College Coaching for the Students the Future Needs Most
The world rewards students who can think critically, build boldly, and contribute meaningfully. Mentor Admissions brings together college admissions strategy, entrepreneurship coaching, community leadership, and career and internship readiness so your student arrives at college knowing not just where they're going, but why.
Personalized support for student athletes, visual and performing artists, and students who think and learn differently.
Admissions Coaching
UpstartU Entrepreneurship
TeachForth Leadership
Career & Internship Readiness
Mentor Admissions Was Built Around One Question
Not “where will they get in?” but “who are they becoming?” We help students uncover their genuine passions, develop real skills, and craft their authentic narrative for their college applications. Because the students who know their “why” don't just get into great schools. They flourish once they're there.
We Believe Students Are More Than Their Applications
Every student has unique strengths, interests, and goals. We start by discovering what sets them apart.
Personalized Mentorship
Every student works with a mentor who takes the time to truly know them, their passions, learning style, and aspirations, and guides them accordingly, from middle school through early career.
Thoughtful Strategy
The right college isn't the most famous one. It's the one where your student will be challenged, supported, and set up to do their best work. We help them find it and earn it.
Long-Term Growth
Admissions is one milestone. We focus on the bigger picture, helping students build entrepreneurial thinking, leadership experience, and career clarity that serves them for life.
Admissions is One Part of What We Do
Mentor Admissions is built around three connected programs, each designed to help students show up to college and the world as someone who has already begun leading and contributing.
Admissions Services
Personalized college admissions coaching for neurotypical students, student-athletes, visual and performing artists, and students who think and learn differently. Strategy, essays, school selection, and genuine mentorship from start to finish.
UpstartU — Entrepreneurship Coaching
A program for students who want to learn how to identify problems, build solutions, and communicate ideas persuasively. The skills that matter in every career, developed now.
TeachForth — Leadership Through Service
Students teach computer science and career readiness to underserved peers around the world, developing real leadership and deepening their own knowledge along the way.
UpstartU Entrepreneurship
The Future Belongs to Students Who Know How to Build
Ideas are everywhere. The ability to turn them into something real is rare, and learnable. At UpstartU, students develop the entrepreneurial mindset that serves them whether they become founders, engineers, doctors, artists, or executives. They learn to spot problems worth solving, test their thinking, and present their ideas with clarity and confidence.
Identify
Spot the problem.
Create
Build and test solutions.
Communicate
Share your ideas.
TeachForth Leadership
Students Learn Best by Teaching
TeachForth is a volunteer program where high school students teach computer science to underserved peers around the world. The mission is simple: close the gap in access to tech education. What students gain along the way, including leadership, communication, and a college application that reflects genuine contribution, is a natural result of doing something that matters.
Teach Globally
Get matched with a student anywhere in the world and teach coding on your schedule, using a proven curriculum built specifically for teen educators.
Deepen Your Own Knowledge
Teaching is the most effective way to learn. Students who teach coding come away with stronger technical skills, sharper communication, and real confidence in.
Build Self-Sustaining Communities
teachforth encourages students worldwide to pay it forward, creating a cycle of mentorship that grows far beyond any single volunteer session.
Beyond College Admissions, We Help Students Take Their Next Steps With Confidence
Career and Internship Readiness For students entering the workforce or seeking internships, we provide LinkedIn optimization, resume development, and job search strategy to help them land opportunities that match their ambitions.
Our Approach
Strategic guidance. Human support.
Discover
We start by getting to know your student, their strengths, interests, learning style, and long-term goals. Not just what it seems good on paper, but what actually drives them.
Plan
We build a personalized roadmap covering school list, timelines, enrichment, and a strategy that reflects who your student is, not a formula applied to everyone.
Develop
Students build real experiences that reflect their passions through entrepreneurship, leadership, teaching, and community contribution.
Apply
We guide students through every part of the process, including essays, applications, interviews, and final decisions, so nothing falls through the cracks.
Thrive
The goal was never just to get in. Students leave with self-knowledge, real skills, and a clear sense of purpose that carries them through college and well beyond it.
A Connected Team of Mentors and Specialists
Our team brings together expertise across admissions, neurodiverse learning, entrepreneurship, the visual and performing arts, student-athlete recruiting, and career development.
Students benefit most when they are supported by people who genuinely know their world. That is why we work as a connected team, not a single advisor working alone.
Leadership
Jen Hassell
College Admissions Strategy
Stephen Baer
UpstartU Entrepreneurship
Destiny Chan
TeachForth Leadership & Service
Specialists
Matthew Ramsey
Neurodiverse Learners
Taryn Sheehan
Student-Athletes
Lasse Palomaki
Career & Internships
Helping Students Build Their Future With Confidence
Strategic admissions guidance, expert mentorship, and personalized support for every student's unique path.
As an IECA member, I have pledged to adhere to the Principles of Good Practice, which reflect my commitment to stringent standards in ethical, principled educational consulting. This means:
- Providing guidance within my expertise and connecting families with trusted experts when needed.
- Treating students and families with respect, honesty, and confidentiality.
- Never writing or falsifying application materials.
- Maintaining independence, I do not accept compensation from colleges or programs for placements.
- Staying current through ongoing training, conferences, and access to a network of experienced colleagues and resources.