Testimonials from Ariane's Teen Clients

“Ariane has supported me through the college process so much. She helped me to find and get into the perfect school for me. She assisted me with what felt like millions of supplements and essays, and helped me to perfect them. Meeting with her weekly has never felt like a chore because our energies matched so well, and she feels like a friend to me. She took the time to get to know me and connect with me through my interests and hobbies. Our shared interest in communication (Ariane majoring in it) has made me feel like I made the right decision for my major. Throughout the whole time I felt empowered and confident in the whole college process, which is a blessing because before Ariane I was nervous and stressed about going through the whole college process alone. Also she has been amazing with communicating and meeting with my mom and I, to make sure all three of us were on the same page. Even though I only meet with her once a week, she has also been available and answered any questions I had throughout the rest of the week. Ariana has been the biggest support and I truly can not stress how much she has helped me, she is energetic, caring, and a great listener. She has inspired me and has gotten me excited to go to college, and I am so happy I got to build a relationship where I know she will always be there.”

"Once I became a senior, I was always stressed about the college experience, especially when it came to the application process. I’m the first in my family to ever enter into college, and my family had no clue on what to do. We then turned to Academic Architect, in hopes to be able to go through the process without making any mistakes at all. What we didn’t know that was going to happen, was that we would’ve not only had out everything I needed for college, but create bonds with the people we worked with. I expected A.A to be more of a service where you get on a call and work on the application process, and end there. But no, it’s not like that at all. Rather then feeling like these calls were solely for business, it felt like if I was talking with friends that also were able to help us along the process. The bonds I created with the staff are bonds that I’ll never forget. Every time I hopped onto a call with them, I never was bored. I was always able to get the help that I needed as well as being able to casual talk with my advisor about anything happening in our lives. It’s that connection that was created that made A.A feel special. The times where staff and clients would meet up all together and just have an amazing time, I’ll never forget that. There was so much help given to me, including practice for the SAT, creating the resume, and tons of help for the dreaded essay! It felt like all the stress I had was lifted off my shoulders. The results that I’ve gotten, I could never be any happier. In the end, I truly believe that without Academic Architect, I wouldn’t have made it to any of my colleges."

"Hi everyone, I'm Connor and I worked with Ariane this year. My older brother had worked with Lia years ago and now finally it was my time to work with the wonderful business known as Academic Architect. As soon as I joined that first zoom meeting with Ariane, I knew that we had an amazing connection. Even though we had never met or seen each other in person, I had a feeling that working with her would be extremely successful and productive, yet stress-free. Every time I met with Ariane, I was always excited to join the zoom and spend the first ten minutes catching her up on what was going in my life. It was extremely easy to get into touch with both Ariane and Lia. Anytime I needed something or had a question, I could text Lia and she would respond within minutes. She's the fastest responder out there and will answer your questions both quickly and efficiently. When working with Ariane, we built such a great resume in just one session. It had all of my extracurriculars, academics, jobs, essentially everything I needed to put on there. Without working with Ariane and Lia, I would not have known how to build such a resume. Another reason why working with Lia and Ariane was such a good process was because of how little amount of stress there would be. I submitted all of my college applications by the end of October and I never once felt super overwhelmed or burnt-out of the process. They help guide you through the entire process, step-by-step, and it never got to the point where I felt pressured or swamped with work. After Lia and Ariane helped evolve my supplements and essay overtime, it actually helped with my writing inside of school. I learned how to be more focused in my writing. In addition, I learned how to use semicolons properly which is a BIG thing that students tend not to learn in school anymore. I am definitely pleased with the results right now. I applied to eight schools, and out of those schools I've been accepted to four schools (three out of the four offered scholarships -- almost 100k in merit money from just three schools), waiting to hear back from three schools, and rejected from only ONE school (which was definitely a reach). After my last application was submitted, I still have been able to keep in contact with both Lia and Ariane with any questions, concerns, issues, gossip, anything in my life. Right before I started to work with Academic Architect, my Grandma had passed away. I was extremely close to my Grandma and this was a big change in my life. Once Lia found out about my loss, she had texted me for hours both comforting, supporting, and helping me deal with the loss of my Grandma. She took the time out of her day, to spend it texting me, making sure that I was doing okay. It goes to show that even though this is a college/career business, she cares about all of her students like they are her own children. It really meant a lot for me that she put in so much time and thought to comfort me through a difficult time. Lia and Ariane are both such kind hearted and dedicated people to their student and truly help with the college process."

"Ariane was great! It was always really easy to get in touch with her whenever I needed. It was really easy to talk about what schools I was looking for and Ariane really helped guide me through the process of deciding what schools to apply to and if they were what I was looking for. She was also really helpful in creating my resume because I did not know where to start with my resume. She also really helped with my essays because I also had no idea where to start with all of those and she really helped guide me through them and helped me come off the way I wanted to on paper. This helped a lot with my stress because I was able to be guided and shown what to do as my parents and I both had know clue where to start in this whole process. I was surprised that I had gotten into some places that other people hadn’t which definitely made me think it was because my supplements were strong thanks to Ariane. I definitely felt supported throughout the whole process and after as well! Thank you!"

"Ariane was great! I felt comfortable talking to her and she was always available to answer any questions I had over text. I think we got along really well and I always had fun talking to her even when it was about boring/stressful college stuff. Having her to guide me through the process allowed me to lay out the steps I needed to take which made the whole thing a lot more organized, especially when I compared my experience to friends who did not have such advising. The social events were fun and definitely had a lot of good food! It was nice to see everyone in person! I'm definitely happy with the results of this advising. I had a great person to review my essays and help me answer confusing supplemental questions and now I'm enrolled in a prestigious university with sufficient merit money! I was definitely still texting Ariane with questions and updates after my applications were submitted and she always responded within the day. Overall, I had a great experience and it made the process 100x easier, thank you all! "

"My experience was great. Personally I know it would have been much more stressful for myself and my family if I had not had this guidance. Having a schedule I was held to helped me manage my applications. Any questions I had were answered in a reasonable amount of time. I never felt judged, and it was a very friendly relationship from the beginning making the work feel way easier. "

"I joined quite late and specifically needed help filling out the common app. Ariane helped me with every step and with deciding which schools I should actually apply. She made it very simple for me to get my common app and essays done so I just had to worry about getting my acceptances back. Furthermore the resume Ariane created was very useful for me to use to apply for scholarships. "

 "You guys did outstanding at this. Every single aspect, whether it was answering questions or helping us out to find our path for college. I don’t think anyone else out there would do a better job. You guys helped me and my career path in so many ways I can’t even thank you guys enough. So once again. In my opinion I love what you guys do, and keep up the good work!"

"I feel that my experience here has been very positive. Connecting with Ariane was very easy and I feel we got a lot done in the realm of college applications. The most useful aspects were the fact that I had a professional to ask all of my college related questions to. Working with you guys definitely got me to do this much earlier than I would have otherwise and I was ahead of many of my peers. This definitley helped ease my stress. I have gotten into all but one of the colleges I applied to! most of which gave merit money. After everything was all submitted, I do feel that you are available to talk to and ask questions to. Thank you so much for all your help! "

 "Ariane and I connected very well each time we had a meeting. By having the meetings online, it made it more accessible and easier to schedule. By having the meetings, it helped me ease stress because if I didn’t get the help I would have procrastinated and doing something wrong potentially. I was happy with the results I got with Ariane because it was a big part of getting into college."

 "Overall the college process was a lot easier with the help of Ariane. She was very easy to get in contact to and was very available. I can’t really say that Ariane was helpful with one thing, because she helped me do all of it. Even if I knew what I was doing she would just suggest something and it usually helped me a lot. Having Ariane definitely helped me relieve my stress and work load. I am very happy with the results and feel that I made the right decision on where I am going. Even after the last application was submitted, I always felt that if I needed to ask a question or they were always open and willing to answer."

“Ariane has been amazing to work with.  I was concerned that my son would be resistant to the coaching, but Ariane was easily able to engage him and keep him engaged, and get his excited about the college admissions process. Having Ariane work with Oscar took the stress off me as a single parent, to navigate the process of admissions. I appreciate her kindness, knowledge and support for my son!” 

“Ariane has been a patient, understanding and helpful woman to work with over the past several months.  In dealing with a high-school senior who is struggling with the college application process, Ariane has provided so much guidance with a calm and reassuring demeanor.  She has reached out to various colleges for us, looking for answers to questions that we had.  She has sat with us through challenging conversations in an effort to engage our daughter in the process.  She has helped research various colleges, walked us through the Common App, and found ways to help us when we showed up to our  meets less than prepared.  We love that she shows compassion and draws on personal experience in an effort to put us at ease about helping our daughter apply to college.”

"Estamos muy agradecidos con Ariane, por habernos guiado y apoyado con el proceso de aplicaciones para las universidades. Nuestro hijo Julio es la primera generación en asistir a la universidad en Estados Unidos. Gracias a los consejos y sabiduría de Ariane éste proceso se nos hizo más fácil. Gracias a la ayuda, conocimientos y amabilidad de Ariane vimos una luz en esta obscuridad. Ya que éste proceso es largo y estresante. Gracias por siempre responder a nuestras preguntas, por muy mínimas que fueran. Fue un placer conocer a Ariane y muy agradecidos con ella por la ayuda brindada a Julio en este proceso tan importante en su vida. Muchas gracias Ariane."

"We are very grateful to Ariane, for guiding and supporting us with the university application process. Our son Julio is the first generation to attend college in the United States. Thanks to Ariane's advice and wisdom, this process became easier for us. Thanks to Ariane's help, knowledge and kindness we saw a light in this darkness. Since this process is long and stressful. Thank you for always answering our questions, no matter how small. It was a pleasure meeting Ariane and very grateful to her for the help she gave Julio in this important process in her life. Thank you very much Ariane."

"We are so glad we used academic architect for our son who’s college bound- it took all the stress off me and they did everything from reminders to reiterating importance of deadlines as well as educate us on how to proceed with college, extra curriculars, applying to college and the college essays. My son benefited from someone else “nagging” (as a teen would say) to apply, write the essay and when to take the SATS and how many times to take them. They also helped with sat prep and review. They are available any time you need them even after all was said and done with the process of college applications. They answered our questions promptly and honestly. My son applied to seven colleges and got into all 7! Two reach as well. Ariane formed a deep connection with my son and he looked forward to their meetings each time, even though it was school related. "

"Lia and Ariane are amazing to work with! Ariane did a great job with feedback for my daughter while writing her essays. It was nice to have someone who was flexible in scheduling times to meet as well. Ariane always was able to take the time and make my daughter feel valued and listened to while also providing constructive feedback.
Thank you awesome ladies and all the help they provided during a stressful process. "

"Ariane was a terrific match for our son. She was the perfect balance of keeping him on track with timelines while encouraging his ownership to the college process. Ariane’s knowledge when speaking with parents and patience when working with teens makes her a pleasure to work with!  We appreciated Ariane’s approach from start to finish! "

“I had the pleasure of working with Ariane, she was efficient and professional. The whole process put myself and my child at ease, since it was our first time applying to college. We were happy with the results and already referred services to my neighbor. I am already in the process with working with Ariane for my second child. I would definitely recommend services to any family who is getting their child ready for the next chapter of their academic journey."

"Ariane was the perfect fit for my daughter. She was kind and supportive without being pushy. Ariane kept my daughter to her deadlines and that is the help that I needed."