When I first spoke to Mark, I assumed we would discuss what I wanted out of college, my grades, extracurricular activities, and test scores. Instead, we talked honestly and openly about my interests and hobbies, the amount of times he had moved in the last few years, and a trip I was excited to take soon, and then we touched on college admissions.
My first meeting with him reflected how he guided me through the admissions process. Instead of focusing on criteria like rankings, Mark helped me find schools that were best for me. In spite of medical complications, he helped me through the college admissions process by focusing on me and my needs as a student first. He’s a genuine person who doesn’t hesitate to help students with anything they might need.
There were times we scheduled meetings for thirty minutes, and they lasted an hour, and we spent the latter half discussing things completely unrelated to college admissions. His cool head tempered my own anxiety during the admissions process, and I’m grateful to have worked with him.
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Siddharth, NJ/ USC '28
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