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Student Comments:

 I want to tell you, I got accepted to my first choice school and received a scholarship too.  Thank you for helping me to get my thoughts together and keep it all under control!:  University of Miami

Thank you for all the help you gave me with making my UCF journey start, not only as a mentor but also as a friend ! I'm so excited for UCF - I know it's right for me and was meant to be a UCF Knight! You have helped make this dream possible.: University of Central Florida.

Mrs. P, I am happy to no longer be so stressed about college admissions. You are a mentor and a friend.:  University of Pittsburgh, Honors College

Having the appointment each week or so was just what I needed to set aside the time to make sure I had everything finished. Better Your Odds took a lot of the guesswork out of applying to college: George Washington University

Better Your Odds helped me to narrow my choices of schools and to decide where to apply. I am so happy with my decision that my roommates tell me I must eat rainbows for breakfast!: Georgetown University

Better Your Odds is a comfortable and knowledgeable environment for completing the extremely nerve-racking college applications process.  Better Your Odds helped me to present myself in the best way possible and was a key factor in my acceptance to my college of first choice: Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Thank you so much for all your help.  You are one of the main reasons I got into a place that I wanted to go. I truly appreciate it!: Ithaca College

I got in!  I want to think you for everything you have done.  It was a lot of fun working with you and it definitely paid off!  Middlebury  College

I am writing this e-mail to let you know that I got accepted into Loyola University Maryland which as you know was number one on my list! I wanted to personally thank you for all of your help with my application. I truly Appreciate what you did for me.

Thank you so much again!  Loyola University, Baltimore, Maryland

Through Better Your Odds Counseling, you have become a great mentor to me. Each session brought much progress and helped me to present myself in an extremely positive way in my college applications and essays. You have an amazing insight regarding the application process and you were a huge reason I was accepted to my first choice college, Haverford College. Thank you for always being there as a teacher, counselor, and friend during a stressful time in my life.  Haverford College, Haverford, PA

The process of applying to colleges can be very confusing and frustrating, but "Better Your Odds" eliminates this hassle.  No matter what kind of study habits you possess or what colleges you apply to, the Program is guaranteed to help you realize your full potential.  Mrs. Pocius knows how to play the admissions game, and her support and guidance was indispensable during my application process.    Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois

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SCHOOLS TO WHICH THE HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2010 HAVE APPLIED

American University, Washington, DC
Arcadia University, Glenside, PA
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA
Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA
Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA
Catholic University, Washington, DC
Catholic University of Pennsylvania, Clarion, PA
College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Emerson College, Boston, MA
Fordham University, New York , NY
Georgetown University, Washington, DC
George Washington University, Washington, DC
Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA
Haverford College, Haverford, PA
Hamilton College, Clinton, NY
La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA
Lehigh University, Easton, PA
Loyola University, Baltimore, MD\
New School, New York NY
Northeastern University,  Boston, MA
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Nova Southeastern, FL
Penn State University, University Park, PA
Penn State University, Schreyers Honors College, University Park, PA
Philadelphia University, Philadelphia, PA
Point Park University, Pittsburgh, PA
Providence College, Providence, RI
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Rochester, NY
St. Joseph's University, Phila., PA
Temple University, Phila., PA
Temple University, Boyer School of Music and Dance, Phila., PA
Tufts University, Medford, MA
University of Delaware, Newark, DE 
University of Pennsylvania, Phila., PA
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
University of Scranton, Scranton, PA
University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA
University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
Wagner University, Staten Islan, NY
West Chester University, West Chester, PA
Westminster University, Salt Lake City, UT