Best Light Testimonials

My students have gained admission to outstanding colleges, ranging from the Ivy Leagues, to flagship state universities, to private colleges all over the country. However, I am most proud that my students will be attending schools where they will thrive and feel at home.

Chloe from New York (Cornell University’s Class of 2029)

“We worked with Jen during my daughter Chloe’s college application process, and I cannot recommend her highly enough. Jen played a pivotal role in helping Chloe craft her personal statement and supplemental essays (which is no easy ask of a sixteen year old) and thanks in no small part to Jen's great guidance, Chloe was accepted to Cornell University.

What stood out most to me about Jen was her ability to help Chloe realize how her interests and experiences are relevant to telling a college her story. She has a real gift for meeting a student at their level (probably from her first career treating kids as a pediatrician) and helping students tell their stories in a way that feels authentic and compelling.  At the same time she was able to craft our daughter's story with what the colleges are looking for. Her insights were thoughtful, clear, and on point... Finally she really cares about your kid. Jen never rushed Chloe and was incredibly easy to work with throughout the entire process.

As a family, we all really enjoyed working with Jen and felt supported and understood every step of the way. As a parent, I especially appreciated how Jen helped take the stress out of what can be a really overwhelming experience. We will definitely be engaging her with #2!”

Charlie from Massachusetts (Villanova University’s Class of 2029)

“I certainly owe it to Dr. Fehser for her guidance in helping me get into my top choice school, Villanova. I came to her frustrated and stressed out with an essay which I had worked tirelessly on but was still unhappy with. I sent her my draft and within an hour or so, she returned it to me covered in comments. 

Within another one or two exchanges, I had a perfectly polished supplemental essay which I felt great about. Her edits had the perfect balance of guiding me in the right direction while also challenging me to think. Dr. Fehser is perfect for helping high achieving students reach their full potential, like she did for me. With her experience and knowledge, she provides you an edge in the college application system and will push you or your student to new heights.”

Caitlyn from Massachusetts (Harvard University’s Class of 2029)

“Like most kids applying to elite colleges, our daughter had strong grades, high test scores, and a long list of extracurricular activities to her name. But, elite colleges are ultra-competitive and reject tens of thousands of great high school students every year.

Jen provided some great insights and suggestions about how she could present herself in her common application to make the best impression on admissions officers. In reviewing our daughter’s common application, she pointed out what made her stand out the most and helped her to organize and prioritize all of the information in her application, including how to word and combine activities to leverage the limited number of entries in the common application. Jen also had an outstanding suggestion about how to utilize the “Additional Information” section of the Common App, which strongly bolstered her candidacy.

Jen’s assistance ultimately played a key role in our daughter earning early admission to Harvard.”

Peter from Massachusetts (University of Richmond’s Class of 2030)

“Jen was an incredible resource for our family, working with our youngest son on the college application process. Having read applications at a very selective university, Jen knows what colleges are looking for and how best to deliver it.

But beyond her insider’s perspective on the college application process, what really stood out about Jen was the way she took the time to get to know our son, Peter, to help extract the key things that would distinguish and differentiate him among a vast sea of college applicants. And best of all, her way of presenting her framework and moving through her process had our son fully engaged in it, not dreading or dodging it. No more nagging from mom and dad. Jen took the reins and not only worked with our son to manage a seamless application process, but did so in a way that gave Peter a great deal of pride and ownership in the narrative he had created through working with Jen.

He was also not fully certain about the type of college he was looking for as we began our work with Jen, but she suggested we take a serious look at the University of Richmond based on what Peter said was important to him in our early conversations. A few months later (and after a great visit to the campus), Richmond had become his top choice and with Jen’s help on his common app and supplementals, he was accepted early, getting the good news just before the holidays.

We have told many friends about Jen and what a wonderful experience we had working with her. She is flexible and offers a variety of frequencies/formats to fit her clients' needs. I would wholeheartedly recommend Jen for any family who is leery of a daunting college application process, or who simply wants a skilled, caring, thoughtful and dedicated voice to help their son or daughter to be cast in their ‘best light.’”