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Porta Sophia, my college counselor, played a vital role in guiding me through the college admissions process. Her expertise and dedication were truly exceptional. From the moment we began working together, she took the time to understand my interests, aspirations, and strengths. Diana's vast knowledge of various colleges and universities helped me explore a wide range of options and make informed decisions. She reviewed my application materials, offering invaluable feedback and suggestions that enhanced my essays and resume. Her attention to detail and commitment to ensuring my application reflected my unique qualities were evident at every step. I am grateful for Porta Sophia exceptional guidance, as her dedication and expertise undoubtedly played a pivotal role in securing my acceptance into my dream college.

Northeastern University 2027  

Porta Sophia was the help and push I needed to finish my application process. She guided me through everything I needed to get done and made the process feel so much easier and less stressful. Thanks to her, now I am more than sure of the career I applied for. Without a doubt she is an amazing counselor!.

During my time with Porta Sophia, I felt that she genuinely cared for my decision. There was not a single point in time where she was unable to help, both in the actual process and emotionally. I have nothing but good things to say about my time with her.

Diana was a key person in the successful project that led our son to enter one of the best universities in the United States. Diana's charisma and patience were the starting point for a relationship that was not only fruitful but also warm. Diana was always available to solve any doubt, no matter how simple or complex it was, she always found the time to help us. We believe that Diana has all the qualities to guide this transcendental process: knowledge, preparation, experience, dedication, passion, dedication, relationship management with students and their parents

I got accepted in six out of the seven universities I applied to in Italy and the US. All of them awarded me with some kind of financial aid that varied between $1,000USD and $23,000USD, covering initial international fees or living expenses.

I'm incredibly grateful for their guidance throughout this process. I appreciate every session to cover what I have researched at home, suggestions that they emailed me, inspirational messages in the overwhelming moments, cappuccino that changed my mood after a long day, advice that grounded my feet on the ground (but let me set loose my dreams), and follow up on my decisions even after finishing the process. All of those professional big and small details made this experience one worth remembering and recommending to friends that have similar goals as the ones I have achieved thanks to PORTA SOPHIA’s hard work.

From the first day Diana welcomed me with a smile in this process that was totally new to me, I felt in a safe space where I could share my fears and at the same time my biggest dreams. Today with a smile on my face I can say that I enjoyed this process because I got to know myself better, something that I personally feel is one of the biggest challenges you face in life. Diana also taught me to see the future as something to be excited about but not afraid of, because there is always something new to learn and improve.

It was a month full of emotions and the one that prevailed the most was the satisfaction of knowing that I was heading down a great path; that of knowing myself. I feel very grateful to her, because she knew how to listen to my goals and based on that guide me to achieve them.

I always had the dream of studying in the United States, but I was completely unaware of the details of the admissions process for universities in that country. A friend contacted Porta Sophia and as soon as we met her we felt she was the ideal person to support me in the process. His knowledge about all aspects of career selection, college search, application submission, essay writing, and constant willingness to help were critical to the success of my project, having been admitted to several top U.S. colleges.

The truth is that a college counselor cannot change your grades, extracurriculars, or the overall scope of your application. What they can do, and what Diana did for me, is give you security in the choices you make and push you along the way to not only have a better application, but a better sense of self in such a stressful and life changing process. Without Diana's careful advice, encouraging words, and attention to detail, the process would not have been the same.

Working with Diana was an experience that transformed my college process and one that I consider to have been a vital tool in achieving my goals. She is a very attentive person who made sure to walk me through every part of the process and assure me that, with hard work, we can achieve our dreams and much more. Working with her guaranteed me a safe space that made it easier to share my concerns and aspirations because beyond being a very professional person, she is someone I trust a lot. From the beginning he went beyond just doing his job and took the time to get to know me as a person. It was a great experience, to the point that he was the only person I trusted and shared all my process with. Before we started our process, applying to universities seemed to be very confusing for me as well as what I wanted to study, everything was very uncertain and it seemed to be a lot of work for a busy student like me. However, working with Diana made a lot of things easier and made me not to be afraid of the future and believe in myself. I recommend anyone thinking of working with her to do so, you will not regret it.

Before going to Diana I looked at several options and I think working with her was the right one. It is not a person who does all the work for you, but it is someone who makes it easy for you to do things and helps you understand how to do them. She will always have my greatest appreciation and thanks to this process we did together I was admitted to 8 colleges out of the 10 I applied to and will be able to attend New York University, which has been my dream for a long time.

Thank you very much for everything.

Throughout my college application process I had a lot of uncertainty about what I wanted to do, Diana was there to guide me every step of the way, taking the time to get to know me and make me feel heard. Thanks to this I was able to get to know myself better and figure out what career to study. Also, whenever I had urgent situations such as deadlines for applications or decisions that would affect the process (such as choosing subjects in school), Diana found a way to create time for me. During the last two years I felt very supported and this process helped me to clarify my thoughts, reach my goals and define the path I want to take.

We turned to Diana so that our daughter Sarah, in addition to reinforcing her career guidance, could receive guidance on how to accurately choose and apply to the colleges of her choice.

Diana's guidance was timely and effective. Sarah achieved her dream!

All the hours of work between Diana and Sarah, dedicated to create and thoroughly review both the documentation and the contents to be presented to the universities, achieved, in addition to the recognition of Sarah's competencies, the right way in which she could highlight her skills.

Thank you Diana!

It was a great learning experience. You were able to help bring our daughter's academic future to fruition.

We will always recommend your work.

I had the privilege of working with Diana Navarro, and I couldn’t be more grateful for her guidance throughout the college application process. Her personalized approach ensured that my applications reflected my strengths, interests, and aspirations, allowing me to send a strong profile to all universities. She constantly advised me on developing essays and clarified all my questions. Furthermore, Diana was always encouraging and proactive. She made the process far less stressful and kept me motivated. Her profound experience in this area was fundamental for ensuring a well-structured college application and achieving excellent results.