My Approach
我的方法
The college application process asks students to do something that even most adults would struggle with: take years of experiences, interests, and growth, and distill them into a handful of essays and an activity list. Most students don't fail because they lack achievements, but because no one has helped them connect everything into a cohesive and engaging story.
As colleges have become more selective, the selection criteria have shifted. It's no longer enough to just have the academic benchmarks. If your student is aiming for a top school, a good GPA and solid SAT scores are the bare minimum, not the difference-maker. In a recent survey by the National Association for College Admissions Counseling (NACAC), 70% of admissions officers said that they consider personal qualities to be an important factor when selecting applicants.
These personal qualities are evaluated through a holistic review of each student's application, one that takes into account character, personality, and voice. Students must learn to tell their stories and reveal their authentic selves through their personal statements and supplemental essays. This is not an easy task for a young person who is still navigating their own life and learning about themselves.
Many large consultancies assign your child to a rotating cast of advisors who follow a checklist. As a former consultant for a large college preparatory company, I've seen this firsthand. School counselors, even great ones, are managing hundreds of students at once. Neither has the capacity to sit with your child long enough to understand who they really are, and what makes them compelling.
That's where I come in. As a one-on-one consultant, I work directly with your child across every stage of the process. I learn their voice, their personality, and their strengths, and teach them how to cultivate and share their personal story in a way that allows admissions committees to see exactly who they are.
My background in Psychology informs how I work with students. I understand how young people build confidence, manage pressure, and communicate under stress, and I know how to spark the conversations that help each student discover their unique self-identity.
For me, the most rewarding part of this work is helping each student figure out what makes them unique, and watching that understanding build their confidence. I was born in Taipei and raised in Cupertino, California, so I know firsthand what it's like to navigate two cultures during the application process, and I help students turn that complexity into a strength.
大學申請過程要求學生做一件連大多數成年人都會感到困難的事：將多年的經歷、興趣和成長，濃縮成幾篇文書和一份活動列表。大多數學生不是因為缺乏成就而失敗，而是因為沒有人幫助他們將一切串連成一個完整而引人入勝的故事。
隨著大學越來越挑剔，選拔標準也已經改變。光有學術基準已經不夠了。如果您的孩子目標是頂尖學校，好的GPA和紮實的SAT成績只是最低門檻，而非決勝關鍵。在美國大學招生諮詢協會（NACAC）的一項調查中，70%的招生官表示他們將個人特質視為選拔申請者的重要因素。
這些個人特質是通過對每位學生申請的全面審查來評估的，包括性格、個性和聲音。學生必須學會透過個人陳述和補充文書來講述自己的故事，展現真實的自我。對於一個仍在探索自己人生的年輕人來說，這不是一件容易的事。
許多大型留學機構會指派多位顧問輪流服務您的孩子，依照標準化流程執行。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。學校輔導老師，即使是優秀的，也同時負責數百位學生。兩者都無法花足夠的時間深入了解您的孩子真正是誰，以及是什麼讓他們與眾不同。
這就是我能幫助的地方。作為一對一顧問，我在申請過程的每個階段都直接與您的孩子合作。我了解他們的聲音、個性和優勢，教他們如何培養和分享自己的個人故事，讓招生委員會看到他們真正的樣子。
我的心理學背景影響了我與學生合作的方式。我了解年輕人如何建立自信、管理壓力、在壓力下溝通，我知道如何引發幫助每位學生發現自己獨特身份的對話。
對我來說，這份工作最有價值的部分是幫助每位學生找到自己的獨特之處，並看著這份理解建立他們的信心。我在台北出生、在加州Cupertino長大，所以我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。