Reviews & Testimonials

I am so grateful for all the help Raymond Gonzales gave my daughter during the college process. He really took the time to understand my daughter and guide her in the right direction. Thanks to Raymond, I feel much more confident about the whole process and my daughter has gotten into great schools. I highly recommend Raymond Gonzales to anyone looking for a caring, supportive counselor!

We are very grateful to Mrs. Shipman and HelloCollege for guiding our son through the college process. For parents, the peace of mind knowing that your child is being guided by a professional with a wealth of experience is priceless. After each session, Mrs. Shipman would kindly give a recap of what was discussed, and what he needed to do next, giving us a good sense of where he was in the process. For our son, having Mrs. Shipman as a guiding light helping him navigate the complex process was invaluable in keeping him on track. Thank you Mrs. Shipman for being there for Shotaro throughout the process! T&K

Hello College has been an incredible support system throughout my college application journey.
At the end of junior year, I remember feeling lost and unsure about how I would start my applications in the fall. Thankfully, I was introduced to Hello College and had the privilege of working with amazing staff members like Mr. Krebs, my counselor, Mrs. Shipman, and my essay coach, Ms. Green. From the very beginning, the program welcomed me warmly and gave me a sense of relief and confidence as I navigated the college process. I especially feel lucky to have had Kim Shipman as my college coach. She was a tremendous help when it came to making decisions about schools, emailing admissions offices, and keeping me on track. Kim is kind, understanding, and thoughtful, and I always enjoyed our conversations about life, school, and sports during our meetings. Her positive and insightful feedback helped me gain confidence in myself and my abilities. Having a college counselor was a game-changer, especially when I felt confused or needed advice. Thanks to Hello College, I was accepted into 9 out of the 11 schools I applied to, and I’m thrilled to say that I’ve committed to Boston University! I would 100% recommend this program to anyone who feels behind or unsure about how to approach the college application process. I’m incredibly grateful for the guidance and support I received from Hello College, and I hope others can experience the same sense of accomplishment that I did.

My daughter worked with Brooke and Joelle for admissions and essay coaching. They both went above and beyond to help her in a tight timeline and were incredibly strategic in how to approach the process. Both provided very knowledgeable advice and helped her navigate the complexities across the various colleges and essays. She’s still receiving letters from colleges, but she’s been accepted at 7 so far. As a parent, we are so grateful for them and their guidance.

I am so happy that my parents signed me up for this program. The people who work are highly talented and supper helpful. My essay counselor, Willow, did a fantastic job helping me write my Common App and making it the best it could be. I am beyond grateful for Willow and the other counselors and people who helped me with this experience. I couldn’t recommend Hello College more!

We have been very fortunate to work with Miracle Husband at Hello College. Today’s college selection and application process can be pretty daunting. Miracle made an immediate connection with our daughter. Miracle’s positivity and deep expertise made the entire process smooth and successful for our entire family. Even Hello College’s founder, Kevin Krebs, was personally involved as well. This was very helpful and honestly, a bit unexpected. We are grateful for all of Hello College’s great resources, group calls and tips. But most of all, for the personal interactions with Miracle and Kevin, who crafted a unique path for our daughter to pursue her college dreams. We recommend them without reservation. Look no further.

Shariq Ali is very knowledgeable and professional. He is also vey experienced in the process.

Amanda has been a HUGE help to us as our son has been navigating the college application process. She’s guided him through summer internships and programs, came up with a nice list of schools to apply to based on his interests and campus ideals, and walked him through the common app at every step. We’d highly recommend working with Hello College and Amanda.

Allison is super helpful with keeping me organized, making sure that everything is completed and all of my activities are accounted for. She helped me manage the application process and build a college list that best fit my major and interests. I was also able to receive helpful feedback on my essays and create my best drafts before submitting!

Overall Hello College engagement has been great for us. My son’s counselor, Shariq Ali, has been extremely helpful through the process. My son wanted to have counselor who was well balanced in their approach in coaching and mentoring; meaning guiding without feeling pressure of the process and outcomes. He enjoyed working with Shariq, and also we recommend Shariq to other families. Shariq is also well versed in helping teens to be organized and help them achieve things by breaking down the tasks by timeline. This helped my son get through the process with less stress.

I would heavily recommend the HelloCollege services. I have had the privilege of working with Ms. Leslie throughout my college application experience. She has provided me with guidance and ample resources. Most importantly she has set me up for success within the college and scholarship application process. Thank You HelloCollege!

I worked with Shariq Ali as my counselor for the past two years. I would recommend this program to anyone that feels overwhelmed about the college application process, and I would especially recommend my specific counselor. Shariq was so patient and helpful throughout every step of the way. He helped me pick out my colleges all the way to the point that I got accepted into my dream college (FAU). I’m a very unorganized person, but this program helped me get organized and get everything done in a timely manner from consistent meetings to having a private essay coach that helped me tweak my essay until I got it just right. I hope anyone that is needing help with their college acceptance process will use this website because i genuinely couldn’t have done it without Shariq!

Amanda has been our counselor for both my kids. She has been fantastic to work with, helping us with each step of the entire college process. I have been very pleased with the Hello College experience. As a very busy working professional myself, it was a bit overwhelming to figure out what to do when with regards to college planning. I think it was well worth the money spent to have peace of mind that you are doing the right thing at the right time in order to set your kids up for best success on the correct path for college/career.

Hello College is one of the most top-tier college admissions and college consulting services in the US. I truly enjoy attending their monthly workshops, and I am very confident that I can take away some very good nuggets each time I attend. I highly reccommend Hello College for all aspects of your college planning process.

This program really helped me get on track with the college application process, especially with the help of my counselor, Shariq Ali. He was a great counselor and was so helpful in every area of applying.

They helped me every step of the way, making my college application process much easier and stress-free. My counselor, Shariq Ali, met with me whenever I needed help and responded to my emails quickly, no matter when I sent them. I would definitely recommend this service to anyone applying to college who wants a smooth, stress-free application experience.

Shariq is a consummate professional who provides calming and caring advice to his students. He puts his learners at ease as they tackle the difficult tasks and decision making during the college application process. Thank you for doing what you do Shariq!!!

really helps to make applying to college stress free

I had a fantatsic time working with my essay coach, Sam Hobson. Sam was wonderful to work with and they made my college application process feel so much easier. Sam helped me so much on my essay but was still able to strike a balance between helping me articulate my thoughts, and still keeping my authentic voice in all my essays. Sam is wonderful, and I am so grateful to have had the chance to work with them!

Joelle is the best essay coach ever!!! She was super helpful throughout this process, and I could not have done it without her.

Allison Dahleen has been one of the best college counselor out there. She has helped me submit all my applications way before the deadline came and not only helped me track everything but also aided in ongoing advice my entire experience. I am so grateful for all that she has done and hope everyone gets the same experience!

I had a great experience with Hello College and with Allison Dahleen in particular. She was extremely supportive throughout the process and motivated me to put out my best work.

Can’t recommend this service enough! Brooke was so helpful and detailed oriented! Exactly what my student needed!

Meg French, an essay coach on HelloCollege helped me out so much in my essay writing but also I got the chance to learn more about myself as a person. I am very confident in my essays and how Ill do on my applications!

My experience working with Leslie, my HelloCollege counselor, has been unbelievably supportive and helpful. The guidance and advice from Leslie, and the whole HelloCollege team, is always offered with enthusiasm and professionalism. I highly recommend working with Leslie and HelloCollege to everybody looking for generous assistance and helpful tools for the college application process.

I had an amazing experience with Hello College especially with my counselor Shariq Ali. We worked together to map out my specific plan and charted a path so that I did not feel overwhelmed at all throughout the process. With the resources available I was able to develop strong essays and improve my standardized tests scores. Shariq is the man and he does a great job of getting to know you on a personal level and helping you excel in your college applications.

Our HelloCollege experience was invaluable in putting us on the right path. From help with high school course selection … to the SAFE college framework … to finding and applying for scholarships, our counselor Dan was with us every step of the way. The SAFE college framework was especially valuable because our daughter was really undecided and changed her course many times, including after committing to a school. Thanks to the strength of her college list, and her many offers, she had options. Furthermore, as she finishes up her first year of college she is happy and thriving at school.

Our experience with Hello College was great! Alison Dahleen worked with us through the years (we started conversations Freshman year). She was so great at keeping us on schedule and helping us through the many, many questions and concerns we had. Sue Nelson was also great to work with, she helped navigate us through FAFSA and all things involved in paying for college. We highly recommend Hello College.

Our counselor Amanda was wonderful! She was genuinely invested in our daughter’s success… not only in her academic endeavors but also personally, socially, and emotionally. The essay coaching was great, and the schedule/timeline was helpful for keeping us on track.

My son was assigned Ms Allison Dahleen as his counselor and she was the thread that tied up all his random parts of highschool and made a successful college application out of it. Since my son applied as an international student and the college process here was unfamiliar to us, this was a valuable help and contributed greatly to the amazing acceptances that he received. I would like to personally thank Ms Dahleen and the essay coaches who helped us navigate through various deadlines.

My personal counselor was Ms. Allison Dahleen and she was a very effective communicator. Her help was incredibly impactful on my college search & application experience.

My oldest worked with Dan at HelloCollege as he navigated the college application process. 2021 grads had a rocky go of it given the pandemic and lack of testing and change of testing reporting requirements and influx of applications to select schools. But Dan helped my son navigate the process and was a positive, encouraging advisor along the way. My son needed someone (outside of his parents) to hold him accountable for all the deadlines, etc. and Dan was very helpful in doing so. I would certainly recommend talking to HelloCollege about their services to see if it would be a good fit for your son/daughter/family.

My older son started with Hello College (then PFA) in his sophomore year of high school. They helped him focus on which schools would be a good fit for him, choose high school classes to maximize his chances of acceptance (and scholarship money), worked with us on completing the FAFSA, and helped with his applications. The essay assistance was truly invaluable. So far, he has been accepted into (and received significant financial aid offers from) the Engineering program at 4 schools, and we’re waiting to hear from 2 more. My younger son will definitely be signing up!

My daughter’s college counselor is Allison Dahleen, she is on top of her game at all times super thorough and very very helpful throughout the entire process. We will highly recommend hello college going forward and Allison specifically. Thank you all so very much for an outstanding experience my daughter has been accepted to every school she has applied to:) We cannot thank Allison enough for her support and guidance.

My daughter Melissa recently completed the 4 year college prep program through Hello College. I believe that this played a big part in helping her get her into one of her top college choices.

The Hello College team is top notch and was a key partner in navigating the college admissions process. They provide practical suggestions in terms of what to look for in colleges and how to find the right fit. They offer a variety of useful workshops for students on topics including SAT/ACT prep, filling out the Common App, and essay writing. It was very instructive to have professionals work with Melissa to edit and polish her essays. There are also helpful presentations for parents on paying for college and filling out the FAFSA form.

Our counselor Ms. H was very knowledgeable and has a wealth of experience in college admissions. She has been a great mentor and resource over the past 4 years. In our meetings she would always focus on what was important to Melissa. Ms. H provided very useful input in terms of choosing high school courses and putting together a college list. She kept Melissa on track with deadlines and focused on the most important elements of the admissions process, including developing a “stand-out factor”. The mock interview was very helpful too!

Overall we had a very positive experience with Hello College and would highly recommend it. We have already signed up our younger daughter to start in the fall and are looking forward to another great 4 years! Thanks!

Ms. Dahleen was a massive help during my college admissions process. It was thanks to her that I was able to complete my application essays on time without feeling too stressed. If you use HelloCollege, I would recommend that you ask for her.

Miss Allison Dahleen was attentive, sharp, energetic, encouraging, clear, practical, honest and quite helpful. So glad she was part of my son’s college application process! She kept him on track – even through the pandemic!

I would like to publicly thank Amanda Yoder and Sue Nelson for helping my son and I get through the college application process. Your assistance with the applications and financial aid understanding was excellent! Can some of the items that you assisted with be done on your own? Maybe! However, knowledge from experts, the consistent follow up, check -ins and the accountablity with the student is better managed when its not the parent doing it…lbvs! Amanda, you’ve given me peace of mind throughout this process and for that I will forever be grateful! My student received a full ride tuition & room/board renewable for 4 years! Thank you very much!!!

I have been involved in HelloCollege for about 2 years now and the way each and every member has helped me with my college plans is phenomenal! My counselor was Ms. Allison and along with being one of the nicest and funniest people I know, she exponentially increased my confidence as well as knowledge of what was required of me for my college plans. Each workshop I attended was beneficial and each individual I worked with was extremely kind and helpful. I truly don’t know where I would be without HelloCollege!