Personal Statement Brainstorming Session

Jennifer is a Harvard alum with over 20 years of experience in higher education admissions. She has previously served as an Associate Director of Overseas Programs at WashU and an Alumni Interviewer at Harvard University. Jennifer’s extensive experience and knowledge of the inner workings of admissions committees help her coach and connect with college hopefuls. One of her greatest strengths is helping students articulate their strengths and unique attributes in their applications and planning their college experience and beyond.

Dan is a graduate of Stanford University, where he obtained his MBA. He has several years of professional experience in the education sector as an admissions coach, technologist, and teacher. Dan spent 6 years on Google’s education team, where he built tools used by thousands of schools across the country.

Dan also has extensive experience helping college candidates get into their dream schools. Dan likes to use the power of coactive coaching to help Quad applicants uncover their top strengths so they can craft engaging stories that highlight those strengths in a compelling way. He is a big appreciator of the value of authenticity and helps students reflect, turning seemingly small moments into memorable anecdotes. Above all, Dan is focused on using the problem-action-impact framework to make every word of students’ application materials count.