I wanted to first start off with a THANK YOU for all your help. I am so grateful for all the time and effort you put into helping me write my essays. Without you, I genuinely believe it would have been a much more stressful and chaotic process.
Daniel A., '23
The best tools Sue provided were her “brainstorm sessions”, where I could write, unobstructed by grammar (or reason!). I was able to simply get my thoughts out. The sessions inspired me to write the essay that got me into my ED choice, Holy Cross! Sue was a huge asset to my college application process.
Gus P., '23
This has been a great experience. We are as grateful for your help as we were impressed by your process. Our son really enjoyed working with you, you kept him moving forward with a steady hand, and you got it all done in the schedule you outlined. That’s really impressive. His voice really comes through in these essays, and they feel very genuine - a quality that will surely stand out as we move into an age of AI generated content. We are very happy with the outcome, and now we wait to see where it all goes from here!
E. D., Parent
Hiring Sue was, hands down, one of the best decisions we made in helping our son with the college essay writing process. Between his heavy course load at school, extracurricular activities and work, there is very little time. As we know, developing strong, memorable essays is key to admissions these days. Getting assistance on honing our son’s ideas, developing a framework for each topic and constructing well-written essays was key.
Having Sue help with this process was useful in that it was one less “to-do” item coming from the parents. She provided structure to the process including key dates, topic ideas and an editing schedule... all to the end of submitting applications on time and in full.
All around a huge task but she did an amazing job!
Julia G., Parent
We were so grateful to have Sue’s expertise along the college application process for our twins. She coached our sons in writing thoughtful, passionate essays for their selected schools. Sue’s greatest quality is that she really gets to know your child - she gets them to write from the heart in their own voice. Our sons looked forward to their weekly sessions with Sue and we were blown away by the results.
Catherine and Chris P., Parents
We were extremely fortunate to find Sue Kamens/ Conquering College Essays, particularly because we were late in the process. Sue not only helped my son organize his thoughts in order to write the various essays but she also held him accountable to complete his timeline for applications. She treated him as an adult, which was needed! And I’m delighted to report that Kyle applied for early decision for his top pick and was accepted. Sue was instrumental in making this happen.
I highly recommend her!
Bettina O., Parent
Sue Kamens was amazing at guiding me through writing and editing my college essay. She helped me revise it as many times as necessary until it was exactly how I wanted it. Sue was extremely flexible and was able to meet at times that worked for me. When I had last-minute changes I needed she was also able to help. Not only did Sue help me with my college essay but also with one of my college supplements, advising me with what I should and shouldn’t put in. I find myself still using the techniques I learned with Sue in school essays and just anything that I write. I highly recommend Sue to anyone that's looking for help with their college essay.
Gavi D., '21
I worked with Sue Kamens on my personal statement and several supplemental essays. Her feedback was extremely thorough and thoughtful, and completely transformed my essays. She helped me articulate my ideas clearly and eloquently. I also appreciate her availability for both in-person sessions and online communication. I will be attending Georgetown University in the fall, and I know that the essays Sue Kamens helped me with served a substantial role in getting me there!
Thank you, Conquering College Essays!
Emily B., '20
Working with Sue Kamens was both an incredible experience, as well as extremely valuable and helpful. She was able to help me buckle down and get to work on what I had been procrastinating for weeks and got me invested in my own work while making it seem completely achievable by breaking it down into smaller chunks of manageable work. Sue was able to help me organize my thoughts and provide me with a framework in which I could work efficiently. Most importantly, she was patient, attentive, available, and personally invested in me and my success. Working with Sue and Conquering College Essays was easily one of the best decisions I have made! Thanks for everything.
Ethan T., '20
Sue Kamens has been an absolute lifesaver! My son often gets overwhelmed with any type of writing assignment, even more so with a college essay! Sue was able to guide him in narrowing down his thoughts and ideas. She quickly figured out his specific learning needs and style and intuitively knew exactly what to do in order to help him create an essay that was on point, coherent, and well organized. Amazingly, the result was an essay that was truly and authentically him. Her patience and flexibility was the icing on the cake! We were also thrilled with some unexpected side effects! My son was excited about working on his essay and looked forward to his meeting times with her. Not only that, by working with Sue through the writing process, my son has gained so much confidence in his newfound ability and writing skills. Sue is AMAZING! We feel so lucky to have found her!
Lena D., Parent
Sue Kamens of Conquering College Essays has run a stellar series of college essay workshops and individual essay review sessions at the West Orange Library. I highly recommend her- she is thoughtful and provides high quality information to help you with whatever stage of the writing process you are at. Conquering College Essays does a great job of meeting teenagers wherever they are at with their essay and helping make it the strongest it can be. The college process and personal essay writing can be extremely stressful, but Sue has a knack for making high school students feel comfortable and helping people from all kinds of backgrounds. The students she helped at the library all had really good things to say about Conquering College Essays and appreciated Sue's caring, patient approach. I've been impressed with how Sue has been able to transition her college workshops and essay help appointments to a virtual format during the coronavirus pandemic.