About Alex

 

HeadshotFounder and Owner of Strategic Academic Success

Alex is a seasoned educational consultant (private school, college, and graduate school) and master tutor. Equipped with over a decade of first-hand experience in college prep and the rigorous climate of elite academic institutions, Alex has a unique insight into top-tier academic study and admissions, both at the secondary and university level.

Graduating with honors from Williams College with degrees in biology, chemistry and biochemistry, Alexandra went on to work at Yale University School of Medicine and continued her graduate studies at Harvard University.  Building on her experience as a researcher and educator, Alex founded her own company to provide her own brand of tailored academic assistance, emphasizing college counseling, tutoring, and STEM mentorship. 

With over 10 years of consulting experience and over 30,000 hours of tutoring for clients worldwide, Alex offers a boutique approach to academic consulting that has aided hundreds of students in achieving their academic goals.

Alex is a member of the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA), Higher Education Consultants Association (HECA), the Association for the Coaching and Tutoring Profession (ACTP), the National and International Tutoring Associations and the College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA).

 

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Duke

Tulane

John Hopkins

Oxford

Yale

Brown

Dartmouth

Stanford

Univ. of Michigan

Brandeis

Rutgers

Quinnipiac

Carnegie Mellon

UMASS-Amherst

Pratt Institute

Northeastern University

University College London

Fairfield University

Skidmore College

University of Rochester

Cambridge

Hampshire College

College of the Holy Cross

Cornell University

Vassar College

Boston University

Massachusetts College of Art and Design

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

School of Visual Arts

Parsons School of Art & Design

Harvard

Private High Schools

Boston University Academy

Cambridge School of Weston

Commonwealth School

Deerfield Academy

Andover

The Hotchkiss School

Middlesex School

Northfield Mount Herman

Nobles & Greenough

The Rivers School

St. Marks School

Phillips Exeter Academy

Choate Rosemary Hall

Buckingham Browne & Nichols

Colleges/Universities

Duke

Tulane

John Hopkins

Oxford

Yale

Brown

Dartmouth

Stanford

Univ. of Michigan

Brandeis

Rutgers

Quinnipiac

Carnegie Mellon

UMASS-Amherst

Pratt Institute

Northeastern University

University College London

Fairfield University

Skidmore College

University of Rochester

Cambridge

Hampshire College

College of the Holy Cross

Cornell University

Vassar College

Boston University

Massachusetts College of Art and Design

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

School of Visual Arts

Parsons School of Art & Design

Harvard

Private High Schools

Boston University Academy

Cambridge School of Weston

Commonwealth School

Deerfield Academy

Andover

The Hotchkiss School

Middlesex School

Northfield Mount Herman

Nobles & Greenough

The Rivers School

St. Marks School

Phillips Exeter Academy

Choate Rosemary Hall

Buckingham Browne & Nichols

Colleges/Universities

Duke

Tulane

John Hopkins

Oxford

Yale

Brown

Dartmouth

Stanford

Univ. of Michigan

Brandeis

Rutgers

Quinnipiac

Carnegie Mellon

UMASS-Amherst

Pratt Institute

Northeastern University

University College London

Fairfield University

Skidmore College

University of Rochester

Cambridge

Hampshire College

College of the Holy Cross

Cornell University

Vassar College

Boston University

Massachusetts College of Art and Design

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

School of Visual Arts

Parsons School of Art & Design

Harvard

Private High Schools

Boston University Academy

Cambridge School of Weston

Commonwealth School

Deerfield Academy

Andover

The Hotchkiss School

Middlesex School

Northfield Mount Herman

Nobles & Greenough

The Rivers School

St. Marks School

Phillips Exeter Academy

Choate Rosemary Hall

Buckingham Browne & Nichols

Colleges/Universities

Duke

Tulane

John Hopkins

Oxford

Yale

Brown

Dartmouth

Stanford

Univ. of Michigan

Brandeis

Rutgers

Quinnipiac

Carnegie Mellon

UMASS-Amherst

Pratt Institute

Northeastern University

University College London

Fairfield University

Skidmore College

University of Rochester

Cambridge

Hampshire College

College of the Holy Cross

Cornell University

Vassar College

Boston University

Massachusetts College of Art and Design

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

School of Visual Arts

Parsons School of Art & Design

Harvard

Private High Schools

Boston University Academy

Cambridge School of Weston

Commonwealth School

Deerfield Academy

Andover

The Hotchkiss School

Middlesex School

Northfield Mount Herman

Nobles & Greenough

The Rivers School

St. Marks School

Phillips Exeter Academy

Choate Rosemary Hall

Buckingham Browne & Nichols

Colleges/Universities

Duke

Tulane

John Hopkins

Oxford

Yale

Brown

Dartmouth

Stanford

Univ. of Michigan

Brandeis

Rutgers

Quinnipiac

Carnegie Mellon

UMASS-Amherst

Pratt Institute

Northeastern University

University College London

Fairfield University

Skidmore College

University of Rochester

Cambridge

Hampshire College

College of the Holy Cross

Cornell University

Vassar College

Boston University

Massachusetts College of Art and Design

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

School of Visual Arts

Parsons School of Art & Design

Harvard

Private High Schools

Boston University Academy

Cambridge School of Weston

Commonwealth School

Deerfield Academy

Andover

The Hotchkiss School

Middlesex School

Northfield Mount Herman

Nobles & Greenough

The Rivers School

St. Marks School

Phillips Exeter Academy

Choate Rosemary Hall

Buckingham Browne & Nichols

Colleges/Universities

Duke

Tulane

John Hopkins

Oxford

Yale

Brown

Dartmouth

Stanford

Univ. of Michigan

Brandeis

Rutgers

Quinnipiac

Carnegie Mellon

UMASS-Amherst

Pratt Institute

Northeastern University

University College London

Fairfield University

Skidmore College

University of Rochester

Cambridge

Hampshire College

College of the Holy Cross

Cornell University

Vassar College

Boston University

Massachusetts College of Art and Design

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

School of Visual Arts

Parsons School of Art & Design

Harvard

Private High Schools

Boston University Academy

Cambridge School of Weston

Commonwealth School

Deerfield Academy

Andover

The Hotchkiss School

Middlesex School

Northfield Mount Herman

Nobles & Greenough

The Rivers School

St. Marks School

Phillips Exeter Academy

Choate Rosemary Hall

Buckingham Browne & Nichols

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