Kyle Z.
5.0
Stanford grad experienced in essay brainstorming + drafting
Studied at Stanford University
Worked at Morgan Stanley
Available Monday at 2:00 PM UTC
Usually responds within 17 hours
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Kyle’s College Qualifications
20+ people coached for College
While I was preparing for my university applications, I recognized that one of the most important components of the application is the essay and having a hook in extracurricular activities. It's not the GPA/SAT score like many believe (which in actuality is only a checkbox for the admissions committee). I was able to fully understand how the admissions committee evaluates an application after reading my Stanford application and the admission committee comments on there. Beyond the basics of the application from helping with SAT prep and extracurricular planning, I will focus my time on being able to translate your extracurricular activities into a meaningful essay and supplementals.
Kyle can help with:
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Editing
Interviews
Waitlist Strategy
School Selection
Secondary Review
Application Strategy
Essays
Resume
Kyle also coaches for Investment Banking and Private Equity. View all.
About Kyle
Hi! Hope you're doing well. My name is Kyle, and I'm currently an associate at a megafund in private equity, having worked as a full-time analyst on the technology investment banking team at Morgan Stanley for two years, and having graduated from Stanford with a degree in Economics and Computer Science. I love serving as a finance coach because of the chance for me to pay it forward, given the mentorship I received from others during my recruiting journey despite being low-income, and helping my students successfully land their dream jobs at top firms. I specialize across investment banking, private equity, and asset management, with services ranging from interview case prep to financial modeling and analysis and much more. I faced a lot of challenges during my recruiting journey, and failed during interviews at 20+ firms, which fortunately has equipped me with a wealth of recruiting insights and experience. What differentiates me as a coach is my understanding of the sector landscape (ie. MM vs. UMM vs. MF funds in PE or boutique firms in IB), knowing what the interviewers will ask and what they want to hear, as well as the wealth of practice resources and materials I have for students.
Why do I coach?
Coaching matters to me because I want to pay it forward. I came from a low-income background
Work Experience
Investment Banking - Analyst
Morgan Stanley
July 2022 - July 2024
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
January 2022 - July 2022
Teaching Assistant for Stanford GSB Course - Acct 152: Introduction to Financial Accounting.
Intern
Aegis Ventures
September 2021 - July 2022
Investment Banking Summer Analyst
Morgan Stanley
June 2021 - August 2021
Technology M&A.
Investment Banking Summer Analyst
UBS
June 2020 - August 2020
Mergers and Acquisitions.
Education
Stanford University
Bachelor's, Economics and Computer Science
2018 - 2022
Activities and societies: Partner, Kudla Fund. Vice President, Stanford Finance. Co-President, Stanford Pre-Business Association.
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Overall Rating
5.0
Kyle has helped Leland clients get into Stanford University
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