Meet the Team

US Admissions Consulting

Dan has almost two decades of experience helping students get accepted at top boarding schools, as well as undergraduate and graduate programs at the Ivy League and equivalent level. He was formerly an active member of the Columbia Alumni Representative Committee and interviewed candidates for admissions.

Dan received his Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School as a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and a Master of Laws with Distinction in International Banking and Finance from University College London. He also graduated magna cum laude a year early from Columbia University with a Bachelor of Arts in Art History, Religion and Neuroscience.

US Admissions Consulting | International School Admissions Consulting

Cindy has over 16 years of experience in US boarding school and undergraduate admissions. She was formerly an active member of the Princeton Alumni Representative Committee and interviewed students for admissions.

Cindy graduated from Princeton University, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in History. She was also a letter-winner on Princeton’s NCAA Division I Varsity Tennis Team. Prior to Princeton, Cindy attended Hong Kong International School and was a top player on the Hong Kong National Tennis Team.

UK Admissions Consulting | International School Admissions Consulting

Lucy specializes in UK admissions for boarding schools and universities. She is also an expert in international school admissions in Hong Kong. Lucy graduated with Honours from the London School of Economics (LSE) with a degree in Government and Economics and a Master of Science with Distinction in Analysis Design & Management of Information Systems. Prior to attending LSE, she studied at Benenden School in Kent.

English | Humanities | Biology | SSAT | ISEE | SAT | ACT

Marie specializes in teaching English, humanities, and biology across all major curriculum, as well as standardized tests such as the SAT, ACT, SSAT, ISEE, MAP, and SCAT. She has also helped many student secure offers from top boarding schools and universities including the Ivy Leagues, UCs and Oxbridge. She formerly interviewed students for admissions to Stanford University and HKU. She graduated with honors from Stanford University with a degree in Human Biology, earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Southern California (USC), and completed a Masters in Public Health with distinction at the University of Hong Kong (HKU).

English | Humanities | Math Foundation | MAP | SCAT | SSAT | ISEE

Christy specialises in teaching English and humanities subjects across all major curriculums, as well as standardised tests such as the MAP, SCAT, SSAT, and ISEE. She graduated with a degree in Politics and Philosophy from the London School of Economics (LSE). Prior to university, Christy attended Badminton School in the UK, where she completed her GCSEs and A-Levels.

English | Politics | Geography | Maths Foundation | Social Sciences

Savannah has over 4 years of experience specialised in tutoring English, Politics and Geography across all major curriculums, as well as standardised tests such as the MAP, SCAT, SSAT and ISEE, and reasoning tests such as CAT4 and ISEB. She also works with younger learners to strengthen their foundations in Maths and English. Savannah graduated with Combined Honours in Social Sciences from Durham University after completing her IBDP.

Biology | Chemistry | IB | IGCSE | AP | A-Levels

Jo specializes in teaching biology and chemistry across all major curriculums including IB, AP, IGCSE, and A-Levels. She graduated with a First-class Honors in Bioengineering from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and is currently a medical student at CHA University in South Korea. Prior to that, she attended King’s Academy, a renowned boarding school in the Middle East where she achieved high scores in 10 AP subjects including all three sciences and calculus.

Biology | Chemistry | Physics | Mathematics

Hazel specialises in tutoring Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics for all major curriculums and provides supervision at university level. She graduated from Oxford University with a First Class Honours in MEng Engineering Science and is now working towards a PhD in Computational Biology. Prior to university, she was the top scorer globally and in Malaysia for A-Level Chemistry and AS-Level Mathematics respectively, and achieved A* on all A-Level science and math exams. Hazel formerly served as a member of the admissions team for St. Hilda’s College, Oxford University, and has extensive experience supporting students planning to pursue mathematics and the sciences.

English | Math Foundation | Biology | MAP | SCAT | SSAT | SEE

Hermione specializes in teaching English and Biology across all major curriculums including I/GCSE and IB. She also has extensive experience working with younger learners to strengthen their foundations in Maths and English as well as standardized tests such as MAP, SCAT, SSAT, ISEE and reasoning tests such as CAT4 and ISEB Pre-Test. Hermione graduated with a Masters of Public Health and a Bachelors degree in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Hong Kong, during which she also completed a research exchange program at Imperial College London. She has vast experience in tutoring students ranging from young children to university level learners, as well as offering university admission advice for Biomedical and Medical Science related courses in Hong Kong and the UK.

Mathematics | Physics

Connie has more than a decade of experience tutoring students in all major curriculums and exams in maths and physics. She graduated with Honours from Imperial College London with a degree in Mathematics. Prior to that, she attended boarding school in the UK where she achieved highest grades in A Level Maths, Further Maths and Physics.

Biology | Chemistry | BMAT | UCAT

Anissa specialises in teaching Biology and Chemistry, as well as medical school entrance exams such as BMAT and UCAT. Having graduated with a First Class Honours Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Sciences, specialising in Pathology, Anissa is currently a medical student at the University of Cambridge. With numerous academic prizes and scholarships, she has great enthusiasm for the biological sciences. Anissa has experience from several teaching roles and aims to always provide individualised learning geared for success. Having completed GCSEs and A-levels in all sciences with top marks, she can provide great expertise and guidance into these subjects.

English | Politics | Economics

David specializes in teaching English, Politics and Economics across all major curriculums, including IB, IGCSE/A-Levels, as well as standardized tests such as MAP, ISEE, SSAT, ISEB Common Pre-Test and CAT4. He also supports younger learners in English and Maths. David graduated with a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Warwick, prior to which he completed his IB at ISF Hong Kong.

English | History | Mathematics | Physics | IB | IGCSE | MAP | SCAT | SSAT | ISEE | CAT4

Jocelyn specialises in teaching social sciences and science subjects ranging from History, English, Mathematics and Physics across all major curriculums including IB and IGCSE. She also works with young children to build their foundational language and Mathematics skills, as well as reasoning tests such as UKiset, ISEB Common Pre-Test and CAT4. Jocelyn graduated with a Masters in Corporate and Finance Law at the University of Hong Kong. Prior to that, Jocelyn graduated from the University of Leeds with a First Class Honours in Law with scholarships, personal university-wide awards, and national titles. She also attended Chinese International School where she studied IBDP.

Maths | Physics | AMC

John specialises in tutoring Maths and Physics across all major curriculums including IB, A-Levels and IGCSE/GCSE as well as general science at IGCSE/GCSE level. He graduated from the University of Warwick with a BSc in Mathematics. Prior to university, John competed in a number of international maths competitions and was awarded a Gold Certificate (top 5%) in the 2017, 2018 UKMT Individual Maths Challenge and ranked in the top 3% in the 2017 American Mathematics Challenge (AMC).

Mathematics | Computer Science | Economics | IGCSE | A-Levels | AP

Erin specializes in tutoring Mathematics, Computer Science and Economics across all major curricula including I/GCSE, A-Levels and AP. Erin graduated with a Master’s degree with Distinction in Computer Science and is currently pursuing a PhD in machine learning at University College London (UCL). Erin has extensive experience supporting students from all levels up to Postgraduate level in improving their academic performance.

English | Psychology | Mathematics | IB | I/GCSE | A-Levels

Maya specialises in tutoring Psychology and English across all major curriculums including GCSE, A-Level and IB. She graduated from the University of Bath with a First Class Degree in Psychology, prior to which she completed her IBDP with top marks in Psychology, Biology and English. She also completed her Master’s Degree at University College London with a Distinction in Health Psychology. She has extensive research experience across developmental psychology, health psychology, epidemiology, and public health, and has been involved in a range of Psychology based projects including the role of peer mentor, where she assisted first year psychology students with a range of projects, exams, and coursework.

English | Math Foundation | Humanities | IGCSE | IB | MAP | SAT | SSAT | ISEE

Nobel specialises in teaching English and Humanities subjects across all major curriculums, as well as standardised tests such as MAP, SSAT, and SAT. She also works with younger children to build their foundational English and Mathematics skills. Nobel graduated summa cum laude from Boston University with a BA in English. Prior to that, she excelled at her IGCSE and IB programs at Island School in Hong Kong. She has over five years of tutoring experience and has taught full-time at an American primary school. Throughout secondary school and college, she won numerous academic achievement awards, particularly in English.

English | Social Sciences | Maths Foundation | SSAT | ISEE | SAT | ACT

Alayna specializes in tutoring English and the social sciences across all major curriculums and entrance exams such as the SSAT, ACT and SAT. Her intellectual fascinations lie in comparative world history and the intersections between culture, gender, and nationalism. She also works with younger students to build English and Maths foundation. Previously a Junior Fellow at CUHK in charge of leading tutorials in the general education programme at Morningside College, Alayna loves working with students and has been tutoring privately throughout high school and university years. She graduated from Yale with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science & East Asian Studies. Asia.

Parent Advisor | Family Coaching

Cora is a pioneer in marriage, parent, child, and family coaching, and has worked with hundreds of families for over 10 years. A coach, speaker, trainer and parent of two teenagers herself, Cora strives to foster understanding by bridging generational and cultural gaps, and makes difficult and sensitive topics accessible to any audience.

Cora holds two degrees from the University of British Columbia and is a Professional Board Certified Life Coach. She has spoken at and worked with families in a number of international and local schools, and also corporates, in Hong Kong.