The people behind every plan.

Each student works with a lead advisor, supported by specialists in their field and a final review by our senior admissions advisor.

Lead advisor: Plans the strategy and runs regular check-ins
Specialists: STEM, humanities, writing and law
Final review: Every application read the way a committee would

Founders

Cynthia

Founder · Ivy League strategy

B.A. Economics, University of Pennsylvania
Ed.M., Harvard Graduate School of Education
M.S. Computer Science, Penn Engineering

Cynthia has six years of experience advising students on selective university admissions. Students she has guided have received more than 500 offers from Ivy League and U.S. Top 30 universities. She is a member of the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA) and has spoken on international admissions panels. Her focus is long-range planning: helping students choose a direction early, plan courses and activities around it, and turn a complex application into clear, manageable steps.

Focus: Overall strategy, Ivy League and Top 30 admissions

Yuki

Co-founder · Humanities and social sciences

B.A. Media Studies, UC Berkeley
Ed.M., Harvard Graduate School of Education

Yuki was a section editor at The Daily Californian, where she planned in-depth features and edited copy. She advises students applying in sociology, media, political science, education and public policy, helping them connect their courses, reading, research and interests into a coherent application.

Focus: Humanities, social sciences, writing

Ethan

Co-founder · Research design

B.S. Psychology, UC Davis
Ed.M., Harvard Graduate School of Education
M.S. Computer Science, Penn Engineering

Ethan is an AICEP-certified education consultant. He built our research mentorship network with faculty from Ivy League and Top 20 engineering programs and has coordinated hundreds of student research projects. He helps students turn research into evidence that admission readers can evaluate.

Focus: STEM pathways, research mentorship

Advisors

Ryan

Advisor · Engineering and computer science

B.S. EECS, MIT
Ph.D. Robotics, Carnegie Mellon University

Ryan led a team to a regional gold medal at the ICPC programming contest and has worked on core algorithm design for AI start-ups in Silicon Valley. He advises applicants in computer science and engineering, with a focus on algorithms, systems and hands-on engineering work.

Focus: Computer science, engineering

Margaret

Advisor · Narrative writing

B.A. Comparative Literature, Brown University
M.P.P., Harvard University

Margaret has published a nonfiction book on education and worked as a contributing editor for a literary magazine. She has led writing workshops and helped shape essay review standards for international programs. She works with students on structure, voice and depth in their essays.

Focus: Personal statements, essay structure

William

Advisor · Law and essay strategy

B.A. Political Science, Columbia University
J.D., Yale Law School

William is a practicing attorney at a U.S. law firm and previously clerked in federal court. He advises applicants to law school and to humanities and social science programs, with a focus on argument, structure and analytical writing.

Focus: Law school, argument-driven writing

Mr. Prescott

Senior admissions advisor

Former member, University of Pennsylvania Undergraduate Admissions Committee
NAFSA international education management training

Mr. Prescott served on the University of Pennsylvania's undergraduate admissions committee, where he reviewed international applications and took part in final admission decisions. He has attended NACAC programs and NAFSA conferences on international admissions. At Prime Education he leads the final review of applications, reading them the way an admissions committee would.

Focus: Final application review

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