Meet Our Team
Stanford student mentors guiding your college journey.
IMPORTANT: All 1-on-1 sessions are 1 HOUR long, regardless of what the Calendly link suggests.
Reserve a session: Venmo $100 to @AscentScholars with your mentor's name & preferred time in the note.
Amanda Yu
Kingsford, MI
Credentials: REA Acceptance, AP Scholar with Distinction, 10+ APs, UMich Ross full ride
Specialties: Essay Editing, Common App
Other Schools: Stanford, UC Berkeley, UMich Ross (full ride)
Andrea Yu
Dublin, OH
Credentials: 1590 SAT, 36 ACT, AP Scholar with Distinction (5 on 8 APs), 4x AIME, math tutoring for 4+ years, college advising for 1+ years
Specialties: Essay brainstorming, Essay Editing, Common App, Application Advice, SAT/ACT prep, Math, CS
Other Schools: Stanford, MIT, UC Berkeley, UCLA
Anthony Lee
Boston, MA
Credentials: USAJMO Qualifier, 5x AIME, Previously tutored AMC, AIME, Scholastic
Specialties: SAT Math, Essay Editing, Common App
Other Schools: Stanford, Yale, Columbia, Duke, Hopkins, Rice, Williams, Amherst
Anya Phan
Carlsbad, CA
Credentials: Previous tutees got into UCLA, UC Berkeley, UCSD, USC, UVA; AP Scholar with Distinction; College essay tutor for one year
Specialties: Essay Brainstorming, Essay Editing, Test-Prep, College Advising
Other Schools: Stanford, Dartmouth, Northwestern
Daniel Lee
New York, NY
Credentials: 1580 SAT, Columbia Rabi Scholar, AP Scholar, 2x AIME, USACO Gold
Specialties: Math, CS, Test-Prep, Letters of Rec
Other Schools: Stanford, Yale, Columbia, Cornell, Williams, Amherst, Rice, John Hopkins, Georgetown, UCLA
Dillon Nguyen
Westminster, CA
Credentials: 1600 SAT, 5s on 12 APs, Incoming @ Meta
Specialties: Math, CS, Test-Prep, Essay Brainstorming
Other Schools: Stanford
Edward Han
Lake Forest, IL
Credentials: TASS Attendee, National Merit Scholarship Finalist, Tutored 2 2025 Stanford admits, Incoming @ Amazon
Specialties: SAT/ACT Prep, Essay Editing, College Planning, Common App Editing, Internship Advising
Other Schools: Stanford, Duke, Berkeley, UCLA, UMich Ross
Haley Lepe
Temecula, CA
Credentials: Accepted to all UC's out of high school and as a transfer
Specialties: Transfer Advice
Other Schools: Stanford, UCLA, UC Berkeley
Jaelen Oh
Seattle, WA
Credentials: Published Author, Humanities-focused application. Writing/Essay specialty. National Merit Finalist
Specialties: Math, English, SAT Prep, Essay Editing
Other Schools: Stanford, Cornell, UPenn, UC Berkeley, Johns Hopkins
Javier Cunat
Miami, FL
Credentials: Over $200k in private scholarships, AP Scholar with Distinction, 5x Hackathon winner, 2x CyberPatriot Platinum, Nat Cyber Scholar, Incoming @ Amazon
Specialties: College Essay, Transfer, CS, LORs
Other Schools: Stanford, Yale, Columbia, UPenn, Duke, Rice, USC
Karen Vo
San Jose, CA
Credentials: Questbridge Scholarship (full ride), Incoming @ Boston Dynamics
Specialties: Math, CS, 4 year planning
Other Schools: Stanford
Leo Melton
Silver Spring, MD
Credentials: Incoming @ Google, 35 ACT, UMD Full Ride (<1%), Tutor for 3 years in Math/Science previously, College Advising Fellow for 1 year
Specialties: Essay Editing, Test-Prep, Math, CS, SSAT/HS Boarding Schools (for MS)
Other Schools: Stanford, Yale, Duke, UPenn, Harvey Mudd
Mariem Elmahy
New York, NY
Credentials: Private school tutor in NYC (Packard, The Caedmon School), previous tutees were accepted to Yale, Columbia, REA Acceptance
Specialties: Essay Editing, Chemistry, SAT, SHSAT (NYC specific)
Other Schools: Stanford, Brown PLME, Yale, Princeton, UPenn, MIT
Marjorie Luzuriaga
Los Angeles, CA
Credentials: First-Gen Low Income (first in family to go to college), created extracurriculars and organizations that are nationally recognized, featured in local news outlets for extracurricular work
Specialties: Essay Editing, Application Advice
Other Schools: Stanford, UCLA, USC
Sophia Li
Dallas, TX
Credentials: USA Debate Team Captain (TOC Champion, 2nd ranked Worlds debater in America, Harvard Summer Debate Coach, Stanford & Harvard invitational champion, 60+ debate accolades), won 2 full-rides to UT and UVA (Jefferson Scholar), Scholastics Writing Gold medal, 1570 SAT, Salutatorian
Specialties: Debate Tutoring, Essay Editing, SAT Prep, Application Advice
Other Schools: Stanford, UPenn, Georgetown, Rice, Vanderbilt, UVA full-ride Jefferson Scholarship
Stella Masuda
Palos Verdes, CA
Credentials: REA Acceptance, Tutor for 4+ years in Math/Chemistry/History, College Admission planner 1+ year, AP Scholar with Distinction
Specialties: Early decision college applications, essay editing, chemistry, math
Other Schools: Stanford
Teohua Recendez
Cypress, CA
Credentials: Accepted to all colleges applied to, accepted to all UCs, created nonprofit/clothing brand, college essay editing for 1 year
Specialties: Common App, Essay Editing
Other Schools: Stanford, all UCs
Yameen Sekandari
Phoenix, AZ
Credentials: Won multiple piano composition contests, Gold TOC qualifier, placed at ICDC and FBLA internationals
Specialties: Essay Editing, Internship, Debate Tutoring
Other Schools: Stanford, Brown, Williams, Ross
Ziba Ahamad
Boulder, CO
Credentials: Accepted to all colleges applied to; awarded 200k+ in scholarships; organizational resources for a 4-year college application plan
Specialties: Essay Editing, College Application Advising, Internship Advising
Other Schools: Stanford, UC Berkeley (Regent Scholar), Emory