About SummitEd.

As an expert in university and graduate admissions for international students and families, Quyen has helped hundreds of students gain acceptances to top universities around the world. She is a professional member of the Independent Educational Consultants Association and has served as a member of its International Committee and Graduate MBA Committee.

Quyen is from the U.S. where she earned an Ed.M. from Harvard University and dual degrees in music and kinesiology from Iowa State University on a full academic scholarship. She is also a recipient of the prestigious Fulbright Fellowship. Quyen has significant international experience, having lived in the U.S., Vietnam, Thailand, and Colombia, and having worked with students from over a dozen countries from nearly every continent. Her clients tend to think of her as a life coach and mentor as much as an admissions expert.

A graduate of Middlebury College and Columbia University and having published with Penguin Random House, Mai combines his professional writing background with years of counseling experience to guide students through the application essay process.

 

A Bangkok native and a one-time international school student, Mai is especially attuned to the challenges of applying to American universities from abroad. He relies on a workshop-style process of critique and revision that does not cross ethical boundaries. He enjoys working with students from brainstorming through final edits to craft compelling essays tailored to their top-choice programs.

With over twenty years of experience as both a college admissions counselor and private tutor, Jason has helped thousands of aspiring undergraduate and graduate students gain admission to dozens of top universities, including Yale, Cornell, University of Pennsylvania, Georgetown, UC Berkeley, University of Chicago, Northwestern, Stanford Graduate School of Business, London Business School, Bocconi, HEC, the Columbia-Sciences Po dual degree program, and many others.

 

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Mario is a teacher with a strong background in science and languages: He majored in physics, mathematics, and electronics engineering; he also holds a minor degree in German. Mario has been a test prep tutor for over 6 years, helping hundreds of students achieve their target scores in a myriad of tests, such as SAT, ACT, GRE, and GMAT.

A Colombian, a language geek, and an insatiable learner, Mario loves the opportunity to get to know people from all over the world. He has worked with students from Colombia, China, Germany, Korea, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, the US, and more. His students love his easygoingness, his sense of humor, and the science-backed learning strategies he shares with them.