Tex Admissions Services

What do I provide for my clients?

• Assistance with Apply Texas, nationwide universities like the Common App, California system, flagship research public universities, the Ivy League and equivalents, BS/MD programs, and Small Liberal Arts Colleges (SLACs)

• Brainstorming, drafting, line-by-line edits, and proofreading of admissions, scholarship, and honors essays

• Sequencing in which order what applications and supplements need to be completed

• Assessment of a candidate’s chances of gaining admission into their desired universities

• Building a reasonable college list and weighing enrollment offers

• Assistance with fall and spring first-time freshman and transfer applicants

• Video and phone call consultations

• Help with high school course selection to best prepare students for the transition to their major

• Review and optimization of Apply Texas, the Common, Coalition, California, and other applications

• Consultation regarding best fit and exploration of potential major options

• A “second opinion” essay/application review option for students nearing submission or those who have already worked with a counselor

Success rate

My first-time freshman and transfer clients have found success with admission to UT Honors: Plan II, Business Honors Program, Turing Scholars, Health Science Scholars, Liberal Arts Honors, and Engineering Honors. I’ve worked with one Forty Acres recipient and five semifinalists. Approximately 60% of my first-time freshman clients (156 of 255) and 76% of transfers (56 of 74) gain admission to their first choice UT-Austin major since Fall 2016.

My clients have gained admission into over 70 of the US News Top 100 American colleges and universities, including every University of California campus (with Regents), Amherst, Brown/RISD, Carnegie Mellon, Columbia, Cornell, Duke, Emory, Harvard, Georgetown, Georgia Tech, Johns Hopkins, Michigan, MIT, Notre Dame, NYU, Penn Wharton, Princeton, Rice BS/MD, UNC, USC, UT-Austin, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Washington-Seattle, Wake Forest, Wesleyan, Williams, and WUSTL.

Kevin Martin as Tex Admissions LLC® practices a student-centered philosophy. I’m a former UT-Austin admissions counselor who offers a boutique independent college consulting experience that rejects templates and cookie-cutter, one-size-fits-all approaches to essay writing and applications. I do not hire assistants, so you will always work directly with me.

Many consulting services have never worked inside an admissions office. They don’t write unique content let alone full-length books. Drawing on years of experience from a rigorous UT-Austin humanities honors education and working with thousands of prospective students in UT’s Office of Admissions, I help craft complete applications with concern to admissions reviewers, intention, and strategy.

Brilliant students require an exceptional counselor. I’ve dedicated my life to writing craftmanship. I read over fifty books each year across a wide variety of domains, and I’ve kept a daily journal for over seven years. I completed a prestigious Fulbright Fellowship in Malaysia. I’ve explored over 115 countries. College admissions isn’t just a side-gig or a passing phase; mentoring people navigating uncertainty is central to my identity.

My Process

I recognize the pivotal role that parents and educators play in the application process, and I am here to supplement those efforts during these sometimes stressful times. My services are a combination of Zoom calls and revisions directly on Docs/Word. I return essay feedback almost always within 24 hours of receipt. I work seven days a week during the busy season (late May to early November). I don’t outsource anything - all of my blog and video content is created by me.

My most successful clients are those who reach out early in the process, are open to constructive criticism, and are willing to work hard. Like a movie director tasked with eliciting the best performance from an actress, I help students present their best selves to admissions committees.

Most consulting services are concerned with the “how” of gaining admission. I focus on the “why.” I cannot promise admission to a particular program or university. However, through collaboration, I can give an honest assessment of a student’s admissions chances and work our hardest to realize entry into their dream school.

Client Surveys

I underpromise and overdeliver. I have nearly universal client satisfaction. Over 140 first-time freshman and transfer clients since Fall 2017 have submitted my end-of-year questionnaire soliciting feedback with 1 as strongly disagree and 5 as strongly agree with the following statements. You can view the raw data here.

• My clients answered 4.8/5 in strong agreement with the statement: Do you feel that you submitted your strongest application?

• How satisfied are you overall with our work? They rated our work 4.8/5

• 4.8/5 feel satisfied with counseling services - communication, guidance, expertise

• They responded with agree 4s and strongly agree 5s, 422 times out of 429 possible answers

• Fall 2021 freshman clients answered strongly agree 95% of the time and 5% agree. All who responded would recommend me to their friends and family. Nobody responded with a 3 or lower to any question, and only one student responded with a 4.

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