Sam

Samuel received his B.A. from Princeton University, where he majored in history and minored in East Asian Studies. He is currently a Ph.D. student in the history department at Columbia University, where he teaches and researches United States history. Prior to joining Interface, Sam taught English language and English writing as a Princeton in Asia Fellow to university students in Hong Kong.

Having studied several times in China to gain fluency in Mandarin, Sam is familiar with the difficulties of writing in a foreign language, and is eager to help students conquer those challenges. As a teacher, Sam believes in helping students find and develop their own voice as a means to express themselves and their ideas as clearly and compellingly as possible.

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Marguerita

Marguerita received an M.A. in Shakespeare from the Shakespeare Institute in Stratford-upon-Avon and has written an M.Phil thesis on modernist poetry at the University of London. She also holds a B.A. in English literature from Columbia University.

Since completing her graduate degree, she has worked with countless 11th and 12th graders throughout the college application process. She has helped many students gain admittance into top-tier universities such as Columbia, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania, Cornell, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, University of Chicago, Barnard, NYU, Emory, Tulane, Boston University, Vassar, McGill (Canada), and St. Andrews (Scotland).

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Rob

Rob is a seasoned admissions consultant with more than 14 years of experience. He graduated from Harvard University, BA, with honors and Cornell Law School, JD, with honors.

Rob enjoys helping students from all over the world apply to top undergraduate and graduate programs in the U.S. Rob is a former Harvard Admissions Interviewer.

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GraduateTong Chen
Kathleen

Kathleen has led and directed college counseling programs at highly respected high schools around the world from Hamburg, Germany to Thailand; most recently in Shanghai. She is experienced in helping her students apply and be accepted to the most selective universities in the USA, UK, Canada, Europe, Australia and Asia. In addition to her work in school counseling, she also reads undergraduate applications for UCLA where she has personally evaluated thousands of applications.

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UndergraduateTong Chen