Alice Liu

Alice Liu

Shanghai, Shanghai

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Introduction

Having worked as an admissions counselor at Northwestern University Office of Undergraduate Admissions, I am specialized in helping 9-12th grade international students (particularly Asia region) towards getting their acceptance letters from their dream schools. In the past, I've successfully helped students get into some top US universities including Northwestern University, NYU, CMU, USC, University of Michigan, UCLA, UC Berkeley, etc.

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Academic Record

Northwestern University

Master

Higher Education Administration and Policy as major

Sept. 19, 2016 ~ June 16, 2018


Indiana University-Bloomington

Bachelor , GPA: 3.65

Management as major

International Business as major

Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management as major

Aug. 23, 2009 ~ May 5, 2014

Work Experiences

Total Consulting Experiences: 7.4 years


International Student Admissions Consultant

Independent

Oct. 1, 2019 ~ now , 5.2 years

• Counseled individual students to assist them in the development of educational plans to achieve best college application results.• Advised students on all aspects of their high school academic and non-academic experience, including progression and requirements for college applications.• Coached students for admission interviews, resume and extra-curricular portfolio building• Developed individualized strategic plans for Chinese student applications to U.S. universities including creating school lists based on data, experience, and knowledge of U.S. education• Identified stress and barriers affecting a student's success; helped students find strengths and weaknesses


Admissions Consultant

IvyGate International Education

Aug. 13, 2018 ~ Sept. 30, 2019 , 1.1 years

• Counseled individual students to assist them in the development of educational plans to achieve best college application results.• Advised students on all aspects of their high school academic and non-academic experience, including progression and requirements for college applications.• Coached students for admission interviews, resume and extra-curricular portfolio building• Developed individualized strategic plans for Chinese student applications to U.S. universities including creating school lists based on data, experience, and knowledge of U.S. education• Identified stress and barriers affecting a student's success; helped students find strengths and weaknesses


Admissions Counselor

Northwestern University Undergraduate Admissions

Oct. 29, 2016 ~ Nov. 4, 2017 , 1.0 years

• Read and Evaluated international undergraduate applications (Asia region) and made first level admission recommendations• Conducted admission information sessions for groups of around 200 prospective students and families as a university representative• Guided prospective students and families through the application and decision-making process by responding to inquiries and providing related information regarding admission policies and procedures

Specialties

Languages

English

Mandarin

School Categories

Top 30 US News National Universities

Majors

Business

Chemistry and Biology

Communications

Computer Science and Mathematics

Education

Foreign Languages

Marketing & Communication

Psychology

Major Categories

Business

Engineering

Interdisciplinary Studies

Math and Science

Social Sciences and Humanities

Accepted Applications

Fall 2021

Haverford College, Undecided, Bachelor, Standard

University of California-Los Angeles, Psychology, Bachelor, Standard

University of California-Santa Barbara, Chemistry, Bachelor, Standard

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Economics, Bachelor, Standard

University of Southern California, Economics, Bachelor, Standard


Fall 2020

Boston University, Biology, Bachelor, Standard

Carnegie Mellon University, Mathematics, Bachelor, Standard

New York University, Undecided, Bachelor, Standard

New York University, Economics, Bachelor, Standard

New York University, Economics and Mathematics, Bachelor, Standard


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Q&A

Q: Got a question for me?

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Former Northwestern Admissions Counselor - Top 30 US Universities Undergraduate Application Advising

Standard enrollment

I work with students on an hourly basis. There are a diverse range of topics, including but not limited to background evaluation, major and school selection, application review, essay brainstorming, interview preparation, extracurricular activity planning, summer planning, internship and research guidance, goal setting, etc.

Topics may inlcude:

- Background Evaluation

- Application Planning

- Extracurricular Activities

- Major and Career Consulting

- School List

- Resume Portfolio

- Application Final Review

- Admission Appeal

- Interview Prep

- School Final Decision

- School Introduction

Hourly

$ 200