Meet Our Former Admissions Officers(FAOs)
We have more than 30 Former Admissions Officers (FAOs) worked at the most prestigious universities in the US and the UK bringing to Crimson their expert knowledge as to what it takes to gain admission to institutions with admit rates as low as 4% (Stanford). They have supported their students in gaining admission to every Ivy League, Stanford, MIT, Duke, UC Berkeley, UCLA and many more.
Sonam Aidasani FAO: Duke University, graduate Duke University
Eileen Doherty FAO: University of Pennsylvania
Steve Han FAO: University of Chicago, graduate University of Chicago
Mariama Adekomaya FAO: Brown University, graduate Brown University (PLME)
Sarah Tierney Application reader Northwestern University, graduate Harvard University
Jeremy Parks FAO: Johns Hopkins University
Our Highly Personalized Admissions Support Includes:
Strategy
Comprehensive, multi-year application preparation plans with clearly mapped timelines, strategy, and safety, target, reach and extreme reach school selection
Academic support
Academic tutoring to improve your performance in both standardized tests and school curriculum exams (eg: SAT, ACT, AP, IB)
Extracurricular mentoring
Extracurricular and leadership / capstone project planning, execution, and reporting mentoring (can include research and internship opportunities)
Essay support
Personal statement and supplemental ideation, structure support, and multi-draft feedback
Interview prep
Interview preparation and support from mentors who have successfully negotiated rigorous interview processes
Recomender support
Teacher and other letter of recommendation choice, approach, guidance, and planning
What is a Former Admissions Officer Review?
A Former Admissions Officer (FAO) review, involves FAOs from the Ivy League and other top schools such as Stanford, Duke, UChicago, Caltech, UCLA, UC Berkeley and more reviewing your application it as if they were sitting in the admissions office. The FAO, upon reviewing your application, will provide:
A Headline Summary
This summary covers how your application will be viewed by an admissions officer at the school the application relates to. The FAO will provide key takeaways for you to review.
An Academic Assessment
The FAO will assess your academic performance as evidenced by your grades, standardized testing, and your 'intellectual curiosity'.
Extracurricular profile
The FAO will review your activities profile for breadth, depth, leadership, initiative, and impact, with suggestions for improvement.
Personal Statement
Review of your Common App and/or UC Personal Essay, making suggestions on your expression of intellectual curiosity, quality of writing and theme.
Supplemental Essays
Review of a student’s supplemental essays assessing writing, theme and the demonstration of 'fit' for that specific university.
Overall Competitiveness
Insight on the overall competitiveness of the application, based on the FAO’s professional judgment and knowledge of the college's typical applicant pool.