The people behind the guidance

A cross-disciplinary advising team.

The team profiles below are drawn from the Prime Education handbook. Each advisor brings a different academic and professional perspective to student planning.

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Cynthia

Founding partner · Application strategy

B.A. in Economics and M.S. in Computer Science from Tufts University; Ed.M. from Harvard Graduate School of Education. Advises on long-range academic planning and application strategy. The handbook reports six years of planning experience and more than 500 Ivy League and U.S. Top 30 offers supported.

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Yuki

Co-founding partner · Humanities and social sciences

B.A. in Media Studies from the University of California, Berkeley, and graduate study at Harvard. Her background includes editorial work at The Daily Californian; her advising focuses on writing, humanities, and social-science applications.

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Ethan

Co-founding partner · Research planning

B.A. in Psychology from UC Davis, Ed.M. from Harvard, and M.S. in Computational Science from Tufts. Supports research planning and helps students present their academic work clearly.

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Ryan

Engineering and computer science

Studied electrical engineering and computer science at MIT and earned a Ph.D. in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University. Advises on engineering, computing, robotics, and technical research pathways.

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Margaret

Writing and storytelling

Studied Comparative Literature at Brown University and public policy at Harvard. Supports application writing, narrative structure, and clear communication of a student's academic development.

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William

Law and public policy

B.A. in Political Science from Columbia University and J.D. from Georgetown University. Advises on academic positioning and written argument for students interested in law and public policy.

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Mr. Prescott

Admissions review

Former undergraduate admissions committee member at Brown University. The handbook also notes participation in international admissions advising and professional counselor training.

Biographical details are summarized from the Prime Education handbook; advisor availability may vary.

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