ANGELA

COLLEGE ADVISOR & Former UC BERKELEY, USC Admissions Officer

Angela is an experienced college advisor based in Los Angeles who brings over ten years of insight to support students who seek to make their application stand out from the rest. She previously served as the Associate Director of Admissions at the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California, and has evaluated thousands of applications from renowned universities like USC and UC Berkeley to highly selective scholarship organizations like Questbridge and the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation.

Angela graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in Linguistics and a Masters in International Relations from UC San Diego. She finds purpose and joy in working with motivated and earnest young people to help them find the best path to accomplish their college goals. In her free time, she can be found at the beach or the mountains almost every weekend. She loves a good story and when not reading a book, she is usually listening to a fascinating podcast. A few of Angela's favorite things are large baskets of french fries, comfy Crocs, and fun nail art.

GRETCHEN

ACADEMIC DIRECTOR & TUTOR

Through her experience developing LogicPrep's curriculum and team in both New York and Brazil, Gretchen identifies as part-New-Yorker, part-carioca. She's been working for LP ever since she graduated from Princeton University, where she studied Molecular Biology and Dance, and moved to New York City to dance professionally. When, after a few years of pursuing contemporary dance, she felt like she was ready for a change, Gretchen had the opportunity to fully immerse herself in the world of international education. In the process, she fell in love with the culture and language of Brazil.

Gretchen loves teaching — particularly chemistry — and she gets especially excited to help her students reach the “Aha!” moments that occur when initially puzzling or daunting concepts finally click. As Director of Academic Operations, she's also responsible for hiring and training LogicPrep's instructors, and she loves to facilitate collaborative conversations to share best practices and expand everyone's range of approaches.

Gretchen also volunteers her time tutoring ACT/SAT lessons to underserved students through The Jesse Kolber Foundation scholar program. When she's not at LogicPrep, Gretchen can be found practicing yoga, listening to WNYC, taking dance class, or reading in Carl Schurz park with her pet bunny, Xavier (pronounce "sha-vee-air").