Rose Devries worked with two of my children throughout their college search and application
process. At the beginning of the college search process, Rose got to know my children and
assessed what they were looking for in a college. Our two kids are very different from each
other, and Rose was very helpful with both. She was able to determine how best to help and
guide them in their college search and set goals for them to work on between meetings which
made the process so much more manageable. Rose also assisted with the essay writing
process and then, with the filling out of the actual applications.
Having Rose work with our
children helped tremendously to make a high stress time much more manageable than it would
have been if I was working on the process just with my children. Rose also brought her
experience working with many students to bear on the selection process – she had a good idea
which colleges were reach schools, which were target schools, and also some insight into the
schools themselves. This was super helpful. I absolutely recommend her for this process.
My child, although intelligent & hardworking, was
reticent to focus on college planning. The relaxing and
inquisitive manner in which Rose learned about my son to
help determine how to utilize his talents and abilities was
extraordinary! As a result, he enjoyed researching careers
and colleges. We were very impressed at how thorough she was
with the planning, research, essay writing, and
applications. Her services made an arduous, parent task
pleasant and productive. I think setting up schedules with
him for tasks not only helped simplify the process but also
streamlined it so he was efficient in getting everything
done.
He thoroughly enjoyed working with her in
what became a well-organized college exploration. She got
him to "open up his world" and apply to some amazing
colleges. Furthermore, the application process was so much
better than what my friends described going through with
their children. He is thrilled with his selection, and as a
sophomore has never looked back! We wholeheartedly recommend
Rose and CAPS!
The advice and suggestions that you made to help our
children put their volunteerism into the right words when
composing their essays brought out the true meaning of their
experiences and accomplishments.
You were very
thorough and detailed in advising us through the entire
application process. You made what would have been a very
stressful process much less daunting.
Your services were invaluable to our family. You helped both
of our boys with the many applications and the grueling
process associated with it and made it truly stress free and
enjoyable. We couldn't have done it without you.
I highly recommend CAPS. Whether you're a parent
(like me) not knowing where to start or you’re a student
trying to get into your dream school. CAPS is a difference
maker for all applicants, Ivies and States.
Rose was instrumental in our 3 daughters' college
application process. She worked with them from start to
finish on all aspects of all applications. She has an
amazing editor for the essays, who as my daughter said,
guided her in direction while allowing her work to be her
own. Rose works with the students to help identify schools
& then sits with them from start to finish on all
applications. She makes sure all the applications are
accurate and complete. Although this may sound simple, we
were surprised how often colleges would say they receive
many applications with references to other colleges (i.e.
I've always wanted to attend Harvard - on an application to
NYU).
As a parent, I appreciated Rose's knowledge
of the process. She took the time to get to know each of my
children and worked with them patiently and kindly guiding
them through all of their applications. She advised them on
when to visit, what to say and who to speak to. She advised
them on how to demonstrate interest without always visiting
the school.
What I appreciated most about hiring
Rose is that I knew my children's college choices were
completely their own. Rose worked with them on identifying
what they were looking for and listened to what they wanted
to do and where they wanted to be.
We highly
recommend Rose and CAPS!