• Since 2010, has been working in the education counseling business. Leads a team of 10+ educational consultants annually to help ~ 40 – 50 students apply for U.S. high school, college, or graduate school. Has impressive admissions results (detailed reports available upon request).

• Extremely familiar with applying to art schools and art-related majors in college. Every year more than a dozen of my students are accepted into top art colleges or art majors in top comprehensive universities in the US and the UK.

• Possesses over 6 years of experience as a host family and am very familiar with the study habits and lifestyle of young international students. Extremely knowledgeable in helping international students mentally transition to studying abroad on their own.

• Possess abundant resources and extensive experience in:
  • Helping arrange students’ coursework and standardized test remediation
  • Maintain and improve GPA school grades
  • Organize and plan volunteer activities
  • Recommend research projects
  • Provide interview training
  • Plan and accompany on school visits

• Applying for and arranging summer camp and internship opportunities for high school and college students.

• Familiar with both public and private school systems in the U.S. Both sons attended public school until their first year of junior high school. I volunteered at the PTA extensively and regularly attended town board meetings, so I am familiar with public school operations. Later, my two sons transferred to The Pingry School in Martinsville, NJ (in 6th and 7th grade respectively) and spent 9 years combined attending Pingry.

• My oldest son attended Carnegie Mellon University in 2011 to study Computational Biology and is now a surgical resident physician at a top 10 hospital in the U.S. My younger son matriculated at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania in 2014. He then worked at an industry-leading blockchain venture capital firm in Silicon Valley and has now created his own startup company. He was the U.S. junior champion (#1 Rank) in squash for three years during high school and was a college varsity team member.

My Educational Background

• Part of the inaugural class of “guaranteed admission students” at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, where students are admitted without need to take the Gaokao due to outstanding academic performance in high school.
• Subsequently graduated in three years with a B.S. in C.S.
• Studied at NJIT and graduated with a M.S. in C.S.

My Industrial Job Background

• Worked in software development for more than 10 years in the Wall Street investment banking area.
• Then moved to the banking industry mortgage retail space, and won the top 2% Five Star Mortgage Professional Award in New Jersey for several years in a row.

My Volunteering Background

• Long-term volunteer for Oversea Chinese Education Foundation and an online English teacher for students in Gangsu Province Yuzhong County No. 4 Junior High School.
• Founded Village English Literacy Program (VELP) in Zheyuan Middle School in Wuyuan, Zhejiang Province. VELP helps elementary and middle school students in underdeveloped areas in China enrich their English education and encourage their interests in reading and global culture.