Working with Kevin

These past eight months may have seemed to be the longest and most stressful of my life. Working with Kevin has been the light at the end of this dark tunnel. I have never received such personal and insightful help by any hired tutor or high school teacher compared to Kevin and his excellent mind. I truly fail to recall any instance of frustration regarding Kevin’s assistance and contact. I forget that he works with other students because I always feel like his number one priority. Kevin provided services I could never replicate, and I have learned so much beyond college admissions. We brainstormed on a lengthy call to approach my ideas and stories from totally unique perspectives. Kevin can transform personal experiences and work magic with them. In the end, I submitted essays combining aspects of my religious beliefs, family background, and photography business that I’m confident helped tip the scales in my favor. There is simply no other way to put it: Kevin wanted me to gain admission maybe more than myself. His enthusiasm never ceased. He went above and beyond any expectations I had. If there is any hesitation in moving forward with Kevin’s services, and if I had to do this (God forbid) a thousand more times, Kevin would be the only person I would go to!
— Nico Zinsmeyer, San Antonio, UT-Austin McCombs '25
I’m a first-generation college student from a non-college-going community. I was a late bloomer that didn’t do well in high school and who began studying at community college because I didn’t know any other options. After working with Kevin, a few months later, I was accepted into two top ten universities for Computer Science. I didn’t have anyone to look up to, and I can’t stress enough how much Kevin changed my life and future. He also let me read an advance copy of and offer feedback for his upcoming book. You are putting yourself a disadvantage if you try to tackle the admissions process without Kevin, I promise you. His intense, yet understanding personality will push you to be the very best applicant that you can be. College admissions is a tricky, arduous process that pains almost every family worldwide. I had a selection of dream colleges to choose from, and I could not imagine how I would’ve done it without the Legend himself, Kevin Martin.
— Ryu Parish, Transfer, UW-Seattle CS Class of 2024
Rarely does an email go unanswered for more than 24 hours and never was his email reply a dry response. It always felt that it was from a ‘member of the family.’ The entire admission experience is very very stressful and it was amazing to have this type off support. He actually brought tears to my eyes with this helpful attitude. I appreciate his complete honesty. There is just so much mystery and confusion around the whole admission process. He was never selling himself but instead very upfront about how he can help. Most importantly, he was always there when we had a zillion questions. His help was absolutely critical to getting my son admitted to UT Engineering. He was my friend, guide, and philosopher…I am sure you will discover how much fun it is working with him. He is also very open about where he can and cannot help and does not make false promises. He works so smoothly and directly with the student on his essays with a remarkably short turnaround time. I barely knew that my son was working on his essays - it was a quiet, fast and efficient process. Getting help from Kevin who has reviewed so many essays in his prior life was a great asset. He has a very holistic yet personalized approach. If I had to do what he is doing, I would have developed a dozen checklists, process outlines, forms, etc., but not Kevin. He treated our case as if that was the ONLY thing he was doing and completely tailored the approach for our specific needs. We look forward to our youngest son working together.
— Ram Bommakanti, Leander, Texas - Parent of Aerospace Class of 2023 and Computer Science Class of 2024
Thank you for helping our family with the college admission process. Having you assist with the essay edits saved our family hours of arguments. I knew our son could do it, but having outside input made the process so much smoother. He is OVER the moon excited as you would expect. We have a sophomore daughter so you will hear from us again in a year or so! Save her a spot. Thank you! Thank you!
— K.J. Parent of UT-Austin McCombs '25
Thank you for everything you have done to help with my applications, I was accepted to pretty much everything I wanted basically everywhere I wanted. Writing is my weakest skill, so your work with my essays definitely had a major impact on the decisions, especially at the competitive schools I applied to.
— M. K., Carnegie Mellon CS '25
Kevin helped me get admitted to 11 universities out of 15 I have applied to, including UT Austin, UCLA, UC San Diego, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, among others. I applied to Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or ECE. Kevin was very concerned about my prospects because I could not have an SAT test here, in Europe. Still, with my perfect GPA and Kevin’s help guiding me throughout creating a captivating essay, we have accomplished an outstanding result.
— Carlos Carvalho, Spain, Bucknell '25
I never in my wildest dreams imagined that my daughter would get acceptances from UT, McCombs and Plan II!! I cannot thank you enough for encouraging Abby to fully express herself and for your wisdom and care in reviewing and polishing her work. I would not have been comfortable encouraging her to push the envelope like she did, and that expression of her creativity clearly made all the difference in her tremendous achievement! Abby’s life is on an amazing trajectory with limitless possibilities ahead of her. I can’t express how important your passion and guidance were to making her UT dreams a reality.
— Stuart Lodge, Frisco Parent of UT-Austin '24, Plan II Honors and McCombs
Best money I’ve ever spent. Not only did Kevin help me with my applications, but he also helped me improve my writing overall. You’re the first person to helped developed my writing beyond the boring STAAR level stuff. He’s extremely honest, helpful, and informative. I’m telling all my younger friends they need to use him when they apply to college. You’re seriously the best. I can’t recommend him enough.
— Audrey Courreges, Mt. Pleasant, SMU Scholarship '22
Kevin, without you, my dream of attending UT would not have been possible. Your excellent knowledge and prompt communication really made this stressful journey much easier. There are no words to describe your impact on all facets of my application. I will recommend my younger brother to work with you. (His brother also gained admission to his top choice).
— Tarun Gudipally, UT-Austin '22
Senior year of high school, I applied to about 10 schools. I didn’t think in a million years I would ever get into a good school. Every single one rejected me. I felt depressed and unmotivated. I went to community college and found out about Kevin during my first semester. He pushed and motivated me to do my best in college to successfully transfer. We worked through many rounds of revisions for the two UT transfer essay revisions until they were perfect in my eyes. A year later, I was accepted to UT Austin Rhetoric and Writing with a 3.75 GPA. Without him, I wouldn’t have gotten into my dream school. I have my confidence and happiness back thanks to Kevin’s mentorship. Thank you for helping me make my childhood dream a reality!!
— Justin Jimenez, Richland College Fall 2020 Transfer to UT Liberal Arts
I am extremely grateful to you for all the help you provided very promptly to our daughter for all her essays as well as any other questions she bombarded you with. We loved your method of interaction and use of Google Docs comments to communicate back and forth. It was a very productive way of reviewing and commenting on the essays. We really never felt the need of phone calls or video chats much. Your email replies have always been so elaborate, honest, and satisfactory.
— S. J. Parent of UT-Austin McCombs '24
My parents and I were very impressed with the level of help you provided. Even when I was having doubts about the content of my essays and short answer questions you provided great advice and insight. I truly appreciate your honesty and transparency throughout the whole process which was very stressful. I think having an outside opinion was very helpful to me during the entire process. I cannot thank you enough for all the support.
— Olivia Abercrombie, The Woodlands, UT-Austin '22