Kristen Wiley
Admissions Expert
Kisten has worked at an elite private high school in San Diego in supporting competitive students get into their dream colleges. With Kristen’s experience at both a private high school and in the medical research field, she has a broad understanding of how to help students think outside of the box. She relies on her strength of connecting with students to support them as they strive to meet their academic and personal goals.
Gail Davenport
Admissions Expert
Gail has spent the last decade working with students on developing post secondary plans and navigating through the college application process. Through her experience as a High School Counselor and as an Admissions Reader for UCLA, she has been able to see the admissions process from both sides. She is passionate about working with students on creating a successful future!
Terry Gilbert
Admissions Expert
Terry has led application review teams for both Purdue and Carnegie Mellon Universities, primarily in the engineering and computer science disciplines. As an experienced college advisor, Terry is knowledgeable about how to support students to enhance their candidacy for admission at selective institutions.
Carmen Livingston
Experienced college educator, counseled and prepared first generation students for college admissions, knowledgeable about personal essay writing.
Laura Duran
Admissions Expert
Laura is a Bay Area native who attended Mission San Jose High School and has 10+ years of experience working both as a counselor and in the college and career center for two of the most highly ranked high schools in California. In her work with students, Laura puts emphasis on supporting students in their development in order to maximize their chances of success for college admissions.
Brian Ford
Admissions Expert
Brian has served as the Director of College Counseling for an elite private school near Boston as well as an Assistant Director of Admission at Boston University and Bryant University. He has reviewed 60,000+ college applications including admissions reviews for BS/MD programs and has assisted students in gaining admissions to schools such as Harvard, Princeton, Duke, Northwestern and other top tier colleges around the world.
Chris Sharp
Admissions Expert
As an Assistant Director of Admission at CMU, Chris received extensive training in quantitative majors ranging from computer science, mathematics, natural science, and engineering to economics, finance, and even architecture. He has a keen eye for how students can differentiate themselves when applying to these incredibly selective majors.
Abby Croft
Admissions Expert
As the Assistant Director of Admissions at Rose-Hulman and Assistant Director of Non-Resident Recruitment at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Abby reviewed thousands of applications for highly competitive engineering, science and pre-med programs. As an academic advisor at Purdue, Abby assists students in choosing classes to make progress towards achieving their undergraduate degrees along with planning for internships, employment and graduate school.