Hernandez College Consulting

Testimonials for Application Boot Camp®

Listen to a prior Boot Camp Student’s story!

“I AM IN!!!! I GOT INTO MIDDLEBURY!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING, YOU MADE THIS POSSIBLE. ”
— Student, Middlebury Class of 2015

“Ladies, you’ve done it again with our second Boot Camp child. J was just accepted early action to Stanford! We are truly grateful for your wisdom and enthusiasm.”
— Parents, Stanford Class of 2015

“Just wanted to let you guys know that I was accepted to Yale EA! Thank you for everything: Application Boot Camp gave me an incredible head start to the process. Again, my thanks to all the staff/editors and of course yourselves. I am so happy that things have worked out so well so far.”
— Student, Yale Class of 2015

“Brown released its EDs this afternoon, and I WAS ACCEPTED!! I’m still in a bit of a state of shock…but I’m really, really excited to be going there. I wanted to thank you each again for your incredible assistance with this process. I know that my essays, etc. that I honed under your expert tutelage at Boot Camp helped set me apart. It’s so competitive out there, it’s nuts…unfortunately there’s a lot more bad news than good among the Early Action/Early Decision applicants I know, and I’m just so grateful that I’m going to be able to realize my dream and attend Brown. Thank you again for everything – YOU GUYS TOTALLY ROCK!”
— Student, Brown Class of 2015

“Our son learned today that he was accepted at Brown ED so he’s on cloud nine, as are we. The Regular Decision application bonfire will commence tonight! Many thanks for all of your help and support. Brown was his very strong first choice.”
— Parents, Brown Class of 2015

“H just heard from Tulane and Cornell and got into both! (Tulane tried to tempt her with a 22K/yr scholarship.) It is so wonderful and you have done such a stellar job to support her. She is so happy. Thanks for everything!”
— Parent, Cornell Class of 2015

“Dear Mimi and Michele,
Thank you so much for all that you did for A last weekend. I think it was a real eye opener for her. You two really do deliver what you say you will. A thought it was am amazing weekend. Josh was apparently a miracle worker too and she says her approach to writing essays has been forever improved. Thanks Again!”
— M.K. (parent)

“Application Boot Camp was an amazing experience. Remind students that for four days if they put their all into the process, the outcome is unbelievable.”
— Student, ABC 2010

“The editors were the most beneficial part of our program. We had a variety of eyes with different strengths to edit each paper. They expedited the process to convert months to days. In addition, the editors were genuinely fun to work with.”
— Student, ABC 2010

“Boot camp has completely exceeded my expectations! I still can’t believe how much we accomplished.”
— Student, ABC 2010

“Thank you so much for working with E this past week. I was amazed how you could get kids to work so long and achieve so much. Erepeatedly told me how glad he was for the opportunity to work with you and your great staff of editors. He felt it was a great experience. You clearly got to know Erick well during the short but productive camp.”

— Parent, ABC 2010

“Thank you all for an enlightening four days. As with all camps, our son was very nervous before the first day, but after Sunday he was sad to leave. He appreciated Michele’s “tell it like it is” approach: If you had no shot to get in, she told you so. Mimi always made him feel comfortable and Josh was cool because he was “really into it”…willing to edit into the wee hours of the morning. Upon returning home his sister asked him his thoughts on the four days. He said it was all the “intangibles” that the Boot Camp provided. Boot Camp has enabled our son to feel more confident, organized, and realistic about the whole college process.
— Parent, ABC 2010

“Aloha Mimi and Michele,
I’m so sorry, I thought B had emailed you folks….. but I can also report that she received ED acceptance to George Washington University. She was (we were) incredibly happy and, of course, she is thrilled that she can go skiing during winter break with no stress.
Mahalo for your help in getting B there! ABC was instrumental to B’s college application process.
Hope you both have wonderful holidays.”
— Parent, ABC 2009

“We are not an Ivy League legacy family. So, when my oldest daughter declared as a high school junior that she wanted to attend Brown University, her objective seemed daunting and almost unattainable. At the outset, the process struck us as a form of byzantine labyrinth, overflowing with hazards for the inexperienced, unwary and uninformed. Our good fortune came in the form of a referral from a friend to Michele and Mimi and their Application Boot Camp. Through the ABC program, Michele, Mimi and their team literally lifted the veil of mystery that shrouded the application process, providing us with a sense of clarity, insight and structured purpose that can be gained only through genuine experience, for which they are unmatched. They provided our daughter with spot-on, personalized advice on how and why to select a college, and how to best present herself so she would stand out among highly-qualified applicants and maximize her chances for acceptance. In the course of the program, our daughter also gained the self-assurance she needed to be bold in her presentations and allow her unique personality and accomplishments shine through to best effect. As a parent, I was comforted knowing that through the ABC I had given my daughter the kind of practical insight and resources she could use to achieve her dream, tools I simply could not have given her on my own. The result – she was accepted Early Decision to the Brown class of 2014. I believe that our decision to work with Michele and Mimi transformed the entire application experience for our family. Without their guidance and counsel, the process undoubtedly would have been far more difficult and stressful, and perhaps also less successful for my daughter. In retrospect, I cannot imagine even trying to run the application gauntlet without them.”
— Parent, Brown Class of 2014

“Originally my son was not even sure he would apply to Dartmouth until we figured out his academic index based on your book and as a result he decided to go for it. So it all started with YOU! Thank you for always being there for us with your incredible advice and wisdom.”
-Parent, Dartmouth ’14

“Michele & Mimi,
Your tips for my son helped him a great deal. Thank you! We will contact you in a few years for our daughter (Harvard aspirant).
Josh – we thought the essays were awesome – couldn’t believe how nicely they shaped towards the end and really read like Ivy material.
Thanks,”
— Parent ABC 2009

“Michele and Mimi,
I’m happy to inform you that I got into Columbia early! You guided me in the right way – helped me realize what my hook was.
Josh – Many thanks to you for helping me with my essays.
I appreciate all of your help!
Best Regards,”
— Columbia, class of 2014

“Dear Mimi,
We are very happy to share the good news that Northwestern University has admitted our daughter to its Class of 2014. Your advice and recommendations for her “Early Decision” strategy were exactly correct … and your prediction that she was “a virtual lock” turned-out to be 100% correct.
Our heartfelt thanks to you, Michele, Liz and everyone at ABC who helped our family throughout 2009.”
— Parents, Northwestern 2014

“Boot Camp was indispensable to me in so many ways. It helped me stay organized and focus on what was important, and the advice I received was right on target. Above all, it let me be myself. I had always considered the Ivy League out of my ’league’, but Boot Camp gave me the confidence that I needed to be bold in my essays, say what I needed to say, and let myself shine through in my application… and that bombastic “myself” was admitted to Brown, my #1 choice, in the Early Decision round! Thank you, ABC!”
— Brown, class of 2014

“Hello Mimi and Michele,
Thank you for helping to navigate our son’s college application process! The guidance and clarity you provided at the Application Boot Camp made the whole process so much easier. Our son is so excited to have been admitted to such top colleges as Amherst, Brown, Washington University in St. Louis, Pomona, Claremont McKenna, Haverford, Oberlin, and Macalester. Thanks also for your continued support and advice as he makes his final decision on which school to attend. We couldn’t have done it without you.”
— A and N

“Just wanted to thank you, T completed his first year at Georgetown. He had a good experience academically. He actually got all A’s. We often talk about your Boot Camp. It obviously had a lot to do with his success. Thanks for everything!”
— Father of Georgetown Freshman

“Hi Mimi, K was accepted to every school she applied to, and is going to have a very hard time deciding where to go! Dartmouth, Cornell, Duke, Wash. U in St. Louis, Wesleyan U, Tufts, Georgetown, U of VA (Echols Scholar), BU (Trustee Scholar), American, and U of VT.

Many thanks to you and Michele for helping K achieve what she didn’t think was possible in this unbelievably unpredictable college admissions process.
— M. S. (Parent)

“It was a pleasure to meet you and thank you both so much for all the the help. It was great for J and of course for us, as the camp really did what it promised- it got us a jump start on everything, and took a lot of the fear out of the process. I know that beforehand I feared that he was not going to be up to the same level as the others at the camp, but the camp gave him confidence both academically and socially that he would be fine wherever he ends up. You can imagine his joy when his early results were U Penn and he will end up exactly where he wanted.
Thank you is simply not enough.”
— Parent (UPenn)

“Thank you so much for taking me step by step through my stressful college application process. You have taken away a ton of my stress and provided me with valuable advice. Under your guidance, I was able to create an application package that perfectly reflects who I am. I cannot express how relieved, overjoyed, and honored I am to be accepted into the Class of 2011 at Amherst College.”
— Student (Amherst)

“I know that my mother has shared the college news with you two already (she’s told everyone she knows and a few she doesn’t), but I wanted to send an email to thank you myself for everything. I couldn’t have accomplished so much without your help and the direction you’ve given me. The statistics this year were absurd, but I am 1 of the 7% who made it into Harvard because of you! Again, thanks…from the bottom of my heart!
— A.W. (Harvard)

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