Shivani Suresh

January 21, 2023 by

• 9+ years of experience helping students gain admission to top-tier universities including UC Berkeley, Cornell, Johns Hopkins, and other top 25 schools

• Extensive experience with business/finance, STEM and pre-med (including BS/MD) pathways; guided students into highly selective combined medical programs and research-based admissions tracks

• Experienced in working with international students and well-versed in global curricula including IB, A-Levels, CBSE/ICSE, and Gaokao; specialize in helping international applicants navigate and succeed in the U.S. college admissions process

• Graduated from Cornell College & holds a Master’s degree from the London School of Economics

Jessica Thompson

January 19, 2026 by

• Graduated from Williams College with a Bachelor of Arts in Classics and Psychology, followed by a Master of Arts in Teaching in Classical Studies–Latin from Indiana University Bloomington

• 6+ years of education experience, including teaching at the high school and collegiate levels as a former teacher of Latin, English, and AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination, a college and career preparatory sequence). Years of experience working with college guidance nonprofits, helping students from all walks of life find the best path forward

• Extensive experience in guiding students to admission at top 10/25 schools, including Stanford, Cornell, Emory, Vanderbilt, and Wellesley

Haley Tudor

January 25, 2023 by

• 6+ years of college application/essay editing experience; has worked with over 500+ students to develop, shape, and showcase compelling and unique college application profiles

• Demonstrated track record of guiding students on college applications/essays with prior students gaining admissions to Top 25 universities (Stanford, Columbia, University of Pennsylvania, Caltech, Johns Hopkins University, Georgia Tech, UC Berkeley, etc.) for both STEM and non–STEM majors

Audrey Verderaime

January 26, 2023 by

• Graduated from Harvard University (Magna Cum Laude with Highest Honors), and currently pursuing a Master’s in Literature and Creative Writing from Harvard to help students develop strong writing techniques

• 6+ years of experience in successfully designing, developing, and consulting on college applications to Ivy League & Top 10/20 universities for a variety of undergraduate majors, including STEM, Healthcare/Pre–Med, Business, Psychology, and Pre–Law

Stefan Waldschmidt

January 28, 2023 by

• Graduated from UCLA (English and Statistics) & received a PhD from Duke University (English)

• 20+ years of education experience across college counseling, tutoring, and serving as an instructor at Duke, including 9 years in full-time college counseling

• Demonstrated track record of mentoring STEM & non–STEM students who matriculated to Top 10/25 universities, including Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Princeton, MIT, Georgetown School of Foreign Service, Boston University (BS/MD program), UNC Chapel Hill Morehead-Cain Scholar and more

• Aided aspiring graduate students with acceptances to various programs, including Stanford (MBA), NYU Stern (MBA), Boston University (MD), University of Kentucky (MD), Duke (MD), Duke (Law), UNC Chapel Hill (Law), UC San Diego (Applied Math PhD), and University of Virginia (Data Science PhD)