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Joanna
Northwestern 2019
Hometown: Los Angeles
High School: South Pasadena High School
College Experience: Delta Sigma Pi, Finance & Investment Clubs, Women in Business
Career: Investment Banking, Morgan Stanley
Why Elevate: Understand the challenges coming from public schools as it relates to college / careers planning
Major: Econ & Poli Sci
Ask Me About: Navigating College Admissions out of Public Schools, Career Planning, Women in Business

Jason
University of Pennsylvania 2021
Hometown: New York, NY
College Experience: Business/Finance Clubs, Entrepreneurship
Career: Investment Banking
Why Elevate: Want to share my learnings on what worked well for me from the college admissions process
Major: Business / Finance
Ask me About: College Admissions, Career Planning

Akhil
Northwestern 2020
Hometown: New York City
High School: Friends
College Experience: President, Northwestern Investment Management Club; Phi Delta Theta
Career: Investment Banking, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Why Elevate: Opportunity to guide others on college / career journey
Major: Econ & French
Ask Me About: College Admissions, Career Planning, Extracurriculars, Study Abroad

Matt
Columbia 2021
Hometown: Boston, Mass
College Experience: Student Government, Finance Group
Career: Investment Banking, New York
Why Elevate: Interested in sharing lessons I have learned on my own college and career journeys
Major: Business
Ask me About: College Admissions, Career Prep

Jocelyn
UChicago 2021
Hometown: New York, NY
High School: Stuyvesant High School
College Experience: Maroon Capital, Women In Investing
Career: Investment Banking / Investing
Why Elevate: Given challenges faced as a first generation immigrant applying to college, Elevate allows me to use that knowledge and experience to help others
Major: Economics
Ask me About: College Admissions, Women in Business, Networking, Non-profit work

Keith
University of Maryland 2019
Hometown: Bethesda, MD
High School: Walter Johnson
College Experience: Co-Founder, Smith Finance Group, Alpha Kappa Psi, Smith Ambassadors
Career: Investment Banking
Why Elevate: Elevate fulfills a crucial need, which has been present for quite some time, for affordable mentorship that sets students up for success by addressing aspects of life after high school. I enjoy and passing on my knowledge about life experiences in an impactful and meaningful way
Major: Finance & Accounting
Ask me About: College Admissions, Excelling in the Classroom, College Life, Extracurriculars, Career & Internship Preparation

Haaris
Northwestern 2020
Hometown: Chicago, IL
High School: Hinsdale
College Experience: Sports Analytics Club, Delta Tau Delta, South Asian Alliance, Model Nations
Career: Management Consulting
Why Elevate: Finding good mentors is challenging. Being able to help others with the big change of entering college is very rewarding
Major: Economics & History
Ask me About: College Admissions, Career Planning, Analytics

Alex
University of Pennsylvania 2022
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
College Experience: Business Clubs, Student Government
Career: Technology / Finance
Why Elevate: Share with others what I have learned from the college admissions and career search processes
Major: Business, Computer Science
Ask me About: College Admissions, Career Planning

Grace
UChicago 2022
Hometown: Garden City, NY
High School: Phillips Academy
College Experience: Maroon Capital
Career: Quantitative Investing
Why Elevate: Mentorship has always meant a great deal to me. Learning from the experiences wonderful leaders in tech and business paved the way for me to be interested in these fields
Major: Data Science Economics
Ask me About: Balanced Approach to College Selection, Women in Technology & Business, Computer Science / Data Analytics as Careers

Mary
Northwestern 2022
Hometown: Fremont, CA
High School: American High School
College Experience: Delta Sigma Pi, Women in Business
Career: Finance
Why Elevate: Help students who take an early interest in careers, especially business
Major: Econ & Quant Social Sciences
Ask me About: College Admissions, Career Planning, Coming from a STEM Background

Abir
UChicago 2022
Hometown: Newtown, Connecticut
High School: Hopkins
College Experience: Maroon Capital, Private Equity Group
Career: Investment Banking / Finance
Why Elevate: My experiences so far can be very helpful to high school students as they think about college and career paths
Major: Economics & Computer Science
Ask me About: College Admissions, Positioning your application, Pursuing your passions / strengths

Austin
Northwestern 2020
Hometown: Fort Wayne, Indiana
High School: Canterbury High School
College Experience: Phi Delta Theta, Club Golf, Investment Management Group
Career: Investment Banking, Piper Jaffray, San Francisco
Why Elevate: Most high schools offer little guidance outside the scope of "state-specific" careers; I want to help high schoolers by giving them specific guidance on admissions and careers, especially in Business / Finance
Major: Economics & Psychology
Ask me About: College Admissions, Career Planning, Sports in College

James
Northwestern 2022
Hometown: New York, NY
High School: Horace Mann
College Experience: Investment Management Club, Sustainable Energy Certificate
Career: Finance & Energy
Why Elevate: Help high schooler be in position to be more successful in college and life
Major: Economics
Ask me About: College Admissions, Sustainable Energy Careers

Zhi
UChicago 2019
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
School: St. Paul's School
College Experience: President, Maroon Capital, Pi Beta Phi
Career: Investment Banking
Why Elevate: Help students navigate college and career paths
Major: Economics & Creative Writing
Ask me About: College Admissions, Careers, Extracurriculars

Agnay
UChicago 2020
Hometown: Abu Dhabi
College Experience: President, LTF Ventures (Venture Capital), Maroon Capital, Investing Club
Career: Investment Banking, JP Morgan
Why Elevate: Particularly passionate about guiding students through college applications/ career choices
Major: Economics
Ask me About: College Admissions, Career Planning

Jason
Columbia 2020
Hometown: Washington, DC
College Experience: Finance Group, Social Impact, Tennis
Career: Investment Banking, New York
Why Elevate: Want to mentor other students so they can be successful on their college and career journeys
Major: Economics / Business
Ask me About: College Admissions, Career Prep, Social Impact, Sports

Saanchi
Northwestern 2021
Hometown: New Delhi, India
High School: The Shri Ram School
College Experience: Alpha Kappa Psi, Alpha Phi, Investment Management Club, Women in Business, International Student Association
Career: Summer Analyst, Private Equity
Why Elevate: Love working with aspiring students and mentorship creates a great positive impact
Major: Economics & Poli Sci
Ask me About: College Admissions, Careers, Extracurriculars, First in Family/International College Applicants

Thomas
UChicago 2021
Hometown: Davis, California
College Experience: Maroon Capital, Energy Policy, Economics Research
Career: Investment Banking, Greenhill
Why Elevate: As a first generation immigrant, I'm aware of the difficulty in navigating college & career opportunities; therefore I want to make help other students using my learnings
Major: Economics, Statistics, Philosophy
Ask me About: College Admissions, Careers,

Kevin
UChicago 2021
Hometown: Dublin, Ohio
School: Dublin Jerome High School
Career: Investment Banking / Consulting
Why Elevate: I want to be the kind of mentor I needed but didn't have when I was in high school
Ask me About: College Admissions, Career Planning

Tony
UChicago 2021
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
College Experience:
Career: Quant / Consulting
Why Elevate: I enjoy teaching and sharing my experience and learnings with others, and am a proven and passionate mentor
Major: Economics, Data Science, Linguistics
Ask me About: College Admissions, Essays, Quantitative Backgrounds

Aadi
UChicago 2022
Hometown: Manila, Philippines
College Experience: Maroon Capital, Crypto-asset investing, UNESCO Volunteer
Career: Investment Banking
Why Elevate: Use my experiences to help others in college admissions and career journey
Major: Economics & Computer Science
Ask me About: College Admissions, Standardized Testing, Essays, College Experience

Tony
Northwestern 2022
Hometown: Singapore
High School: Nanyang Junior College
College Experience: Chinese Student Association, Alpha Kappa Psi
Career: Business / Finance
Why Elevate: Challenging to find good mentors in college application process. Opportunity to give back with the knowledge / experience I have gained
Major: Economics & Quant. Social Sciences
Ask me About: College Admissions, Pre-professional development, International students applying to US universities

AJ
UChicago 2021
Hometown: Geneva, Switzerland
College Experience: Impact Investing, Maroon Capital, International Leadership Council,
Career: Investment Banking
Why Elevate: Help students understand and navigate all aspects of college admissions and experience
Major: Economics & History
Ask me About: Healthcare Careers, Networking, International College Admissions

Shreya
UChicago 2022
Hometown: Jaipur, India
College Experience: Maroon Capital, Entrepreneurship, Student Government
Career: Finance
Why Elevate: Immensely enjoy contributing by helping students erase typical myths and decipher the otherwise complex process of college applications and scholarships
Major:
Ask me About: College Admissions, Scholarships
Our Mentors
Leaders from top undergraduate pre-professional and leadership groups, with a passion for mentorship
Currently in program: Princeton, Columbia, UChicago, Northwestern, Stanford, Georgetown, Duke, Maryland.
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