ESM Group

We received excellent service from Lucas @ ESM in helping our son prepare for his senior year and the college application process. Lucas did a terrific job in both respects. His is well-​organized, punctual and thoughtful, and he took a personal interest in the success of our son. Lucas kept our son on track, helped him with his organizational skills, and effectively shepherded and supported the application process. All applications were turned in on time (most of them early). As it stands today, our son has heard back from 5 schools — and he’s been accepted to all 5. We really appreciate that the process was made so manageable for our son, and the fact that the stress associated with college applications was eliminated from our household — priceless! Wish we would have known about ESM when our older daughter was applying to colleges.
If repeat business is a sign of excellent service, Lucas is currently tutoring our younger son; and when the time comes, we would definitely like Lucas to help him through the college application process.
We honestly could not be more pleased with the personal service we’ve received.

My son Sam was very fortunate to work with Lucas while he was a senior in high school. Together they found the college where Sam is experiencing a very happy well-​balanced life and receiving an excellent education. Lucas joined Sam’s college search the 2^nd week of September. Because of our late start they had some weeks with numerous deadlines. He challenged Sam in a positive way. Sam never complained about the work that needed to be done before the next meeting. And they didn’t miss a single deadline. Sam always came away from working with Lucas happy. I was so impressed that Lucas could take what is often an anxiety filled experience and turned it into a happy experience.
Sam and Lucas quickly developed a very good rapport. With Lucas’s help on which schools to apply to, whether to apply early action versus regular decision, personal statement and supplemental essays, Sam applied to a great variety of schools. He decided to apply to two «safety» schools and the remainders were harder to get into. He got into both «safety» schools and would have been happy to attend either if those were his only choices. They weren’t his only choices. He was accepted to a large percent of the schools. Lucas was very helpful with the next step. Deciding where to go. They reviewed the pros and cons of each school from Sam’s point of view. Sam chose a school that is the right size, is academically strong in his area of interest, is in the appropriate geographical setting and has the extracurricular activities that interest him. He is attending the perfect school for him. This would not have happened without Lucas’s help.