Work with Olivia
Graduate Essay Editing (Per Application)
$1,2008h of coaching
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Add-on: Additional Supplemental Essay (Graduate Programs)
$1401h of coaching
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About
I help students figure out who they are on paper, then show it with confidence. For high school students, that can start as early as ninth grade. We map out courses, activities and summers around what genuinely excites them so that by senior year their application reflects a story they've actually lived. For students closer to deadlines, I move quickly to find the thread that ties their experiences together and turn it into a focused, compelling application. Along the way, I encourage students to reach past what they think they're capable of, whether that's a bolder project, a harder class or an essay that takes a real risk. I also edit essays for graduate school and scholarship applicants, including successful candidates for Harvard, Stanford, Princeton, Oxford, Rhodes and Schwarzman. Expect honest feedback, a high bar and a partner who is genuinely invested in your growth.
Olivia’s Master’s Programs Qualifications
Olivia has helped clients get into these schools:
A strong graduate application connects where you've been to where you're going, clearly and convincingly. Helping applicants make that connection is what I do best. I've edited essays for successful applicants to graduate programs at Harvard, Stanford, Princeton, Oxford, LSE, Carnegie Mellon and WashU Olin, as well as to two of the most competitive scholarships in the world, the Rhodes and Schwarzman. The applicants I've worked with came from very different fields, from finance to fine arts to video game design, but each needed the same thing: a clear story connecting their past experience to their future goals. My own career has given me a practical sense of how professional experience reads on the page. Since graduating from Harvard, where I was chosen as the Harvard Orator to deliver the graduating speech at Commencement, I've worked in strategy, product and account management and co-founded two startups. I know how to take a resume full of projects and responsibilities and find the narrative underneath it. I'll help you decide what to emphasize, cut what doesn't serve your story, and sharpen every draft until your essays sound confident, specific and unmistakably like you.
Olivia can help with:
Editing
Essays
General Exploration
Letters of Recommendation
Resume
School Selection
Waitlist Strategy
Why do I coach?
My favorite part of this work is the moment a student realizes their potential is beyond what they previously imagined for themselves. It often starts with something small, like an interest they've never taken seriously or an idea they've only half-explored. With the right push, it becomes something they're genuinely excited about. I love helping students think more creatively about what their interests could become and what their lives and goals might look like if they let themselves aim higher. But ideas alone aren't enough – my goal is always to help students turn those interests into something tangible, whether that's a project they launch, work they create or an impact they can point to.
Education
Harvard University
Bachelor's Degree, Government
2016 - 2020
I studied Government at Harvard, where I graduated as the Harvard Orator, delivering the graduating speech at Commencement in 2020. My academic focus was in political science, corporate governance and the business of fashion, but I also took substantial coursework in business, architecture and design. These layered interests reflected in my activities outside the classroom as well: I led sponsorships for Harvard's student-run fashion show, built a paid photography practice shooting for campus organizations, taught art to local children and violin and voice to high schoolers through youth outreach programs. Over my summers I worked in strategy and retail at LVMH, Max Mara and Elie Tahari. I also studied abroad in three countries. I've been helping students with their college applications since my freshman year, and the students I work with often have layered stories of their own. Helping them tell those stories well is my favorite part of the work.
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Olivia has helped clients get into these schools: