Kyrstin Switanek

March 9, 2026 by

• Graduated from Jacksonville University with a BFA in Theatre Arts and an MBA with a concentration in Management

• 8+ years of experience in college admission, including application evaluation, recruitment strategy, and student counseling across highly selective and nationally recognized universities

• Demonstrated track record for elevating students into top‑tier fine arts and specialized programs, including SCAD’s nationally recognized summer workshops, elite music training at Florida State University, nationally recognized Summer dance intensives, and competitive aviation and marine biology internships with partners such as JetBlue, Delta, and OCEARCH

Andie Abrams

August 21, 2024 by

• Graduated from Columbia University with a Dual Masters in Counseling

• 8+ 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, UPenn, UC Berkeley, Johns Hopkins and more

Jordan Adams

July 21, 2025 by

• Graduated from Johns Hopkins University with degrees in Creative Writing and English

• 5+ years of education experience across college counseling, academic advising, and teaching

• Utilizes a holistic approach to mentorship and college counseling by incorporating elements of social-emotional learning

• Demonstrated track record of helping students get into top 10 and top 20 schools, including Johns Hopkins, Rice, Columbia, Vanderbilt, and Brown

Linda Ayala

September 24, 2024 by

• 10+ years of experience in college counseling, consulting, and teaching, with a proven track record of guiding students to prestigious universities including all ivy leagues, various top 25 institutions including NYU, Barnard, Rice, Johns Hopkins, University of Michigan, and MIT

• Supported students in securing competitive summer program acceptances, including Yale Young Global Scholars and Bank of America Student Leaders

Yohan Ahn

January 19, 2023 by

• 12+ years of experience working with students to gain admission to the top 25 universities for both STEM and non–STEM majors (Yale, Dartmouth, Cornell, UPenn (+M&T), Brown, Caltech, Princeton, Columbia, Duke, UChicago, CMU, Johns Hopkins, UC Berkeley EECS/MET, BSMD programs)

• Helped students get accepted to competitive programs and research internships, including BU RISE, Penn’s M&TSI, MIT BeaverWorks, UCSC SIP, and Ivy League Medicine/CS/Engineering research labs

Elizabeth Barna

February 10, 2023 by

• Earned a Ph.D. in Sociology at Vanderbilt University

• Reviewed 1,000+ applications as a Vanderbilt undergraduate admissions evaluator, including for the School of Engineering and Peabody College of Education & Human Development

• 9+ years of education experience, with a focus on middle and high school, undergraduate, and graduate students

• 2x scholarship reviewer for National Junior Honor Society

• Guides students in crafting successful applications to competitive summer programs, including Wharton Leadership in the Business World and Berkeley MET