I really appreciated you having an opinion

Thank you again for all your help with R over the last five years. This result would not have been possible without you. Your guidance, encouragement, and reminders to get things done made a true difference. R is where he wants to be – a great liberal arts school with a unique business program. You helped him identify an interesting academic niche, take actions to demonstrate the genuineness of that academic interest, and help package R and his application in a way that was compelling. You also helped us understand the college admissions landscape so much better and how the system works. We avoided making mistakes because of your advice – which was YUUGGE as your senator Bernie would say.

I really appreciated you having an opinion and giving us your best advice. From my perspective, even though there may be times a client disagrees – I feel that an advisor needs to give the client their best advice based on their experience, let them consider that advice, and then allow them to make a decision. I always felt you did that. Your advice caused us to think and we made better decisions than we would have without you on our team. Looking back – I know we made the right decision hiring you and for that I am thankful.

In closing, I want to again say that this outcome would never have happened without your help. I know that in my heart and I want to thank you for all you have done the past five years. You told us what you would do and you delivered on that. At the end of the day, you were simply … spectacular.”