About IvyWise
The IvyWise Team
IvyWise brings together an elite team of expert 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.
Dr. Kat’s Full Bio
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 and Assistant Director of Admissions at the College of the Holy Cross
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Katie
Master College Admissions Counselor
Former Senior Assistant Director of Admissions at MIT and Admissions Officer at Boston College
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Robin
Master College Admissions Counselor
Former Senior Assistant Director of Admissions at Georgetown University and Admissions Officer at Vanderbilt University
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Eric
Master College Admissions Counselor
Former Admissions Officer at Columbia University and Assistant Director of Admission at The New School
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Tiffany
Principal College Admissions Counselor
Former Assistant Director of Admissions at MIT and Assistant Dean of Admission at Colgate University
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Cara
Principal College Admissions Counselor
Former Assistant Dean of Admissions at Colgate University and Admissions Officer at Boston College
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Alisha
Principal College Admissions Counselor
Former Director of Admissions at Ohio Wesleyan University and Associate Director of Law Admissions at Ohio Northern University
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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 and Senior Assistant Director of Admissions at an M7 business school
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Judy
Principal College Admissions Counselor
Former Senior Associate Director of Admissions at Georgetown 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 an M7 business school
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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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Financial Aid Consultant
IvyWise’s financial aid consultant is experienced in helping students and their families plan and apply for financial aid.
Tutors
IvyWise Tutors are the best of the best. Our college guidance 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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Gianina
IvyWise Master Tutor
Gianina is an NYC-based tutor specializing in K-12 mathematics and SAT and ACT prep.
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Katie
IvyWise Master Tutor
Katie is a language tutor specializing in French and English language and literature.
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Kaitlyn
IvyWise Master Tutor
Kaitlyn has almost a decade of teaching and tutoring experience in math and standardized 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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Eleanor
IvyWise Master Tutor
Eleanor is an experienced tutor with specialties in physics and in calculus.
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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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Alexander
IvyWise Master Tutor
Alexander has over a decade of experience in teaching and tutoring.
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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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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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Carl
IvyWise Master Tutor
Carl has over a decade of experience in SAT and ACT tutoring and test prep and has worked with a variety of students throughout the US and internationally.
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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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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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Carrie
IvyWise Master Tutor
Carrie has over a decade of experience has an academic tutor and mentor specializing in ACT and SAT prep as well as essay writing.
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Jason
IvyWise Master Tutor
Jason is a math and science tutor and test prep expert with several years of private and group tutoring experience.
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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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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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Apoorva
IvyWise Master Tutor
Apoorva has over 13 years of tutoring experience in math, sciences, and standardized test prep.
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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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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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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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Daniel
IvyWise Master Tutor
Daniel has over a decade of experience tutoring students at both the high school and college levels, with an emphasis on biology and statistics.
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Merry
IvyWise Master Tutor
Merry specializes in preparation for the SAT, ACT, and college essay writing.
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Andy
IvyWise Master Tutor
Andy specializes in preparation for the SAT and ACT tests as well as SAT Subject Tests in Latin, Literature, and Math levels I and II, and provides academic support for AP Latin and AP Psychology.
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Lorenza
IvyWise Master Mentor
Lorenza specializes in developing and strengthening the executive functioning and study skills of students to help them maximize their academic potential.
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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. Starting with our friendly enrollment coordinators who help families find the best-fit services for their needs, our knowledgeable research team and high-touch client relations managers who help guide families through their experience from start to finish, our marketing team that aims to bring the latest news and information to help families demystify the process, and our dedicated business development team that works to expand IvyWise’s services to families across the globe, everyone on the IvyWise team works together to ensure that families are getting the most out of their IvyWise programs.
Enrollment
Carrin
Director of Enrollment
Carrin helps families identify how IvyWise can help their students achieve academic and personal success.
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Kaitlyn
Senior Enrollment Manager
Kaitlyn helps match IvyWise families to the counselor and programs that best fit their needs.
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Melanie
Enrollment Manager
Melanie works with families to identify their needs and match them with the best program to achieve their goals.
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Allison
Enrollment Coordinator
Allison helps families identify the best program and counselor to meet their individual needs and goals.
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Rachel
Enrollment and Research Coordinator
Rachel supplies families with research tailored towards student’s academic interests and helps families identify the IvyWise counselors and services that best fit their needs.
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Client Relations
Meghan
Director of Operations
Meghan oversees the client relations and college application 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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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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Elena
Client Relations Associate
As a Client Relations Associate, Elena 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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Kate
Client Relations Associate
Kate works with families and students to ensure they’re getting the most out of their experience with IvyWise by acting as a liaison between families and their counselors and managing their progress throughout the college application process.
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Annika
Tutoring Manager
As the Tutoring Manager, Annika keeps track of our students’ tutoring programs to maintain all-around accuracy, fluid communication, and amazing results.
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Talia
UX Designer
As a UX Designer, Talia works with the IvyWise team to improve the design and overall user experience of the IvyWise student portal, myIvyWise.
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Marcella
Web Developer
Marcella is a full stack software developer responsible for updates and maintenance of the myIvyWise client portal.
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Marketing
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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Shurabhi
Senior Marketing Manager
Shurabhi strives to keep students and parents abreast of the latest college admissions news and information.
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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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Business Development
Merrily
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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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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Natasha
Regional Director, MENA
Natasha works directly in Dubai to help families identify the IvyWise programs that are the best fit for their needs and goals.
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Felix
Regional Director, China
Felix is responsible for programming and enrollment operations in China and throughout Asia.