Daniel Abarca

January 16, 2023 by

• 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.)

Paige Hasson

January 28, 2023 by

• 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

March 1, 2024 by

• 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

Stefan Waldschmidt

January 28, 2023 by

• 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

January 17, 2023 by

• 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

February 18, 2023 by

• 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