About
After working as an admissions officer for Dartmouth, our founder realized how little students really understood about the admissions process and how many mistakes they made as a result. She began advising students 1:1 and was astounded when they all described the application process as a torture they felt they had to endure.
She knew that students and families deserved better.
College Prep 360 was founded in 2009 with a mission to provide students with a college application experience that is transformative, not transactional — and gets results.
Process
College Prep 360 provides students with five pillars of support: COUNSELORS, INNOVATION COACHES, ESSAY COACHES, EDITORS, and PROOFREADERS.
Our students get an entire team devoted to helping them grow into genuine change agents with integrity. They become the most impressive people in the room.
Doors open for purpose-driven people.
Program Overview
We inspire students
to dream big.
Teenagers face a world full of no.
College Prep 360 starts by saying yes to their dreams.
Then, we give them the roadmap to create a new reality.
We ground students in purpose by helping them take meaningful action to make a difference in the world. This becomes the bedrock of the application. Our students own their accomplishments and blow everyone’s minds — including college admissions officers.
Our process is transformational and the results speak for themselves.
Team
Our counselors are former admissions officers from colleges like Stanford, Yale, Dartmouth, Duke, Penn, Princeton, Brown, Cornell, and more.
Our essay coaches are not only award-winning and best selling authors, they are also outstanding educators. They work with students to write applications that inspire the reader — and that’s why they get in!
Joie Jager-Hyman, Ed.D
Founder and President
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Dr. Joie Jager-Hyman is an internationally acclaimed expert on the college admissions process and the Founder of College Prep 360, a boutique educational advising firm with an unrivaled track record of success. Her first book, Fat Envelope Frenzy: One Year, Five Promising Students and the Pursuit of the Ivy League Prize (Harper Collins), was called “an engaging book that every parent of a high school student will want to read” by The Wall Street Journal. Her second book, B+ Grades, A+ College Applications (Random House) is a widely-read college admissions bible. Dr. Jager-Hyman also assisted Harvard Law School Professor Lani Guinier with several chapters in her book on the role of merit in the college admissions process and is featured in Frank Bruni’s best-seller, Where You Go Is Not Who You Will Be.
As an expert on college admissions, Joie has appeared on the CBS Early Show, Fox News, NPR and dozens of other media outlets. She has contributed to numerous publications on college admissions topics, including Forbes and New York, has written research articles for academic journals and prominent policy reports and has even testified at a Congressional Hearing on baccalaureate degree attainment.
A graduate of Dartmouth College, Joie served as Assistant Director of Admissions for her alma mater, where she read and evaluated thousands of applications. She then completed a doctorate in education policy at Harvard University, concentrating her research on the transition from high school to college, and recently collaborated with the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence on a curriculum on college admissions and transitions. She is also an active philanthropist who serves on the Boards of UAspire, a nonprofit that promotes college affordability for thousands of low-income students, and Syrian Youth Empowerment, an NGO that supports high achieving students in Syria in gaining acceptance to American universities.
Annabel Campo
Director of Client Acquisition & Growth
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With an expert understanding of the selective college admissions process, Annabel offers a unique and informed perspective to families from the moment they express interest in working with College Prep 360. She understands how excellent college advising can be transformative for students, not just because of where they ultimately go to college but because of how much they grow when they tap into their potential. Her background in education allows Annabel to diagnose students' needs and match them with the best-suited counselor on our team. Annabel is recognized for fostering exceptional client relationships and is a key contributor in driving growth initiatives at College Prep 360.
Annabel is a Cornell University graduate who has dedicated her career to student development. She has held academic support positions with top U.S. universities, including Cornell, Stanford, Princeton, and Northwestern. Annabel previously served as a senior writing consultant and application specialist at the Cornell Writing Centers, where she received her training in essay writing strategy and academic mentorship.
Annabel currently resides in South Florida, where she enjoys the sunny beaches, spending time with her nephews, and rooting for her favorite basketball team, the Miami Heat.
Jill Molee
Director of Counseling Services & College Advisor
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Jill began her career in education as a college consultant almost 20 years ago, advising scores of domestic and international high school students seeking to gain admission to top colleges in the U.S., U.K., and Canada. As Student Services Manager at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Assistant Director, Admissions and Recruitment Lead at Duke University, she gained deep insight into the undergraduate and graduate admissions process by managing full-cycle admissions at both institutions and reading thousands of applications. Additionally, Jill has conducted presentations and workshops on the college application process for hundreds of families in the U.S. and China.
Jill’s expertise allows her to specialize in identifying clear goals and executing on high-level strategy, empowering families to develop strong applications to best-fit schools with regards to academics, extracurriculars, and campus culture. Jill truly enjoys guiding her students and watching them flourish through high school as they discover their passions. Her approach to the application process is to equip her students with the tools to develop their interests while creating a strong profile, highlighting their strengths and experiences. She understands the stress surrounding the application process, having gone through it four times with her own children on the undergraduate and graduate levels, which lends to her ability to remain calm and thoughtful while working with families. Jill’s inside knowledge of college admissions increases her students and families’ ability to make informed decisions. Jill’s commitment to her students is not a “job” — it is deeply rooted in how she identifies herself.
When she is not counseling students, Jill can be found on the beach spending time with her three children, husband, and dog, Mia. She also enjoys running in local races, reading, and cheering on the New York Yankees and Tarheel basketball!
Dallas Karch
Director of Operations & Culture Development
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As the Director of Operations and Culture Development at College Prep 360, Dallas’ primary goal is to cultivate an environment where team members can reach their full potential. Driven by her passion for the human side of business, Dallas strives to ensure that all team members are aligned with the company’s core values and purpose-driven mission. She takes time to understand her colleagues’ personalities and behaviors and invests in team relationships; in turn, she is able to provide individualized support and empower her team in a number of ways.
Dallas is also largely responsible for hiring, onboarding and training, employee engagement, and other HR-related initiatives. She enjoys working closely with senior management across teams to implement effective company policies and processes that promote company growth, retention, and success.
Dallas graduated magna cum laude from the University of Miami with a B.A. in psychology and Spanish. She is based in San Diego and spends her free time climbing, hiking, traveling, and reading.
Leonora Anzaldua-Burke
Editorial Director
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Originally from San Diego, Leonora is an artist and educator based in Los Angeles, CA. A born teacher, Leonora has a passion for education and helping others find their voices. In support of those interests, she has edited essays and creative works for over 20 years. Many students with whom she has worked on application essays have gone on to attend their first-choice programs, including Yale, Penn, NYU’s Tisch School, and the University of California.
Leonora has taught at USC, Oxbridge Academic Programs, and Los Angeles High School of the Arts. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Yale, where she majored in American Studies and was instrumental in creating the university’s African American Studies Digital Library database.
Leonora later earned her MFA from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, where she was honored with the HSF Cheech Marin Award, the NHFA Scholarship, and the SUN Cinematography Award. Her MFA thesis film, Madrugada quebradiza: The Break of Day," earned an Imagen Award Nomination in the Short Film category. She is also a 2020 ASC Vision Award winner and a semifinalist in the 2020 Breakthrough Science Prize Filmmaker's Challenge.
Leonora spent her youth in competitive gymnastics and enjoys a dedicated noncompetitive adult practice. She also enjoys singing, yoga, and teaching her slightly internet-famous dog, Penny Loggins, to do advanced tricks like spelling and counting.
Tess Crain
Head Essay Coach
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Tess holds an MFA in Creative Writing from New York University, where she taught fiction and poetry to undergraduates and received a Goldwater Fellowship. While at NYU, she worked under award-winning authors including Jonathan Safran Foer, Mary Gaitskill, and Nathan Englander. A writer of fiction and criticism, she has been published in the New Republic and writes a monthly feature for the literary journal Epiphany. Previously, Tess graduated Phi Beta Kappa with Honors in English from Wesleyan University, where she served as a writing mentor in the English and American Studies Departments, working with fellow students on everything from freshman philosophy papers to environmental science theses to doctoral dissertations in ethnomusicology. She also created and taught a literature seminar on Kurt Vonnegut. Outside her major, she ran track and cross-country, studied philosophy and mathematics, and served as a research assistant for Professor of Social Psychology Scott Plous. She currently works part-time for a clinical neuropsychologist specializing in traumatic brain injury at NYU Langone Medical Center.
As an essay coach, Tess draws on her training as a writer as well as her interdisciplinary background and interests,helping students produce work that compels the reader on every level. She sees coaching as a way for students to delve into, shape, and polish not only specific essays but their own narrative, so that they emerge from the process with both fine writing and a sense of their own voice, craft and ability.
Tim’m West
Social Impact Strategist & College Advisor
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Tim'm earned his undergraduate degree from Duke University where he began his career as an Admissions Officer before the pursuit of graduate degrees from The New School for Social Research (MA) and Stanford University (MA). As an independent admissions consultant since 1995 and a creative writer, published poet, and Hip Hop artist, he brings special insight to the college essay and extracurricular activities. He has reviewed and evaluated more than 6,000 applications collectively as an admissions counselor and reader, primarily at Duke, Stanford, and Rice.
For more than two decades he has worked as a university professor teaching Cultural Studies, Philosophy, English, and Creative Writing and has also duplicated this teaching experience as a high school teacher where these subjects are available. As a former high school instructor, Tim'm brings valuable insight to how students can translate both academic and extracurricular assets from the high school experience to colleges. His various work experiences across the United States have given him broad insights on a variety of college campuses. He takes special pride in helping students find colleges that are a good "fit". Tim'm understands the "science of admissions" to be a balanced approach to rigorous review of academic assets and the personal qualities that are sometimes harder to communicate without the expertise of good counsel.
Beyond his work as a college counselor, Tim’m helped co-design and direct the College Prep 360 Innovation Station, which assists students in highlighting extracurricular strengths through passion or service projects that, in some cases, become nonprofits. As College Prep 360’s Social Impact Strategist, Tim'm utilizes decades of experience in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion spaces to offer strategic guidance to both CP360 counselors and innovation students working on social justice and social impact projects. Tim’m previously served as a Senior Managing Director at Teach For America and is now the Executive Director at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta.
Justin Yeung
Director of Finance & Operations
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Justin graduated from Western University and the Ivey Business School with degrees in Mechatronic Systems Engineering and Business Administration, respectively. After completing his undergraduate degrees, he began his career as an investment banking analyst where he provided strategic advice on M&A transactions across a variety of sectors. Following that, he worked at a hedge fund where he evaluated and conducted due diligence on investment opportunities across the tech, media, telecom ("TMT"), and consumer sectors. Over the years, his experiences at both of these places have helped hone his financial understanding and acumen.
In his work at College Prep 360, Justin manages the finance and operations functions and helps keep the back-end of the business in order.
Justin resides in New York City and spends his free time playing and studying chess, taking hip-hop dance classes, and weightlifting.
Results
We make the
impossible possible.
You’ve read the headlines about how impossible it is to get into the Ivy League these days.
But College Prep 360 students get into the world’s most selective colleges all the time — with integrity — because our students’ applications stand out even in the toughest applicant pools.
Acceptance Rates
In 2023, 94% of CP360 students got accepted into at least 1 of their top 3 school choices. 100% of them got into at least one of their top 10 choices.
94%
Higher Than Average
CP360’s acceptance rates for top US colleges is 7x to 10x higher than the average acceptance rates.
7x–10x
Acceptance Rate
At U.S. News and World Report
Top 100 Schools
100%
Student Satisfaction
Our results speak for themselves.
Working with us is about much more than the numbers, but we’re still proud of our results.
94%
Parents who feel their college advisor
got to know their child well as a person
100%
Parents who feel their college advisor helped their child learn how to present him/herself in a way that highlighted their child’s strengths
94%
Parents who feel their college advisor
helped their child develop his/her ideas
93%
Parents who feel their college advisor was able to calm them down and help them control their anxiety around the college application process
100%
Parents who feel their college advisor
was encouraging of their child
94%
Parents who feel their college advisor made them feel that everything was going to be okay and that their child would find a college that would fit
Recent Admissions
More than 9 out of 10 of our students have been accepted to one or more of their top three schools. Our students have been accepted to the world’s most prestigious and competitive schools, including all eight Ivy League universities. Here is a select list of recent acceptances:
Testimonials
Philanthropy
Changing the World is in our DNA.
Working with College Prep 360 means not only investing in your child but also investing in the philanthropic work that is central to our mission. Over the past few years, we have raised and donated over $100,000 and countless hours to philanthropic efforts.
Individual Pro Bono Work
With College Prep 360’s financial support, our team works one-on-one with low-income students pro bono. We have also helped over 50 high-achieving students in Syria through our longstanding partnership with the Syrian Youth Empowerment Initiative.
We are proud to report that our pro bono students have been accepted to top colleges, including Harvard, Stanford and Dartmouth.
Syrian Youth Empowerment
uAspire
Invisible Hands Deliver
New York Women’s Foundation
Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence
InspirED
Swing Left
Rise
Groundswell
Brooklyn Community Foundation
Osborne Foundation
Planned Parenthood
Henry Street Settlement
The Friendly Fridge Network
Philanthropic Partnerships
College Prep 360 has donated, fundraised, and partnered with the following organizations:
GodSquad
Brooklyn Museum
Anne Saxelby Legacy Fund
Project Baala
Avenues for Justice
Our Trees Live
Jewish Democratic Council of America
Challenged Athletes Foundation
Girl Be Heard
Good+Foundation
The Team (Formerly All Vote No Play)
Good Samaritan Shelter
Press
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Webinars and Courses
360 College and Career Success
We know that getting into your first-choice college is not the end of your journey — it’s just the beginning.
We offer content from top experts to all our alumni on topics like transitioning to college, executive functioning, emotional and social literacy, interview prep, internships and job search, personality assessments, and finding a professional path built on purpose and authenticity.
Nothing makes us happier than staying in touch with our students and watching them continue to blossom in college and beyond.