Smith College

Hello! My name is Persis and I am a senior at Princeton University studying neuropsychology, with a minor in African-American studies. As a first-generation college student from an underprivileged background, I am passionate about college access. I was accepted into prestigious summer programs and colleges, and earned over 1.5 million dollars in scholarships. Over the past four years, I have helped students get accepted into Yale, Princeton, Bates, and George Washington, among others. I assist students throughout the entire college process: researching schools, writing essays, finding recommenders, applying for scholarships, and choosing programs. Most notably, I have helped many students get full-tuition scholarships to their dream schools. You don’t need to be a prodigy, valedictorian, or class president to enter your target program! Nor do you need to be highly connected or wealthy. I empower my students to highlight the skills and experiences they already have, to show their unique value in their applications. In college, I started off pre-med, conducting and publishing neuroscience research. I was interested in marketing, and was selected from externships at Google and P&G. Now, I am pursuing a career in private equity and have had prestigious internships on Wall Street and in Silicon Valley. I have a hybrid of experiences that I can pull from to advise you. I’m excited to work with you!

Holly Wolf, MS Ed – HEA, graduate of Smith College and Baruch College’s Marxe School of Higher Education, brings over 20 years of experience guiding students to the colleges and universities of their choice. To her role as a Senior Advisor at CollegeAdvisor, Ms. Wolf offers her passion for college access. In particular, she is keenly knowledgeable about unique admission programs such as the Brandeis University’s Myra Kraft Transitional Year Program, Posse, Northeastern University’s Ujima Program, Hampshire College’s James Baldwin Scholar’s Program, New School HEOP along with SUNY and CUNY colleges. Her connections to dance, theater, music visual art and academic programs at Adelphi University, Antioch College, Berklee College of Music, Boston University Cal Arts, Cal State Los Angeles, Columbia College, Earlham College, Elon College, Emerson College, University FIT Hampton University Hofstra University, Lincoln University, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Minneapolis College of Design, Montclair State University, New School University Eugene Lang, NYU, Pace University, Parsons Pratt Institute, Rutgers, Sarah Lawrence College, Smith College, SUNY Purchase, Syracuse University, Temple University, University of the Arts, University of Massachusetts, Virginia Commonwealth University and Western Connecticut State, among others, have all been honed through deep and rich relationships to college admission teams. Her success at helping students win scholarships is essential to affording college and for students with disabilities, her expertise at unlocking ACESS VR support is especially important for transition needs. Ms. Wolf’s knowledge of college opportunities, mastery of application and scholarship writing and engaging, and insightful teaching style have helped hundreds of students to gain admission to a host of prestigious colleges.