GET INTO SCHOOLS
Elite-level application and essay coaching, school placement counseling, and test prep done humanely with humor and low stress. Meet virtually from anywhere.
Find and get into right-fit schools -- including elite schools, reach schools, and interational schools -- and make your application shine through crafted essays, interview coaching, test prep, and more.
Testimonials
I am happy to connect you with former and current clients, including families listed below, for references.
Parent & Student Comments:
Partial List of Acceptance Schools
"I GOT INTO BARNARD EARLY DECISION!!!! Thank you so so so much for all your help on everything!!!"
--Julia G, soon-to-be Barnard first year student
Just wanted to let you know that I got into ALL MY EARLY ACTION COLLEGES (with merit scholarships) and I got into Northeastern for my ED! I'm so excited for the next chapter in my life, and I couldn't be more thankful for your help during the application process! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't even know to apply to my dream college Northeastern and now I'm part of the Computer Science + Economics major!
-- Cooper O, soon-to-be Northeastern first year student
"In a year when many of friends were disappointed, I felt so lucky to be accepted to several of my top choices, including Cornell and Hamilton. I was the first person from my high school to be admitted to Duke (regular decision even!) and am loving it. It's the perfect place for me. I appreciate all that you did to help me get here. Thank you so much!"
--Phoebe T, current Duke student
The help you have given our daughter with her high school and college application essays is invaluable. You not only helped her reflect on her experiences in new ways, you also helped her to find her voice…something that will stay with her throughout her educational years and beyond. In addition, as a parent, it was a huge gift to be able to step back from the essay writing process and allow you to develop the topics with our daughter in fresh and unique ways. The process is challenging, but your work with Coco made it worthwhile!"
-- Nicole L, parent in San Francisco whose child attended first choice high school, Nueva School, and currently college, Vanderbilt
"I was admitted ED to Bryn Mawr! Just wanted to update you on my admission and thank you for all your help along the way. Your insight and editing help was tremendously useful for me in this process."
--Nora H, soon-to-be Bryn Mawr first year student
"Your help with everything has been extraordinary. Your ability to convey what matters in a way she can understand and also in a way that she found fun and reduced her anxiety was all a godsend. She feels more prepared and less stressed heading into high school (to the one she wanted thanks to you too!) as a result."
-- Rachel P, parent in San Francisco
We have heard from SO many teachers and coaches about Bryce’s POTENTIAL but you are honestly one of the first people I have seen systematically teach him how to realize that potential. It is frustrating to hear about his potential all the time but then teachers act like it’s just up to him to press some button to turn it on. Because I was around while you two were working together, I got to witness your patience with him, your dedication and your adaptability. Many teachers have told Bryce he needs to slow down but you are the first person to actually instruct him how to slow down. I believe that what you have taught him will have profound repercussions across the board in his school work. We cannot thank you enough for this breakthrough experience.
-- Vanessa A, parent in NYC
"When I was applying to colleges, I was confident in most facets of my application, but the area I had the most trouble with was the essays. Applying to multiple different schools, I had to write a number of essays, and Kazz coached me to take the concepts I had and turn them into essays I was proud of!"
-- Sam N, matriculated at 1st choice university: WPI (Worcester Polytechnic Institute), Worcester, MA
"In her lessons, Kazz provides concrete, memorable strategies for improving performance on the SSAT. Her depth of experience is evident in her advice, and she often illustrates her point with an engaging anecdote. My students have benefitted significantly from Kazz's instruction, not only in their scores, which have risen steadily over time, but more importantly in their confidence, stamina, and attitude. Kazz has brought the level of stress about the SSAT way, way down!"
--Stephen L, teacher in San Francisco
"Kazz gets it on every level. She is educated, informed, experienced, compassionate and extraordinarily intelligent. She navigates with grace as she is equipped with the ability to see and predict life three steps ahead of the moment we are in. And she does it with charm, wisdom, and humor."
--Annie M, parent in San Francisco
"Neven absolutely adores your coaching style: competence and delivery. He finds it funny, smooth, intelligent and again wildly entertaining, 'because she is just a happy and smart person.' Lucky kids. And having done it once with our older kid, this kind of teaching is very hard to find. It requires specific talent on top of the knowledge."
--Nina L, parent, and Neven L, student in San Francisco
"I learned more from you this summer than I did in two years of middle school Spanish. And I was in the advanced class!"
--Nora H, student in San Francisco
"Kazz helped me study for the SSATs in a fun but super productive way. And she helped me find, apply to, and get into the perfect high school for me, one that I hadn't even thought of looking at before. Then, four years later, she helped me do the same for my ACTs and college search."
--Ginger T, student at Johns Hopkins University
PARTIAL LIST OF SCHOOLS where students that Get Into Schools coaches have counseled and/or tutored have been accepted:
COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES:
American University
Bard College
Barnard College
Bates College
Baylor College ($72k merit scholarship)
Boston College
Boston University
Bowdoin College
Bryn Mawr College
Cal Poly SLO
Cal States, Long Beach, Monterey, etc.
Case Western
Chapman University (Dean's Scholar, 22k/yr)
Colby College
College of Charleston
Colorado College
Colorado University, Boulder
Columbia University
Columbia University/Science Po (Dual Degree)
Cornell University
Dartmouth University
Depaul University (Presidential Scholarship $25k/yr)
Dickinson College
Drexel University (merit $23k/yr)
Duke University
Emory University
Fordham University (Gabelli School of Business, $18k/yr merit)
Georgetown University
George Washington University
Gettysburg College
Grand Canyon University
Hamilton College
Harvard University
Haverford College
Ithaca College
Johns Hopkins University
The King's College (full merit scholarship)
Lafayette College
Lehigh University (IDEAS program)
Lewis & Clark College ($132k merit scholarship)
Macalester College
Middlebury College
Mount Holyoke
New York University
Northeastern University
Northwestern University
Oberlin College
Occidental College
Pepperdine University
Pitzer College
Pomona College
Princeton University
Purdue University
Reed College
Rhodes College ($100k merit scholarship)
San Diego State University
Santa Clara University
Sarah Lawrence College
Science Po/Columbia University (Dual Degree)
Scripps College
Seattle University (Academic Achievement Scholarship, $32k/yr)
Seton Hall University
Skidmore College
Smith College
Southern Methodist University
Stanford University
SUNY Binghamton
Stony Brook University
Syracuse University
Tufts University
Trinity University ($92k merit scholarship)
Tulane University
University of Arizona
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Davis, SB, SC, SD, I+
University of Colorado, Boulder
University of Connecticut
University of Florida, Gainesville
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
University of Indiana, Bloomington, Kelley School of Business
University of Maryland, College Park
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
University of Miami ($100,000 merit scholarship)
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities ($60k merit award)
University of New Hampshire ($48k merit award)
University of Oregon
University of Rhode Island
University of Richmond (Presidential Merit Scholarship)
University of Rochester (with $10k annual research stipend)
University of San Francisco
USC, University of Southern California
USC (highly selective Iovine and Young Academy)
University of Texas, Austin
University of Vermont (various merit scholarships up to $80k)
University of Washington
Vanderbilt University
Villanova University
Wake Forest University
Wellesley College
Wesleyan University
Westmont College ($100k merit scholarship)
Whitman College
William & Mary (competitive joint degree program)
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
...and other elite/competitive private and public US schools
McGill University, Canada
Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
University of British Columbia, Canada
University of Cambridge, UK
University of Edinburgh, UK
University of Leeds, UK
University of St. Andrews, UK
University of Sheffield, UK
...and other elite UK & European schools
For the pandemic/post-pandemic cohorts alone
-- by far the most competitive admissions cycles in history:
(so far) HS class 2024, college class 2028
American University
Barnard College
Baylor University ($18k/yr merit scholarship)
Boston College
Boston University
Bryn Mawr College
Cal Poly SLO
Case Western
Chapman University (Dean's Scholar, 22k/yr)
College of Charleston ($5k/yr merit scholarship)
Colorado University, Boulder
Dartmouth University
Depaul University (Presidential Scholarship $25k/yr)
Drexel University (merit $23k/yr)
Emory University
Fordham University (Gabelli School of Business, $18k/yr merit)
George Washington University
Grand Canyon University
Hamilton College
Haverford College
Lehigh University (IDEAS program)
Lewis & Clark ($33k/yr scholarship)
Macalester College
Northeastern University
Oberlin College
Occidental College
Penn State
Pepperdine ($14.5k/yr merit scholarship)
Pomona College
Purdue University
Rhodes College ($25k/yr merit scholarship)
Seattle University (Academic Achievement Scholarship, $32k/yr)
Seton Hall University
Skidmore College
Smith College
Southern Methodist University ($15k/yr merit scholarship)
SUNY Binghamton
Stanford University
Stony Brook University
Syracuse University
Trinity University ($23k/yr merit scholarship)
Tulane University
University of Arizona
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Davis, SB, SC+
University of Connecticut
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
University of Indiana, Bloomington (Kelley School of Business)
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
University of Miami
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (with Merit Scholarship)
University of New Hampshire ($12k/yr merit scholarship)
University of Oregon
University of St. Andrews, UK
USC - University of Southern California (into highly selective Iovine and Young Academy)
University of Texas, Austin
University of Vermont (with various merit scholarships)
University of Washington
Westmont College ($25/yr merit scholarship)
William & Mary College
HS class 2023, college class 2027
American University
Bates College
Boston College
Bowdoin College
Cal Poly SLO
Cal State Long Beach
Cal State Monterey
Colby College
Colorado College
Cornell University
Duke University
Fordham University
George Washington University
Hamilton College
Johns Hopkins University
New York University
Macalester College
Northeastern University
Northwestern University
Oberlin College
Pitzer College
Reed College
Smith College
Tufts University
University of British Columbia, Canada
University of California, Irvine
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, San Diego
University of California, Santa Cruz
University of Florida, Gainesville
University of Indiana, Bloomington (Kelley School of Business)
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (with Merit Scholarship)
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
University of Oregon
University of Rochester (with Merit Scholarship)
University of St. Andrews, UK
USC, University of Southern California
University of Vermont (with Merit Scholarship)
University of Washington
Vanderbilt University
Wesleyan College
HS class 2022, college class 2026
American University
Bard College
Boston College
Boston University
Case Western
Columbia University/Science Po (Dual Degree)
Dickinson College
Gettysburg College
Ithaca College
Lafayette College
McGill University
Middlebury College
Northeastern University
Occidental College
Sarah Lawrence College
Science Po/Columbia University (Dual Degree)
Scripps College
Skidmore College
SUNY Binghamton
Syracuse University
Trinity College, Dublin Ireland
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, San Diego
University of California, Santa Cruz
University of Maryland, College Park
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
University of Miami ($100k merit scholarship)
University of Richmond
University of Rochester ($10k/year research stipend)
University of St. Andrews, UK
University of Texas, Austin
University of Vermont (with merit scholarship)
University of Washington
Villanova University
Wake Forest University
HS class 2021, college class 2025
Cal Poly SLO
Columbia University
Georgetown University
George Washington University
Johns Hopkins University
The King's College (full merit scholarship)
Northeastern University
Santa Clara University
Stanford University
Trinity University
University of California, Davis, SC
University of Edinburgh, UK
University of Richmond (Presidential Merit Scholarship)
University of St. Andrews, UK
University of San Francisco
University of Sheffield, UK
Whitman College
William & Mary (competitive joint degree program)
HIGH SCHOOLS, BAY AREA:
The Bay School of San Francisco
Branson
College Prep HS
Convent of the Sacred Heart
Crystal Spring
Drew School
International High School of San Francisco
Jewish Community High School
Lick-Wilmerding
Lowell (during test-in/merit-based admission)
Marin Academy
The Marin School
Mid-Peninsula High School
Nueva
(Archbishop) Riordan
Ruth Asawa High School of the Arts
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory
Saint Ignatius
San Domenico
San Francisco Girls High School
San Francisco High School of the Arts
Stuart Hall
The Urban School
(SF) University High School
Waldorf...
HIGH SCHOOLS, OUTSIDE OF BAY AREA:
Berkeley Carroll (Brooklyn)
Cary Academy (Raleigh, NC)
Dunn School (boarding school in Santa Barbara County, CA)
Durham Academy (Durham, NC)
Ecole Massillon (Paris, France)
Friends Seminary (NYC)
The Lawrenceville School (boarding school in Lawrenceville, NJ)
Newton Country Day School (Newton, MA)
Notre Dame Academy (Hingham, MA)
Packer Collegiate Institute (Brooklyn)
Portland Waldorf (Portland, OR)
The Thacher School (boarding school in Ojai, CA)
United National International School (NYC)...
ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE SCHOOLS:
Collège Rognoni, school for the arts (Paris, France)
Ecole Sainte Catherine (Paris, France)
French American International School (SF)
ICS International School (Paris, France)
Jeannine Manuel Bilingual School (Paris, France)
Lycee Francais of San Francisco (SF)
Millennium School (SF)
San Francisco Friends School (SF)
San Francisco Day School (SF)...