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Robert has been such a fantastic help during my college search and application journey. He was there from day one, when I first began to work on my college and activities lists. (Having that head-start helped immensely.) But Robert?s greatest strength is helping with college essays. Through constant guidance and assistance, he helped me write my essays in the way that best reflects who I am and what I wanted to convey. Overall, Robert genuinely cared about my success and made himself available for any quest

As a parent, I couldn't be more grateful to Robert for his guidance with my son's college application. Robert cares, not only because he is a professional, but also he has made efforts to make things right. Robert spent time to get to know my son, to help him understand his strengths, to educate him in identifying the right schools, and to coach him developing the personal statements that highlight his uniqueness. I was very impressed with how Robert guided my son in evaluating a good fit of the colleges fo

Robert's expertise ensured that my college application season was a smooth, enjoyable experience. Robert did more than help me plan and revise college essays: working with him improved my writing skills in general. He helped me craft an application that highlighted my strengths, and under his guidance, I was admitted to my first choice college. When my admissions result was released, surprisingly, I did not feel much stress or apprehension unlike many of my friends who were counting down the days, as Robe

Robert was not only incredibly helpful throughout the college application process, but he truly cared and took the time to know me as a student, individual, and artist. He was always very involved and guided me through the challenges I faced when applying to colleges. In lesser words, he was able to alleviate many of the fears and stress that came along my application journey. Robert helped me organize and revise my essays to showcase my best work. I thank him tremendously for being such a big help and for

After going through the college application process on our own with our first child, I promised myself that we'd find a professional to take stress off for our second. Robert helped ease the burden of us having to nag about essay rewrites and deadlines and allowed us to take a more supportive role during the college application process. Our son was able to speak honestly to an impartial party about what type of college he was looking to attend and gain insight into which school was a reach, target or safety

Robert was able to help me a great deal with my college applications this year. He kept me accountable for writing my essays every week by holding sessions each Sunday to make sure I had time to work on my college applications along with questioning me about my progress. This is very helpful especially if procrastination is a struggle. Robert was always fast to respond at all times and helped me form the perfect essays that fit the requirements for each application. He was knowledgeable about every college

Our family is very thankful for Robert's patient, expert guidance for our son in his college journey. Robert helped our son find direction both with his intended major and in colleges that would fit his personality, interests and major. Robert also helped our son through the challenges of essay writing and the process of completing and submitting all the applications. He guided us through to the very end, even discussing our son's top choices and helping us make the right decision. We were so impres

Robert was able to support me very well during the application season. Robert was able to help me in choosing safety and reach colleges, as well as helping to create a consistent schedule to allow me to completely finish applications to over 10 schools. Robert was very encouraging and helpful but also taught me to be independent and work on my own. I became a better writer and also had a much better understanding of the college application process.

Throughout my high school journey, I encountered numerous personal and familial challenges. Yet, no matter the circumstance?be it canceling lessons, unfinished assignments, or academic struggles?Robert always accommodated my needs and maintained open lines of communication. Despite facing setbacks and enduring difficulties reflected in my grades, Robert kept me on track and skillfully guided me in weaving these experiences into my college essays and narrative. To my surprise, I received acceptances from ins

Robert's greatest strength is his expertise with the application season, and he definitely helped me throughout it. The most memorable moment was the beginning of the season when I was dead set on applying to Caltech early, and Robert's research opened my eyes up to other colleges that would suit my needs much better. I applied to many colleges that I would have never considered, and many of the essays I had already started were greatly focused and refined, all thanks to Robert. I don't think I would have g

Robert has great strategies and is very patient. He guided my writing and helped get me into my desired school. He's super supportive and provides many resources to explore and learn from. I've seen great improvement in myself ever since I started learning from Robert. Robert has taught me techniques and has showed me how to write different types of essays, how to write narratives, and more. However, not only has Robert taught me writing, he has also brought new perspective and aspects into my life. For a p

Robert was fantastic from day one! He has a well-thought out plan that helps students get through the entire process of finding colleges that fit, writing essays, managing timelines, applying for financial aid, and making a final college selection. Robert is knowledgeable about the entire process and is available for questions throughout. His service is not just a support to the student, but to the parents as well. Having Robert manage our son?s progress and keep him on track, meant far less tension for ou

Robert had helped me a lot. I came in to doing college applications with zero knowledge about how anything worked or how to even start but he made the whole process run smoothly. He is very involved and takes great care to understand your interest and help keep your college options open. I think that Robert?s tasks especially the essays seem overwhelming at first but he makes you get things done and looking back it had really helped me. I don't think I would?ve had the motivation to make such essays and he

Robert Teacher is very patient and has shared many good resources during the time he guided my writing and helped me apply for a scholarship. He is super supportive and provides many resources to explore and learn from. Robert Teacher has taught me techniques and has showed me how to write different types of essays. However, not only has Robert Teacher taught me writing, but he has also been a great help with my learning in Latin. He has shared many resources to Latin roots and has offered help with my Lait

Robert has done an incredible job helping our son apply for college. The current application processes have become too complicated for us to keep up with the paperwork, schedules and minutae that go along with them, as well as staying on top of our son to get all of these things done. Robert was recommended to us by a tutor and after the 1st call we hired him! It has been worth every penny. Our son has applied to over 20 colleges and has already been accepted into 4 of them with early decision on top of lar

Robert is an amazing college consultant. He is very supportive and give great guidance throughout my application process. He has always promptly responded to my e-mails and texts and patiently discussed and answered questions from me and my parents. With his help, I am able to get into my dream school. Robert is the best college coach I could have asked for.

We really appreciate Robert's help in the college application process for our daughter. He is very detailed and knowledgeable, provided direction every step of the way. The colleges he recommended were suitable for our daughter's qualifications. At the end, our daughter got into the ideal college she really likes to go. If you are in need of help with your child's college application, we suggest you get help from Robert from very early on.

Heading into this application season was stressful for both me and my parents. We had no idea where to even begin in the process and were growing increasingly anxious as my senior year started. Luckily through a friend we were able to find College Torch and Robert. Over this past year I have had the pleasure of working with him on everything from essays to detailed college reproach. Throughout the application process Robert is invaluable. He helped me with my college research so that I would apply to a sch

Robert was incredibly helpful during and after my college application season, especially in helping me brainstorm my essay and revise it. If you come to College Torch open-minded, you will find that Robert will extract the very best from you as he brainstorms essay topics with you and asks you questions that force you to be extremely introspective, helping you write an essay that shows?not tells?who YOU are. Moreover, Robert is always willing to help. Even in late hours (even 11pm), Robert has always answer

Robert is very professional, resourceful and patient. He helps our son to get into one of his dream colleges and study one of his most competitive major. Robert laid down a great plan and monitor the progress in person very tightly such that our son won't miss out anything in this critical time. I would highly recommend Robert from College Torch if you are looking for someone being a counsellor for your kids college application process.

Robert is very supportive and helpful for my application experience. The most memorable moment is he help me a lot for improving my college assay. I do believe he help me to get in better college. He asked me lots of questions that i never thought of. He always promptly respond my e-mails and give me guidance and encouragement. Overall I am happy with helps and support provided by Robert.

The most memorable part was going through the different colleges I was going to apply to. Robert offered a lot of support as well as guidance on how to apply to college as well as what to do. Robert knows a considerable amount of information on the application process as well as which colleges are the best fit for me. I was happy with my decision to work with Robert this year.

When I first approached the whole idea of college I was a lost cause. I had no clue how to navigate the common app or how to write a college essay. The whole idea of college STRESSED ME OUT! The first meeting I remembered I cried because I simply did not know what I wanted when it came to college specifics, I didn't even have a dream college. Robert assured me that he would help me and guide me through the whole process while helping me discover what I was truly passionate about, political science. The firs

Robert was very helpful during my application season. He is very involved and gives a lot of guidance both towards your interest and the application itself. Going into the application season, I had zero knowledge about how to even start and he made it a very smooth and enjoyable process. He guides you through every part of the application giving you his knowledge and expertise every part of the way. I am extremely happy with my decision to work with Robert.

Robert has helped to support me during the application being the one to push me to complete anything when I wasn't willing to. Robert helped me to not only get through the application process but everything to do with college. Robert was always patient with me and never gave up on me when I had partially given up on myself. I am very happy to have worked with Robert.

My son and I had great experience with College Torch. His counselor has helped him for his college application. Mr Powers is a responsible, dedicated, knowledgeable, and experienced counselor. When I, as a parent, had questions to ask him, he always return my e-mail, or phone calls promptly and patiently address my questions or concerns. With Mr. Power's great efforts, We are so happy that my son got in his dream college. I highly recommend College Torch. You will be a step closer to your ideal college.

Robert was extremely helpful and knowledgeable with our son's college application process. He was great at helping guide him through the process and his feedback on the different aspects of the applications were very valuable.

Robert Powers is an excellent tutor for writing, grammar, and Latin. He works well with kids from lower school to high school. He is easy to schedule, and he provides reports after each lesson to keep parents involved with lesson plan progress. I highly, highly recommend him as a tutor.

Thank you Robert for helping my daughter and guide her to get accepted to college of her choice with scholarship. I would definitely recommend all high school students to use your services and knowledge.