For over eight years, Chris has supported students across the globe in fulfilling their college aspirations. Chris started out as a college admissions consultant, where he helped community college students reduce their loan obligations by constructing comprehensive transfer strategies, maximizing the use of CLEP and AP credits, and scoring scholarships.

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During his graduate studies at Harvard, Chris held numerous roles in education, including working as a research assistant and advising students on the college admissions process. Chris holds extensive experience in essay development and preparation for the SAT and SAT Subject Tests. His guidance has enabled students to gain admission into diverse programs at institutions including UC Berkeley, Princeton, the University of Chicago, and Duke.

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Chris holds an MLA in History from Harvard University. He also received a College Advising Program Certificate from Columbia University and is working towards an Independent Educational Consultant Certificate from UC Irvine. Nowadays, Chris can be found assisting students as a Head Counselor for WeAdmit and constantly striving to become a better chef!

Cole comes to WeAdmit with nearly a decade of higher education expertise. During his tenure, Cole has worked in college admissions, college advising, and residence life. Cole’s zeal for the college process began early in his undergraduate career as a tour guide and followed him through professional pursuits. Along the way, Cole learned that colleges are much more than just a place of learning, but communities. He is committed to making sure that any student finds their perfect community. Most recently, Cole served as an Admissions Officer with Duke University’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions. During this process, he advocated for his students, evaluated merit scholarship fit, and supported students from underrepresented backgrounds in higher education. Cole has worked with many students on the college admissions process and has expertise in prioritizing and evaluating “fit”. He knows that the college process is much more than just numbers on paper, and he is excited to support students as they find their perfect school.

During his free time, you will find Cole hiking or paddling his local park, or cooking a meal with a new and exciting ingredient!

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Dan has helped students strengthen their college applications through improvements in standardized testing, mentorship, and admissions consulting. He has served as an alumni admissions volunteer for Johns Hopkins University, and his students have successfully gained admission to Yale, Penn, Brown, CMU, and many others.

He appreciates the optimism and excitement that high school students bring to their college planning, and truly enjoys helping students identify an educational and career path where they will be engaged and successful. Throughout his career, he has enjoyed both receiving and providing mentorship to others and the satisfaction that it brings.  

Dan has extensive experience working with future STEM majors from many disciplines including the life sciences, engineering, BS/MD candidates and computer science. His mentorship has included working with future premed students focused on research in stem cell biology and students looking to apply machine learning to medicine.

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Julia is a graduate of Princeton University and the University of Pennsylvania. She has 11+ years of experience as an independent admissions consultant, in addition to working as a test prep tutor and SAT essay rater for ETS. Julia's clients have gained admission to a wide range of elite schools, including Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, Cornell, UPenn, Dartmouth, UVA, Carnegie Mellon and the U.S. Naval Academy.

Julia was most recently employed as Director of College Guidance at a highly-rated private school in Princeton, NJ, where she worked with 9th through 12th grade students and their parents, providing comprehensive guidance throughout the college admissions process—including individualized guidance on application essays, college lists, and admissions interviews.

In addition to her work in admissions consulting, Julia is a Princeton University alumni interviewer and a freelance harpist; she spent 8 years in The Juilliard School’s Pre-College Program and received a Certificate in Advanced Harp Performance from L’École Normale de Musique de Paris at the age of 16. She also toured internationally with the Princeton University Orchestra during college.

Julia’s passion for helping applicants identify and highlight their strengths, combined with her first-hand knowledge of elite schools’ admissions processes, results in a personalized, realistic approach to college guidance. She approaches each client and the admissions process itself in a holistic way, treating college admission not as an end in itself but rather as an important step in each student’s journey toward actualizing his/her personal potential and long-term goals.

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John is a passionate educational consultant with extensive experience assisting Chinese students navigate the US college admission process. He is a 2009 graduate of Harvard College and a former interviewer for the Harvard College Office of Admissions. John scored a perfect score (1600 out of 1600) on his SAT examination and worked for over ten years as a college counselor and SAT instructor in the US and Asia. His favorite part of working as a college counselor is helping students craft narratives that authentically reflect their personal experiences and enable them to succeed in the admissions process.

Several of his former students have gained admission to top universities, both at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Previously, John was a Senior Consultant at Ernst & Young (EY) in its People Advisory Services practice, focusing on corporate communications and training. His clients included Fortune 500 companies in the banking, construction, insurance, life sciences, manufacturing and telecommunications industries. He enjoys sharing his insights on what it takes to succeed in college and beyond and has extensive experience coaching students interested in business and STEM-related careers.

When he is not counseling or teaching students, John enjoys surfing, kayaking, hiking and volunteering in his local community.

Laura has over ten years of experience helping students apply to selective colleges and years of volunteering as an alumni interviewer for Dartmouth College. Her students have successfully gained admissions to schools such as Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and many more. She experienced the benefits of an exceptional education as an undergraduate and graduate student, and it profoundly changed her life. She followed her love of learning as she dove deep into fascinating subjects, found inspiring mentors, and developed lifelong friendships. As a college counselor, she now shares her enthusiasm for knowledge with students and helps them find the best college environment in which to grow. In her free time, Laura enjoys doing triathlons and volunteering at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago.

Lindsay specializes in guiding students through the college admissions process and helping them find schools that are a great fit academically, socially, and financially. Her students have received acceptances from hundreds of different colleges across the US including UC Berkeley, UCLA, Brown University, Cornell University, Emory University, and Georgia Tech.

She received a certificate in Independent Educational Consulting from UC Irvine and a bachelor’s in Business Management from the University of Miami. She is a professional member of the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA) and the Southern Association for College Admission Counseling (SACAC).

During her free time she enjoys traveling, biking, and kayaking.

Mike is a junior at the Georgia Institute of Technology majoring in Industrial and Systems Engineering with a minor in Computing Intelligence.

During high school, Mike founded and was captain of a FIRST FRC Robotics team and completed two research projects in simulation and applied mathematics. His favorite classes were AP Calculus, AP Physics, and AP Computer Science.

In addition to his interests in the STEM fields, Mike is also passionate about music, playing in various school bands throughout middle and high school.

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Kevin is a sophomore at Stanford studying Management Science and Engineering (MS&E) and minoring in music. As a musician and singer on campus, he has spent a great deal of time interacting with Stanford's unique music and arts culture. Before coming to Stanford, he was a multi-sport athlete and cultivated his interest in politics while working on political campaigns. Kevin was uncertain about the path he might take once he got to Stanford and continued to feel this way for quite some time. His unique journey allowed him to explore fields as varied as art theory, computer science, and economics.

Maria is a junior at Barnard College of Columbia University studying neuroscience and behavior with a minor in Russian. During her time in high school, Maria took a diverse load of AP and dual enrollment courses both in the humanities and the sciences; some of her favorite courses were AP Chemistry, AP Calculus, AP US Government, AP English Language/Literature, and forensic science.

Her experience volunteering at her local hospital and interning at a primary care HIV/AIDS clinic motivated her to pursue a career in the health field. She is an active member of her school’s GlobeMed chapter, which is a global health-related club, and has enjoyed serving as an Orientation Leader during Barnard’s New Student Orientation Program. Aside from the sciences, Maria also plays trumpet and piano in her free time.

Nick is a sophomore at the University of Pennsylvania majoring in physics with a concentration in business, and minoring in economics.

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In high school he completed a wide range of AP coursework and exams, from Spanish Language to Physics. He volunteered teaching music at a local community center throughout high school, and spends time teaching himself guitar and playing golf, which he played competitively in high school.

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He earned a 35 on his ACT, as well as 800's on the SAT II tests in Chemistry and Math 2. Nick continues to look for ways he can apply his interests in physics, economics, and business.

Amanda is a sophomore studying Behavioral Economics at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business. She took 10 AP courses in high school, got a 35/36 on the ACT, and currently holds leadership positions in a variety of UPenn clubs, such as the WALK (a premiere fashion magazine) and the Wharton Retail Club. Amanda will help you express your many academic and extracurricular interests to colleges, framing your applications and essays in a cohesive, compelling way.