Client Testimonials

“Dina was a huge part of my daughter’s college application essays. Thanks to her and her great advice, the process was a lot less stressful. She guided my daughter patiently yet with a sense of urgency to hit all of the deadlines. Her feedback on how to edit helped create the strongest essays possible. We couldn’t have done it without her!” —Stacey

“Dina was an essential part of our two older sons’ college application process!  She helped them set realistic deadlines, gave them critical but positive feedback on their efforts, and gently but firmly nudged them when they were behind on something. Also, she made the entire process pain-free for us— the parents! This helped keep our relationships with our sons from getting stressful and from us having to nag them to stay on time and on task. She formed strong bonds with both of my boys, and they really enjoyed working with her. In fact, Dina was the second person our younger son called (just after my husband!) to tell her that he had gotten into his first-choice school! We cannot recommend Dina enough, and we will definitely hire her again next year to help our third son with his college essay process!” —Julie

“I feel so fortunate that I was able to work with Dina Port. I had a lot of ideas on how to write my personal statement and supplemental essays. Dina worked with me to effectively put my ideas to paper. She helped me improve my writing skills drastically, from the first set of drafts all the way to the final edit. Her excellent teaching is going to help me in college and later in life. We met weekly, and it was fun to work with her. I highly recommend her.” —Zach

“Dina was a huge help in writing my college essays. She helped me brainstorm ideas for my personal statement, and she helped me construct my essays. Her editing tips improved my writing skills. Dina set deadlines to keep me focused and motivated. She was so easy to work with. I couldn’t have done it without her.” —David

“Dina Port helped me immensely through the college essay writing process. She kept track of college deadlines and made sure I had the essays done well before then. She was willing to make edits and talk to me any time of day. She helped me brainstorm ideas and pushed me to become a better writer.” —Taylor

“I just want to take the opportunity to thank Dina so much for helping my son with his essays. She took a daunting task and made it so easy for us. All the time and effort that she spent getting to know my son really helped shape his essays into a perfect example of who he is. We’re so happy that our son is going to his top-choice school, and we can’t thank Dina enough for helping us get him to where he is.” —Robin

“Dina helped both of my boys with their college essays. She was amazing and so easy to work with. Not only were my boys much more receptive to her suggestions than they were to mine, but she also helped them brainstorm and figure out what to write about far better than I was able to. With Dina’s help, my boys’ essays were captivating and revealed important things about them and their personalities that grades and test scores could never reveal. Most importantly, Dina helped them write their essays but did not re-write them for them. While the essays were impressive, the reader knew they were written by my boys. I highly recommend Dina!” —Sharon

“We have now worked with Dina for two of our three children. Her strengths are helping your child find their story and ensuring that it is told clearly and with a style that will engage the reader. She helped our kids with their personal statements and supplementals, keeping them on track and prioritizing the order to complete each one, based on the college deadlines. Both kids loved working with her and found her completely relatable and encouraging. They are better writers and storytellers as a result. Both of my children got accepted to their first-choice colleges—and I have to say their essays played a huge part in that. We will use Dina again for our third child! I highly recommend her.” —Josh 

“I am so grateful for all the help Dina gave me on my college essay, supplemental essays, and writing skills in general! I will take the brainstorming tips and tricks that she gave me into college and life afterwards! I definitely recommend working with her if you want great and creative essays!” —Hayden

“Dina was a great help to my son in writing his college application essays. She led him through brainstorming sessions to come up with a topic and set deadlines and goals to keep him on task.  I did not have the expertise to coach him on this, and he would have never stuck to my timelines. Having him work with Dina not only resulted in a personal statement that concisely and wonderfully reflected several of his personal attributes, it also made the process far less stressful for both my son and me.” —Karen

“Dina Port was an absolute asset throughout the college essay process for both of my daughters. She helped them easily brainstorm and write their essays. We are truly grateful she was part of the process…especially since both of my girls wound up at their dream schools.” —Katie

“Dina provided exceptional support to my son in tackling the college essay process. Dina is professional, kept the process on track and on time, was encouraging, provided excellent feedback, and brought out the best in my son’s writing ability. Without question, Dina was tremendously helpful, and she is deserving of our appreciation!” —Kevin