Just wanted to update you on some admission decisions. I got into UC Davis, the University of Washington, and… STANFORD!!! I was really shocked I got into Stanford… but I already got into my top 3 schools: Stanford, UIUC, and Cornell. I really like all three schools and will probably need some help selecting one in the end haha. It’s going to be a tough decision.
I’m extremely happy to share that I’ve been admitted to the Masters in Management Science and Engineering program at Stanford! Thank you so very much for all your help and going above and beyond throughout the entire application process in providing all types of support from editing/reviewing my SOP to listening through the emotionally and mentally taxing hardship I was going through. Words cannot convey how appreciative I am for all your help. I absolutely cannot wait to move to Stanford University to study at the world renown institution I’ve always dreamed of thanks to your help!
Karin was absolutely a joy to work with. She understood my unique story, and was able to help me convey it completely, effectively, and concisely. Karin was very helpful with my multiple iterations of my essays until we were at the perfect version. She did not rush the work, and let the process flow naturally until the result was just right. I would be happy to refer Accepted.com among my circle. I was referred to your organization from my business partner, who also was admitted into top MBA programs.
I guess this brings us to the end of our six-month (or longer?!) journey. Thanks so much for all of your time and support - it has been really helpful. I keep thinking: no one from my family has ever traveled outside India, and here I’ve been admitted to the best education brand in the world. This wouldn’t have been possible without your help. Thanks so much for that. I wanted you to know that it was a pleasure working with you, and I am grateful for all your support. Once again, thank you.
Karin (Dr. Ash) was my advisor for my Ph.D. application. We have been working on my case for over 6 months and she has been very helpful! She guided me through all the important procedures during the application process including timeline planning, school selections, communication with schools and professors, personal statement advice and editing and more. With her knowledge, experiences and expertise, I was able to build up a great application profile and I have learned so much as well! As a result, I was admitted into a Ph.D. program at UIUC and will be working with a great research team from this fall. I really can’t do this without Karin! I would highly recommend Karin as an application advisor!
I am writing this to share my Ph.D. application results with you. I have been accepted to the following universities for the Ph.D. in Computer Science program: Columbia University, Northeastern University, University of Southern California, and University of California Santa Barbara.
It was wonderful working with you, and I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for all the hard work you had put in to review my application. The professors I had interviewed with liked my statement of purpose and letters of recommendation. Without your guidance, it would not have been possible.
My brother will be applying to graduate school later this year. I will refer him to Accepted.
Karin was great at guiding me in the right direction. She was very quick to respond back to me and all the letter of recommendation writers. She helped me frame the statement of purpose and assisted the recommendation writers many times throughout the changes. All the faculties I had interviewed with liked my statement of purpose and letters of recommendation. One of the faculties told me that my statement of purpose was well structured and mature, unlike other applicants. And that was the primary reason he accepted me to their Ph.D. program.
I highly recommend Dr. Karin Ash for her essay services. I was hesitant to pay for essay editing services because I felt I had a complete draft, but I could not be happier that I did and with Accepted.com! Dr. Ash returned my essay with over two dozen micro improvements, gave her (much needed) objective opinion on my essay’s weaknesses, and was quick to respond to all of my follow-up questions. If I don’t get into my dream school with this application, I am confident it will not be due to my essay! I will definitely be returning to Dr. Ash for all my future essay editing needs. Thanks again Dr. Ash!
Just got news that I’ve been admitted to Stanford MSME. Even though we talked through this, omg this is still so hard for me to decide. Never had I thought that I would be choosing between these two beasts in engineering. Soo.... basically you got me into Stanford, MIT and UC Berkeley. The top in the engineering business.
THANK YOU KARIN! I may have told you a thousand times before like a broken record, but this is the occasion to say it: Thank you for believing in me. I had talked with a couple of consultants before coming across your name on Google, and they told me I’m being too ambitious. Yet you gave me a target to achieve for the GRE, and then you took up the challenge. And then you helped me clarify WHY I am even pursuing higher education.
You signed up to be a consultant, yet you were much more than that: A counselor, motivator, and most importantly someone who taught me not to underestimate myself. I could not have done any of this without your help and guidance. Not only did you edit my essays, but you helped me develop my own story in the truest sense possible. You helped me secure admission to a place that I thought I could only dream of.
I am at a loss for words when I think of how I might describe how much of an impact Karin Ash has had on my being admitted to my dream program, Cornell University’s MEng in Computer Science. With my undergraduate degree in a social science from a public state school, the odds of my getting into Cornell’s CS MEng program (ranked 6th in the country) were very low. Thanks to Karin’s amazing consulting, I was able to submit 2 very strong applications to Cornell’s main campus MEng program and Cornell’s NYC campus (Cornell Tech) MEng program and I was ultimately admitted to both!
I will note that, for the application season, I did an exhaustive consultant search, considering over a dozen firms and at least 50 consultants, with the intention of hiring the best of the best. I ended up hiring two different consultants from two different firms (in order to benefit from both of their perspectives). Both consultants (including Karin) were highly experienced (having adcom experience from top schools) and from top consulting firms. This testimony will highlight the areas in which Karin has outperformed in comparison to the other consultant.
Among the many enormous benefits that I have gained from Karin, perhaps the most valuable has been her ability to connect with me, understand my unique experiences/challenges, and help me best frame my story of both overcoming adversity and discovering my passion for computer science. Her admissions committee experience at Cornell gives her an authoritative ability and vision into how to craft an essay that inspires the reader to recognize my intellectual potential at their school, addresses any/all concerns the reader could have, and hits home on every point that an admissions officer from a top program may look for in the essay.
Beyond her exceptional essay advising and editing skills, Karin has vastly exceeded all of my expectations in her ability to provide expert advice including choosing which schools to apply to, how to tailor my application to each program, how to approach my faculty recommenders, how to best reach out to and communicate with Cornell’s admissions staff, and how to make the (very difficult decision) of which of my admission offers to accept. For several particularly challenging decisions (including how my fit was for both Cornell programs, and how certain sensitive topics should be addressed in my essay), Karin had--on at least three occasions--gone out of her way to reach out to several of her other distinguished colleagues at Accepted AND reach out to several of her high-ranking contacts at Cornell (including the Director of Admissions at the Cornell’s engineering college and the Associate Dean of Cornell Tech) to get me the most comprehensive and well-informed advice possible.
Lastly, I will highlight the general experience I feel that I have had in working with Karin. I purchased two different packages from her, for my applications to both of the Cornell programs. If you are serious about your graduate school applications, ordering one or more package from Karin is an absolute must because Karin fully leverages the freedom granted by the package option to put in as much time as she determines is needed to help me produce the best possible application, no matter how many revisions or emails or calls it takes. Between both packages, I have had 7 calls with her (totaling 4.1 hours), I have received at least 22 essay revisions from her.and we have exchanged hundreds of emails (176 from her). Although the package rate promises a 2-business day turnaround, it has almost always been the case that I would receive her essay revisions the same day within hours (or first thing in the morning at around 7AM). Karin has also, very generously, made herself available during evenings and weekends to accommodate my schedule.
In the realm of graduate admissions consulting, Karin is surely among the most qualified, insightful, motivated, creative, and resourceful that I could ever have hired. She has done everything in her power to help me produce the best applications possible, and I am forever beyond grateful to have been admitted to my dream school, which could not have happened without Karin!
A great consultant is one who offers you a solution you didn’t realize you needed. I initially approached Dr. Ash to scope out her services on essay editing. Yet, from the start, she was able to provide a holistic view of my positioning and offer a different perspective that would ultimately expand and shift my selection of target schools. Given her ability to pinpoint the most critical components in the application, she made what was initially an overwhelming process manageable. Her quick turnaround times and actionable feedback helped significantly in pushing through the process - and gave me confidence when I needed it most. Her soft demeanor, coupled with her pragmatism, network and wealth of expertise, make her an extremely valuable advisor to work with.
Dr Ash has been very helpful and supportive throughout the process from helping me brainstorm ideas to editing the final essay. She has been very patient with all of my questions and has sought answers from multiple sources in order to solve my problems. Because we have 13 hours difference between us, we primarily communicated through email, but it did not cause any delays. Dr Ash is incredibly efficient in email communication.
When I first considered applying to graduate programs, I was worried that my low undergraduate GPA and lack of research experience would prevent me from being admitted into a good program. Dr. Ash was extremely patient and took time to get to know me, my academic history and career goals and helped me to write strong statements of purpose that conveyed my strengths as an applicant. Her input and review of my statements allowed me to be representative of my own experiences and goals, but also to do so in a way that catered to the program that I was applying to. With her help and support, I was accepted into all of the programs that I applied to, including the Quantitative Analytics in Education program at the University of Virginia and the Learning Analytics program at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. It was truly a privilege to work with Dr. Ash, and her guidance was invaluable to my application experience!
Thank you so much Karin! You preserved my confidence by not letting my doubts get in the way. Additionally, you gave me lasting essay writing advice and writing… I can say that I’ve used what I learned from our sessions everyday — heck, I would have benefited from more writing sessions. These lifelong skills helped me write a final SoP that communicated my motivation, love, and strengths. I’m actually quite proud of it… Thank you a ton!
Karin, working with you for my graduate school applications ranks among the top 5 decisions I’ve made in my life. Not only have you been instrumental in helping me craft and perfect my essays, but you have also been there for me every step of the way from interview preparations to quick and timely responses for my last minute questions. You’ve helped me keep my nerve and really changed the way I approached my applications since the start. As a result, I got into MIT!! I will gladly recommend anyone to work with you Karin!
Just wanted to reach out and let you know that I was accepted into Harvard’s Graduate School of Education! Thank you again for all your help with my application, personal statement and working with all my recommenders on their recommendation letters as well! Couldn’t have done this without you!
I wanted to let you know that I got accepted into Upenn’s Master’s of Education program. Thank you very much for all your support and understanding during the process. You exude professionalism and empathy. I’m grateful that I have worked with you and the accepted team. Thank you again.
Karin provided me with strategic insights and personalized guidance on how to present myself authentically and effectively highlight my strengths in my applications. Her extensive experience in the field was evident as she guided me through this process. She was always available to answer my questions, provide quality feedback on my essays, and offer reassurance when I needed it most. With her support, I felt confident in my applications, and as a result, I was accepted into my dream program. I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for guidance during the grad school application process!
I had the pleasure to work with Karin. Karin provided me with guidance on the initial structure of my essay, which gave me a solid foundation to build upon. In addition, Karin helps me in sharpening my narrative and English structure which strengthen my application. I was particularly impressed by her dedication to helping me secure a scholarship - she went above and beyond by reaching out to her colleagues for help with an appealing angle, which ultimately led to me receiving a partial scholarship. Throughout the process, Karin was incredibly responsive, always making time to answer my questions and provide support when I needed it most. I would highly recommend Karin’s services, especially for those who are busy and in the press of time.
I was admitted to Stanford, Columbia, and USC graduate engineering programs - all the schools I applied to. Thank you so much for all of your help throughout last year with my essays and application. I truly believe I was admitted because of you. I appreciate you a lot and will recommend you to my network at every opportunity. Thank you again for everything.
The month has gone incredibly well - far better than I could’ve imagined last semester, and it definitely would not have been so successful if it weren’t for all your help. I’ve officially committed to UChicago’s Statistics MS for grad school! I wanted to thank you again for all your help and patience with my essays. I know when we first met, I expressed a little healthy skepticism that the essays would really be a difference-maker in admissions. Accuse me of following a sample size of one if you’d like, but you’re welcome ;to tell future clients that I’ve been convinced as I was accepted to 11 schools for data science or statistics.
Karin was a ray of sunshine in an otherwise anxiety-inducing journey that is graduate admissions. As a non-STEM major applying for a STEM graduate program, I knew I had to get all aspects of my application just right. Karin helped me to do that by carefully going over my application materials, suggesting edits and strategies, and generally answering any questions I had. Thanks to her help, I got into top MSCS programs, including Columbia and UChicago. I am incredibly happy with my result, and it wouldn’t have been possible without Karin’s help.
I wanted to take this opportunity to reach out and again express my gratitude for your invaluable assistance with my Statement of Purpose and overall guidance on my grad school applications. I received offers from several universities, including SUNY Buffalo, San Jose State, Western University in Canada, and NYU Tandon. Ultimately, I chose NYU for its flexible curriculum and the strategic New York City location. Your insightful feedback on my SOP was instrumental in securing these admits.
Thank you once more, Karin, for your generous support and time. Your advice has significantly shaped my educational journey, and I am profoundly thankful. I look forward to keeping you updated on my progress and wish you all the best for the coming year!
I wanted to reach out and let you know that I was accepted into the Developmental Psychology PhD program at Catholic University of America in DC and will be accepting the offer. Thank you for all of the help and guidance, it was instrumental in my acceptance. I cannot thank you enough for all your help!
I was accepted by all 4 programs to which I applied in environmental management and sustainable. Your input on my essay was invaluable, and I would gladly recommend you to anyone who asks. I don’t think I would’ve been nearly as competitive if I hadn’t worked with you. Thanks again for everything!
Hope you’re having a great day! I am happy to share that I got into Georgia Tech’s QCF progam and I would like to sincerely thank you for your help throughout the proccess. I’m deeply grateful for that and quite excited for this new opportunity ahead. Thank you once again!
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