TESTIMONIALS | Next Step PCA

“Mindy's expert and patient guidance throughout the college selection process was a huge relief, both for our daughter and for us. She made what was a daunting process into a controlled and measured process that provided us lots of good options and allowed us to decide on the best school. We are all looking forward to this fall and confident in our decision. We are also already talking to Mindy about our next child, even though he is still 6 years out from this decision. Never too early to get started."

~Colin S., WAHS parent

I don't think my daughter would be celebrating her college acceptances and decisions if we didn't have Mindy's expert knowledge and advice to guide her as a QuestBridge student. Mindy helped explain the process and helped match my daughter to the perfect school. She was always patient, understanding, encouraging, and considerate of our situation.

I will be forever grateful

~CHS parent of a QuestBridge student

Mrs. Beaumont helped me with my transfer application to a new school. Even though I had gone through the college admissions process already, there were a lot of new things she helped research for me and made sure that I had everything covered including a couple of things I had not thought of. After working with her, I was more confident in my decisions and in myself.

~College transfer student

"As two parents working in higher education, we highly recommend Mindy. Seeing how she works, it's clear that she can meet any student where they are with their college search and optimize it. She listens, she cares, and she coaches her students so they can confidently present their best selves."

~Kerrie C, parent

"Mrs Beaumont was the best to work with! She really helped me with my essays and the Activities section of the common app. She made sure that I did not sell myself short and that I really presented the best of me to all of the schools I applied to. She was also a great listener and reached out to me a lot while we worked together and always got back to me quickly any time I texted or emailed her a question. She just made me feel confident and that any school I applied to would be lucky to have me, and that really meant a lot!

~WAHS student

We are very happy with the services our son received with Mindy at Next Step! The biggest help he received was assistance in documenting his activities, community service, and work history in a way that was meaningful to the application. Even though we have an older child in college we all found this to be a benefit and I highly recommend Next Step to navigate the college application process.

~Nancy, parent

Mindy aided me immensely throughout this process — whether I needed essay help, academic advice, or just a confidant to boost my self efficacy in applying to universities — she was there through thick and thin and without her, I wouldn’t have had as many options as I did.

James, Class of 2024

“Mindy has an incredible background in admissions and I felt like her expertise would help our son. She did an amazing job of assisting him with his essay, supplemental essays and of course filling out the application properly. In addition she kept in touch with us and was consistently talking to us about the differences or similarities with each university. Scholarships, cost, academic programs, athletic programs etc. My husband and I did not have to constantly check on his progress as Mindy took that job for us. We highly recommend Mindy to work with your child!!.”

~CHS parents

"Mindy was very helpful in understanding the Common App and strategically writing the hardest section — activities. She was also very helpful in reminding you of deadlines and provides her knowledge in college recommendations and assisting with their specific writing prompts."

~Student, Class of '23

"Mrs. Beaumont helped me so much! She helped me find colleges that were exactly what I was looking for that I had not thought of before. And one ended up being my top choice. She also helped me find scholarships and helped my family figure out financial aid. She just made the whole process a lot easier to understand and helped me get all of my applications in early. "

~Class of 2022