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The Spark Admissions Team

At Spark, all of our admissions consultants have extensive experience in admissions and advising at Ivy League schools and other elite colleges and universities. Our consultants understand how to motivate high school students to accomplish ambitious goals, while maintaining empathy and building trust. By building in-depth relationships and coaching students through the complicated landscape of elite college admissions, Spark’s college counselors achieve the best college admissions results in the country.

 

Our admissions consultants have admissions and advising experience at Bowdoin College, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Hamilton College, Harvard University, Northwestern University, Tufts University, University of Chicago, University of Michigan, University of Pennsylvania, Wake Forest University, and Yale University, among others.

Rachel Blankstein of Spark Admissions

Rachel Blankstein

Co-Founder, Admissions Consultant

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Rachel Rubin of Spark Admissions

Dr. Rachel Rubin

Co-Founder, Admissions Consultant

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Spark Admissions College Consultants

Connor Beatty of Spark Admissions

Connor Beatty

Chief Strategy Officer and Senior Admissions Consultant

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Dr. Erin Cable

Senior College Admissions Consultant

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Lindsay Cohen of Spark Admissions

Dr. Lindsay Cohen

Chief Consulting Officer and Senior Admissions Consultant

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Dr. Meggan Arp Dillard

Senior College Admissions Consultant

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Justin Fahey

Senior College Admissions Consultant

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Dr. Joseph Fisher

Senior College Admissions Consultant

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Rachel Gorosh

Senior College Admissions Consultant

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Emily Herring

Emily Herring

Senior College Admissions Consultant

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Courtney Hobgood

Senior College Admissions Consultant

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Dr. Megan Race

Senior College Admissions Consultant

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Dr. Rachel Rickard Rebellino

Senior College Admissions Consultant

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Geneva Robinson

Senior College Admissions Consultant

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Kirsten Smith

Senior College Admissions Consultant

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Dr. Joe Snyder

Dr. Joe Snyder

Senior College Admissions Consultant

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Spark Admissions Research Team

The ability to extract and apply insights from admissions data, trends, and practices has been at Spark Admissions’ core since 2012, when Co-Founder Dr. Rachel Rubin authored a groundbreaking study on how the most selective U.S. colleges and universities make admissions decisions.

 

Today, Spark Admissions’ research team ensures that our college consultants are immersed in the most up-to-date trends in college admissions. Even more, we translate those trends into tactical steps our students can take to give them an edge as they prepare for college. Spark’s full-time research experts analyze every aspect of the college preparation, application and admissions process, partnering with our college admissions consultants to provide nuanced, informed, and transparent guidance throughout the college preparation process.

Dr. Jacob Harris

Senior Research Analyst

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Hector Kilgoe

Senior Research Analyst

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Rachel Knecht of Spark Admissions

Dr. Rachel Knecht

Director of Research Operations

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Dr. Alexandra Oxner

Senior Research Analyst

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Taylor Papallo-Wall of Spark Admissions

Dr. Taylor Papallo-Wall

Director of Research and Recruiting

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Dr. Steph Pentz

Senior Research Analyst

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Dr. Timothy Turnbull

Senior Research Analyst

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Dr. Kelly Whitford

Associate Director, Academic Development and Research

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Jami Williams of Spark Admissions

Jami Williams

Associate Director, Professional Development & Research

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Spark Admissions has the highest college admissions success rate in the country.

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