My Approach
我的方法
Today, any student can produce a polished essay in seconds. That's exactly why colleges have started reading differently. Admissions officers now look for a voice that is specific, consistent across the whole application, and clearly the student's own. Many top colleges treat AI-written content as application fraud, and some have cut essay questions altogether.
Most students don't struggle because they lack achievements. They struggle because no one has helped them understand what makes them distinct and connect it into one honest story. In a 2020 NACAC survey, 70% of admissions officers said a student's character was important in their decisions. Character can't be generated. It has to be discovered.
That's where I come in. I work one-on-one with each student, from 9th grade to decision day. My background in Psychology helps me ask the questions that lead students to their real story. Then I coach them to tell it in their own words, following each college's AI rules, with a record of every draft and practice for interviews. Their application holds up wherever it's read.
Many large firms rotate students between advisors; as a former consultant at a large college prep company, I've seen this firsthand. With me, one person guides strategy, essays, and interviews, and parents get a direct line and monthly updates.
I was born in Taipei and raised in Cupertino, so I know what it's like to navigate two cultures in this process. I help students turn that complexity into a strength.
如今，任何學生都能在幾秒鐘內產出一篇文字流暢的文書。正因如此，大學閱讀申請的方式已經改變。招生官現在尋找的是具體、在整份申請中前後一致，而且明顯出自學生本人的聲音。許多頂尖大學將 AI 撰寫的內容視為申請造假，有些學校甚至直接刪減了文書題目。
大多數學生不是因為缺乏成就而失利，而是因為沒有人幫助他們了解自己的獨特之處，並將它串連成一個真誠的故事。在美國大學招生諮詢協會（NACAC）2020年的調查中，70%的招生官表示學生的品格在錄取決策中很重要。品格無法被生成，只能被發掘。
這就是我能幫助的地方。從9年級到放榜日，我一對一陪伴每位學生。我的心理學背景讓我能提出對的問題，引導學生找到真實的故事。接著，我指導他們用自己的話說出這個故事：遵循各校的 AI 規定、保留每一份草稿的紀錄，並練習面試。無論在哪裡被閱讀，他們的申請都經得起檢驗。
許多大型機構會讓學生在不同顧問之間輪替；作為一名曾在大型升學輔導公司工作的顧問，我對此深有體會。與我合作，策略、文書與面試都由同一人負責，家長也能直接與我聯繫，並每月收到進度報告。
我在台北出生、在加州 Cupertino 長大，深知在申請過程中跨越兩種文化是什麼感覺。我幫助學生將這種複雜性轉化為優勢。