Testimonials

From High School Students applying to Undergraduate College Programs

“Henrik was a huge help to me during the ACT studying and test taking process. While originally hired to help me on the reading and english portions of the test, he was able to help me with science as well. Together, we raised my score by 8 points! He is extremely intelligent, punctual, intentional, and an all around great tutor. Could not recommend him more.”
— Andrew N., Piedmont, CA
Accepted to Vanderbilt University (first choice)

“Henrik was super effective in allowing me to tap into my personal writing style and find my true voice at the keyboard. He really made an effort to understand my goals, what motivates me, and who I am as person, which allowed him to cater his tutoring style to maximize productivity during our time together. I don’t know of any other tutor that would stay up so late into the night on deadline days to help with final edits, and I am endlessly grateful for all the support! Henrik was INTEGRAL in my acceptances into my top schools, and he made the process very fun. During our time, I learned a lot about myself, and I would highly recommend Henrik to anyone beginning the process of applying to college!”

— Noelani Hsia, Campolindo, CA
Accepted to Cornell University (first choice), UC Berkeley, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara, and Scripps College

“Your tutoring was a massive help for me. I started this process not having a clue what to write about but your questions made it easy. It was as simple as writing down my answer. I can’t recommend this enough to anyone who is applying to college with essays. I had no idea where to start and you made everything super simple and easy for me. Again, you clearly know what you are doing and you ask all the right questions which helped me write some essays I am really proud of.“
–Olin Morrissey, San Francisco, CA, Academy High School at McAteer
Accepted to UC Berkeley (where he enrolled), University of Washington, and University of Colorado (Boulder)

“The college admissions process has been extremely stressful. I could not have gotten through it without Henrik’s help. He was extremely kind and patient, he helped put words to my ideas and formulated them into cohesive essays. Honestly, it would have been a disaster without him and I am eternally grateful for all his help and support. Thank you Henrik for everything, and I wish you the best!”

—MC, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Accepted to University of Indiana, Urbana, Campaign (first choice), UPenn, Purdue and University of Wisconsin.

“He helped me get into all my dream schools!”

“Henrik was such a great help throughout my application process. He was very knowledgeable, kind, and encouraged me to always go above and beyond. He helped me think outside of the box and really made me step out of my comfort zone in my writing ability. He gives great tips on editing and revising to make sure I was where I needed to be by the time I submitted my applications. He helped me get into all my dream schools (Cornell University, NYU, UCLA, Berkeley, and UT Austin) he was a great help and I recommend him greatly!”
–Cindyrenee Granillo, El Paso TX
Accepted to Cornell (first choice), UCLA, Berkeley, UT Austin and NYU

From Students Applying to Grad School and Certification Programs

“Henrik is talented, kind, and has knowledge on an impressive and wide-spanning variety of subjects. I was looking for someone to read my graduate admissions essay and provide feedback before I submitted it, and Henrik helped me more than I could have imagined. His feedback was very specific and constructive, which made edits easy to make. He also gave me excellent advice, responded promptly, and I felt that he really cared about me and my success. I just found out that I was accepted to Springfield College’s Master of Social Work program! Thank you Henrik for all your help, feedback, and encouragement! I strongly recommend using Henrik for your families tutoring needs!”
— Molly Saunders, Middlebury, VT
Accepted to Springfield College’s Master of Social Work Program (first choice)

“Henrik helped me organize my thoughts into an essay that was concise, intriguing, and met the requirements. He helped me realize that I am a good writer with good ideas, but that the structure is important.”
— Rachel S., Oakland, CA
Accepted to the University of Cambridge Postgraduate Certificate Program in Sustainable Business

From Parents

“Accommodating Tutor With Great Approach”

“My son was struggling with trying to organize and write his paper for his Brit. Lit. English class. We feel so fortunate to have found Henrik through the Wyzant app. Henrik was always very responsive when communicating with me through text in order to set up the online meeting times that would work for both my son and Henrik. Being that my son is in after school sports and many times was not able to meet until almost 8:00 p.m. Henrik was very accommodating to this need. My son REALLY enjoyed working with Henrik and felt as though he learned more of how to write and organize a paper in his time with Henrik than he has ever learned from anyone else. I really liked Henrik’s approach. He worked closely with my son and took the time to guide him on how to fix and improve his paper as well as adding more details to create his essay. My son’s words were that he really liked working with Henrik because Henrik did not do the work for him but taught him ways to organize and write the paper and feels that in the long run this will help in writing other papers. In my experience with other tutors over the years, many seem to just do the work for them, which is not great as they will not be able to do well on tests and or writing future papers. Henrik even offered to proofread his final draft just before turning it in. Many thanks to Henrik for helping my son and giving him the confidence to feel successful at the same time. Something that he really needed. We will reach out to Henrik again in the future.”
–Allison, mother of Ryan, a sophomore, Orange, CA

“Henrik, thanks for the note and the compliments. Marissa really enjoyed working with you, actually looked forward to it and never put off doing her homework for you. I enjoyed reading her essays, I found them very authentic. I loved your process and so did she. I also appreciated your thorough communication with me. I have passed your name along to another friend who has a junior year son, so hopefully she will contact you this summer. I’m sure Marissa will be excited to let you know about her acceptances and final decision.”
— Michelle Karver, Campolindo, CA
Michelle is the mother of Marissa, who was accepted to University of Colorado Boulder (first choice), University of Oregon, Oregon State University, University of Montana, Montana State University, University of Denver, Chico State University, and San Diego State University

“I am so impressed by the tutoring both of my children received from Henrik. They have completely different personalities and learning styles and Henrik connected with the both. For ACT tutoring they both had significant score increases from their initial proctored test to the final official ACT with one daughter jumping from the low 20s in English and Reading to perfect 36s on her final test. They definitely put in the work but Henrik’s tutoring, encouragement and guidance was a huge part of the equation. Henrik was also invaluable with essay feedback. He pushed them both to really think about the essay prompts and to dig deep throughout the process. Henrik was amazing at giving them guidance without actually rewriting the essays himself. Cannot recommend Henrik highly enough.”
— T.M., whose daughters were accepted to Middlebury College and University of Wisconsin (Both first choices)

“I do not have the words to express how Henrik helped my children. They were in 8th grade, in a homeschool like environment. They wanted to become proficient in the skills necessary to be successful in High School. Henrik tutored them in math, science and writing. Both of my children were more than ready to jump feet first into their high school experience after their time with Henrik. Henrik is more than a tutor, he is kind, and thoughtful with a breadth of life experiences that makes him incredibly interesting and very funny. I am honored to be able to recommend Henrik. Whatever time your child has with him will pay off in spades…in more ways than just academics and high test scores.”
— Aimee Price, Tiburon, CA.
Tommy and Cricket are now attending Pitzer College and NYU

“Knowledgeable and Effective Tutor”

“Henrik was a fantastic tutor that I would highly recommend him. His approach was to not only teach my son test taking skills and substantive content, but he was deliberate in his efforts to make the experience calm and process driven to alleviate the pressure cooker feeling associated with high stakes standardized tests. We are still waiting on test results, but feel confident that it will be a meaningful improvement overall”.
–Audrey, Atlanta, GA
Audrey’s son Max raised his Reading/Grammar PSAT Score from a 460 to a 710 after a week-long intensive

“Excellent”

“Mr. H, Helped out so much. He fully understood what she needed much more than the last tutor! He is very knowledgeable, our daughter felt very confident after every lesson. Thank you, Mr. H (KJ’s nickname for him)”
—Hilda, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

“Excellent college search and common app tutor”

“Henrik has been helping my son with his college search and the common app essay writing process. He is an expert at guiding my son through choosing which college programs will be a good fit. He is focused, engaged and keeps my son on task with essay writing assignments after each lesson. Henrik has managed to break down an impossibly overwhelming process into doable lessons that my teenaged son truly enjoys attending. I know, right!?!?!”
–Deirdre Morrissey, San Francisco, CA
Deirdre’s son Olin was accepted to University of Washington, University of Boulder, Colorado, and UC Berkeley

“Inspired my son to write!”

“We feel so fortunate to have found Henrik. My son dreaded writing his college essays. Henrik chatted with him and helped him tap into personal stories and experiences that he was excited about. My son wrote his essay with a confidence that I haven’t seen before. Henrik gave excellent notes and guidance throughout the application process. We couldn’t have gotten through this stressful time without him. I highly recommend Henrik.”
–Julie, San Francisco, CA
Julie is the Mother of Miles, who was accepted to University of Oregon (where he enrolled)