About Chan

"I thought I'd never get in. Then I did—with full funding." That's what I told myself at Stanford orientation. Everyone around me seemed so... qualified. Perfect English. MBB consulting. Silicon Valley background, etc. etc. Me? Non-native English speaker. Government job. Never lived in the U.S. Yet somehow: Knight-Hennessy Scholar. Fulbright. Harvard admit. Here's what I learned along the way: The people who get rejected? Often have perfect profiles. The ones who get in? Usually convinced they won't. That imposter syndrome you're feeling? That voice saying "not good enough"? It might actually mean you have exactly what they want. You just can't see it. I work with people like us: - The overachiever who still feels behind - The one who rewrites emails 10 times (worried about grammar) - The stellar candidate comparing themselves to everyone - The person who almost didn't apply What I do: - Not just edit essays. I help you see what admissions committees will actually love about you. The stuff you've been apologizing for. Hiding. Making smaller. - Most clients tell me: "I never knew that was actually a strength" or "I didn't think that story mattered." Funny thing: - My best clients? They all started with "I know this is probably impossible, but..." - They were all wrong. Maybe you are too? First call is free. Let's just talk. Come as you are.