Admissions & Career Consulting
Online career and admissions counseling with a focus on the highest level of service. Below is a detailed look at qualifications, scheduling, and the services offered.
Qualifications
As a PhD student in Computational Biology at an Ivy League School, the University of Pennsylvania (Penn), I offer career and admissions counseling online via meeting software of choice, with a focus on providing the highest level of service. A long term relationship is built on trust and open communication; I respond to most emails/texts within 3–6 hours.
My students call on me for assistance on career and undergraduate/graduate admissions consulting. If you are looking for help with admissions application preparation, admission essay prep, or career consulting, please do not hesitate to reach out.
As a background, I have been assisting/tutoring students for the past decade and scored 99th percentile on undergraduate admissions exams such as the SAT and SAT subject tests.
I have tutored/assisted many undergraduate level to graduate level students since 2017 and have won many awards. I have also commented and revised Personal Statements and admissions applications since 2020 for students applying to STEM graduate and undergraduate programs/universities as well as assisted in selecting a shortlist of schools to apply to. In the past and present, I have mentored many students through various student programs such as Penn's Engineering Online Mentorship, Optum's Technology Development Program, and Encorps for middle school mentorship/tutoring.
I earned a BA in Cognitive Science at Berkeley, an MBA at University of California, Davis, and a Master's in CS at the University of Pennsylvania with the following competitive awards/scholarships.
- Regents & Chancellor's Scholarship, Berkeley
- Stokes Scholarship (full tuition), Berkeley
- Fontaine Scholar Award, Penn
My students regularly see admissions to the top 25–50 universities. Some examples include Penn, UC Irvine, Meta, and various companies/start-ups.
Meeting Scheduling
Lessons will be scheduled virtually with the client with the following rules:
- 1Same-day cancellations for online appointments/meetings, reschedulings, or no-shows by the student or by their parent/guardian without an excusable exception will incur a fee of 50% of the scheduled session. There is no penalty for cancelling or rescheduling the day before a session or earlier. However, if a student cancels or reschedules too often, we will need to discuss this issue on a case-by-case basis. This policy also applies in reverse, if I have to same-day cancel or reschedule, your session is half off.
- 2Slight delays in joining the session are okay, but do not make it a recurring event.
- 3Notifications for cancellations or reschedulings may be sent via email.
Services Offered
STEM and Humanities* Undergraduate/Graduate Admissions Consulting
- School Selection: Package includes 8–10 schools of choice
- Application Submission: Review of application materials and optional small essays (diversity and personal challenges prompts)
- Academic and Extracurricular Guidance: Review of what activities, clubs, and other extracurriculars you had in your previous experiences
- Personal Statement Revisions/Review: 10 rounds of revision and review, including brainstorming ideas and outlines
- Supplemental Essays: Research Statement / Diversity or School Fellowship Essays, 5 revisions
- Admissions CV Review: 3–5 rounds of revision
- Recommendation Letters: Advising on LoR recommenders, email drafting, and planning
Career Planning + Counseling
- 3–5 rounds of meetings with interview prep/counseling on goals
- Industry resume review geared towards IT/Tech and top-tier tech/finance company applications
- Cover Letter review/templating (3 rounds)
- Salary negotiation tactics, if an offer is received
Scholarship Essay Services
- 5 rounds of revision on 1 scholarship essay prompt up to 1500 words
- Advice on LoR planning, complimentary
Grades 8–12 HS Planning
- Curriculum overview and content
- AP and Community College course planning
- Extracurricular and Time Management planning
- Optional: Academic Competition advice
Resume and Cover Letter Review
- Separate services, each a 3-round ad-hoc review for quantitative and STEM-focused careers
* Humanities are selectively offered, including but not limited to: Psychology, Sociology, Public Policy/Political Science, Art History. Please inquire in the initial meeting.