What people are saying

STUDENT TESTIMONIALS

“Thank you so much, Ms. Tikia for all your support! [For] helping, pushing, and believing in me when I was not feeling the most motivated. Hope to see you before I leave for school. My opportunities wouldn’t have happened without you!”

— University of Kentucky c/o 2027 student

“Thank you for your guidance and help with completing my essays and applications. It meant a lot to me!”

— Marquette University c/o 2027 student & DPT Admit

“I was extremely satisfied. Tikia is the reason why I was able to write multiple drafts of my essays and feel motivated to keep brainstorming ideas and keep looking for ways to improve my essays when something didn’t feel right. She made the entire college application process extremely simplified and organized for me, and I know I wouldn’t be where I am today without her help. She made me think about the reasons I wanted to go to a specific college and its program, why I wanted to major in CS, and really think about moments with my family, in clubs, or just in life that taught me lessons that I want to take with me to college. Above all, though, Tikia was always there for me, willing to go over time, willing to help me rewrite my entire common app days before I wanted to apply to my first college, with a smile on her face. She always updated my parents on my status, and didn’t just keep them up to date, but also made sure to hold meetings with my parents and I so we could all talk about my progress.”

— University of California, Berkeley c/o 2025 student

“Dear Ms. Travis, I just wanted to thank you for all that you have done to help me with my college admissions and essays! Whether it was Zoom meetings to discuss my revisions or doing prep for my scholarship interviews, your help has truly been invaluable.”

— University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign c/o 2025 student

Hi Miss Travis, I just wanted to let you know that most of my early decision/early action college decisions have come back. I was accepted into Johns Hopkins University, UMich, UIUC for computer science, and UW Madison. I wanted to say thanks for all of your assistance on my essays. I really appreciated all of your insight and time that you put into my applications and I could not have attained such results without your help. Thank you!

— University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign c/o 2024 student

Hi Tikia! Thank you for all of your insights and input. It has been really helpful for a struggling person like me. Thank you for your patience and kindness while working with me.

— University of Illinois at Chicago c/o 2020 student

PARENT TESTIMONIALS

“We are done! I am so excited and relieved! There is no way on God’s green earth that we could have done this without you!! Thank you, Tikia!”

— Parent of University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign c/o 2027 student

“You have been a blessing to me, helped lightened my load this year and I am grateful Tikia. Run with the vision!”

— Parent of Illinois State University c/o 2027 student

“Tikia has a persistent, positive attitude throughout the application process and was very flexible with her time for my daughter. We would definitely recommend her to future college bound students who need help with the application process.

— Parent of University of Indiana Bloomington c/o 2026 student

“[You] were the answer to our college search needs. We would not have gotten in to all the schools that we did, without you. You were organized and equally important, invested in our child. We truly benefitted from your services."

— c/o 2027 University of Kentucky Parent

“I cannot thank you enough for the insight, professionalism, and dedication to helping students get through this process on top."

— c/o 2026 North Carolina A&T Parent

“Tikia has a persistent, positive attitude throughout the application process and was very flexible with her time for my daughter . We would definitely recommend her to future college bound students who need help with the application process.”

— Parent of Indiana University Bloomington c/o 2026 student

“We were very satisfied. Tikia is very professional and helpful. Excellent resource for help with college essays. She takes the time to understand the view of the essay writer, and the prompt and provides a will thought assistance and suggestions where necessary. Five stars for Tikia in planning! She is very friendly and caring. She invests her time and heart in the work.”

— Parent of UIUC c/o 2024 student

“Very satisfied. Your assistance in its totality was instrumental in the various admissions in which he gained admission. Not only were his essays crisp and well crafted, but your prepping him for interviews paid dividends as well. Your guidance in helping the parents through the process was also very helpful.”

— Parent of Carnegie Mellon c/o 2024 student

pROFESSIONAL Package TESTIMONIALS

(Resumes, Cover lETTERS. iNTERVIEW pREP, AND MORE)

“Tikia assisted me with my resume, cover letter, and statement of purpose upon graduating with my BS in Nursing. She was professional and had a quick turnaround time with providing me with new polished and revised documents, which many interviewers complimented me on. She also went the extra-mile in assisting me with interview prep through mock interviews. The service she provided me with helped me score several job interviews and obtain my career goal. She is excellent and I would recommend her to others!”

— Shiro K., Doctor of Nursing Practice Candidate

"I absolutely loved my experience with The Essay Ninja. The research, the information, and the knowledge provided was exceptional. I will definitely be using the service again for other projects."

— c/o 2024 MBA Student

"[Tikia] is mission driven, student driven, and people driven in everything she does. She is someone that consistently goes above and beyond simply because it is in her nature...She is extremely professional and prepared at all times as an effective communicator no matter the audience. Any organization would be fortunate to have Tikia on their team. It was an absolute joy working with her."

- District Director of Enrollment Management