Mei Leebron

November 5, 2025 by

• Graduated from Rice University with a B.A. in the Visual and Dramatic Arts and a minor in Social/Cultural Anthropology

• 3+ years in college admissions and consulting

• Demonstrated track record of working with STEM & Non-STEM students accepted to Ivy League, Top 25, and Top 50 schools, including Harvard, Cornell, Columbia, Rice, and Northwestern

• 15+ years in education, meeting with internal and external university stakeholders such as alumni, board members, donors, and world leaders

Katie Leishear

August 18, 2025 by

• 10+ years of working as a college counselor at elite international schools, a seasonal application reader for UCLA, and a committee member for the International Association of College and Admissions Counselors

• Demonstrated track record of student acceptances to the Ivy League and Top 25 universities, including UPenn, Harvard, Columbia, Dartmouth, USC, UC Berkeley, Duke, Brown, Cornell, and more

• IC3 Movement’s 2023 LATAM Counselor of the Year recipient

Kaiti Liu

March 6, 2025 by

• Graduated from USC as part of the Global Leadership Program (invite-only for the top 10% of the Marshall School of Business) and awarded the USC Presidential Scholarship (merit scholarship considered for only 2% of students)

• Earned a Master of Music in Commercial Music Songwriting, specializing in guiding students interested in music and the arts

• 8+ years of education experience across test preparation, college counseling, and personal statement essay revision

Sydney Locklear

February 8, 2024 by

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

• Extensive experience reviewing thousands of essays and application materials, including customizing profiles and supplementals for students who gained admissions to Ivy League, Top 25 universities, and top summer programs, including RMP, RSI, BWSI, and COSMOS

Cate Mclaughin

February 13, 2023 by

• 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

Rebecca Mendez

January 30, 2025 by

• Graduated Summa Cum Laude from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, with Honors for Senior Thesis Research

• Featured on DC Inno’s 25 Under 25 list and named Georgetown University’s Undergraduate Entrepreneur of the Year

• 8+ years of experience in education working with students of all ages, including helping students get into best fit and top 10/25/50 universities