Take the stress and anxiety out of planning for college admissions

Comprehensive services

Academic
Planning

Extracurricular
Activities

Resume
Building

College
Application

Interview
Training

“Through the process of diving deep into your interests and your unique talents and strengths, I can help you know yourself better. When you have a good sense of yourself, you are more likely to experience personal fulfillment and achieve success on your own terms”

Justin, Trifecta Education Associates, Principal

A La Carte Services

Essay Consulting/Advising

College List Building

Interview Training

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Meet Justin Wang

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My Approach

As a college admissions consultant, I can help you know yourself better – uncover who you really are as a person, and what activities and fields speak to your passions and strengths. I work with you on academic planning, activities planning, and life skills development, to help you “launch” your future. With respect to applying for colleges, I assist you to make appropriate school lists, brainstorm and edit your personal statement for college and universities as well as finalize your college applications. Afterwards, I advise you on your options and choices when you get your results.

Education:

MBA, Columbia University Graduate School of Business
MA, The Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
BA, University of California, Berkeley

Why Work with Me?

Take the stress out of the process

Well in advance of the year applying to colleges and universities – I can help build a plan for:

Academic course selection
Extracurricular Activities selection and development that matches your interests
Testing (when appropriate)

Appointment for Consultation

Enjoy a smooth college application process

During the months of applying to colleges and universities – I can help:

Sit down with you and build your persona/profile – WHO YOU ARE
Find appropriate schools for you and build a realistic college application list
Manage timelines, tasks to complete, and get your app out the door, on time!
Help with the decision process once you have offers

Testimonials

Justin helped my daughter come up with brainstorming ideas and extensively reviewed her essays, indulging in some last minute requests as well. He has been instrumental in helping my daughter find her voice and sound authentic in her personal statement, and gave us invaluable advice on navigating applications in a phased manner so there is no last-minute stress. The Early application timeline Justin shared with us for some colleges helped my daughter secure admission with scholarships.

We particularly appreciated Justin’s knowledge on the whole process and the way he helped us understand how the student’s application package is a sum of multiple things, and not to worry about one specific bad outcome.

S.A., parent

Justin helped our son throughout the entire college application process. He guided him from the very beginning with the essay writing, through the submission process, and continued to assist once the acceptances started rolling in. Thanks to Justin’s knowledge and guidance, my son had acceptances from the majority of the schools he applied to. Subsequently, we had Justin coach our daughter through her college applications; knowing she was in great hands, our daughter owned the process and it went smoothly, with results that exceeded our expectations. Thank you, Justin, for helping our kids get to where they needed to be.

I.S., parent

Blog

Comparison is the Theft of Joy – Don’t Do It!

svthree2026-04-19T17:57:44+00:00April 19, 2026|

If you’ve applied and are digesting your college application results, it is tempting to compare them with others'. It is naturally a time of anxiety, stress, and often jealousy. Too often, you’ll hear “So-and-so was admitted to [name of school] and had lower grades, scores, less [...]

Decisions Rolling In!

svthree2026-03-26T23:29:07+00:00March 26, 2026|

By now - you should have a number of decisions in. If you’ve applied with a diversified college list (of varying selectivities) - you will have a number of choices! Congratulations on a job well-done! You also may be surprised/disappointed at some college decisions that didn’t [...]

Resist Enrolling Just to Trade Up

svthree2025-04-25T00:10:24+00:00April 25, 2025|

Decision Day is May 1st. I’m reminded of some students (and families) who were shooting for (highly rejective) institutions and didn’t get offers. And are looking instead to take an acceptance at a school, but with the intention of transferring later (to a “more prestigious” name [...]

Decisions, Decisions, Decisions

svthree2025-04-17T17:51:19+00:00April 17, 2025|

If you are a graduating high school senior, college-bound - hopefully you have a number of choices and options available to you. You might already have decided - and that’s great. But if you are weighing choices between schools - here are a few [...]

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