My daughter found Ben toward the end of the application process/season. We were impressed with his credentials and hired him to 'review'/'comment' on what she had done to that point. Ben's thoughts were clear, specific and relevant. Including Ben in our process most certainly enabled us to cross the finish line with a bit less stress and a bit more confidence while we waited for 'the decision'. Highly recommended.

Hi Alex, I hope you are doing well!  I just wanted to let you know that Sruyash was accepted to UCLA last week and has also been accepted to Viterbi engineering. We are so thrilled, thank you for your work on his application and essays!   Thank you, Surilla

Thank you Ben, and Alex! You guys killed it. Going to Oregon Honors College with a full ride. :) Thank you guys for everythin

I was anxious going into things because I had a pretty generic resume and was applying to very competitive schools. Ben was so good at helping me frame my application in a way that made up for the holes in my resume. My results were amazing also. Studying CS at Berkeley next year!

We hired Sierra Admissions to help my son research what he wanted to study in school. Alex helped him land an amazing research position and brought my husband and me up to speed on the admissions process. Alex has become a mentor to Ken. They know the college process in and out and are truly gifted writing coaches. We recommend McNeil Admissions to everyone.

My wife and I hired the team at McNeil/Sierra last year and worked with Ben Bousquet during our daughter's junior year at Crystal Springs. The team came highly recommended by another parent in the school. Ben (and Alex in several meetings) helped finalize her class schedule for senior year and figure out how she was going to spend her summer. Ben answered all of our questions and was very knoweldgeable. His admissions background was extremely helpful. We are continuing with Sierra Admissions for hery senior year application process and highly recommend Sierra and Ben in particular!

Hi Alex,  I hope you had a great long weekend! I'm emailing to update you on some of my decisions, which have been coming out the past few weeks.  Got in: UMich (CS in the College of Engineering), UW Madison, USC As of now, my top choice is UMich. Still waiting to hear back from the UCs and East Coast schools but I'd likely only choose a couple schools over UMich. I'm very excited and will be visiting the campus in April! Thank you for all of your help. I really appreciate it. I will keep you posted on what my other decisions are!

Positive: Communication, Professionalism, Quality, ValueAmazing experience with Alex. Highly recommend his services to anyone wanting that extra push to get into their school of choice!

Positive: Communication, Professionalismgreat working with Alex!

Positive: Communication, Professionalism, Quality, Value

Getting my college essays done by the deadline was a struggle for me. Thankfully, Ben was a great writing coach who understaood the strategy of admissions. He was incredibly helpful in polishing my UC essays and common app. His advice and expertise helped me get into Amherst. Thank you Ben!

We’ve worked with Alex for four years and have had nothing but an amazing experience throughout. Our son did his applications with Alex and got into Brown, so we asked him to work with our daughter. In junior/senior year he helped my daughter build a school list and coached her through writing essays that were as amazing and personal as our son’s. She's now at Bowdoin. Couldn't be happier.