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“Gabe is truly a professional when it comes to college advising. He puts genuine effort and care into each and every one his students, ensuring that they have all the guidance necessary to choose the right colleges and write meaningful, powerful essays.”

“Sara gave really great advice on both the overall essay as well as specific areas. She was specific and her comments created actionable items for my daughter to focus on.”

“Priya is a reviewer I'd definitely recommend to my peers. The review was extremely timely and thoughtful. I can tell she spent time to really address my concerns. I am now more confident in my application!”

“This review was fantastic! I received excellent feedback on the structure, word choice, and content of my essay that will really help develop my essay and take it to the next level! Super grateful for Adrian's help!”

“Robert was simply outstanding - really insightful suggestions and super smart. Really off the top shelf. Significantly improved my essay. When you hire someone from Duke you expect the best and that's what you get.”

“Robbie was so helpful during the essay writing process. He was timely and extremely efficient with reviewing many essays. His feedback made my writing so much clearer and emotive.”

Daniel Berkowitz

Yale University - PhD in Theoretical Physics | NYU - BS in Physics

5.0 (275 reviews)

Los Angeles | Beijing

UCLA, B.A. in Philosophy | USC, M.Ed. in School Counseling

5.0 (414 reviews)

Duke University, BA in Public Policy | Tsinghua University, MA in Global Affairs

5.0 (83 reviews)

Gabe Henry Woody

UCLA (College Honors) - B.S. Mathematics, B.A. Geography

5.0 (53 reviews)

Dr. Denise Haile

Harvard University, Bachelor of Arts, Bentley University, M.B.A., Northeastern University, Ed. D.

4.8 (75 reviews)

Yale University

Los Angeles, CA

Masters from USC; BA from Barnard College of Columbia University

4.9 (95 reviews)

Harvard University

5.0 (119 reviews)

BA Dartmouth, MM/AD CU Boulder

4.9 (58 reviews)

Yale University

Duke University BA; Johns Hopkins MA

4.9 (147 reviews)

UCLA Class of 2020; B.A. Psychology, Summa Cum Laude

4.9 (244 reviews)

Los Angeles, CA

UNC Chapel Hill - B.A. in Communications and Music | Summa Cum Laude

5.0 (31 reviews)

University of Chicago B.A. in Political Science, Public Policy, 2021 | Loyola University Chicago School of Law J.D., 2027

Stanford University, BAH in Urban Studies

5.0 (5 reviews)

Luis Nario-Malberg

Mooresville, North Carolina

Harvard College, Class of 2018, A.B. in Philosophy

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Brown University — A.B. | Honors in History; University of Michigan — PhD student | History

5.0 (2 reviews)

Dartmouth College (AB); Colorado School of Mines (MS)

Dartmouth College (B.A. in Neuroscience and Anthropology), Yale University (Ph.D. in Neuroscience)

5.0 (11 reviews)

Chicago, Illinois

Yale University BA, Political Science | Northwestern Kellogg School of Management, MBA Candidate |

Cornell University | Founder of Sundial Essay Review

5.0 (4 reviews)

Bowdoin College

Brooklyn/nomadic

Amherst College (math and French)

Los Angeles, California

MPhil in Art History & French

Duke University

UChicago Neuroscience (2021), Fulbright Scholar (2021/2022), Northwestern PhD in Computer Science (in progress)

UC Berkeley | Economics & Slavic Studies

Dr. Ruth S., MD

Harvard College - A.B., Chemistry | Rush Medical College - MD (AOA and GHHS Honors) | NYP Weill Cornell - Neurological Surgery Resident

Princeton A.B., Fulbrighter, ongoing PhD at Harvard.

Caroline Benson

Upstate New York

Columbia University (BA); American University in Cairo (MA); Middlebury College (MA)

University of Pennsylvania, Magna Cum Laude

5.0 (2 reviews)

Duke University, BA in Chemistry & Education | University of Edinburgh, MSc in Genetics | Duke University, MD

5.0 (5 reviews)

Dr. Craig Aimar

Freeland, Michigan

Ph.D. Educational Leadership, Ed.S. Educational Administration, M.Ed., B.A. Secondary Education

Mariana Goldlust

Cornell University - B.S. in Industrial and Labor Relations

5.0 (5 reviews)

J.D., Georgetown University Law Center; B.A., University of California, Berkeley

Dr. Christopher Kilner

PhD - Duke University | MSc - Trinity College Dublin | BS - University of Scranton

4.9 (75 reviews)

Melanie Calderon

Cornell University & the University of Michigan Law School

BA in Linguistics & Philosophy, Columbia Class of 2022

Jendayi Brooks-Flemister

Cornell University, BA | NCSU, MFA

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