KNUDSON COLLEGE CONSULTING CLIENT TESTIMONIALS
“I highly recommend Lisa Knudson. She has excellent insight and experience, and has developed a trusting, helpful relationship with our daughter. My daughter is a motivated student but was somewhat overwhelmed by the idea of selecting and getting accepted to college. Lisa helped her think through and prioritize what was important, research colleges that fit her criteria, develop a plan of action, and guide her through the plan with reminders, suggestions, and cheerful encouragement. This allowed my daughter to relax and know that someone was there with her, every step of the way.
Lisa is responsive and provides fast turnaround. She has a broad understanding of the application process, what colleges are looking for, and how to think through a student’s qualifications in a positive and unique way. She is generous in sharing ideas. However, she keeps the responsibility on the student, so that the student’s application is authentically their own – she helps the student find their own voice.
When my husband or I had questions, she provided insight from a parent’s perspective. Her guidance calmed us when we got a little worried, and we felt confident knowing that we could run things by her. Overall, it’s been a very positive decision to work with Lisa Knudson – her assistance made a potentially stressful process into a calm, orderly, and rewarding experience.”
Mary H.
“I want to express how extremely grateful we are for your guidance now that the college acceptances are rolling in for our Anna. As parents, we’ve been more informed through working with you, and therefore more supportive of her, while maneuvering through this process of evaluating and discerning college options with our daughter!
You have been very professional with Anna and a great sounding board as an experienced mother. You communicate with her in a manner which has helped tremendously! Your involvement has definitely fostered focused communication that kept us on task and efficient with our discussions and research time. You have made it a much more realistic process to understand by identifying priority aspects to consider and offering descriptions from your real life experiences and scenarios.
With a busy home of six children, I can’t tell you enough how reassuring it is to know you are helping Anna with a timeline so she can pace herself and meet all the deadlines without getting burned out or overly exhausted. Thank you, again!”
Patricia M.
“Do not hesitate to hire Lisa to help your child apply to college! Our son, Richard, began working with her in his sophomore year. She has been a strategic guide for him throughout High School, advising him on courses and tests to take and how to round out his school experience for the greatest future benefit. The interesting thing is that he’s enjoyed High School all the more because of it – pushing himself in directions he had not considered but for her guidance.
She has a kind, encouraging way with Richard and understands his perspective. We are grateful for her ability to add an influential voice to this journey and to navigate its many moving parts. Our son likes her and trusts her advice; he listens to her and takes her guidance at face value, which means less conflict in our house. We also appreciate her thorough understanding of the colleges and universities – what each one expects, what they look for in student candidates, their deadlines, and how our son is or is not likely to fit their model. She keeps him hopeful and realistic at the same time! He starts applying to schools this fall and we are confident he will land where he belongs. Lisa remains an invaluable resource for our family.”
Mary Beth K. and Steven S.
“Lisa was wonderful in working with my daughter in identifying appropriate colleges for her to apply to, in assisting her in strengthening her credentials, in reviewing her college application essays and in advising her on test scores. Lisa was very available for her to meet with, and provided good, sound advice. It was as a result of Lisa pushing my daughter to expand the scope of her college search that my daughter identified the school she ultimately chose, Lewis and Clark College. After her first year there, my daughter told me: “Lewis and Clark was a perfect fit for me- I am in the right place.” Lisa did a great job helping my daughter.. On top of her knowledge and skills, Lisa is, as my daughter said to me, “the nicest person you ever will find.” Lisa was very supportive of my daughter and provided excellent advice that resulted in her going to a great school for her. I recommend Lisa Knudson very highly.”
Jim L.
I could not be more pleased with the help Lisa provided me in reviewing multiple application essays and polishing my resume. Lisa is very experienced and has an excellent understanding of what universities are looking for. We communicated remotely, and she worked with me on tight deadlines. Her keen eye for refining grammar, content, and structure dramatically improved my essays. With Lisa’s help, I was able to secure a full out-of-state tuition scholarship to my first-choice school.
Madeline F.