Sonya Petkova’s Testimonials
Prepped For Columbia University
“I’m a student from Russia; roughly 1.5 years ago I decided that I should continue my education in the United States and study at one of the American universities. My dream was to get into one of the Ivy League schools. Obviously, as a part of my application process, I had to take SAT General test. I’ve done some self preparation and scored 1450 - 700 for language and 750 for maths, and 5-2-6 for an essay on my first sitting. As it wasn’t quite enough for my target universities, I decided to find someone who would be able to help me improve my language score. That’s when I started working with Sonya. She thoroughly explained all the necessary concepts, showed me how to do tasks efficiently and where to pay extra attention. We also practiced a lot with essays, Sonia explained to me how to properly structure the piece and which points to stress on the most. Just after 3 months of preparation with Sonia, I was able to score 1590 on my second sitting and 6-6-6 for an essay. Recently I’ve been admitted to Columbia University class of 2023. I believe that Sonya’s expertise, commitment and personal approach played a crucial role in my preparation, allowing me to score very high on SAT and to eventually get accepted to my dream school, and I can recommend her to anyone who wants to improve their skills of reading and writing in English.”
Dmitri Zakharov
Columbia University
Well Worth the Investment
"Sonya is a teacher with excellent language skills and educational background combined with a friendly attitude to her students. I find Sonya’s lessons to be diverse and dynamic. She chooses the topics for discussion based on the language level; however, she also takes into consideration her student’s interests. Thus, she organizes discussions, which are pleasant and intellectually stimulating, while at the same time fully developing language skills. Sonya also focuses on language specifics, such as correct pronunciation and intonation, which are crucial for reaching proficiency in a foreign language. In brief, Sonya is highly motivated as a teacher and my work with her has been highly beneficial."
Galina Nikolova
Columbia University and Boston University, LLM
Into Oxford For Doctoral Studies
“I would highly recommend Sonya to anyone who wants help in achieving a high quality university application! Sonya was extremely knowledgeable and provided very detailed and constructive feedback on my motivation letter and research proposal (for my PhD application). This included thorough grammatical and spelling edits. Sonya was able to help boost the overall quality and content of my application by providing very clear, concise and detailed suggestions. Not only was Sonya’s work of such a high standard but she was a pleasure to communicate with. I was informed about her editing work every step of the way and she was reliable and easy to get a hold of during the final steps of my application. Sonyawas also very consistently supportive and encouraging. I give Sonya a 10 out of 10 for such a great service and positive experience! Thank you so much for your support Sonya!"
Santa Karmen Sorenti
Oxford University
An Incisive Editor
“Sonya helped us copy-edit two academic articles that were very difficult to read - dense, technical, and full of jargon. The three authors had spent a lot of time trying to improve it but we were not making any progress. So we decided to request Sonya to help edit the two articles to make them readable for a general audience. Sonya did an amazing job - she fixed all errors, simplified the language, streamlined the arguments, removed all jargon, and overall, made the paper more vivid and memorable. We were amazed that someone outside the domain area was able to make so many improvements. Sonya just didn't just do what was requested - she went above and beyond to give us a manuscript that readers would want to finish reading. You cannot go wrong by going to Sonya for your editing needs.”
Krishna Savani - Provost’s Chair in Business
Nanyang Business School
Off to Cal for Computer Science
"Sonya is an amazing person who made my way to UC Berkeley. She was the person to help me with editing the essay, preparing for the SAT and TOEFL. I wouldn't get in one of the best computer science universities without Sonya's help. I believe she is the best writer in this world because the way she expresses her emotions on a piece of paper is enchanting!! I honestly wish her luck in all her endeavors. 6/5!!!!!!!"
Daniil Samyslovich
UC Berkeley
Superb Guidance on Personal Statements
"Sonya is an amazing teacher! She has helped me tremendously with my college essays and I am confident I have been accepted to my dream school largely because of her. Moreover, Sonya is a unique individual. Hearing her story was incredibly inspirational! Nevertheless, she took my story and my goals very closely and did her best to help me reach them. I’m forever grateful that I got a chance to work with her!"
Varya Kirisenko
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Personalized Curriculum and Happy Client
"I would highly recommend Sonya to every student who wants to apply to Ivy League schools or other decent universities in the US. The planned curriculum, based on tests’ brainstorming, was truly productive and useful."
Gregory Zhukov
Northwestern University
Meteoric TOEFL Rise
“Sonya helped me improve my TOEFL score with more than 10 points in only 5-6 lessons. She is familiar with the format of many language exams and is able to give professional advice during exam preparation. I strongly support her work.”
Martin Kirilov
Cambridge University, Master's Degree, class of 2017
English 
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