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With nearly 15 years of experience in the college advising space, Kate has worked with hundreds of students on their applications to schools across the US, Canada, the UK and more. As Vice President of Business Development at College Solutions, Kate continues to support families through the application process while building on her six years of business development experience in higher education space. Kate graduated from Vanderbilt University with a passion for art and writing, and began her career in China as an application essay coach. Over the next decade, she became an expert in application narrative building, which she applied to her role leading a college advising department at a test prep company starting in 2020. Kate's experience as an advisor positioned her to be a useful guide for families at any stage of their college application journeys. She finds just as much gratification in matching a student up with the perfect advisor for them as she does in working with students herself. Kate lives in Brooklyn with her beloved one-eyed cat, Sammy, and loves painting, ceramics, and her neighborhood niche book club (with a healthy dose of Bravo TV for balance).