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author: nae tanaka

nae tanaka
nae graduated from the university of pennsylvania and worked at google for 4.5 years. she has been a college essay coach for since 2010 and has helped students across the world write their best possible college admission essays. nae owns and operates winning ivy prep as a prep coach and consultant. she lives in san francisco and works 1:1 with college-bound students in-person or over skype. oh, and she’s a rock-climber (sort of). reach out to nae directly: [email protected].

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