Meet Our Team
Harvard University - Master's in Education Leadership, Organizations and Entrepreneurship
Connie - Founder
With five years of university consulting experience, Connie has helped students get admitted into top universities like Yale, Harvard, Columbia, UC Berkeley, UPenn, etc.
Connie's own personal statement received special appraisal from a top liberal arts college’s admission officer, who praised her writing as “powerful and touching.”
Having lived in Australia, Canada, and the United States for the majority of her life, Connie is a native speaker of English and is proficient in Mandarin.
Harvard University - Master’s in Human Development and Education
Carole - Social Sciences Coach
With a background in trained teaching, psychology, and linguistics, Carole has supported hundreds with their spoken language and essay writing in the last five years.
With Carole’s guidance, students have been accepted by top universities including Harvard, Columbia, UPenn, etc.
As a staunch advocate for humanizing education, Carole is dedicated to helping each student to render a gripping narrative in their personal way.
MIT - Bachelor’s in Computer Science
Dennis - Essay Coach
Dennis spent the early part of his career working for top-tier Wall Street firms, including Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, and Deutsche Bank.
Given his passion for working with students, he then entered the educational field, where he found his true calling. He interviewed high school students extensively for the Office of Admissions at MIT, and has helped thousands of students create spectacular and impactful admissions essays.
Dennis is enthusiastic, outgoing, and committed to helping students gain admission to the most preeminent colleges and universities in the country.
Brown University - Bachelor’s in Economics and Computer Science
Arvind - Essay Coach
Arvind specializes in interview training, admission essays, and standardized testing preparation.
He is passionate about helping students find stories from their lives that are well-suited to the institutions to which they are applying and is particularly adept at helping to restructure narratives.
With perfect ACT and SAT scores, Arvind was accepted to Brown, Columbia, and JHU. His students were accepted to Duke, Carnegie Mellon, Yale, etc. Arvind is also the public speaking champion of Rhode Island.
Elena - Business Coach
Elena advises students on business program applications. She is skilled at communicating with students patiently and finding comfortable ways for them to work together.
Elena is a recipient of the Yale School of Management Merit Scholarship and was a teaching assistant for two Yale MBA classes.
Her work experience includes serving as a family wealth manager for an international trust company (AuM $99+ billion), and serving as a consultant at Deloitte.
Yale & HEC Paris Double Masters in Management
Stanford University - MSE in Computer Science
Abbey - Computer Science Coach
With a strong technical background, Abbey has worked with a variety of technologies and programming languages, including iOS development, software automation, and database management.
Abbey has also been involved in several machine learning research projects, including natural language processing (NLP) and computer vision (CV).
Abbey is committed to continuous learning and staying up-to-date on the latest trends and technologies in the field of computer science.
Dartmouth College - Ph.D in Computer Science
Justin - Computer Science Coach
Having studied computer science for 6 years, Justin has experience in both the industry and academia. He specializes in topics in computer graphics, especially physical simulation, and has participated in media rendering and 3D applications in deep learning like NeRF and implicit representation.
Justin has advised non-technical background students in applying for graduate programs in computer science. 100% of his students were accepted to Carnegie Mellon University, home of the top CS program in the country.
UC Irvine MD/PH.D in Biomedical Engineering + MBA
Charles - Medical/Life Sciences Coach
Charles specializes in an array of medicine and life science related university applications, including biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, public health, epidemiology, immunology, nano-engineering, microbiology, and molecular biology.
Besides UCI, Charles was also offered admission to Stanford Ph.D. and Caltech Ph.D. He has expertise not only in personal statement and CV editing, but also in helping students with their research proposals.
Harvard University - Bachelor’s in Sociology & Master’s in Education
Ben - High School Consultant
Ben is a former top 10 boarding school admissions officer who has evaluated thousands of applicants for schools, scholarships, and programs. He specializes in boarding and independent school consulting, and also has five years of consulting experience working with students on college applications.
Ben is focused on helping each student find the right fit school and bringing out a genuine and authentic personal narrative throughout their application process.
University of Toronto Master's in Education
Cathy - Application Coach
Cathy possesses four years of experience in admissions consultation, and she is committed to providing comprehensive support to each student. With a precise understanding of every detail of the application process, she has successfully guided 50+ students in applying to QS Top 100 universities.
Cathy is dedicated to emphasizing tangible outcomes, and ensuring they not only enjoy the journey of applying to their dream universities but also discover their true selves. She strives to connect students with compatible mentors, foster independent thinking and logical reasoning skills, and instill self-confidence and courage.
