Elise’s Success Story

Meet Elise D.

Elise is currently a senior and has been accepted to Georgetown, Santa Clara, University of San Diego, UC Davis, University of California Santa Barbara, Boston College, and Davidson College.

Elise has been with Bumo for a year now and her brother also received college application coaching and SAT prep from Bumo.

“Bumo always pushed me to be my best whether that required me writing one more draft of an essay or encouraging me to take advantage of every opportunity available. Joan especially always made time for me, even when it was late at night, and always made sure I felt calm and on top of everything. Joan was able to really get to know me and understand where I was coming from with all of my college essays. She constantly pushed me to be a stronger writer and always kept me on track. She helped me utilize my story in the best way!”

Why Bumo?

“I didn't know what to expect when I first came to Bumo. I had this idea in my mind that any college counselor would take out all of the good parts of my essays without getting to know me. I was so pleasantly surprised when I realized the college counseling experience at Bumo is nothing like what I expected. Joan was always there to support me whether it was calling me late at night when I was overwhelmed by the stress of essays to calm me down or calling me with excitement to celebrate when she found out I got into my dream school. From the endless amount of snacks and drinks offered to me at the Bumo office to the amazing, personable people that work there, I have always felt cared for at Bumo.”

Bumo Helped Me…

“Organize and edit my college essays and create an amazing resume that transferred over perfectly to my college applications. Without Bumo's help, I would have never been organized enough to turn so many college applications in early!”

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