Video Testimonials – The Real Impact of My College Consulting Program
Are you feeling lost in the sea of college admissions, struggling to navigate the choppy waters of applications and essays?
Well, fear not!
My college consulting service is here to be your compass and guide you toward your dream university. But don’t just take my word for it – hear from my past students themselves!
They’ve sailed with me and are ready to share their transformational journey with you.
Hailey Shi, Columbia University Class of 2022
“Mr. Haven has so effortlessly made me feel seen. He acknowledged all the stories that came with me … He was able to bring out the best in me during a time when I doubted myself and my capabilities, and he always encouraged me to dive deeper into truth, even when I was reluctant to face the emotions that came with it, and as a result, writing my personal statements no longer felt tedious, or painful, but it turned into a cathartic experience that allowed me to deliver authentic stories that I was proud of, and still am proud of today…”
Mitchell Han, Rice University Class of 2025
“For anyone that’s looking for a college counselor, I would recommend Mr. Haven because he’s just the best there is. Not only was I able to get into my dream college, but I also was able to develop myself so much more as a writer and really understand myself as a person, and through Mr. Haven, you will get where you need to go, and he will be with you every step of the way, and you will learn and gain so much more than just an appreciation for writing and a good application…”
Daniel Lee, Brown University Class of 2027
“A lot of students, including me, have always had doubts like I’m not a great writer. You read all these essays online—these fantastic essays—and you doubt yourself, saying I can’t write essays of that caliber, but [Mr. Haven] really shows you that all you have to do is write in your own unique way and put yourself on the page … I remember there [were] times when I would submit something [to him] that I thought wasn’t great, and he would come in and he would offer his constructive criticism, but he would also note the positives—he would always note the positives—and that’s someone that I needed. I needed someone who could critique my writing and really help me improve, someone who wouldn’t always just say this is good … but at the same time someone who is gentle, someone who was understanding and was willing to work with you.”
Riyanka Narasimhan, Vanderbilt University Class of 2027
“When I first started out with the college process, I was completely lost … I didn’t know what a good essay looked like, but Mr Haven was always able to ask the right questions and dive deeper into the stories that really mattered. And the reason he’s so good at this is because he’s dedicated so much of his life into helping students find success and find themselves throughout this process … Mr Haven is able to find things about you that make you unique and really help you highlight that in your essays … he showed me that it’s possible to put your personality … onto a page and that was really cool because at first we would have really fun, interesting conversations, and when it came to my essays it would be kind of boring, and he really showed me how to … add that kind of fun aspect into my essays to help [me] stand apart.”
Asneh Singh, USC Class of 2025 (Presidential Scholarship Recipient)
“I was so incredibly lucky to have Mr. Haven pull out the joy that was within me. For example, when I was writing my essays, I had some options … but it was hard to figure out what I should actually write about. I didn’t know what core life-changing event defined me … Eventually, we got to a point where we scrapped old ideas [and] kept coming up with new ones. We landed on an idea that was so incredibly full of joy, so incredibly full of happiness and completely encapsulated my entire personality just within one essay…”
Kevin Lee, UCLA Class of 2020
“With Mr. Haven, I was so much more than just another client that he’s working with. He really cared for me: he was a mentor, he was a friend, he was an older brother. I looked forward to speaking with him every week because I knew that he can offer a lot of wisdom and insight that I really needed at the time so it was so much more than college consulting … it was really more like life consulting…”
Ashley Moon, UCSB Class of 2025
“[Mr. Haven] helped me accept the parts of my life I used to be ashamed of. He never made me feel I had to conceal the parts of my life that weren’t that pretty. So that was really great, that I could share that with someone, and come to accept and heal from all that … I do have a lot of aspirations but I don’t have the biggest support system. There’s always people doubting me, including myself, and that comes from low confidence, low self-esteem. But Mr. Haven helped me develop that confidence, and he’s helped me realize that I can do anything I put my mind to…”
Brian Sun, Emory University Class of 2023
“Mr. Haven is a natural storyteller so he really helped me learn how to … dig deep into my life and craft a genuine and a convincing story that I could tell admissions offices so they can understand who I was. Without him, I don’t think I would have been able to really understand what they were looking for or what qualities of myself I should have presented … I think that having a mentor to talk to like Mr. Haven, who’s funny, who’s positive, who’s just very interested in your success, is a very important thing … Working with [him] was one of the best decisions I made in high school, honestly.”
Jon Cho, United States Air Force Academy Class of 2025
“When I talk to [Mr. Haven] … I feel like I’m being listened to… [He’s] almost like a therapist that really understands me, [even] better than I understand myself at times…”
Sachin Verma, Purdue’s College of Engineering Class of 2018
“I absolutely loved working with Mr. Haven. It really helped me improve as a writer and as a storyteller. The skills I gained such as being able to accurately tell ideas in a concise manner, these I found valuable to this day, and it’s all thanks to Mr. Haven’s approach [and] teaching style…”
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If my students’ journey with me spoke to you at all, then join me on an adventure we’ll chart out together toward your ideal destination.