing experience working with CollegeCore and I am extremely happy that I got the opportunity to work with an amazing team. Everything from essays and managing my time to finalizing my college list was well taken care of.
Before joining CollegeCore, I was very confused about the admission process in general. The resources available on the internet, although abundant, are usually very vague and contradictory. CollegeCore proved to be a huge help in deciding my colleges and in optimally utilizing the Early Action opportunity. Perhaps the best part about CollegeCore is that Urvashi ma’am always provides detailed feedback on essays within two days. This allowed me to constantly rewrite my essays multiple times, each essay being better than the previous one. Now when I look at the first draft and the final version, I realize how much of a difference it has made!
Before entering grade 12, I was confused and overloaded with work. Neither did I have my test scores in order nor was I completely sure about what I wanted to pursue. Once I joined CollegeCore, Urvashi ma’am made a month-wise schedule for me. All pumped up, I put a print-out of the schedule on my study table and swore to follow it religiously.
But life never goes according to a plan, does it? Till October, I didn’t have a good SAT/ACT score. Drowning in a load of essays and studies, I thought all my other achievements would go wasted. But Urvashi ma’am motivated me and told me not to underestimate myself.
My favourite part about CollegeCore is the easy accessibility and prompt essay editing. Even if I had a small, stupid doubt, I could call Urvashi ma’am and she would help me out. I remember this one time when I had to submit an LOR early the next morning and Urvashi ma’am helped me edit it late at night! I loved visiting Urvashi ma’am for my essays, not just because the brainstorming sessions would be extremely fruitful, but also because I would get to eat at KFC right after the meeting! The personal connect that Urvashi ma’am has with her students is amazing and I’m really glad that I joined CollegeCore. I’m more than happy with the end result because I got into so many of my dream colleges.
Before starting the whole college process, I was uncertain where I wanted to apply, how many schools I wanted to apply to and what kind of schools would be within my reach as well as desirable to me. Sitting down and weighing pros and cons of schools with respect to my individual application and brainstorming on essay ideas with Urvashi ma’am, gave me so much clarity as to what I wanted and how to address the application process.
I really enjoyed working with College Core. The deadlines that were set for me, helped me organise myself well before I would’ve if I had gone through the process on my own and helped me out in terms of finalising all my essays well before time.
I definitely think my essay brainstorming session was a ‘wow’ moment for me, as I never realised how much I could do with my essays in terms of expressing myself through my experiences. I really enjoyed that session as well. Another ‘wow’ moment was also receiving the admissions letters (haha).
I am very happy as I got into my first choice school after applying Early Decision 1 (something I don’t think I would’ve been able to be organised for in time on my own ) and I also got into my top choice school in the UK.
I believe that the prompt responses as well as personalised attention to my application as well as all of my essays, makes working with you unique and the fact that even though I was all the way across the world, I could still count on you for help through Skype and very quick email responses.
Working with Urvashi ma’am, was without a doubt the turning point for my application to colleges in the US. Today, it is nearly impossible for me to even imagine acceptance to top-notch universities without their guidance. My essays were edited and discussed with such great attention to detail that I was able to bring forth the very best of my own writing. Needless to say, this ensured that my essays accurately reflected the person I am, something that is a must for any applicant.
College core’s logistical help – from compiling extra-curriculars in an organized fashion, to minute grammatical details that only make one’s application closer to perfect, to even reporting the correct examination grades – was absolutely unmatchable.
For me, the most striking aspect of my experience with College Core was the way Urvashi ma’am helped me transform my interests and hobbies into something much larger and more meaningful: demonstrated interest for my subject of choice.
Besides, the fact that Urvashi ma’am was always accessible and available to discuss, whether over the phone or skype – made it so much easier for me to expedite the whole process