About Us
The Experts Behind Every Success Story
Eric Eng, Founder and CEO
BA, Princeton University
Eric Eng is the Founder and CEO of AdmissionSight and has over 15 years of experience guiding students through the college admissions process. Eric graduated with a BA from Princeton University and has one of the highest track records in the industry of placing students into Ivy League schools and top 10 universities. Eric was a National Merit Scholar, National AP Scholar, USA National Chemistry Olympiad Top 500 in the country, Siemens Westinghouse Competition Semifinalist Top 300, received the Caltech Signature Award for creativity in math and science, and won numerous other national accolades. He’s been featured on US News & World Report for his insights on college admissions, and knows exactly how to get into the very best schools. You can also find him regularly blogging on Quora with over 7 million views.
Matt, Senior Consultant
BA, USC Film School
Matt is a Senior Consultant at AdmissionSight and leads our Senior Editor College Application Program. Matt is a gifted writer and his work has been featured on The Huffington Post, Buzzfeed, SportsCenter, CNN, The Today Show, Good Morning America, Ad Week, SlashFilm, Disney, and Vice. He is also Warner Brothers Television Fellowship and PAGE screenwriting competition finalist. Matt earned a BA in Film Production from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, the #1 film school in the country where he received a full tuition Trustee Scholarship for academic excellence.
Jonathan, Senior Consultant
BA, Harvard University
John is a Senior Consultant at AdmissionSight and has over 10+ years experience with college applications, essays, and SAT/ACT tutoring for Math, Reading, and Writing. John helps students craft together powerful personal statements for college admissions, summer program applications, transfer admissions, and graduate school admissions. John graduated from Harvard with a degree in neurobiology and English, which allows him to teach many different students with varied talents and interests. Moreover, John believes that every student has their own way of learning, so his primary goal is to adapt to their needs and strengths. Ultimately, he aims to uplift a student’s voice and help them tell a story to colleges that only they can tell.
Preetham, Research Scientist and Senior Consultant
BS in Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University
Preetham is a Research Scientist and Senior Consultant at AdmissionSight and is studying at Carnegie Mellon University in Computer Science with a concentration in Machine Learning. He has experience in leading impactful nonprofits in tech education and child poverty, and earned a perfect score in the Platinum Division of the USA Computing Olympiad (USACO). He has conducted machine learning research with neural networks on EEG sleep recordings to minimize sleep inertia. He has also worked at MIT Lincoln Laboratory as a teaching assistant, teaching numerous students about fundamental machine-learning topics. Preetham has a strong background in machine learning, computer vision, natural language processing, reinforcement learning, and algorithms.
Adi, Research Scientist and Senior Consultant
PhD in Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
Adi is a Research Scientist and Senior Consultant at AdmissionSight and has a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, where he built a portable and affordable digital health diagnostics device that utilized magnetic-sensing technology to rapidly detect viral biomarkers in humans with just several droplets of blood. His invention won the Distinguished Prize Award in an international digital health competition held by the prestigious XPRIZE foundation. He received his BSc and MSc both in Electrical Engineering from California Institute of Technology (Caltech), where he focused on semiconductor device research. While at Caltech, he volunteered in the admission office as an admission application reviewer for undergraduate admissions.
Patrick, Senior Consultant
BA Political Science and Economics, Northwestern University
Patrick is a college admissions consultant with more than 10 years of experience helping students gain admission to the nation’s most selective universities. A graduate of Northwestern University with majors in Political Science and Economics, Patrick has advised students throughout the United States and internationally, including extensive work in Seoul, South Korea, where he led teams at two of the country’s most respected college admissions consulting firms. Over the course of his career, he has guided applicants to successful admissions outcomes at every Ivy League institution as well as numerous Top 30 universities. Drawing on his experience in admissions consulting, educational leadership, and prior corporate roles with Ernst & Young and Greenwich Associates, Patrick provides strategic, personalized guidance that empowers students to present their strongest and most authentic applications.
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