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“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”
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
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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.
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.
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This is an article in Summer 2023 Insights magazine, co-written with my fellow IECA colleague Dr. Eva Garza-Nyer, about how various state policies may potentially influence future applicants choices and future educational experience. When it comes to building a college list, students must consider various [...]
If you’re a rising senior, going into your application season this fall, it’s not too early to be preparing for your applications. Even if you don’t have your college list fully fleshed out, in the meantime, you can still work on your main writing prompts that [...]
Congratulations for accomplishing a significant milestone. Lap it up, you deserve it. However, if you are enrolling in college - you’re not done yet. Here are some tasks you need to consider: Pay Attention to deadlines. Check your emails and postal mail regularly for correspondence from [...]
For those of you who are awaiting college decision letters, besides the Accept and Deny decisions, there is also the Waitlist (WL), which is sort of an admissions limbo. You’re not “in,” yet you’re not “out” either. The waitlist is analogous to “space available” standby for [...]