Kim Heffernan

We can’t say enough good things about our experience with Kim Heffernan and the Moxie team—and not merely because our daughter ended up with fantastic results.

Kim has a great balance of the personal and the professional. She built rapport quickly and easily with both parents and student, and was never formulaic or dogmatic about how the process should or would go. Rather, she was kind and candid, helping our daughter to select classes, think about extracurricular priorities, and navigate the many tough choices inherent in the application process. Kim shared insight and opinions at every turn, but never sought to “make decisions” for anyone else. She answered questions promptly and thoroughly. When we hit the inevitable speedbumps, she empathized genuinely and helpfully. All the while, however, she remained focused on the nuts and bolts of the process—the deadlines and “to do” list, etc.—and her experience, knowledge, and organization were reassuring for our “Type A” kid and her “pulled in many directions” parents.

We have no doubt that the college review and application process would have been much more stressful for our daughter and for us, and that we would have been “flying blind” in many areas we could not have anticipated in advance, without Kim’s experience, expertise, and steady presence. We recommend her emphatically and without reservation.

Working with Moxie and Kim Heffernan was a game-changer. Their personalized approach, deep expertise, and unwavering support ensured [our daughter] showcased her best self in every application. Thanks to their guidance, she gained acceptance to her dream schools and received very generous scholarships. We’re immensely grateful and highly recommend their services to any family navigating the college admissions journey.

As parents of a high school student with ADHD, we were dreading the college application process. Kim Heffernan and her team at Moxie made it straightforward. Kim broke it down into easily attainable steps. She worked directly with our son and provided us with updates after each milestone. Our son’s college applications were all submitted early in the Fall, and he was subsequently able to have a great senior year. He truly enjoyed working with Kim and the other professionals at Moxie. Thank you, Kim and Moxie!

Working with Moxie immensely transformed my college search and application process. Kim Heffernan’s guidance was honestly what got me through this past fall; I went from an overly stressed student to a relaxed, prepared applicant. Kim helped me plan out when I would complete each part of my application, and without her organization, I’m not sure if I would’ve finished everything on time! The routine check-ins, through Zoom or email, kept me on the right track and eventually saved me from drowning in work at the beginning of January. Overall, her support and expertise made this experience significantly better than I ever could’ve imagined. I’ll never forget how sweet and genuinely excited the message she sent me was when I got into one of my top choices. Thank you, Kim!

I am so grateful that Kim Heffernan helped our daughter, and us, navigate the incredible journey of applying to college and selecting the right school for her future. Kim’s expert advice, counsel, and strategic planning equipped our daughter to work independently toward her goals, identify and focus on the criteria most important to her, and have ownership over the process. Kim’s approach reduced stress and created a process that was productive, positive and empowering and made our daughter feel valued and understood and enabled me, as a mom, to feel calm and confident. Her day-to-day, hands-on guidance, availability to answer questions, and management of deadlines and details gave me space to focus on the big picture and enjoy college visits and the beauty of senior year. I don’t know how we would have managed without Kim — I am tremendously grateful for being able to work with her and already look forward to working with her again for our next child!

We can’t say enough good things about our experience with Kim Heffernan and the Moxie team—and not merely because our daughter ended up with fantastic results.

Kim has a great balance of the personal and the professional. She built rapport quickly and easily with both parents and student, and was never formulaic or dogmatic about how the process should or would go. Rather, she was kind and candid, helping our daughter to select classes, think about extracurricular priorities, and navigate the many tough choices inherent in the application process. Kim shared insight and opinions at every turn, but never sought to “make decisions” for anyone else. She answered questions promptly and thoroughly. When we hit the inevitable speedbumps, she empathized genuinely and helpfully. All the while, however, she remained focused on the nuts and bolts of the process—the deadlines and “to do” list, etc.—and her experience, knowledge, and organization were reassuring for our “Type A” kid and her “pulled in many directions” parents.

We have no doubt that the college review and application process would have been much more stressful for our daughter and for us, and that we would have been “flying blind” in many areas we could not have anticipated in advance, without Kim’s experience, expertise, and steady presence. We recommend her emphatically and without reservation.