--- title: Meet Accepted's Expert Grad School Admissions Consultants description: Accepted's grad school admissions consultants have the experience and expertise needed to make you stand out and get accepted. --- ### Which program are you applying to? # Expert Grad School Admissions Consultants ### Get Accepted! Speak with an admissions expert today! [ Sign up for a free consultation ](http://58291.hs-sites.com/grad/free-admissions-consultation) ## Meet Accepted's Grad School Admissions Team Over 120 years combined of direct admissions committee experience plus the passion and dedication necessary to get YOU accepted! ![Karin Ash](https://www.accepted.com/hubfs/Karin%20Ash.png) ### Karin Ash **30 years of career and admissions experience** at four universities, including Cornell's Johnson Graduate School of Business and College of Engineering [Learn more about Karin >](http://58291.hs-sites.com/experts/karin-ash) ![Vanessa Febo](https://www.accepted.com/hubfs/Vanessa%20Febo.png) ### Vanessa Febo **More than seven years of graduate school and scholarship consulting experience** with specialties in engineering, English, social sciences, and business. [Learn more about Vanessa >](http://58291.hs-sites.com/experts/vanessa-febo) ![Alice Diamond](https://www.accepted.com/hubfs/Alice%20Diamond.png) ### Alice Diamond **35 years of experience in career and admissions advising** for undergraduate and graduate students [Learn more about Alice >](http://58291.hs-sites.com/experts/alice-diamond) ![Kelly Wilson-1](https://www.accepted.com/hubfs/Kelly%20Wilson-1.png) ### Kelly Wilson **23 years of experience as executive director of admissions** at CMU Tepper and **assistant dean of admissions** at Georgetown McDonough and Pittsburgh Katz [Learn more about Kelly >](https://www.accepted.com/experts/kelly-wilson#open-form) ![Sadie Polen](https://www.accepted.com/hubfs/Sadie%20Polen.png) ### Sadie Polen **More than 10 years of experience in higher education**, reviewing SOPs, personal statements, and resumes at Harvard University [Learn more about Sadie >](http://58291.hs-sites.com/experts/sadie-polen) ![Sundas Ali-2](https://www.accepted.com/hubfs/Sundas%20Ali-2.png) ### Dr. Sundas Ali **More than 15 years of experience **teaching and advising students, providing **career and admissions advice**, reviewing applications and conducting interviews for University of Oxford's undergraduate and graduate programs. [Learn more about Sundas >](http://58291.hs-sites.com/experts/sundas-ali) ![Michelle Stockman](https://www.accepted.com/hubfs/Michelle%20Stockman.png) ### Michelle Stockman **Former staff member with the Columbia Business School** admissions office, and broadcast journalist with 15 years experience coaching candidates [Learn more about Michelle >](http://58291.hs-sites.com/experts/michelle-stockman) ![Mary Mahoney](https://www.accepted.com/hubfs/Mary%20Mahoney.png) ### Dr. Mary Mahoney Tenured English professor and Director of Medical Humanities, specializing in **dual degree college** (BS/MD, BA/DO), **med school**, and **grad school **(MA, MS, PsyD, PhD) applications who struggle to find the right stories. [Learn more about Mary >](http://58291.hs-sites.com/experts/mary-mahoney) ![Esmeralda Cardenal](https://www.accepted.com/hubfs/Esmeralda%20Cardenal.png) ### Esmeralda Cardenal **Nine years in admissions** as former Yale SOM associate director of admissions, Michigan State director of MBA admissions, and Cardiff Business School consultant [Learn more about Esmeralda >](https://www.accepted.com/experts/esmeralda-cardenal#open-form) ![Valerie Wherley](https://www.accepted.com/hubfs/Valerie%20Wherley.png) ### Dr. Valerie Wherley Former** assistant dean of student affairs** at the William Beaumont School of Medicine and former **director of pre-health advisement and the Postbac Certificate Program** at Sacred Heart [Learn more about Valerie >](http://58291.hs-sites.com/experts/valerie-wherley) ![Barry Rothman](https://www.accepted.com/hubfs/Barry%20Rothman.png) ### Dr. Barry S. Rothman, Ph.D. Emeritus** professor of biology, **former** health professions advisor, **and former** director of three post-bac programs** at San Francisco State University [Learn more about Barry >](http://58291.hs-sites.com/experts/barry-rothman) ![Christie St-John](https://www.accepted.com/hubfs/Christie%20St-John.png) ### Christie St-John **25+ years of experience as admissions director** and career coach at Dartmouth Tuck and Vanderbilt Owen. [Learn more about Christie >](https://www.accepted.com/experts/christie-st-john#open-form) ![Cydney Foote-1](https://www.accepted.com/hubfs/Cydney%20Foote-1.png) ### Cydney Foote Former **admissions committee member** at the University of Washington (UW) School of Medicine and curriculum development team member at the UW School of Dentistry [Learn more about Cydney >](http://58291.hs-sites.com/experts/cydney-foote) ![Kara Keenan Sweeney](https://www.accepted.com/hubfs/Kara%20Keenan%20Sweeney.png) ### Kara Keenan Sweeney More than **15 years of experience** in MBA admissions at Columbia Business School, INSEAD, and the Lauder Institute's joint MA/MBA and MA/JD programs [Learn more about Kara >](http://58291.hs-sites.com/experts/kara-keenan-sweeney) ![Flash Gordon](https://www.accepted.com/hubfs/Flash%20Gordon.png) ### Dr. Herman "Flash" Gordon **Harvard AB** biochemistry, Caltech PhD in developmental neuroscience, **tenured faculty member** at the University of Arizona College of Medicine,** admissions committee chair**, and** neuroscience admissions committee member** [Learn more about Flash >](http://58291.hs-sites.com/experts/herman-gordon) ![Natalie-1](https://www.accepted.com/hubfs/Natalie-1.png) ### Natalie Grinblatt Nearly **two decades of admissions experience** as former admissions dean/director at Michigan Ross, Cornell Johnson, and ASU Carey [Learn more about Natalie >](https://www.accepted.com/experts/natalie-grinblatt-epstein#open-form) Our graduate school admissions consultants have helped thousands of grad school applicants get accepted for the past 30 years. As professional admissions consultants with more than 120 years combined of direct admissions committee experience, our team knows the application process inside and out. When you choose Accepted, you’ll have a passionate and invested admissions consultant dedicated to helping you specifically, in addition to the support of a team of uncommonly talented professionals, including former admissions directors, professors, program directors, PhDs, and career coaches. We have helped applicants get into more than 650 graduate schools around the world, including programs for education, public policy, psychology, engineering, neuroscience, human resources, math, exercise science, humanities, art, and environmental studies. [Click here](http://58291.hs-sites.com/grad/testimonials) to view a complete list of all the graduate school programs our clients have been accepted to. [ Ready to get started? Sign up for a free consultation with one of our grad school experts today! ](https://www.accepted.com/grad/free-admissions-consultation) --- ### Grad Admissions Blog Accepted's grad school admissions blog is updated weekly with everything you need for your graduate school applications from resume tips to essay advice to specific program overviews [Read more ](https://blog.accepted.com/category/grad-school-admissions/) ### Free Admissions Guides Accepted's robust guide library brings you through the entire application process from selecting the right program for you to prepping for your grad school application to updating your resume [Download for free ](https://www.accepted.com/grad/admissions-guides) ### Grad Consulting Services We offer transparent pricing and flexible service offerings tailored specifically for your needs including comprehensive packages, hourly options, interview assistance, and a final application check [Find out more ](https://www.accepted.com/grad/services) ![Icon open-double-quote-sans-left](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/369261/Icon%20open-double-quote-sans-left.svg) #### "I would like to thank you for all the great help, encouragement and valuable advice you gave me throughout the admission process! I got accepted to 5 grad schools, including my top 2 choices! I could not be happier with the outcome and I am forever grateful - working with you was a wonderful and valuable experience!  #### Thank you again for everything and wishing you all the best!" ##### Graduate School Admit ![Icon open-double-quote-sans-left](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/369261/Icon%20open-double-quote-sans-left.svg) #### "Karin was a ray of sunshine in an otherwise anxiety-inducing journey that is graduate admissions. As a non-STEM major applying for a STEM graduate program, I knew I had to get all aspects of my application just right. Karin helped me to do that by carefully going over my application materials, suggesting edits and strategies, and generally answering any questions I had. Thanks to her help, I got into top MSCS programs, including Columbia and UChicago. I am incredibly happy with my result, and it wouldn't have been possible without Karin's help." ##### Graduate School Admit Columbia and UChicago MSCS Programs ![Icon open-double-quote-sans-left](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/369261/Icon%20open-double-quote-sans-left.svg) #### "Dr. Rothman was very helpful in my application process for a masters program and I appreciate it greatly. He was able to walk me through all the steps in a patient and easy to understand way. I needed the most help with my statement of purpose and research abstract and I definitely felt like I could not have written them without Dr. Rothman's help. Even though organic chemistry was not his area of expertise, he was still able to understand my writing and help me improve the written portions. I also really appreciated the prewriting questionnaire he sent, as it was a great way for me to organize my thoughts and essay. Some other parts that he helped with were deciding on programs and asking for recommendation letters. Overall, I Dr. Rothman provided an invaluable amount of help and resources in this process and I would not have gotten to where I am without him." ##### Graduate School Admit [ Read more reviews ](https://www.accepted.com/grad/testimonials) ```json { "@context" : "http://schema.org", "@type" : "Organization", "address" : "1171 S. Robertson Blvd. #140 Los Angeles CA 90035", "description" : "Our grad school admissions consultants have been advising college and graduate school applicants since 1994. 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