Personal Application Bootcamp®
Our Application Bootcamp® Comes to You!
Spend one long weekend with Application Boot Camp®’s Personal Boot Camp and put your college application stress behind you!
Students receive personal, expert guidance at every step of the process in order to ensure that they submit the best, most genuine applications. This premium package includes:
- Three days of one-on-one work with a senior member of the Application Boot Camp® staff
- Real-time support from other members of the Boot Camp team
- All elements of Application Boot Camp® including selection of colleges, crafting of essays and activity sheet, assembly of entire application, and a pre-Boot Camp® student report
- A consultation with Mimi Doe and Michele Hernandez via teleconference. Mimi and Michele will evaluate your background, identify appropriate schools, and recommend a winning application strategy
Personal Boot Camp is ideal for students whose summer schedules conflicted with our sold-out traditional Application Boot Camp® sessions or who simply want to set aside time to retreat from the tumult of senior year and, for only a few days, give their applications the attention they deserve. No other program in the world brings the expertise of Application Boot Camp® to your doorstep.
Personal Boot Camp can be crafted for between one and four students and, schedules permitting, can take place anywhere in the world. We extend a special invitation to homeschooled and international students. Availability is extremely limited and selective. Please inquire as soon as possible for rates, open dates, and further details. Group pricing available.
Call us toll-free at 1 781-530-7088 contact us via our website Contact Page.
About the Authors
Dr. Michele Hernández and Mimi Doe cofounded Application Boot Camp® LLC after publishing their best-selling book, Don’t Worry: You’ll Get In in 2005. Application Boot Camp® LLC is a company devoted to empowering high school students from around the world in the college admissions process.
MIMI DOE is the award-winning author of Nurturing Your Teenager’s Soul: a Practical Approach to Raising a Kind, Honorable, Compassionate Teen, Busy but Balanced: Practical and Inspirational Ways to Create a Calmer, Closer Family, and 10 Principles for Spiritual Parenting: Nurturing Your Child’s Soul, and was a finalist in the Books For a Better Life Award.
Mimi and Michele co-authored Don’t Worry You’ll Get In!, Set Yourself Apart: The Ultimate Guide to Top Summer Programs, and Application Boot Camp®: Self Guided Program.
Doe founded the popular web site, SpiritualParenting.com, and holds a Master’s Degree in Education from Harvard University.
Dubbed a “parenting guru” by Ladies Home Journal, Mimi is the preeminent expert in the area of instilling balance and awareness in the household. Doe is featured in weekly segments on The Hallmark Channel’s New Morning TV, and has appeared on Oprah and the CBS Early Show. Her work has been covered in such publications as Child, Parenting, McCalls, Family Circle, Redbook, Reader’s Digest, Publisher’s Weekly, USA Today, The London Independent, and The Washington Post.
Mimi is an advocate for children and teenagers and believes that in the college admissions process, knowledge is power. Her work writing, Don’t Worry You’ll Get In with Michele and co-founding Application Boot Camp® is an effort to lessen the stress associated with this frantic process. It’s her mission to make applications and admissions less stressful by fully informing kids as well as supporting them in presenting their true selves.
She lives in Concord, Massachusetts, with her husband and two teenaged daughters.
DR. MICHELE HERNANDEZ is known as America’s premier college consultant through her work with high school students and her best selling books: A is for Admission (Warner), The Middle School Years (Warner), and Acing the College Application (Ballantine).
Hernández has been featured in hundreds of newspapers, magazines, radio and television programs including Newsweek, Bloomberg, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Post, Atlantic Monthly, The Today Show, CNN, and MNSNBC.
As an assistant director of admissions at Dartmouth College for four years and the academic dean of a private high school in South Florida, Hernãndez has crafted a unique angle for assisting students gain admissions to the most selective colleges, incorporating her “inside perspective” on the admissions adventure.
Dr. Hernández graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Dartmouth College in 1989 and went on to earn a Master’s degree in English and comparative literature from Columbia University and a doctorate in education. She is married to Bruce Bayliss, former headmaster of the International School in Portland, Oregon. They have two children, ages 11 and 5, and two golden retrievers and a Gordon setter. The family lives in Weybridge, Vermont.
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Testimonials for Personal Application Boot Camp®
“When we first spoke, I told you our son dreamed of going to Duke University… last night his dream came true. On the field of competitive admissions… well played… very well played. Your sure hand and deft guidance gave him both the knowledge and confidence to succeed. Warmest regards from two very grateful parents.”
— Parents, Duke Class of 2016
“I found out today that I got into PRINCETON!!! I was so happy and I could not have done it without you!! Thank you so much for all of your help!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!”
— Student, Princeton Class of 2016
“I got into University of Chicago. Thanks so much!! I am really excited!!
Thanks again for guiding me! You’ve got a system that WORKS!!”
— Student, UChicago Class of 2016
“I wanted to let you know that I got accepted to Brown!!!! Thank you both so much for all you did for me, pushing me to finish everything and going the extra mile always! I am so excited to start college and going to Brown wouldn’t be possible without everything you’ve done for me. THANK YOU!!!”
— Student, Brown Class of 2015
“Duke Early Decisions came out today… and I got ACCEPTED!! Thank you so so much for all of your help! I’m beyond excited!”
— Student, Duke Class of 2015
“J and I wanted to write and express out heartfelt appreciation for all your guidance, attention and advice over the past few months which has been instrumental in K’s acceptance to Babson. To be honest, being so far away and with little prior experience we were floundering and without your support I doubt if we could have focused and directed K the way he needed to be. We appreciate your patience in dealing with an often slow response time, re-sending emails explaining the same thing over and over again and pushing him to do better. I think he has learnt a great deal from this process – lessons which I am sure will help in the future.”
- Personal Application Boot Camp Parent, 2011
“We can’t put our gratitude in words on Josh’s professionalism, dedication and expertise to provide the very creative recommendations on P’s application. ‘I had the most productive days in my whole life. Josh is fabulous!’ Our daughter, P, said several times to us after she started working with Josh for her college application. Josh certainly services a role model to the teen generation – what is the meaning of dedication and success. We greatly appreciate the advice you all provided on P’s application and especially that you introduced Josh to us. All your help will definitely maximize P’s opportunities in the college application process. We will keep in touch! Best regards.”
- Personal Application Boot Camp Parent, 2011
“Josh just left our home yesterday, and he is simply FABULOUS. I know you know that, but I wanted to add our name to the list of families who adore him. What a great guy—he is a perfect person for Adam to work with. He left yesterday around 5:00 pm, and at about 5:05 pm my son Adam called me and he said “Mom, thank you so very, very much for getting Josh. He is such a huge help.” So…my adolescent son thanked me—wow! Clearly his college application will be stronger because of Josh’s help.”
- Personal Application Boot Camp Parent, 2010
“I can’t even put in words – A’s whole family was waiting overnight in front of the computer. Exactly as Penn’s website stated, 4am Shanghai time the result came out, and the whole family is so joyful. I’m glad to see many of your students have achieved great results. A is really fortunate to have you. And we are so appreciative for your endless effort and support through and beyond the Personal Boot Camp for A. IT MADE THE DIFFERENCE! We really have confidence in you, Michele, and the PBC team. Personal Boot Camp provided her with an excellent application strategy according to her academic profile and extracurricular accomplishments, and an action plan in all aspects and areas of the application process. It’s funny that yesterday A’s first response to one of her schoolmates who wasn’t accepted by Columbia’s ED was, “She would have gotten in if Josh helped her.” On behalf of A, her family, and myself, I would like to say THANK YOU for everything! We will definitely make recommendations of your professionalism and expertise to families and friends, because yours is the best.”
- Family member, U Penn Class of 2015
“I also wanted to let you know about how pleased we have been with the essay support from Josh. I was somewhat skeptical especially since the communication between J and Josh has been entirely via the Internet. However Josh exceeded any of my expectations for responsiveness, creativity and providing practical recommendations. One of more significant results is that with Josh’s advice J has become more confident and the quality of his essays have improved considerably. Thank you for recommending Josh. He is absolutely outstanding. I would recommend him to anyone without reservation.”
- Parent, University of Chicago