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ÀÌÁؼ· (Langley High School) -- Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford ÇÕ°Ý»ý

 With its unique methodology and experience, Stanford Academy provides an unmatched consulting service for students applying to colleges in the United States. Before I knew about Stanford Academy, I was extremely dubious of the help I would receive from someone I've met for the first time in writing my personal application. After all, it is true that many students who work with other consulting companies end up with applications that reflect little, if any, of their personalities. To admission officers, these applications translate to the reflection of student's uninteresting character that screams rejection.

After my first interview with David ¼±»ý´Ô, however, these concerns went away immediately. As he took me through the consulting process in its entirety step-by-step, I knew that I could fully entrust Stanford Academy with my application. Unlike other consulting firms, Stanford Academy allocates a particular emphasis in providing individualized attention to each and every student. Even before I started writing any of my essays, David ¼±»ý´Ô spent substantial amount of time in getting to know me from the inside out. Through several, flexibly scheduled interviews, David ¼±»ý´Ô learned about my hobbies, future dreams and even my ideological stance on political issues. By the time he was helping me brainstorm ideas for my essays, David ¼±»ý´Ô had a complete understanding of my background and persona that allowed him to freely interject in the college entry process without any loss of personality in my application .

Furthermore, David ¼±»ý´Ô's particular way of guidance transcends the conventional consulting methodology in that it not only enhances the quality of the student's application, but he also pushes student to discover and express his or her full potential.  Often, high school students spend a majority of  their time being chased by the overload of academic work and extracurricular activities, and only few students know what they are most passionate about. Throughout my interaction with Stanford Academy and especially during the interviews, David¼±»ý´Ô never stopped pushing me with countless questions until I knew what distinguished me from the 350,000 other applicants who applied to the same schools.

With his years of experience and educational background in the U.S., David¼±»ý´Ônot only has a thorough knowledge of the college application process, but also a fundamental understanding of the American culture. This truly sets him apart from other so-called professionals in that it enables him to view the application from the perspective of an actual admission officer.  


À¯ÁöÇö (The Madeira School) -- UPenn ÇÕ°Ý»ý

Àú¿¡°Ô À־ ½ºÅÄÆ÷µå¸¦ °í¸£°Ô µÈ °Ç Á¤¸» ¿î¸íÀûÀÎ °áÁ¤À̾ú½À´Ï´Ù. Á¦ °°Àº Çб³¿¡ ÀÖ´Â ´Ù¸¥ Çѱ¹ÀεéÀÌ ´Ù¸¥ À¯Çпø¿¡¼­ ´Ù°°ÀÌ ÇÑ´Ù´Â ¼Ò¸®¸¦ µé¾úÀ» ¶§ Àúµµ ´ç¿¬È÷ ±× °÷¿¡¼­ Çϱ⸦ ¿øÇß½À´Ï´Ù. ÇÏÁö¸¸ ½ºÅÄÆ÷µå°¡ ÀÌ·ïÁØ Á¦ ¾ð´ÏÀÇ ¼º°øÀûÀÎ ´ëÇÐ °á°ú ´ö¿¡ ÀúÀÇ ºÎ¸ð´ÔÀº ½ºÅÄÆ÷µå¿¡ ´ëÇÑ ¹ÏÀ½À» ¹ßÆÇ»ï¾Æ¼­ ÀÌ °÷À¸·Î °áÁ¤À» ÇÏ°Ô µÇ¾ú½À´Ï´Ù. Á¦ Àڽŵµ  µ¥À̺ñµå ¼±»ý´Ô¿¡ ´ëÇؼ­ Á¶±Ý ´õ ÀÚ¼¼È÷ ¾Ë°Ô µÇ¾úÀ»¶§, ÀÌ °÷À̾߸»·Î ¾Ë¸Â°í ½Å·ÚÇÒ ¼ö ÀÖ´Â °áÁ¤À̶ó°í È®½ÅÇÒ ¼ö ÀÖ°Ô µÇ¾ú½À´Ï´Ù. 

»ç½Ç ¾Ð±¸Á¤¿¡¼­ ½ÊºÐÁ¤µµ¸¸ °É¾îµµ ¼ö½Ê°³ÀÇ À¯ÇÐ ÄÁ¼³Æà ÇпøµéÀÌ º¸ÀÔ´Ï´Ù. Àú¶ÇÇÑ ½ºÅÄÆ÷µåÇпøÀ¸·Î °áÁ¤À» Çϱâ±îÁö ¿©·¯±ºµ¥¸¦ »ó´ã¹ÞÀº °Íµµ »ç½ÇÀÔ´Ï´Ù. Á¦°¡ ´À³¤ °Í ÀÌ°ÍÀ̾ú½À´Ï´Ù. ½ÇÁ¦·Î ±×·± ÇпøµéÀ» ¿î¿µÇÏ´Â ¿øÀå´ÔµéÀÇ ³ª¿À½Å ´ëÇÐÀ̳ª ÈçÈ÷ ¸»ÇÏ´Â ½ºÆÑÀ» º¸¸é Á¤¸» ¾öû³ªÁö ¾ÊÀ» ¼ö ¾ø½À´Ï´Ù. ´Ùµé ¾ÆÀ̺ñ´ëÇÐ ¶Ç´Â ±×¿¡ ¸¾¸Ô´Â ¸í¹® ´ëÇÐÀ» Á¹¾÷Çß´Ù´Â »ç½Ç¿¡ ¼ÖÁ÷È÷ ²ø¸®Áö ¾ÊÀº °÷ÀÌ ¾ø¾ú´Ù°í ¸»ÇÏ´Â °ÍÀÌ Á¦ Á¤Á÷ÇÑ ´ë´äÀÔ´Ï´Ù. 

ÇÏÁö¸¸, ´ëºÎºÐÀÇ ±×·± ¿øÀå´ÔµéÀÇ Àü°øÀ» º¸´Ï ½º½º·Î¿¡°Ô Àǹ®À» ÇÏÁö ¾ÊÀ» ¼ö ¾ø¾ú½À´Ï´Ù. ¶È°°Àº ¸í¹® ´ëÇÐÀÌÁö¸¸, °æÁ¦ÇÐ, ¿£Áö´Ï¾î¸µ, ºñÁî´Ï½º µî À» Àü°øÇϽŠºÐ¿¡°Ô Á¦ ¿¡¼¼À̸¦ ¸Â±â´Â °ÍÀÌ ³ºÀ»±î ¾Æ´Ï¸é ¿µ¹®Çаú öÇÐÀ» Àü°øÇÏ´Â µ¥À̺ñµå ¼±»ý´Ô¿¡°Ô ¸Ã±â´Â°ÍÀÌ ÁÁÀ»±î. ±× »ý°¢À» ÇÏ´Ï Á¦ ¸¶À½ ¼Ó¿¡¼± ÀÌ¹Ì ´äÀÌ Á¤ÇØÁ® ÀÖ¾ú½À´Ï´Ù. 

»ç½Ç»ó ¸ðµç À¯ÇлýµéÀÌ ÄÁ¼³ÆÃÀÇ µµ¿òÀ» ¹Þ´Â °¡Àå Å« ÀÌÀ¯´Â ¿¡¼¼ÀÌ ¶§¹®ÀÔ´Ï´Ù. ±× ¸¸Å­ ¹Ì±¹ ´ëÇÐ ÇÕ°Ý¿¡ À־ ¿¡¼¼ÀÌ°¡ Â÷ÁöÇÏ´Â Á߿伺ÀÌ ¾öû ³ª´Ù´Â °Íµµ À¢¸¸ÇÑ À¯ÇлýÀ̶ó¸é ´Ù ¾Ë°í ÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù. ´ÜÁö ¿¡¼¼ÀÌÀÇ ¹®¹ý ±³Á¤À̶ó´øÁö ¹®Àå ±¸Á¶µîÀÇ µµ¿òÀ» ¹Þ±â À§Çؼ­°¡ ¾Æ´Õ´Ï´Ù. ¾î¶² ³»¿ëÀ» ¾²°í ¾î¶² °á·ÐÀ» ³»·Á¾ß ³ªÀÇ ¿¡¼¼ÀÌ°¡ ´Ù¸¥ ¼öõ°³ÀÇ ¿¡¼¼ÀÌµé ¼Ó¿¡¼­ ºû³ª°Ô ÇØÁٱ ¾Ë°íÀÖ´Â ÄÁ¼³ÆÃÀÇ µµ¿òÀÌ °¡Àå ÇÊ¿äÇÕ´Ï´Ù. µ¥À̺ñµå ¼±»ý´ÔÀ» ±×·¯ÇÑ °ÍµéÀ» ¿Ïº®ÇÏ°Ô ÆľÇÇÏ°í  Àú¸¦ ¸®µåÇØÁּ̽À´Ï´Ù. ÅäÇÈÀ» °áÁ¤ÇÏ´Â µ¥±îÁö ¸¹Àº ¹ÌÆðú ¸¹Àº ¾ê±â¸¦ ÇÊ¿ä·Î ÇßÁö¸¸ ±× ¼Ó¿¡¼­ Á¦ ÀÚ½ÅÀ» °¡Àå Àß Ç¥ÇöÇØÁÖ´Â ÅäÇÈÀ» µ¥À̺ñµå ¼±»ý´ÔÀº À̲ø¾î ³»Áּ̰í, ÀúÀÇ ¹Ì¼÷ÇÑ ±Û¼Ø¾¾¸¦ Åä´ë·Î ÇϳªÀÇ °ÉÀÛÀ¸·Î ¿Ï¼º½ÃÄÑ Áּ̽À´Ï´Ù.

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¼Õ½ÂÇ¥ (¹ÎÁ·»ç°üÇб³) -- Stanford ÇÕ°Ý»ý

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´ëÇÐ ¿ø¼­´Â º»ÁúÀûÀ¸·Î Á¤´äÀÌ ¾øÀ¸¸ç ÇлýÀÇ ÀáÀç·ÂÀ» µå·¯³»¾î ´ëÇÐÀ̶ó´Â Ä¿¹Â´ÏƼ¿¡ ¾î¶»°Ô ±â¿©¸¦ ÇÒ ¼ö Àִ°¡¸¦ Æò°¡ÇÏ´Â °Í °°½À´Ï´Ù±×·¸±â ¶§¹®¿¡ ¿ø¼­¸¦ µµ¿ÍÁÖ´Â Ä«¿î¼¿·¯ ¶Ç´Â °³ÀÎ ÄÁ¼³ÅÏÆ®´Â ÇлýÀ» ±íÀÌ ¾Ë°í ¶Ñ·ÇÇÑ ÁÖ°üÀ» °¡Áö°í ¿ø¼­ ÀÛ¾÷À» µµ¿ÍÁÖ¾î¾ß ÇÑ´Ù°í »ý°¢µË´Ï´ÙÀÌ Á¡¿¡¼­, David ¿øÀå´Ô²²¼­´Â ÇлýÀÇ °³¼ºÀ» »ì¸®°í ´Ù¸¥ ¸¹Àº À¯Çпøó·³ °°Àº À¯ÇüÀÇ ¿ø¼­ 50, 100°³¸¦ ¸¸µå´Â °ÍÀÌ ¾Æ´Ï¶ó ¼­·Î ´Ù¸£°í °³º°ÀûÀÎ ¿ø¼­¸¦ ÀÛ¼ºÇϵµ·Ï ÇØÁֽŠ°Í °°½À´Ï´Ù¿¡¼¼À̸¦ ¾µ ¶§¿¡µµ ´ÜÁö ½á¿Â ¿¡¼¼À̸¦ Ʋ¸° ¹®¹ý µî¸¸ °íÄ¡´Â °ÍÀÌ ¾Æ´Ï¶ó holisticÇÑ ¸é¿¡¼­ ÀÌ·± ¿¡¼¼À̸¦ ¾²´Â °Ô ÁÁ°Ú´Ù Á¶¾ðÀ» ÇØÁֽðí Åä·ÐÀ» ÅëÇؼ­ µµÃâÇÑ ´À³¦ÀÌ ³ªÅ¸³ªµµ·Ï ¿¡¼¼À̸¦ ±³Á¤ÇØÁּ̽À´Ï´Ù¹°·ÐÀ¯¸í ´ëÇп¡¼­ öÇаú ¿µ¾î¸¦ Àü°øÇϼ̱⠶§¹®¿¡ ´õ ÀÚ¿¬½º·¯¿î Ç¥Çö¹®¹ý µîµµ ´ç¿¬È÷ °íÃÄÁÖ½ÃÁö¸¸½ºÅÄÆ÷µå ¾ÆÄ«µ¥¹ÌÀÇ Â÷º°È­µÈ ¼­ºñ½º´Â Çлý¿¡ ¸Â´Â Â÷º°ÀûÀÎ ¿¡¼¼ÀÌ ±³Á¤¿¡ ÀÖÁö ¾Ê³ª ½Í½À´Ï´Ù. 

ÇÏÁö¸¸ ´ëÇпø¼­¿¡ À־ ¿¡¼¼ÀÌ´Â ÀüºÎ°¡ ¾Æ´Õ´Ï´Ù. Common ApplicationÀ» ÀÛ¼ºÇÏ´Â ºÎºÐºÎÅÍÇÊ¿ä¿¡ µû¶ó¼± ·¹Áê¸ÞÃßõ¼­ Cover Letter µî ÇлýÀÌ °ü¿©ÇØ¾ß ÇÏ´Â ÀÛ¾÷ÀÌ ³Ê¹«³ª ¸¹Àºµ¥À̸ÞÀÏ ¶Ç´Â ¹æ¹®À» ÅëÇؼ­ ¹Ù·Î Áú¹®À» ÇÏ°í ºü¸¥ Çǵå¹éÀ» ÁÖ´Â °ÍÀº ¾Õ¼­ ¸»ÇÑ ¡®°³ÀÎÈ­µÈ ÄÁ¼³Æá¯ÀÇ °¡Àå Å« ÀåÁ¡À̾ú½À´Ï´ÙƯÈ÷ Çлý ÀÔÀå¿¡¼­ ºü¸¥ ´äÀåÀÌ Àý½ÇÇÑ Ã˹ÚÇÑ ¿ø¼­ ±â°£¿¡ À̸ÞÀÏÀ» º¸³»¸é Á¤¸» 5, 10ºÐ ³»·Î ´äÀåÀ» º¸³»ÁÖ¼ÌÀ¸¸ç ¾Æ¹«¸® ´Ê¾îµµ 1-2½Ã°£ ¾È¿¡ ´äÀåÀÌ ¿Í Ã˹ÚÇÑ ÀÏÁ¤À» ¸¶¹«¸® ÇÒ ¼ö ÀÖ¾ú½À´Ï´Ù±×¸®°í ¾Õ¿¡¼­ ¾ð±ÞÇßµíÀÌ Çлý °³°³Àο¡ ´ëÇØ ¸¹ÀÌ ¾Ë°í °è½Ã±â ¶§¹®¿¡ ¹«¾ùÀÌ ÇÊ¿äÇÏ´Ù ±×¸®°í ¾î¶»°Ô Áغñ¸¦ ÇÏ´Â °Ô ÁÁ°Ú´Ù¶ó´Â Á¶¾ðµµ ºüÁü¾øÀÌ ÇØÁֽʴϴٱ׷¸±â ¶§¹®¿¡ ¿ø¼­ ¸¶°¨±îÁö °¡Àå ¸¸Á·½º·¯¿î ¿ø¼­¸¦ À§ÇØ ²÷ÀÓ¾øÀÌ °íħÀ» ¹Ýº¹Çß°í ÀÌ °úÁ¤ ¼Ó¿¡´Â ½ºÅÄÆ÷µå ¾ÆÄ«µ¥¹Ì°¡ ´Ã ÀÖ¾ú½À´Ï´Ù.  

»ç½Ç ´ëÇпø¼­¶ó´Â  °ÍÀº Á¤´äÀÌ ¾ø½À´Ï´Ù¸¹ÀÌ ¸»Çϴ  ¡®³ª¸¸ÀÇ »ö±ò¡¯À» ã´Â °ÍÀÌ Á¤´äÀ̶ó°íµµ Çϴµ¥ÀÌ´Â ¸¹Àº °æÇè°ú °³Àο¡ ´ëÇÑ ¸¹Àº ÀÌÇØ°¡ º¹ÇÕÀûÀ¸·Î ÀÛ¿ëÇÑ´Ù¸é ÀÌ·¯ÇÑ ¡®Á¤´ä¡¯Àº ãÀ» ¼ö ÀÖ´Ù°í º¾´Ï´Ù±×¸®°í ½ºÅÄÆ÷µå ¾ÆÄ«µ¥¹Ì´Â ÀÌ·± °æÇèÀÌ Ç³ºÎÇÏ¸ç ´Ù¸¥ À¯Çпø°ú Â÷º°È­ Áþ´Â ¡®°³ÀÎÀûÀÎ ÄÁ¼³Æá¯À» ÅëÇØ ÀÌ ´äÀ» ã¾Æ°¡°í ÀÖ´Ù°í »ý°¢µË´Ï´ÙÇлýÀÌ ÀÌ·± °æÇèÀ» ´Ü±â°£¿¡ ½×±â¿¡´Â ´Ù¼Ò Èûµé ¼öµµ ÀÖ´Ù°í »ý°¢µË´Ï´Ù±×·¸±â ¶§¹®¿¡ ½ºÅÄÆ÷µå ¾ÆÄ«µ¥¹Ì°¡ Á¸ÀçÇÏ´Â ÀÌÀ¯ÀÎ °Í °°½À´Ï´Ù¿©·¯ºÐµéµµ ½ºÅÄÆ÷µå ¾ÆÄ«µ¥¹Ì¸¦ ÅëÇØ ¿øÇÏ´Â ´ëÇп¡ ÀÔÇÐÇÏ½Ã±æ ¹Ù¶ø´Ï´Ù.

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¼º°æ½Ä (°æ±â °íµîÇб³) -- YALE ÇÕ°Ý»ý

"½ºÅÄÆ÷µå ¾ÆÄ«µ¥¹Ì°¡ Çѱ¹¿¡ ÇöÁ¸ÇÏ´Â ¸ðµç À¯Çпø Áß¿¡¼­ °¡Àå ¿ì¼öÇÑ À¯ÇÐ ÄÁ¼³Æà ¼­ºñ½º¸¦ Á¦°ø ÇÏ°í ÀÖ´Ù°í Àú´Â ÀڽŠÀÖ°Ô ¸»ÇÒ ¼ö ÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù¹Ì±¹ ´ëÇÐÁøÇп¡ °üÇؼ­´Â ÃÖ°íÀÇ Àü¹®°¡À̽Š¿øÀå¼±»ý´Ô(David ¼±»ý´Ô)²²¼­ Á÷Á¢ ÄÁ¼³Æà ÀÛ¾÷¿¡ Âü¿©¸¦ ÇϽŴٴ °ÍÀº ½ºÅÄÆ÷µå ¾ÆÄ«µ¥¹ÌÀÇ ÀåÁ¡À̶ó ÇÒ ¼ö ÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù´Ù¸¥ À¯Çпøµé °°Àº °æ¿ì ¹Ì±¹´ëÇÐ ÁøÇÐÁöµµ °æÇèÀÌ °ÅÀÇ ¾ø°Å³ª ÀüÇô ¾ø´Â ¸í¹®´ë Ãâ½ÅÇлýµéÀ̳ª Á¹¾÷»ýµé¿¡°Ô ÄÁ¼³Æà ÀÛ¾÷ÀÌ ÇÒ´çµÇ¾î ÁøÇàµÇ´Â °æ¿ì¸¦ ¸¹ÀÌ º¸°Ô µË´Ï´ÙÀÌ·± °æ¿ì °Ñ¿¡¼­ º¸±â¿¡´Â ±×·² µí ÇÏÁö¸¸ ¼ÓÀ» µé¿©´Ù º¸¸é ½Ç¼ÓÀÌ ¾ø´Â ÄÁ¼³ÆÃÀÛ¾÷ÀÌ ÀÌ·ç¾îÁú °¡´É¼ºÀÌ ¸¹½À´Ï´Ù.

ÇÏÁö¸¸ ½ºÅÄÆ÷µå ¾ÆÄ«µ¥¹Ì¿Í °°Àº °æ¿ì ¹Ì±¹´ëÇÐ ÁøÇÐ °æÇâÀ» °¡Àå Åë´ÞÇÏ°Ô ÀÌÇØÇÏ°í °è½Ã´Â ¿øÀå¼±»ý´Ô²²¼­ ÇлýµéÀÌ °¡Áö°í ÀÖ´Â ÀåÁ¡°ú È°µ¿µé Áß ÀÇ¹Ì ÀÖ´Â ³»¿ëÀ» ÃæºÐÈ÷ À̲ø¾î ³»¾î ÃÖ°íÀÇ ApplicationÀÌ µÇµµ·Ï Á÷Á¢ µµ¿ÍÁֽʴϴÙÀ¯ÇÐ ÄÁ¼³Æÿ¡¼­ °¡Àå Áß¿äÇÑ ºÎºÐÀº ¿¡¼¼ÀÌ ÀÛ¼ºÀÛ¾÷ÀÔ´Ï´Ù½ºÅÄÆ÷µå ¾ÆÄ«µ¥¹Ì ¿¡¼­ÀÇ ¿¡¼¼ÀÌ ÀÛ¼º ÄÁ¼³ÆÃÀº ¸Å¿ì ü°èÀûÀ¸·Î ÁøÇàÀÌ µË´Ï´ÙÇлýÀº ¿øÀå¼±»ý´Ô°ú ÃæºÐÇÑ ½Ã°£À» °®°í ÀÚ±â ÀÚ½ÅÀÌ ¾î¶°ÇÑ ÀλýÀ» »ì¾Æ¿Ô°í¾î¶°ÇÑ °æÇèÀ» ÇßÀ¸¸ç¾î¶°ÇÑ °¡Ä¡°üÀ» °¡Áö°í »ì°í ÀÖ´ÂÁö¿¡ ´ëÇÑ ÃæºÐÇÑ ´ëÈ­¸¦ ³ª´©¸é¼­ ¿¡¼¼ÀÌ ÅäÇÈÀ» Á¤ÇÏ°Ô µË´Ï´Ù¶ÇÇÑ ½Éµµ ÀÖ´Â ´ëÈ­¿Í Åä·ÐÀ» ÅëÇؼ­ ¹Ì±¹´ëÇÐ ÀÔÇлçÁ¤°üµéÀÌ ¿øÇÏ´Â ³»¿ëÀÇ ¿¡¼¼ÀÌ°¡ ³ª¿Ã ¼ö ÀÖµµ·Ï ¿¡¼¼ÀÌÀÇ ³»¿ëÀ̳ª È帧ÀÌ ¾î¶°ÇÑ ¹æÇâÀ¸·Î °¡¾ß ÇÏ´ÂÁö¸¦ ÁöµµÇØ ÁֽʴϴÙ.

Çлý°úÀÇ ÅäÇÈ ¼±Á¤ ÀÌÈÄ ÇлýÀÌ ¿¡¼¼À̸¦ ½á¿À¸é ¿¡¼¼À̸¦ ¼±»ý´ÔÀÌ ´Ü¼øÈ÷ ¼öÁ¤ÇØÁÖ´Â º¸Åë À¯ÇпøµéÀÇ ´Ü¹æÇâÀûÀÎ ÄÁ¼³Æà ¹æ¹ýÀÌ ¾Æ´Ñ¿Ïº®ÇÑ ¿¡¼¼ÀÌ°¡ ³ª¿Ã ¶§±îÁö ²÷ÀÓ¾øÀÌ ¿øÀå ¼±»ý´Ô°ú ÇлýÀÌ ´ëÈ­¸¦ ÅëÇؼ­ ¿¡¼¼À̸¦ ¿Ï¼ºÇØ°¡´Â ¾ç¹æÇâÀûÀÎ ÄÁ¼³ÆÃÀ» ½ºÅÄÆ÷µå ¾ÆÄ«µ¥¹Ì´Â ÇÏ°í ÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù¸¹Àº ÇлýµéÀÌ ½ºÅÄÆ÷µå ¾îÇпøÀÇ µµ¿òÀ» ¹Þ¾Æ¼­ ÀÚ½ÅÀÇ ²ÞÀ» ÀÌ·ç¾úÀ¸¸é ÁÁ°Ú½À´Ï´ÙÀÌ ±ÛÀ» Àд ÇлýºÐµé ¸ðµÎ ÆÄÀÌÆà ÀÔ´Ï´Ù." 

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¹Ú¼Ò¿µ (Kent School) -- Princeton, MIT, Columbia ÇÕ°Ý»ý

Choosing the right consulting service is an extremely tough yet crucial part of the college application process. Students often hear about certain consulting services from acquaintances, but I believe it is important to actually have a meeting before deciding which service will best fit the student. I was unable to meet with the Stanford Academy staff myself, but my parents told me how the meeting went and I felt a sense of trust and bond, which led me to decide to work with Stanford Academy among the numberless other consulting options.

Stanford Academy is unique in its accessibility and availability, not to mention its excellent essay-editing program. When I returned to the States after summer break and entered the stage of finalizing my college essays and application, I was a bit nervous about whether I would be able to easily communicate with David, Christie, and Rosa via email. It was not a problem at all. Without exaggeration, David or other staff always promptly responded to my many detailed questions. Despite the time difference of Korea and the US, I generally felt that I was able to have a conversation with the staff anytime I needed their help. Personally, this feeling of having someone stand by my side and help me at any moment was a great relief and support.

Another strength of Stanford Academy is that David tries hard to bring out every aspect and detail of the student¡¯s personal background. I remember my first meeting with David – before I started to talk, David took out a voice recorder and kept it running for the whole meeting. At the time I doubted that he would actually listen to the tape in the future, but he proved me wrong. His editing skills surprised me very much; instead of risking the writing losing my voice, David enriched my essays by fluently adding details that I had mentioned during our ¡°recorded¡± talk – it hadn¡¯t occurred to me that the small detail would fit so perfectly in that certain spot.

There are tons of consulting services, but not all of them know what they are doing. Stanford Academy does. David and his staff are talented people with plenty of experiences in college application consulting. They are realistic in giving certain suggestions, yet they are flexible and attentively listen to the students¡¯ opinions. Thank you for walking me through this long course of college application process; things wouldn¡¯t have turned out the way they did without you.

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°­¼ö¹Î (International School Bangkok) -- Emory University ÇÕ°Ý»ý

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ÃÖÁ¤¿í (McLean High School) -- Duke University ÇÕ°Ý»ý

If you¡¯re reading this post right now, at this point you probably have decided that you want to study abroad for a brighter future and a greater purpose, just as I¡¯ve been since 4 years ago, and you¡¯re probably familiar with Stanford Academy and its founder David ssam (µ¥À̺ø ¼±»ý´Ô). If you¡¯ve already signed up for college consulting with him, great job; don¡¯t revoke your choice, and if you haven¡¯t decided your mind, don¡¯t walk away. If you do, you¡¯re walking away from an opportunity to make your life much more successful.

Since the day I started my college consulting (cc) with David ssam. I¡¯m pretty confident that I¡¯ve never regretted a single moment doing it. From Day 1, I still remember David ssam waiting for me in the meeting room, all prepared, and eager to share his knowledge about choosing a college that fits one the most. Because after all, there are thousands and thousands of different higher level institutions in the U.S. that each contain their unique qualities and characteristics that might fit some students but not others. And if a student doesn¡¯t spend enough of his/her time coming up with the perfect college with the help of an adviser, that student is bound to lag far behind in college and eventually come out more wretched than when he/she first matriculated. Thus I think benefitted very much from the beginning when I finally got to choose Duke University as my top choice school with the help of David ssam, and even to this day, I feel appreciative of his advice.

Of course David ssam¡¯s helpful advices and abilities didn¡¯t end there. The next step was drafting my Common Application essays and Why Our School essays (which you¡¯ll get to know once you start cc), and throughout this process, David ssam spent hours and hours trying to elicit some unique personality of mine which made my college essays more distinguished. When I had the smallest troubles building my way through the end, David ssam didn¡¯t hesitate to offer me advice and show how he would draft his own, encouraging me to come up with better drafts. At the same time, David ssam constantly gave me reasonable deadlines so that I could balance my volunteer work, internships, SAT preparation, and college essay drafting at the same time. With the fortunate help of David ssam¡¯s helpful advices, I was able to finish all of my Why Our School essays for all 12 colleges (that I applied to) before the end of summer and concentrate on my 12th grade classes and extracurricular activities instead of fretting about my college applications when others were doing so.

David ssam¡¯s endeavor to look after every one of his students didn¡¯t end here. Even after I got done with drafting Why Our School essays and sent my essays to David ssam for editing, David ssam kindly told me he would conduct a mock interview for me in preparation for the alumni interview that I was having later that week. Even the most minute details and advice that David ssam gave me during the interview helped me do well in the actual one, and in retrospect, I think all of these helpful advices that David ssam gave me culminated to comprise a significant portion of my acceptance to Duke. I take this opportunity to thank him once again for his perseverance, diligence, (not a lot of people would want to work on weekends, but David ssam gladly came to Stanford Academy during the weekends if students asked for his help) and his passion throughout the entire cc session. If you¡¯re a student wishing for a successful career, I highly recommend you take the opportunity to work your way through your college applications with David ssam to get one step closer to fulfilling your dreams and hopes.

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