Deven U.
Ivy, T-20 Success | 8+ Years Exp. | U.S. News Advisor | J.D. Candidate
Studied at University of North Carolina School of Law
Works at CollegeAdvisor.com
Available tomorrow at 5:00 PM UTC
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Deven’s College Qualifications
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60+ people coached for College
Hello! I'm a seasoned college admissions advisor with over eight years of expertise. I have worked as a Senior Admissions Consultant with U.S. News CollegeAdvisor since 2021 and have been privately advising clients since 2017. My students have been accepted into schools like Stanford, Columbia, UPenn Wharton, Duke, Vanderbilt, Georgetown SFS, Duke, Cornell, UVA, UCLA, Berkeley, UNC-Chapel Hill, William & Mary, UT Austin, and the University of Washington. Most college admissions advisors focus on crafting essays, but I focus on crafting an applicant's overall profile. Essays are part of the pie, but students also need the extracurricular activities, coursework, and achievements to corroborate the highlights they tell in their stories. After working with admissions advisors from around the country, I know the exact types of students they are seeking. With that said, I can help students put their best foot forward in the application process. I am currently a J.D. Candidate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law, a top-20 law school, where I serve on the Board of Editors for the North Carolina Law Review, the law school's premier academic legal journal. Prior to matriculating to law school on a merit scholarship, I graduated from the University of Virginia, where I earned a B.A. with Distinction.
Deven can help with:
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Editing
Interviews
Waitlist Strategy
School Selection
Application Strategy
Essays
Resume
Work Experience
Contributing Editor
North Carolina Law Review
January 2024 - Present
Senior Admissions Consultant
CollegeAdvisor.com
2021 - Present
Senior Admissions Consultant for U.S. News CollegeAdvisor
Law Clerk
United States Department of Justice
May 2024 - August 2024
Civil Division, Office of Immigration Litigation, Appellate Section
Staff Member
North Carolina Law Review
August 2023 - January 2024
Law Clerk
Department of Homeland Security
May 2023 - August 2023
Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, Washington, D.C. (Sterling)
Education
University of North Carolina School of Law
Doctor of Law - JD, Law
2022 - 2025
Activities and societies: North Carolina Law Review (Contributing Editor), Kilpatrick Townsend 1L Mock Trial Competition (Semifinalist), Supreme Court Program
University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Bachelor of Arts (B.A) with Distinction
2018 - 2022
Activities and societies: Jefferson Literary and Debating Society, University Judiciary Committee, Graduation Speaker, The Dean's List