Knowledgeable UPenn Admissions Counselors Who Get You Accepted

Nadia earned a Bachelor’s degree from the Huntsman Program at the Wharton School, and an MBA and MPH from Harvard University.  Professionally, she has worked as a management consultant at The Parthenon Group and as a Strategy Officer at The Gates Foundation. She also served as an alumni interviewer for the Huntsman Program at the University of Pennsylvania. 

Drawing from her own journey through undergraduate and graduate admissions, Nadia is passionate about helping students transform their college dreams into reality. She believes college is a unique chance for students to  explore their interests and figure out how to give back to society and their community through their career. 

She knows how essential it is for students to find a place where they’ll thrive both academically and socially and also understands just how daunting and stressful this process can be. Her goal is to make it smoother and more meaningful, helping applicants reflect, improve their writing, and find their best-fit schools. She’s excited to support students in understanding themselves better and in crafting strong, personal applications.

Nadia is a skilled writer and editor with a passion for wordsmithing. She takes great satisfaction in helping students brainstorm ideas and shape their personal stories in the most compelling way possible. With strong project management skills, she knows how to break down the application process into manageable steps, making it feel far less overwhelming. Her experience in admissions at UPenn has also given her valuable insights into what committees seek in applicants. Together, these strengths help her guide students in crafting standout applications that leave a lasting impression.

‍In her free time, Nadia enjoys watercolor painting and running.

Ruth’s excitement for unlocking the creative potential within each of her students and crafting compelling stories drive her love for working with high school students on their college applications. Throughout her life, Ruth has learned the importance of a growth mindset and is excited to help others realize how far they can go.

As an undergrad at Yale, Ruth followed her love for Japanese culture all the way to Japan, and she studied and worked in (and ate her way through) the country for a year after winning the prestigious Light Fellowship. After graduating with her BA in Political Science, she moved to Washington D.C. to work with a United States Agency for International Development (USAID) contractor, where she helped manage multimillion dollar projects in Tanzania, Malawi, and Kenya.

Desiring to uplevel her skillset through an MBA, Ruth attended the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where she was awarded the Diane V.S. and Robert M. Levy Endowed Fellowship and interned at a digital media company in New York on their strategy and business development team. During her second year, she started working on her own business idea-–Fudena, which was a successful fast-casual West African restaurant pop-up.

When she’s not helping students or thinking about her next business idea, Ruth enjoys teaching herself guitar, exploring different spiritual traditions, and improving her Rubik’s cube solve times (she’s currently averaging 1 minute and 30 seconds).