Columbia Admissions Counseling To Meet Your Needs

Patrick is a Columbia University graduate with a background in admissions, product marketing, sustainable development, and creative production. He has managed global teams focused on innovation at EY (Ernst & Young), and product marketing at high-growth start-ups Transfix and Dialpad.

Patrick is a firm believer in continuous learning and bringing improvisation and fun into the creative process. He has worked with student entrepreneurs as a mentor for Silicon Valley Bank’s Trek program, launched as a founding mentor for the Broadway Tech Accelerator, and currently hosts Product Talk, a weekly podcast interviewing senior product leaders globally.

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He grew up on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and was the valedictorian of his small public high school. He is extremely passionate about narrative crafting, resume building, and school selection.

Sena is a graduate of Columbia University and has been on the admissions teams at her alma mater, Columbia University and Barnard College. During her time in admissions, Sena was responsible for interviewing prospective students, participating in initiatives such as the Columbia admissions blog to promote the school’s thought leadership among prospective candidates, and being an admissions ambassador for Columbia. During this time, she evaluated candidates and made recommendations on who to admit.

Sena learned how admissions offices want to see passion reflected in applicants’ documents through her time in admissions. She also developed a solid understanding of how much each facet of the college application – test scores, written application documents, recommendation letters, and extracurricular activities – matters.

Sena has an extremely diverse background and can relate to students from different walks of life. In addition to her admissions experience, Sena has worked as a researcher at the International Monetary Fund in Washington, DC. Additionally, she is also a gifted writer. Sena has worked as a journalist at Hurriyet Newspaper of Turkey and has a publication that received a prize in fiction at New York Book Festival in 2011. In her free time, Sena enjoys reading, reformer pilates, writing, singing, traveling, taking drama classes, and acting in local film and TV productions.