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What clients and others say about avalon admission

We enjoy getting to know our clients on a personal level, working collaboratively toward a common goal centered around elite admissions. Here is what some of the people who have gotten to know us best over the years say about Avalon Admission.

"Very high praise and gratitude..."

“A number of students in the area have relied very successfully on his services. I've never heard anything but very high praise and gratitude from both students and their parents."

-Marlyn McGrath: Harvard University Director of Admissions (ret)

"Extensive experience..."

"Neil Chyten has extensive experience in delivering and managing educational services. For several decades, he has run his own premium educational services firm, where I served as a tutor for five years. He is very experienced at tutoring many school subjects, many standardized tests at middle school and high school levels, and providing college admission counseling. Neil has been the lead author or supervised authoring of numerous study guides for standardized tests that contain a full spectrum of test–taking strategies and tips, most notably several editions of the books

“Mastering the SAT” and “Mastering the ACT.” These two books are particularly outstanding for their strategies in verbal areas: reading comprehension, grammar, and essay writing."

-R. Petti - BS MIT, MBA UChicago, PhD UC Berkeley

"Worked tirelessly for decades..."

"I have known Neil Chyten for several years, and I have never met anyone as dedicated to helping students as Neil. He has worked tirelessly for decades to teach and guide students as they reach to achieve their dreams."

-J. Brietkopf - Private Education Administrator

"Consistently professional, responsive and committed to helping students."

"In my dealings with Neil Chyten, …I have found him to be consistently professional, responsive and committed to helping students."

-Tom Walsh - Roxbury Latin, Director of College Counseling

"The best counselors for getting students into top colleges"

"Neil and his staff are the best counselors for getting students into top colleges. Alex was accepted by Harvard, MIT and several others because of their essay and profile positioning strategies. He had good GPA and test scores, but it takes a lot more to get into these top colleges now."

-Judy – Deerfield Academy Parent

"...loved her time at MIT..."

"It seems like yesterday that you were helping Marjorie and Steven. Marjorie loved her time at MIT and is presently at a consulting firm in London. After Yale, Steven moved on to Manhattan where he is director at a major securities firm."

- Linda and Marc M

"...the absolute right decision..."

"After interviewing with you, my gut feeling told me that you would be the best one for Monica and now I have to say my family made the absolute right decision."

-Ben – Parent of student now attending Carnegie Mellon University

"...my son grew in the process..."

"What he learned about himself and who he is, and about how to set goals and organize a long complex process, was invaluable. We look forward to Neil’s support in the future when my son applies to college. We recommend Neil very highly."

-Steve – Parent of Noble and Greenough student

"We are so fortunate to have worked with you."

"Thanks so much again for your coaching and strategy. Couldn’t have done it without your help! We are so fortunate to have worked with you. Sophia will be attending Milton Academy in the fall."

-Vicky – Mother of student now attending Milton Academy

"Thank you so much..."

"Looking back at the paths I’ve taken and the choices I’ve made, I can wholeheartedly count attending Williams as one of the results I am most grateful for- and you were instrumental in making it happen. From the bottom of my heart, thank you so much for all that you’ve done for me."

-Caitlin – Student

"...a visionary"

"I worked for Neil Chyten for 13 years – not only was Neil a great manager – he is a visionary – with a keen understanding of how people learn – and has designed materials and methods to help students be better students, prepare for standardized test, and navigate the college application process."

-Ed D. Tutor

"A unique approach to education..."

"Neil has truly developed a unique approach to education and has done a marvelous job at filling an unserved niche. Having worked with Neil, I know him to be extremely detailed and thorough, and meticulous in his research. He is also one of the brightest people that I have ever met."

-M. Siebert - CEO IFranchise

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