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EXPERT COLLEGE ADMISSIONS CONSULTANTS

With over 200 combined years of experience in education, our college consultants have collectively dedicated over 100,000 hours to become world-class experts in helping 6^th–12^th graders get into Ivy League/Top 25 universities, or at least a tier or 2 better university

Daniel Abarca

College Consultant

Graduated from Harvard University & 4+ years of experience as an alumni interviewer

10+ years of education experience across tutoring, college counseling, success coach, and teacher at Teach for America (one of the most competitive teaching positions to get in the US and distinguished within the top 5% of teachers)

Demonstrated track record of helping students get accepted into Ivy League & Top 10/20 universities for both STEM & non–STEM majors and some of the most competitive programs/internships in the US (MIT Research Science Institute (RSI), Bank of America Student Leaders, etc.)

Corinne Smith

Former Admissions Officer: Yale University

Graduated from Northwestern University (Bachelor's & Master's); currently pursuing an Ed.D. at UIUC

Former Associate Director of Admissions at Yale University where she spent 8 years reviewing 20,000+ applications across all majors and served as a voting member in domestic & international admissions committees

Prior experience includes 2 years as an admissions counselor at Northwestern reading 2,000+ applications

Paige Hasson

Former Admissions Officer: Columbia University

6+ years of education experience at Columbia University including having reviewed 5,000+ applications across STEM and non-STEM majors

Served as an application reviewer and program manager for Columbia's Pre-college program, having reviewed 3,000+ applications

Albany Vega

Former Admissions Reviewer: Stanford & UC Berkeley

Graduated from UCLA and holds a Master of Education from the University of Pennsylvania

Reviewed 1,400+ applications for undergraduate admissions between Stanford and UC Berkeley across a variety of STEM & non-STEM majors

8+ years of education experience, including helping students gain admissions to the Ivy Leagues and Top 25/50 universities including earning full-tuition scholarships

Samuel Fung

College Consultant

Graduated UC Berkeley from their Department of Engineering (ranked #2 in the country; tied with Stanford)

Specializes in working with students who are interested in pursuing STEM, healthcare, and business (along with other fields) and has successfully guided them into Ivy League and top 20 universities across the US

Stefan Waldschmidt

Stefan Waldschmidt

College Consultant

Graduated from UCLA & received a PhD from Duke University

10+ years of education experience across college counseling, tutoring, and serving as an instructor at Duke

Demonstrated track record of mentoring STEM & non–STEM students who matriculated to Top 10/25 universities, including Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Georgetown, Boston University (BS/MD program), and more

Samantha Fifield

Samantha Fifield

Former Admissions Officer: Boston University

Graduated from Boston University (Bachelor’s & Master’s Degree) with 10+ years of undergraduate admissions experience at Boston University (7+ years as an Assistant Director)

Regularly advised students on the application process and evaluated 10,000+ applications across multiple academic disciplines as a member of the Board of Admissions

Current member of the National & International Association for College Admissions Counseling (NACAC & IACAC) to keep up with college admissions trends & network with admissions officers at universities across the US

Melissa Benski

Former Admissions Officer: New York University

5+ years of college counseling experience helping students gain admission to Ivy Leagues and top 25 universities (i.e. Yale, Penn, Dartmouth, Duke, Rice, NYU, USC, etc.)

Former Associate Director of Undergraduate Admissions at New York University where she's reviewed over 10,000+ applications including those for Stern School of Business & Tandon School of Engineering before making final admissions decisions

Ray Firmalino

College Consultant

Graduated from UC Berkeley & holds a Master of Education from Harvard University and a Master of Science from Columbia University

10+ years of counseling and education experience including teaching, academic advising, and career coaching roles at UC Berkeley, Columbia, and Harvard

Strong track record of helping students get accepted to the Ivy League, UCs and other top universities including MIT, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern, Carnegie Mellon, NYU, etc.

Audrey Verderaime

Audrey Verderaime

Harvard University

Graduated from Harvard University (Magna Cum Laude with Highest Honors)

Experienced in successfully designing, developing, and consulting on college applications to Ivy League & Top 10/20 universities for a variety of undergraduate majors including STEM, Healthcare/Pre–Med, Business, Psychology, and Pre–Law

Yohan Ahn

College Consultant

9+ years of experience working with students to gain admission to the top 25 universities for both STEM and non–STEM majors (Columbia, University of Penn, University of Chicago, Dartmouth, Johns Hopkins)

Helped students get accepted to competitive programs and research internships, including Penn’s M&TSI, MIT BeaverWorks, UCSC SIP, and Harvard Med research labs

Sydney Stein

College Consultant

Specializes in advising families with 6^th-12^th graders interested in attending Ivy Leagues and other top universities for STEM, Business, and Healthcare

Experienced in providing actionable strategies, roadmaps, and recommendations for prestigious & competitive summer programs/internships and other extracurricular activities

Shivani Suresh

College Consultant

Graduated from Cornell College & holds a Master's degree from the London School of Economics

6+ years of education experience with a proven track record of guiding students to gaining admission to Ivy Leagues, Top 10/20/50 universities, and competitive pre–college programs/internships

Chris Haley

College Consultant

Graduated from Harvard University with a degree in English Literature and secondary degree in Economics

Demonstrated track record of successfully reviewing and consulting on hundreds of domestic & international applications to Ivy League & Top 10/20 universities for undergraduate majors (STEM, Healthcare/pre-med, Business) & graduate programs (M.S., PhD, MBA, JD)

Ian Collis

College Consultant

Graduated from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) & received a Master of Science in Education, with a specialization in secondary education (6–12) from Johns Hopkins University

Experienced working with 6^th–12^th graders across tutoring, teacher at Teach for America (one of the most competitive teaching positions to get in the US), and college counseling by guiding families regarding admissions to top universities and competitive pre–college & undergraduate programs

Haley Tudor

College Consultant

5+ years of college applications/essays editing experience and has worked with over 500+ students to develop, shape, and showcase compelling & unique college application profiles

Demonstrated track record of guiding students on college applications/essays with prior students gaining admissions to Top 25 universities (Stanford, Columbia, University of Pennsylvania, Caltech, John Hopkins University, Georgia Tech, UC Berkeley, etc.) for both STEM and non–STEM majors

Alexis Rouben

College Consultant

Graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and holds a Master of Educational Leadership

10+ years of education experience teaching and advising 6-12 grade students, including assisting 800+ students in matriculating to Top 10/25/50 universities including University of Chicago, Duke University, Washington University in St. Louis, Northwestern University, Vanderbilt, and more

Emily Schmidt

College Consultant

5+ years of education experience including high school science teaching and guiding students toward unique medical internships and biological research programs

Experience working in cellular and molecular biology research laboratories at Princeton University and former reviewer for Society for Science’s Broadcom MASTERS, a national STEM competition

Erick Kim

College Consultant

Graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

5+ years of educational experience as a former Admissions Officer for the University of California and college consultant guiding students to Top 10/25/50 universities

Lead author and co-author of multiple research papers in scientific journals within the fields of biology and zoology

Cate Mclaughin

College Consultant

12+ years of education experience across university teaching and college counseling, including as a writing coach for the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business's Communication Program

Extensive college counseling track record in providing individualized strategy plans for 2,000+ students and help them gain acceptances into Ivy Leagues & Top 25 universities

Received a MFA in Creative Writing from Syracuse University, a top 5 nationally ranked program

Kiki Lee

College Consultant

Education: Yale University with B.A. in English Literature w/ Honors Distinction

Previously advised 350+ Yale undergraduates on essay writing/applications & was part of the university committee to address diversity, equity, and inclusion

Experienced in guiding students to gain acceptances to Ivy Leagues & Top 10/20/50 universities for STEM, Healthcare/Pre-Med, Business, and Pre-Law/social sciences majors

Jacob Stewart

College Consultant

7+ years of education experience in providing guidance, recommendations, and counseling to students & families on admissions into the Ivy Leagues and Top 10/20/50 universities

Extremely well-versed and knowledgeable of top programs, internships, and competitions for both STEM & non-STEM majors/fields with student acceptances into Stanford, Harvard, Yale, Princeton, UPenn, Cornell, and more

Jonathan Lee

College Consultant

Graduated from Cornell University and received a Master of Arts in Teaching from UC Irvine

Extensive education experience including teaching high school science subjects (chemistry & physics) and college counseling with student acceptances into the Ivy Leagues and Top 25 universities

Allie Lee

College Consultant

Education: Johns Hopkins University with a Master of Science in Education with a specialization in Secondary Education and bachelor’s from University of Wisconsin-Madison

5+ years of education experience working with 6^th–12^th graders across being a teacher at Teach for America, tutoring, and mentoring students for college counseling to gain acceptances into Ivy Leagues and Top 25 universities

Marcos Redondo

College Consultant

Graduated from a Top 30 university, University of Florida (two Bachelor’s and Master’s), and has over 20+ years of educational experience as a teacher, administrator, and college consultant

Has assisted 2,000+ high school students with the college admissions process and has a successful track record of helping students get accepted into prestigious summer programs (ex. Penn’s M&TSI and Stanford RISE), as well as into Ivy Leagues and Top 25 universities including Stanford, Yale, University of Pennsylvania, Cornell, Johns Hopkins, and more

Kassandra Valles

Kassandra Valles

College Consultant

Extensive experience in successfully guiding students on college applications/essays to Ivy League and other top 10/20/50 universities

Reviewed, edited, and finalized over 2,000+ college application essays for students by leveraging their strengths to showcase their profiles

Juliette Wallace

Juliette Wallace

College Consultant

Former admissions officer with 4 years of experience at Yale, where she reviewed over 8,000 applications and served as a voting member on the admissions committee

Dedicated to promoting access and confidence for all students in the college admissions process

Andie Abrams

College Consultant

Graduated from Columbia University with a Dual Masters in Counseling

7+ years of education experience across college counseling, college admissions, and social-emotional counseling

Demonstrated track record of mentoring STEM and non-STEM students accepted into Top 10/25 & Ivy League universities including Yale, Stanford, Duke, UCLA, Cornell, and more

Victor Chen

UC Berkeley

Graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in Economics

Previously an investment banker at Goldman Sachs where he worked directly with CEOs, CFOs, and Board of Directors of Fortune 2,000 companies and the top 1% of technology companies to advise them on mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, and buyouts

Currently a Principal at KKR & on the Forbes 30 under 30

Nitya Mani

Stanford University

Graduated Stanford University with a B.S. in Mathematics and is currently working at Jane Street (trading firm) before starting her PhD in Mathematics at MIT

Goldwater Scholarship recipient, granted the Karl Menger Award from the American Mathematical Society, and received an honorable mention for the Alice T. Schafer Mathematics Prize

Adriana Fernandez

Adriana Fernandez

Former Admissions Officer: Johns Hopkins University

Graduated from Cornell University and has reviewed 2,000+ applications as an Admissions Officer at Johns Hopkins University

7+ years of experience in college admissions, guiding domestic and international students to gain admission into Ivy League & Top 10/25 universities

Elizabeth Davis

Elizabeth Davis

College Consultant

Graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and holds a Master of Education in Administration and Policy

10+ years of education experience in college counseling, tutoring, and teaching, including through Teach For America

Demonstrated track record of helping students get accepted into the Ivy Leagues and top 25/50 universities

Daniel Klein

College Consultant

4 years of college counseling experience at top private high schools including Quarry Lane (ranked #17 Best High School for STEM in America)

8 years of coaching, mentoring, and education experience with a strong track record of helping students get accepted into the Ivy Leagues and Top 10/25 universities

Holds a M.A. in Education with a concentration in counseling and student personnel

Elizabeth Barna

Elizabeth Barna

College Consultant

Graduated from Vanderbilt University with a Ph.D. in Sociology

8+ years of education experience working with K-12, undergraduate and graduate students

Served as an undergraduate admissions evaluator at Vanderbilt, with 1000+ applications reviewed, including for the School of Engineering. Also served as a Vanderbilt undergrad science fair judge

Sydney Locklear

Sydney Locklear

College Consultant

7+ years of education experience at both the high school and university level, including working as a graduate advisor, psychology teacher, and college counselor

Extensive experience reviewing hundreds of essays and application materials, including customizing profiles and essays for students who gained admissions to Ivy League and Top 25 universities

Kelly Braun

College Consultant

10+ years in college advising, partnering with students to curate the strongest profiles possible, resulting in successful applications to the Ivy Leagues, Top 25/50, and best fit universities

Extensive experience working with students with a focus on undecided, fine and performing arts, engineering, computer science, business, management, and social sciences majors

Nationally recognized college counselor, presenter at conferences, and recipient of the Joyce E. Smith Excellence in Education Award, International ACAC Going the Extra Mile Award, Pacific Northwest ACAC Rising Star Award. Master of Education in curriculum, instruction, and innovation

Jasmine Huang

College Consultant

Graduated from UC Berkeley with 4+ years of experience in coaching, college counseling, mentoring, and education, with a track record of successfully guiding students to admission at Top 25/50 and best-fit universities

Extensive background in business and technology as a former Product Manager that led to market-critical cybersecurity solutions now relied upon by Fortune 100 companies

Haley Hamilton

College Consultant

6+ years of experience in counseling and education experience in a variety of settings, including selective enrollment high schools, public high schools, and non-profit organizations

Strong track record in helping students navigate admission into top universities, such as Columbia, Brown, Johns Hopkins, University of Chicago, Northwestern, Vanderbilt, and more

Reviewed, edited, and finalized over 1,500+ college application and pre-college program essays for students to help them demonstrate their potential

Jayme Dinnerstein

Jayme Dinnerstein

College Consultant

Holds a B.S. in Applied Health Sciences, a College Counseling certification from UCLA, and a current member of the IECA (professional organization for educational consultants)

4+ years of college counseling experience and has reviewed 2,000+ essays across 500+ students all across the US with her students gaining acceptances into MIT, University of Pennsylvania, Barnard, Northwestern, Tufts, Emory, and other top 10/20/50 universities

Gabriella Reyes

Gabriella Reyes

College Consultant

Graduate of Brown University with an MA from University College London

7+ years of coaching and education experience, in the US and internationally, with a strong track record of helping students get accepted into the Ivy League and other top universities for STEM/Business/Healthcare and social sciences/pre-law majors

Ashley Varela

College Consultant

Graduated Magna Cum Laude from Boston University; MS in Education from Johns Hopkins University

13+ years of education experience including being a teacher at Teach For America and coaching and mentoring students in writing

Track record of helping students gain admission to Top 25/50/75 universities including earning full-tuition scholarships

Alana Newman

College Consultant

8+ years of college counseling experience, having worked with 1,400+ students of STEM and non-STEM backgrounds, including BSMD programs, all across the US with her students gaining acceptance into top 10/25/50 universities such as Harvard, Stanford, Brown, Northwestern, Vanderbilt, USC, and more

Holds her Certificate of College Counseling from UCLA, completed her master’s in Strategic Communication from American University, and is a member of the National Association for College Admission Counseling

Crystal Soriano

Crystal Soriano

College Consultant

Graduated from UCLA and holds a Master of Education in Education Policy from Columbia University

6+ years of experience in college admissions, guiding STEM and non-STEM students to gain admission into Ivy League and Top 10/25 universities including Harvard, Stanford, UPenn, Carnegie Mellon, Swarthmore, UCLA, and more

Christina Van Epp

Christina Van Epp

Former Admissions Comm.: Georgetown University

Graduated from Georgetown University (Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree) and former Georgetown Academic Counselor

Served as a member of Georgetown admissions committees and was an alumni interviewer for 7 years

10+ years of education experience across college counseling, high school & college teaching with a strong track record of helping students get accepted into the Ivy Leagues & Top 10/25 universities

William Chung

College Consultant

Track record of working with families whose students are interested in STEM, Business, and Healthcare to gain admissions into Ivy Leagues, UCs, and other top universities (Stanford, Caltech, Johns Hopkins, NYU, Duke)

Consistently guide students to land prestigious internships/programs (BU RISE Internship, Penn’s M&TSI, Garcia, SUMaC, lowa SSTP, and more) in addition to winning national/international competitions (ISEF, DECA, Conrad Challenge, TSA, ISSCY, etc.)

Sam Deery-Schmitt

Sam Deery-Schmitt

College Consultant

Graduated from the University of Notre Dame and holds a M.S. in Applied Data Science from Syracuse University, with a focus on data engineering and machine learning

9+ years of education experience and has successfully guided hundreds of students through competitive undergraduate, graduate, and professional school admissions with a track record of acceptances into Ivy League, top-25, and top-50 schools

Diane Lee

College Consultant

7+ years of experience helping students get accepted into all UCs, Ivy Leagues, BS/MD programs, Stanford, Caltech, USC, Vanderbilt, and other top 10/20/50 universities

Holds a B.A. in English Literature from UC Irvine and currently an active member of the National Association of College Admission Counseling

John Fujita

College Consultant

Graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

5+ years experience of college counseling experience with his students gaining acceptances into Harvard, MIT, UPenn, UC Berkeley, and other Top 10/25/50 universities

Jerry Lee

UC Berkeley

Graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in Economics

Previously worked at Medallia and Okta and is currently a Senior Technical Program Manager at RMS

Nathan Ho

UCLA

Graduated UCLA with a B.S. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and a M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from University of Southern California (USC)

Currently pursuing his PhD in Biomedical Engineering from USC where he’s co–authored and published multiple research papers in scientific journals

Joseph Bayne

Stanford University

Graduated from Stanford University with a degree in Biological Sciences

Accepted to both Harvard and Stanford Medical School

Graduated from Columbia Medical School where he attended on a full–ride scholarship

Maiko Kitaoka

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Education: B.S. in Biology from MIT, PhD in Molecular and Cell Biology from UC Berkeley, currently a postdoctoral scientist at the Whitehead Institute

Former Amgen Scholar, National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow, and iBiology Share Your Research Competition Winner

Passionate about mentoring the next generation of scientists and building inclusive communities

Annie Cheng

Yale University

Education: Graduated from Yale University with a double major in social sciences

5+ years of college counseling experience specializing in helping both U.S. & international students gain acceptances into Ivy League and Top 25 universities (Yale, Princeton, Columbia, University of Pennsylvania, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Northwestern, Georgetown, and many more) for both STEM & non-STEM majors/fields

Charles Wang

Johns Hopkins University

Graduated Johns Hopkins University with a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, and a Masters of Health Science in Molecular Biology and Immunology

Former McKinsey associate with 5+ years of experience in Health Systems and Services

Currently serves as the Senior Director of Operations for Optum/DaVita medical group, one of the nation’s leading independent medical groups

Amethyst King

College Consultant

Graduated from Columbia University with a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and a Concentration in Education, followed by a Master’s of Science in Teaching from the University of Pennsylvania

Served as an alumni interviewer for Columbia University

5+ years of education experience including teaching, tutoring, and college counseling with extensive experience reviewing hundreds of essays and application materials

Dennis Yan

College Consultant

10+ years of higher education experience as Assistant/Associate Director of Admissions at schools such as Purdue and UC Berkeley

Holds an MBA from the University of Southern California

Consistent track record of assisting students from STEM, healthcare, and business backgrounds with acceptances to top 30 universities across the U.S.

Linda Ayala

College Consultant

10+ years of experience in college counseling, consulting, and teaching, with a proven track record of guiding students to prestigious universities including NYU, Barnard, Rice, Johns Hopkins, University of Michigan, and MIT

Specializes in developing personalized college application roadmaps that have helped students secure admissions and scholarships at top institutions

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