About Alen

As the child of parents who didn't attend college, it was difficult to imagine I would attend a university as incredible as Princeton given the countless challenges, ambiguities, and factors that contribute to the college admissions process. My hardships through the college application process have inspired me to coach others as a means of demystifying much of the process and providing a sense of relief that it is not a challenge they have to navigate on their own. Furthermore, my experience as a former alumni interviewer has endowed me with the knowledge of what Ivy League institutions are generally seeking in applicants and how to demonstrate that in an application. Upon graduation, I began my career in strategy consulting which, in a similar vein, also exhibits many challenges as the college application process does. I have already acquired a deep understanding of the desired qualities of consultants and how to actively demonstrate them through my work as well as interviews. I understand this can be an especially difficult industry for students to enter if they do not have previous exposure or experience in the field, so I look forward to simplifying that as well.