Music School Central - College CounselingReviews of musicschoolcentral.com

We reached out to Bill during our son’s junior year when we decided to pursue the music school as a college option and quickly realized we knew nothing about the process. Unfamiliar with the unique nuances and requirements of applying to music schools, Bill was the perfect advisor who helped us navigate our way through each application step. During our junior year, Bill helped us create a shortlist of schools, helped us create a music resume and repertoire list, and arranged a mock audition with a college faculty in my son’s instrument that allowed him to receive performance feedback early in the application process. We also worked with Bill on music summer school/camp applications simultaneously. During the summer before senior year, we worked with Bill on the main common app essay and activities list, and he advised us on how to start preparing for pre screenings in the fall. By fall of senior year we were having almost weekly sessions, reviewing school specific essays and short answers, doing practice interviews and helping us manage the application process overall. The music school application process can be extremely overwhelming, but Bill helped us prioritize and organize to keep us on track. Throughout the process, Bill was always very responsive and thoughtful in his guidance and approach. My son was accepted to his first choice music program, and we are very grateful for Bill’s support throughout our college application journey. We will recommend Bill to any parent/student looking to pursue the music school application process.

Working with Bill was truly the best thing we did for so many reasons, most of all peace of mind, and ultimately really great schools/opportunities for our son to choose from. Bill worked with our son for two years, preparing and guiding him throughout the whole arduous process, of which we had zero prior experience. His relationships with top rate teachers in the music world that were able to assess our son's musical strengths and weaknesses was also a huge plus, helping him know what to work towards. Our son needed extra help with music theory and Bill brought him up to speed with personally tailored lessons for him. Bill's guidance and feedback with the Common App essays were also invaluable. The scholarships awarded in the end more than paid for Bill's fees many times over. A consummate professional, Bill is the best!

Music School Central helped my son get into several top-choice music programs. Bill helped with essays, got us feedback from music professors, and gave some good suggestions himself on our audition music. He was consistently reliable, encouraging, and conscientious.