Meet Christine!

We are very grateful that we found Collegewise and Christine Hettinger. Our son is very independent and does not like to work with us on projects and we were very concerned about how the college process would go within our family. Our awesome counselor, Christine, helped him choose differing, challenging and wise options for schools. He always looked forward to his meetings with her. No pressure, just gentle guidance and schedules. She also had a good sense of humor, which he really enjoyed. She was always available to talk with us or our son if we had questions. It was such a relief to know that he was meeting all of his deadlines without a lot of stress.

I really did enjoy my experience! It made the road to college application seem possible and easy for me, with outstanding amount of encouragement from my counselor and the website alone, I learned so much about how to conduct myself into being the best student I could be! Despite the tricky essays, and questions asking me "Why?", I was given a map that set up my college lists in a way that I could measure their importance, have little to no stress about editing my essays, and understanding what scholarships and other applications were available to me just one email away. I have everything good to say about Collegewise, and its structure in guiding me towards my future. Thank you so much for all of your hard work!

We really enjoyed working with Christine! She made the whole process go so smoothly, and we greatly appreciated how organized she was. Our son applied to both art schools and traditional colleges with art programs with his desired major, and Christine made sure that he understood what each school required and was on top of the application deadlines. She also put him in touch with an art advisor at Collegewise to review his artwork and discuss his portfolio. We cannot imagine going through this process without the support of Christine and Collegewise, and are so happy with the outcome! Thank you!

My experiences with Collegewise and Christine were great! I felt really guided through the college process, from essays to applications. I got a lot of great feedback and suggestion that helped shape my writing into much clearer and concise essays, and I always felt like I was being supported. Christine helped me a lot with applications and deadlines, and overall the college process never felt overwhelming and I never felt behind. It all felt really manageable. She helped me stay up to date with all of my work, which was extremely helpful. Overall, I'm not sure how I would've gotten through this process without Collegewise and Christine's guidance and support!

As a parent I enjoyed working with Christine. She has a great sense of humor which for my teen was important in removing the stress of the process. I heard a lot of laughter during the meetings. Christine was available and responsive anytime my teen or I had a question. Christine has a collaborative approach and not a top-down approach which is super important when working with teens. She is kind and has a lot of empathy, does not push or judge. We liked working with Christine and would give her five stars (or more) if there were a rating system.