Endorsements
Graduate Students
I wholeheartedly endorse Stuart for his outstanding guidance and support throughout my graduate school application process.
Stuart was pivotal in helping me craft a compelling statement of purpose. He not only provided thorough edits but also gave detailed suggestions that enhanced the narrative flow and clarity of my writing. His ability to pinpoint and strengthen key themes within my statement was particularly impressive, ensuring that my passion and academic potential shone through.
Stuart also meticulously reviewed my application materials and refined my resume to align with my desired area of study.
His extensive experience and profound knowledge of colleges and universities across the country played a crucial role in helping me select the right programs to apply to.
Once I received acceptances, he provided thoughtful advice that helped me determine which program was the best fit for my goals and aspirations.
Stuart’s professionalism, punctuality, and courteous demeanor throughout the process made him a joy to work with. I cannot recommend him highly enough for anyone seeking an admissions advisor to assist in their educational journey.
Once again thank you so much for all your guidance along this process! Visiting the University of Washington with my family and meeting with people from the HCDE program during their capstone presentations this past week was such a fantastic experience, and I can’t wait to get started in the fall. I really think this program is the right fit for me and my future, and I greatly appreciate your assistance in helping me get to where I am now.
Working with Stuart was enormously helpful to me as I navigated the graduate school admissions process. At the start of our time working together, I was considering multiple different types of programs and had a partial list of schools I was interested in. Stuart worked with me to refine my idea of what I wanted to focus on, suggested numerous schools that met my criteria that I hadn’t considered, provided invaluable context and expertise, and gave great feedback on my resume and essays. During the application process, his support and guidance helped me put my best foot forward. Now that I have accepted an offer of admission at my top choice school, I can confidently look back at my decisions up to this point, knowing that they were well-informed and matched to my needs.
B.S. Atlanta GA., admitted to University of Washington-Seattle, Masters in Human-Computer Interaction & Design
It was a pleasure to work with Stuart! I found his insights, knowledge, and advice invaluable during the application process for graduate school. I appreciated how he guided me to combine my coursework, experience, research, and extracurricular activities to craft my personal statement. Stuart’s professionalism and encouragement were very motivating. I highly recommend Stuart as a college and graduate school counselor!
A.N. Northern California., admitted to Georgia Tech, Masters in Electrical & Computer Engineering
Stuart is absolutely amazing at what he does! He was a lifesaver when I first reached out to him two years ago upon the recommendation of an acquaintance. I was ready to take the leap into grad school after a few years in the workforce, but also knew I needed a fair amount of guidance with the application process. Stuart was very prompt in responding to me, clearly very knowledgeable, offered a fair rate, and gave me a quick rundown of what working together would look like from start to finish. Though I was immediately impressed and sold on working with him, I couldn’t have imagined just how positive the whole ordeal (and outcome!) would increasingly become in the following months. What I needed most assistance with was dispelling myths about grad school, narrowing down my options, and putting together my writing sample, with the writing sample being by far what I was most insecure about. Well, Stuart worked his magic, patiently listening and guiding me over several sessions, and sure enough, a few months later I was admitted into my top choice program, where I am currently wrapping up my first year. Working with Stuart was an absolute pleasure and I could not recommend him enough. I wouldn’t be where I am today without him and would do it all over again in a heartbeat!
L.R, Washington DC., admitted to dual masters in History and Library Science, University of Maryland-College Park
Transfer Students
I had a highly positive experience with Stuart throughout my transfer application process. Over several months, we had numerous meetings where he provided invaluable guidance. He helped me compile a list of schools that were a perfect fit for me academically and socially, ensuring I could make a significant impact in my field of study. Stuart was instrumental in brainstorming essay ideas and helped me preserve my authorial voice as I made edits. Importantly, he was able to guide me during the writing process and helped me promote myself as an excellent transfer candidate. Despite my occasional self-doubt, especially regarding my essays, he encouraged me to keep on track for success. Without Stuart, I would not have been able to successfully manage my applications and gain acceptance to the school of my dreams.
O.B . Philadelphia, PA, admitted to University of Pennsylvania, Class of 2026
Parents
I wanted to thank you for your expert advice recently as we navigate our son’s acceptance to college. While it has been an exciting time for our family, this is our first time going through the college process and with a lot of uncertainty. It’s proven quite challenging at times trying to compare schools that our son has been accepted to and to fully understand what we should evaluate in terms of cost, scholarships, grants, etc.
We wanted you to know that your assistance in crafting a letter to our son’s first choice of colleges proved invaluable. The follow-on call with the Financial Aid Department was very productive because you helped us shape the conversation while also helping them to prepare for it.
Thank you so very much for your time, for sharing your insights, and for guiding us. You are truly a game changer to parents who find themselves on this path and trying to make informed decisions. We will be sure to recommend you to others and look forward to reconnecting when our daughter starts to consider college.
C.L., Oakland, NJ
In 2018 we had just moved from India with a high-school junior son and had to adjust to a new culture, country and the education system. While we did our bit of coming to speed with the admissions process and related prep needed for getting into college in the US, little did we know of the gamut of complexities involved. We met the school counselor, spoke to friends/colleagues, but found ourselves lost at times as we were still discovering new things every time.
We came across Stuart’s profile through an internet search. We were looking for help around the NJ area, someone who works with students who are brilliant, but may not have all the ammunition to be considered for the Ivy or Top 10 colleges due to some gap in either their GPA or scores or Extra-Curricular etc. We contacted Stuart and setup our first meeting, we felt a great connect instantly and from then on we became a team cheering for our son to get into the best college possible.
Stuart works very patiently, understanding the student, their family, their strengths and challenges and hand-holds throughout the process. With Stuart by our side, we felt strong as a team. He and our son bonded very well from day one. We had multiple meetings in person, exchanged tons of e-mails, shared our views, list of colleges, essay reviews, and what not. It was a thoroughly enriching and pleasant experience if we look back at all the discussions, many hour-long meetings and we are very satisfied with our son’s choice of college and the relentless support plus guidance offered by Stuart.
We highly recommend Stuart to high-school parents looking for support to engage with him as early as possible, so that he can provide the best help your child may need. It cannot be done in one or two interactions. It’s a process of engaging, listening, sharing, communicating and coming to a consensus as a team. We are thankful we didn’t chose any shortcuts.
R.S., West Windsor, NJ
We found ourselves in a bit of a quandary in our son’s senior year of high school. His school made some big promises about how they would shepherd him through the college application process. But we saw in November that the school wasn’t going to come through. That left us scrambling to find a college advisor.
We found a number of services through an online search, but some of them were already far too busy to take on a new client. Most were insanely expensive. None felt like a good fit, but the clock was ticking.
Friends of ours suggested Stuart Nachbar, having used his services for their own children. We had him over to the house to discuss what services he could offer and what we specifically needed. We immediately knew we had our guy.Stuart was immensely helpful overall in the college process, mostly by being a little helpful in a bunch of different areas. He helped us in areas we didn’t know we needed help with.
Stuart took the time to get to know our son. That helped him make a number of really good strategic suggestions. We already had a list of colleges to apply to and Stuart helped us tweak it in intelligent ways. From his experience having sent students to a bunch of universities over the years, he was able to offer his opinions on where our son would best fit in socially.
Stuart’s strategic recommendations extended to college essays, as well. Unlike college advisors who merely proofread essays, Stuart took a holistic approach, figuring out for each school how our son could use the various essays to communicate the points that made him a strong candidate.
On the business side, Stuart is a straight shooter. He more than lives up to the contract and is someone who does not nickel and dime his clients. Even though we started with him late in the season, he was always available when we needed him.The reason one needs a college advisor is because the application process is one in which you don’t know what you don’t know. Stuart knows. We unequivocally recommend him as a college advisor who will tailor his services to what you need to get your child into the proper college. He has been a pleasure to work with.
R&L R, West Windsor, NJ
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