About IvyWise
The IvyWise Team
IvyWise brings together an elite team of expert college admissions counselors, tutors, researchers, and concierge-level client relations managers to provide unparalleled counseling, tutoring, and research services.
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College Counselors
Our Experience Speaks for Itself
IvyWise college admissions counselors collectively have over 200 years of admissions experience and have held just about every position within university admissions offices and/or guidance roles at the country’s top independent schools.
Dr. Kat Cohen
IvyWise CEO, Founder, and College Counselor
Dr. Kat Cohen is the founder and CEO of IvyWise and one of the leading independent university admissions counselors in the world.
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Counselor Distinction
IvyWise’s Premier College Admissions Counselors are some of the most experienced independent counselors in the country, with at least eight, and up to 20, years of admissions experience at the most selective institutions in the US.
Our Master College Admissions Counselors have at least five years of admissions experience at some of the country’s most selective universities and prestigious independent schools.
Our Principal College Admissions Counselors have at least three years of experience in admissions with selective universities.
Meg
Premier College Admissions Counselor
Former Assistant Dean of Admissions at Princeton University and Amherst College
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McGreggor
Premier College Admissions Counselor
Former Director of Selection at MIT and member of the Harvard Medical School Admissions Committee
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Christine
Premier College Admissions Counselor
Former Assistant Director of Admissions at Yale University and Georgetown University
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Scott
Premier College Admissions Counselor
Former Assistant Director of Admissions at Yale University
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Nat
Master College Admissions Counselor
Former Associate Director of Admissions at Skidmore College and Senior Assistant Director of Admissions at NYU and NYU Abu Dhabi
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Victoria
Master College Admissions Counselor
Former Assistant Director of Admissions at the University of Chicago and Sarah Lawrence College
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Rachel
Master College Admissions Counselor
Former Assistant Dean of Admissions at Swarthmore College
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Juaquin
Master College Admissions Counselor
Former Senior Interviewer at Wesleyan University and Admissions Officer at Occidental College
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Amy
Master College Admissions Counselor
Former Associate Director of Admissions at Bucknell University
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Zach
Master College Admissions Counselor
Former Senior Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions at Boston College
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Katie
Master College Admissions Counselor
Former Senior Assistant Director of Admissions at MIT
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Cara
Principal College Admissions Counselor
Former Assistant Dean of Admissions at Colgate University
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Alisha
Principal College Admissions Counselor
Former Director of Admissions at Ohio Wesleyan University
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Ashley
Principal College Admissions Counselor
Former Admissions Officer at Davidson College
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Kate
Principal College Admissions Counselor
Former Senior Director of Admissions at Johns Hopkins University
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Lindsay
Principal College Admissions Counselor
Former Admissions Officer at Northwestern University
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Laurén
Principal College Admissions Counselor
Former Director of Admissions at New York University
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Eric
Principal College Admissions Counselor
Former Admissions Officer at Columbia University
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Graduate Counselors
IvyWise’s graduate counselors are experienced in helping advanced degree seekers apply to and gain admission to their best-fit program.
McGreggor
Medical School Admissions Counselor
Former member of the Harvard Medical School Admissions Committee and premedical advisor at MIT
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Alisha
Law School Admissions Counselor
Former Associate Director of Law Admissions at Ohio Northern University
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Lindsay
MBA Admissions Counselor
Senior Assistant Director of Admissions at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business
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Erin
Graduate Admissions Counselor
Former Associate Director of Admissions at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies
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K-12 Counselors
IvyWise’s K-12 counselors are experienced in helping students and their families identify, apply to, and gain admission to the private, independent, and boarding schools that are the best-fit for their academic and personal goals.
Diana
K-12 Admissions Counselor
Assistant Director of Upper School Admissions, Sidwell Friends School
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Financial Aid Consultant
IvyWise’s financial aid consultant are experienced in helping students and their families plan and apply for financial aid.
Tutors
IvyWise Tutors are the best of the best. Our tutors are often graduates of Ivy League schools with advanced degrees, extensive experience, and have excelled academically and aced all of their standardized tests.
Dan
Featured IvyWise Premier Tutor
Dan has over 20 years of experience in tutoring and test prep. Prior to joining IvyWise, Dan led research and development for two major test prep companies and has written or contributed to innumerable test prep and admissions books.
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Seamus
IvyWise Master Tutor
Seamus has close to 25 years of experience in tutoring and test prep.
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Adrienne
IvyWise Master Tutor
Adrienne has over a decade of experience in math tutoring and SAT and ACT test prep.
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Jonathan
IvyWise Master Tutor
Jonathan has well over a decade of experience in tutoring and test prep. He specializes in foreign language and humanities tutoring, including French, Spanish, history, and literature.
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John Henry
IvyWise Master Tutor
John Henry has extensive experience in math and science tutoring and test prep for a variety of students in middle school and high school, as well as post-graduate students.
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Eric Y.
IvyWise Master Tutor
Eric has over a decade of tutoring and test prep experience in math, sciences, and standardized test prep.
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Eleanor
IvyWise Master Tutor
Eleanor is an experienced tutor with specialties in physics and in calculus.
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Richard
IvyWise Master Tutor
Richard has more than a decade of tutoring and test prep experience, specializing in SAT prep as well as English and literature tutoring.
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Alexander
IvyWise Master Tutor
Alexander has over a decade of experience in teaching and tutoring.
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John
IvyWise Master Tutor
John has almost a decade’s worth of experience in tutoring and test prep, with an emphasis on SAT, ACT, and biology.
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Apoorva
IvyWise Master Tutor
Apoorva has over 13 years of tutoring experience in math, sciences, and standardized test prep.
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Carl
IvyWise Master Tutor
Carl is an NYC-based tutor with over a decade of experience in tutoring and test prep.
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Petra
IvyWise Master Tutor
Petra has over five years of tutoring experience in history, reading, and English.
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Katie
IvyWise Master Tutor
Katie is a language tutoring specializing in French and English language and literature.
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Carl R.
IvyWise Master Tutor
Carl is a math tutor and test prep expert with over eight years of experience working with students.
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Dan Y.
IvyWise Master Tutor
Dan has more than five years of experience as a teacher and tutor specializing in history, religious studies, and writing.
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Bob
IvyWise Writing Tutor
Bob is a writing tutor with over a decade of experience in tutoring and writing consulting for students in NYC and around the world.
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Staff
IvyWise has an entire staff dedicated to supporting our team of counselors and providing our families with concierge-level service.
Dr. Kat Cohen
CEO and Founder
Dr. Kat Cohen is the founder and CEO of IvyWise and a former admissions reader at Yale University.
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Merrily Bodell
Chief Operating Officer
Merrily is responsible for managing all aspects of our operations in order to maintain IvyWise’s commitment to clients, impeccable service and outstanding results.
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Carrin
Director of Enrollment
Carrin helps families identify how IvyWise can help their students achieve academic and personal success.
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Lesley
Managing Director of Global Sales
As the Managing Director of Global Sales, Lesley is responsible for creating and nurturing partnerships between IvyWise and schools, organizations, and businesses throughout the world.
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Anna
Director of Marketing
Anna manages all aspects of IvyWise’s messaging, working to expand the reach of IvyWise’s education counseling services across the globe.
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Lana
Regional Director of MENA
Lana is responsible for business development throughout the MENA Region and works closely with IvyWise’s US based enrollment and marketing teams.
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Kaitlyn
Enrollment Manager
Kaitlyn helps match IvyWise families to the counselor and programs that best fit their needs.
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Melanie
Enrollment and Marketing Coordinator
Melanie works with families to identify their needs and match them with the best program to achieve their goals.
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Shurabhi
Senior Marketing Manager
Shurabhi strives to keep students and parents abreast of the latest college admissions news and information.
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Koi
Research and Enrollment Coordinator
Koi splits his time between matching students with best-fit schools and programs and guiding families through IvyWise’s many program offerings.
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Ariana
Business Development Research Coordinator
Ariana helps to facilitate in-house processes by assisting the team with various aspects of research and development to expand and advance IvyWise’s reach around the world.
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Nicole
Public Relations Coordinator
Nicole works closely with the marketing team and admissions counselors to help elevate the awareness of the IvyWise brand and secure press placements with the latest admissions news, tips, and information.
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Meghan
Director of Operations
Meghan oversees the client relations and counseling teams, and maintains close relationships with IvyWise families.
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Grace
Client Relations Manager
Grace maintains close relationships with IvyWise families, regularly checking in with them to ensure that students are staying on track and that their IvyWise experience is impeccable.
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Jenna
Client Relations Associate
Jenna acts as the liaison between families and their counselors, and works to ensure that students are getting the most out of their experience with IvyWise by keeping a keen eye on their progress throughout the college application process.
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Michael
Client Relations Associate
Michael acts as the liaison between families and their counselors, and works to ensure that students are getting the most out of their experience with IvyWise by keeping a keen eye on their progress throughout the college application process.
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Meg
Tutoring Manager
Meg manages the recruiting and training process to guarantee that IvyWise tutors are the best of the best.
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Elena
Tutoring Coordinator
As the Tutoring Coordinator, Elena keeps track of our students’ tutoring programs to maintain all-around accuracy, fluid communication, and amazing results.