"Choosing to use a private college counselor was not a decision my husband and I took lightly. We both are well educated in the application process and know a good amount about colleges in the United States. However, we also knew that it was essential to provide our daughter with an objective, intelligent, and experienced counselor through the tough months of college boards, AP classes and tests, and college tours and applications. When we chose Jane Klemmer, we did so not only because we believed she had a deep knowledge about colleges and the differences between them, but even more so because she impressed us with her personal approach as well as her experience in the business and academic worlds. We had every confidence that Jane was a professional who possessed the acumen and the finesse to speak with college admissions personnel in a manner that solicited vital information without ruffling feathers.
Our daughter was not the typical college applicant. She was graduating a year early and was applying to college with only two full years of grades and scores to show admissions. It was critical that we receive honest and applicable information as we were guided through the college application process. Jane adeptly balanced our daughter's academic requirements with our own parental concerns. Having now gone through the entire process, from the summer before junior year to our daughter’s acceptance at her first choice school, we both can say that working with Jane Klemmer was one of the best investments in our daughter's education that we ever made. Jane provides solid writing and editing advice and gives her young clients the time and attention necessary to get to know how they think and what is important to them. Jane takes the time to read and assess each essay and provide suggestions and corrections when necessary. She knew exactly how to balance her own proof-reading acumen with our daughter's strong voice and excellent writing capability.
Most importantly, Jane Klemmer is a personable and exceptionally intelligent professional who knows how to speak to parents, students, and other college professionals in a manner that encourages positive communication and excellent results. Without a doubt, Jane Klemmer played a major role in assisting our daughter to achieve her highest goal to date--acceptance at her first choice, highly selective university."
Briarcliff High School parent, Lehigh University
"Like many parents we wanted to make sure our daughter had every advantage that was available when we set out on her college search. Jane’s guidance helped her decide what kind of school would appeal to her intellect, social and academic style. She created a timeline which helped all of us throughout this enormously complex process. Jane was able to keep us focused on finding a school which was the right fit and helped manage the entire application process. Our daughter was admitted into all of her top schools and loved working with Jane."
Rye Brook High School parent, Loyola University Maryland Honors Program
"Jane Klemmer helped make what can seem like the Herculean task of getting college applications completed not only in a timely way, but also in a manner that took much of the stress out of the process. She worked with our son to break the process into digetstible chunks that never felt overwhelming. She was able create timtables for completing portions of applications that he could manage amidst a demanding student schedule. In particular, her work with him on his essays drew him out, enabling him to find his 'voice' and present his ideas coherently and with confidence. We look forward to working with her again with our younger child."
Hunter College High School parent, University of Pennsylvania
"THANK YOU! I just wanted to thank you so much for everything you’ve done for me these past few months to make my Duke dream come true. I know I couldn’t have done it without you and I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your help!"
Mamaroneck High School student, Duke University
"Jane Klemmer was an indispensable ally to our family throughout the college-admission process. Her knowledge, expertise and personalized attention on matters ranging from college choice to essay topics were a huge benefit to us, and played no small part in our daughter being accepted early decision to her first choice."
Briarcliff High School parent, College of William & Mary
"Jane earned her fee many times over. I cannot imagine trying to navigate the college selection and application process without her. She has been invaluable to our family. From SAT preparation guidance, to the college selection process, from interview to application preparation advice, she turned a daunting experience into a pleasant adventure. Jane’s professional manner, coupled with her easygoing nature and sensible advice, makes her an essential resource for the entire family facing college-related decisions."
New York Technical College parent of transfer student, Clark University
"The challenge of finding the right college for your son and daughter can be overwhelming, especially given these trying financial times. Do you want a big school or small school, one near a city, liberal arts or a more specialized program, state school or private college? I just finished going through the process with twins, and having one daughter with a physical disability made this task even more daunting. Fortunately, I discovered and hired a professional who was able to expertly guide me through the many steps of this experience. Her name is Jane Klemmer and her company Klemmer Educational Consulting, LLC analyzed all the pieces necessary to determine what schools made the most sense for each of my daughters. She thoroughly researched not only the major interests of study, but the geographic location, the social aspects, and particularly with my wheelchair bound student, her special needs as well. As a bonus, her business background played a very important role with the very confusing financial aid piece of the puzzle. After the initial phase of locating the various schools, the application process was monitored from overseeing the general information forms to the essays and most helpful were the timelines that Jane kept track of so no deadline was missed. As a parent it is very difficult to make your child sit down and complete these tasks. Jane was able to focus my children and keep them on track. I highly recommend Jane for any and all of these purposes as she allowed both of my children to make the best decisions regarding their choices for their future."
Blind Brook High School parent of twins, Skidmore College and Edinboro University
"Jane Klemmer's consultancy services were of immeasurable value and very effective in helping our daughter to apply to 10 universities which is not an easy task! Helping her choose the right colleges, managing the deadlines, brainstorming and assessing her essays, and editing them when necessary; She was a constant support and offered insight and guidance in this grueling process. The results were amazing! Out of 10 colleges our daughter was admitted to 8! Thank you Jane!"
Ecole Active Bilingue Jeannine Manuel parent (Paris, France), Princeton University
"Jane Klemmer has been a tremendous help to my son during this stressful essay writing process. We could not have survived without her. She was able to encourage my son and help him develop his ideas and edit his work while ensuring that the essays were still very much his own, which was extremely important to us."
"My son was accepted to his three top choices and received the ultimate compliment from a very selective school. The admission officer said his essays were among the best she had read, and that what made them stand out was that they were interesting, intelligent and in his own voice--she felt as if he was actually speaking to her. We owe that to Jane and couldn't be happier with her services!!!!!!"
Masters School parent, Tufts University
"I am so thankful that Jane helped my daughter get organized, narrow down her choices and fine tune her essays. It is a such a complicated process and having someone help navigate through it is priceless. My daughter thoroughly enjoyed working with Jane and it made all our lives much less crazy during a crazy time. Thank you Jane!!!!"
Ossining High School parent, Boston University
"Jane's assistance was critical in helping us through what in our case, was a particularly complicated application process. She provided excellent guidance through all stages: the initial selection of colleges, filling out applications, specialty program supplements and financial aid forms and scholarships, scheduling auditions and finally choosing the right school from 7 acceptances! Perhaps the best thing about working with Jane is that she removes the task of sifting through the enormous amount of information due her knowledge of the resources available and ability to narrow down the search and take the stress out of the process. This saved us much time and made an overwhelming process manageable. Jane is highly organized, focused, resourceful, supportive and generous with her time and attention."
Fresh Air Fund mother of Performing Arts & Technology foster care student, Manhattanville College
