Phil Sung

B.A., Stanford University
College COunselor
SAT/ACT Tutor

Jon remembers two index cards on Phil's bulletin board during college. One read, "Embrace suffering," and the other read, "Love anticipates." Phil is always ready with an honest assessment of the obstacles ahead and a logical strategy for overcoming them. He enjoys boxing because he believes you can't learn without getting hit. If there is one guy you want driving the church bus to a retreat through a blizzard with near zero visibility, that guy would be Phil: unflappable. Phil lives in Palo Alto, California, where, for the past 20 years, he has provided test prep and college consulting.

jon Perkins

B.A., Stanford University
J.D., Harvard Law School
Author/College Counselor

Jon supports Liverpool F.C. because their motto is "You'll never walk alone." If you try to merge into Jon's lane, he will usually wave you over instead of accelerating and pretending he didn't see you. Since 2011, Jon has been providing college application help to families. He lives with his wife and high school sweetheart (yes, it's the same person, so no, Jon is not a bigamist), and their two kiddos in Palos Verdes Estates, California. When Jon is not writing the next volume of Parents You're the Problem! series, he is probably playing or watching soccer.

We, Jon and Phil, have been friends since we met at university. What we future ex-pre-meds and fellow English majors didn't know at the time was that we would end up working together later. Much later. Today we provide conscientious and caring educational counseling to students all over the world. Getting our students into the best schools is important to us but so is the process. We believe the best results come from mentorship with our students and positive relationships with the families we work with.