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Our Team Members

Our collaborative team of professional education consultants and instructors boasts prestigious degrees from Ivy League and other top universities, coupled with years of instructional experience. This blend of academic prowess and teaching expertise uniquely positions them to assist diverse students in achieving academic and lifelong success. They understand how to tailor their approach for each student, ensuring personalized guidance. Furthermore, our students have the opportunity to get to know these professionals in person, allowing them to learn from their experiences as role models and mentors, thereby enriching their educational journey and shaping their paths to success.

Eleanor C
Team Members

● Graduated and holds three degrees from Columbia University
● Former Director of Education and Career at Columbia University
● More than two decades of successful experience in mentoring top-tier college applicants to Ivy League and other elite Universities

A New York City native, Eleanor brings a unique perspective to college admissions having worked at the high school level, the college level and within the corporate world. A true generalist, Eleanor has significant strategic experience and can help students craft the most powerful application to showcase the best version of themselves, proven by the hundreds of mentored students getting accepted into top-tier colleges. Eleanor holds three degrees from Columbia University - a bachelor's degree in History; an education degree from Teachers College, and an MBA from Columbia Business School.
Natachi Chukumerije
Team Members

● Yale, Columbia, and Johns Hopkins University graduate
● Excelling at mentoring students with all backgrounds and all majors
● She has perfected a method for crafting standout college essays, helping students highlight their personal and academic achievements in their applications.

Natachi is a native New Yorker with a love for all things literature, writing, traveling, art and the intersection of medicine/healthcare and the humanities. In most areas of life she is generally guided by idealism and the virtues of creative expression. As an academic mentor, she enjoys helping students with different learning styles and perspectives, working with them to expand their horizons, think differently, and surpass academic challenges. Overall, her mentoring style is active yet easy-going. She believes it’s important that students don’t feel that learning is a chore, but rather an opportunity to demonstrate their best qualities and to tap into the best versions of themselves. Natachi has helped high school students from all backgrounds write captivating, focused, and compelling college application essays for the Common App essay and for individual college supplemental essays. Over the years, she has developed an exceptional method which enables students to easily brainstorm, outline, and organize their college essays and to include significant, striking events and memories from their personal and academic accomplishments to enhance their essays beyond the ordinary and routine.
Jo Huang
Team Members

● MA degrees from University of Sheffield (UK) and University of Birmingham (UK)
● Nearly two decades of successful experiences in mentoring top students who got accepted into elite UK universities (Oxford, Cambridge, etc.) and US universities (NYU, Columbia, etc.)

Jo has been working extensively in the Biology-related domains and education industry for nearly 20 years. Her warming aura, as well as her extraordinary expertise in her mentoring sessions, has supported thousands of students pursuing their dreams. Additionally, she specializes in applications to top UK universities, such as Oxford, Cambridge, UCL, IC, and Edinburgh, as well as the top US colleges.
William “Bill” Glod
Team Members

● PhD degree from Tulane University and BA from University of Texas, Austin
● Extensive research experience in Social Sciences and Humanities
● Excelling and resourceful at academic publications

Dr.Bill is a freelance academic writer and editor based in Durham, North Carolina. After receiving his Ph.D. from Tulane University, he served as Senior Program Officer at the Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University, where he mentored hundreds of students from schools and universities around the world who got accepted into top-tier colleges, including Ivy League universities. He has authored several academic articles and a book at Routledge Press. Outside of writing on philosophical topics, his hobbies include baseball, classic films, and indie music.
Konstantine Onapolous
Team Members

● PhD from the University of Cambridge (UK), MBA from University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
● Former Admission Committee Chair
● Worldwide and world-class extensive academic and research experiences

Konstantine, a distinguished academician, who retired at the position of Associate Dean of the School of Business, has over 30 years of postsecondary level teaching experience, over 15 years of senior administrative experience within university education, and over 25 years of entrepreneurial experience. His experience also includes serving a Chair of the Admissions Committee at universities in the USA, Europe, and Australia. Konstantine holds a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge, an MBA from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, and a BSc from Southeastern University.
Grace Fanucchi
Team Members

● UCLA elite graduated
● Socio-emotional motivation development
● Experiences in Guiding students towards growth mindset and resilience, leading to college admission success.

Grace is one of the most inspiring mentors. She has been supporting high school students to spark their intrinsic motivation and bring out the best in themselves throughout the entire college application process. She always connects with each student in a meaningful way based on deep curiosity and respect for the uniqueness of each person. Grace also excels at guiding them to develop a growth mindset, healthy habits, and academic resilience, which will eventually result in successful college admissions.
Patrick Jackson
Team Members

● Graduate with a PhD from Vanderbilt. (Top 20 University)
● Nearly two decades of higher education experience across diverse institutions.
● Mentored students for prestigious awards like Fulbright and Rhodes.

Patrick has nearly two-decades’ worth of experience in higher education across a variety of institutions: a top Liberal Arts College, two Flagship Public Institutions, and a top-tier Private Research Institution.He has mentored students applyingfor prestigious national awards like the Fulbright, the Goldwater, and the Rhodes and has helped students gain admission to all graduate and professional schools of national renown. He is a Phi-Beta-Kappa graduate of the University of Kentucky Honors Program and holds a Ph.D. in American History from Vanderbilt.
XuanJing Chu
Team Members

● PhD from Columbia University (Physics)
● More than a decade of mentoring and academic experience in the STEM field
● Extensive experience in research publication

XJ C studied Physics at Columbia University. She has over 10 years of study and research experience in the STEM field including: physics, chemistry, computer sciences, engineering, and biology. XJ also has published several research papers on conferences and leading journals and taught multiple classes in her doctoral study at Columbia. Her expertise in higher education and STEM fields impresses and benefits all of her students.
Jackie C
Team Members

● Former Admission Officer at Harvard University
● Ph.D. from NYU and MA from Harvard University
● Over thousand of her students have gained acceptance to Ivy League and top U.S. universities

Having served as an admission officer at Harvard prior to her PhD study at NYU, Jackie knows best what top colleges expect from their students. Her study in sociology and education also tremendously benefits her understanding of the big picture of higher education and our current society. Thousands of her mentored students have achieved their dreams and been accepted by the Ivy League and other top Universities in the U.S.
Mia Jiang
Team Members

● Columbia graduate with a diverse career in Fortune 500 companies across finance, marketing, law, arts, and more.
● Specializes in research, soft skills development, and career planning.
● Successfully guides students to admission to their dream colleges, and desired majors.

As a Columbia graduate, Mia shines as a leading employee at multiple Fortune 500 companies worldwide in many industries: finance, marketing, law, arts, business administration, computer sciences, banking, investment, and media. Her expertise lies in major research, soft skills cultivation, and career planning. Most of her students, regardless of their major, have been admitted by their dream target colleges.
Rebecca H
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● PhD from NYU, and MA from NYU Abu Dhabi
● Over 20 years as a leading mentor in college applications, keen on current admission trends.
● Guided over hundreds of students to acceptance at Ivy League and top-tier Universities.

Rebecca has been a leading college application mentor in the education industry for more than 20 years, Rebecca always keeps a sharp sense of the current admission trends of top universities and has supported thousands of applicants to achieve their dreams. More specifically, she combines her expertise in college application mentoring extraordinarily with her extensive study and research in literature and psychology in her Ph.D. degree, which makes her one of the best STAR application mentors. She has mentored hundreds of students who have been accepted to Ivy League and other top-tier universities.
Diversity Students

Knowledge is power, & relationships are currency:

Our program provides students with a range of unique opportunities to connect with college students and professors from prestigious colleges, like-minded peers from families that equally value education, and elite professionals in the industry. Participants will acquire essential skills in networking, relationship-building, resource sharing, and synergy creation, well before their college years. Within this nurturing community, students inspire and support each other and learn from the best group of people. This fosters a collaborative atmosphere that transcends the classroom and students' surroundings, enriching the educational journey of every participant.

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