Consultant – The Edge

Duc Luu (Founder & Senior Admissions Consulting Partner)

David Wieland — Wed, 17 May 2017 18:57:51 +0000

Before founding The Edge, Duc Luu worked in the educational arena as a Test Prep Instructor, SAT coordinator, and Principal Consultant, University Admissions for Kaplan Educational Centers USA and Hong Kong, respectively. He then joined The Princeton Review Hong Kong where in his role as Master Trainer, Duc was responsible for teacher training and test prep curriculum. He was instrumental in the training of new teachers for the opening of The Princeton Review Mumbai.

Duc is also an Associate Member of the Independent Educational Consultants Association, qualified to assist students and families with educational decision-making. Over two decades of experience in education, Duc has helped students from Beijing to Boston identify and reach their goals in university admissions with a phenomenal 40% success rate of admission into Ivy League Plus schools.

Member of IECA, NACAC, and International ACAC.

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Joyce Yin

David Wieland — Wed, 15 Feb 2017 19:18:49 +0000

Joyce graduated from Hong Kong International School before receiving her undergraduate degree at Boston University. She is a licensed mental health counselor who worked at a community health center in downtown Boston. After obtaining her Master’s degree in Counseling, she returned to Hong Kong and was employed as a school guidance counselor at Hong Kong International School for 9 years before joining the Edge. With a total of 25 years of experience in the counseling profession, Joyce specializes in supporting adolescent academic and emotional growth to maximize each student’s potential.

Member of NACAC and International ACAC.

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Collin Joseph Law

Fanny — Tue, 10 Mar 2015 09:08:54 +0000

Collin received his B.A. (magna cum laude, 3.9 GPA) in Evolution, Ecology, and Environmental Biology from Columbia University, and he later became a J.D. Candidate at Yale Law School.

Having mastered the college and graduate school admissions process himself, Collin, a former Columbia interviewer now a professional and experienced teacher for many years, truly understands the schools and experiences his students have. Collin is very passionate about helping students discover themselves and find both academic success and the perfect college fit. He has a high degree of empathy for his students, and he cares deeply about their success, with steadfast support for students and their families at every step of the daunting admissions process.

In recent years, Collin has helped students gain admission to many top US and UK universities such as Harvard, Yale, Stanford, MIT, Columbia, CalTech, Oxbridge, St Andrews, LSE, Imperial and more, as well as top US boarding and independent schools like Phillips Exeter, Milton, Groton, Choate, Hotchkiss and more. Not only an experienced admissions consultant, Collin, with a 99th+ percentile score on all of the standardized tests he teaches, possesses unparalleled expertise in the standardized tests required for admission to most top schools, which means he can offer the very best personalized advice and planning for his students.

Member of NACAC.

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David Tian

Fanny — Sun, 01 Mar 2015 07:00:48 +0000

David Tian was born in Canada and grew up in the United States, where he received a B.A. in East Asian Languages and Civilizations from the University of Chicago. Later on, he received an M.A. in Asian Studies from Georgetown University and an M.A. in Political Science from Johns Hopkins University. Now, David is undertaking an MCIT (Master of Computer and Information Technology) graduate program at an Ivy League university, namely the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn).

After graduating from Johns Hopkins, David moved to South Korea. With around nine years of experience in academic tutoring and admissions consulting, David has helped students gain admissions to many top universities. For example, Harvard Kennedy School, Cornell, University of Pennsylvania, UC Irvine, Emory University, Johns Hopkins University, the University of Colorado at Boulder, Middlebury College, and among many more for undergraduate and graduate levels.

David’s passion is to help students to show the admissions committee how they are talented. To do so, he will get to know the students and their interests to help construct one vivid, cohesive story to tell to admissions. David has a keen sense of what it takes to craft winning essays and ace admissions interviews. He is a native English speaker and is proficient in Korean and Mandarin.

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Gary Keung

theedge theedge — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 08:39:59 +0000

Born in Hong Kong and moved to New York at 12, Gary entered the Bronx High School of Science, a public magnet school, through the Specialized High School Admissions Test. Later, Gary enrolled at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles with a Deans Scholarship and graduated magna cum laude in Economics and East Asia Language and Culture.

As an undergraduate, Gary has worked at various community organizations for Asian Americans in New York and Los Angeles during his summers and developed an interest in international education during his exchange at Sophia University in Tokyo. Upon finishing a double Master’s Degree in Economics and International Relations at the University College London and The Higher School of Economics in Moscow, Gary returned to Hong Kong, where he has since worked with hundreds of students and families as a seasoned veteran with eight years of experience.

A listener with an unyielding desire to see his students achieve the best possible results, Gary’s students were admitted to top US, UK, and Canadian universities such as Yale, Stanford, Columbia, UPenn, Cornell, UC Berkeley, Cambridge, Imperial, and the University of Toronto, etc., as well as specialized arts and architecture institutes such as the Rhode Island School of Design, Pratt Institute, and Parsons School of Design.

Gary is also an IECA associate member.

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Jonathan Charles Ault

Fanny — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 03:24:55 +0000

Jonathan Ault received his B.A. in English and History from Washington & Lee University, a top-ten liberal arts school in the U.S., which he attended on a full academic scholarship. While there, he received every award available from the school’s English department. He also spent a semester studying European History at the University of Copenhagen and English Literature at Oxford. He graduated Magna cum Laude, with the highest honors in English (4.0 GPA in English). After that, he worked as a manager at a language school in New York City and a manager at an English school in Seoul, and taught English Literature and History in Tianjin and Shenzhen; during that period he worked with students from a wide range of age and English level, especially high school students and adults. He has worked as an admissions advisor in Shenzhen for four years. During that time, he worked closely with high school students and middle school students, as well as their parents, to help them enter their top-choice universities, high schools, and summer programs. His main focus has been on helping students with their essays, interviews, and test preparation for Ivy League schools, with great success; he has also worked closely with university officials to learn what their priorities are when choosing students for their programs and to create new opportunities for his students. His chief skills are excellent communication skills with students, parents, and university officials, as well as a keen sense of what top schools look for in students, especially in the areas of essay-writing and interviews.

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John Louca

Fanny — Thu, 01 Jan 2015 03:16:05 +0000

John has been a private tutor for many years in the UK and has worked with students from all over the world, including Hong Kong, China & Singapore. John has helped students fulfill their potential and get places in some of the UK’s most prestigious institutions, including Cambridge, Imperial, and Edinburgh. In addition to his work as a tutor, John is also a supervisor for first-year medical students at Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge. He also pioneered a new teaching scheme for his students to better understand how the core science they learn is related to clinical medicine.

John is deeply passionate about his subject and relishes the opportunity to share this passion with interested students. He has researched a diverse array of topics ranging from fetal biology to cardiovascular physiology. John has been awarded 16 scholarships & awards since joining Cambridge University for both research and excellent academic performance. He has received a Bachelor’s Degree (First Class) in Medical Sciences & Physiology and has regularly been in the top 10% of students. He has presented his work at an international conference and is currently working with the heart transplantation team to improve the service delivered there.

John personalizes his approach to tutoring each student based on their needs and aims to showcase their strengths as well as develop their weaknesses. He works with students to ensure they can achieve their goals and clear up any ambiguity concerning the Oxbridge admissions process.

In his spare time, John is a keen ballroom and Latin dancer. He even has the hips to prove it.

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Natasha Musto

Fanny — Fri, 05 Dec 2014 04:10:19 +0000

Natasha Musto received her B.A. and M.A. in English Literature and Language from the University of Oxford and earned multiple awards for her academic excellence. Natasha spent years as an Admissions Consultant for The Oxford Access Project, a charity that helps underprivileged students apply to Oxbridge. In this position, she developed a keen understanding of Oxbridge entry procedures and requirements, and how best to prepare students to meet their high expectations. She broadened her cross-cultural teaching experience as an Educational Development Worker in South Africa and Nepal with The Oxford Development Abroad Agency.

Natasha sat both the International Baccalaureate and A-level examinations and has excellent knowledge of multiple subjects and syllabuses. She taught English Literature, Language, History, Psychology, and Sociology at an elite education centre in Hong Kong and was quickly promoted to Head of Humanities, a position she held for three years.

Natasha was then recruited to develop an ambitious start-up education company in Beijing, where she implemented university preparation courses and teacher-training programs. As their UK Admissions Consultant, Natasha established an excellent track record of helping students successfully apply to Oxbridge and other leading UK universities. Natasha is also experienced in UK boarding school selection and attended a top UK private school herself on a full academic scholarship.

Natasha delights in preparing students for interviews, working closely with them to develop their personal confidence and academic maturity.

Natasha is also the tutor at The Edge. Click to view her teacher’s profile.

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Regina Ng

Fanny — Wed, 03 Dec 2014 02:32:17 +0000

Regina graduated from the London School of Economics and Political Science, Law course (LL.B.) and obtained a Masters in Business Law (LL.M.) from Chulalongkorn University in Thailand whilst working in Securities and Business law.

Prior to admission to the university, Regina went to the Chinese International School in Hong Kong and Bangkok Patana School in Thailand where she undertook the IGCSE and International Baccalaureate Program.

As the admissions process becomes increasingly complicated and competitive, it is crucial that students are prepared for both the standardised admissions test and are able to distinguish themselves with their unique applications. Regina has personal experience with the UK law standardised test (LNAT) and has taught LNAT courses as well as Economics and Business.

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Regina is also a tutor at The Edge. Click to view her teacher’s profile.

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