College & University Application Essays

Leslie works with students to craft compelling applications that resonate with selective admissions offices.

Graduate School Application Essays

From brainstorming essay topics to reviewing final revisions and follow-up
correspondence,

Private Secondary School Application Essays

Leslie provides comprehensive assistance throughout the application
process.

Test Preparation

SAT, ACT, SSAT, ISEE, GMAT, TOEFL

With a thorough understanding of effective standardized test strategies, Leslie assists students to reach their score goals. Only 1/10th of 1% of students who take the SAT or ACT annually receive a perfect score. Leslie has worked with two students who achieved a perfect score the first time they took the ACT. She has also worked with numerous students who have achieved a perfect score on the Reading, Writing and Language, English and/or Essay sections of the SAT or ACT.

about Leslie Drewld

Leslie graduated from Dartmouth College with Honors in English Literature. With a professional background in Journalism, Marketing and Sales, she is adept at helping students to promote themselves to their best advantage in application essays. Leslie specializes in working with students applying to the most selective colleges, graduate school programs and private secondary schools. Her clientele includes many international students, particularly applicants from Latin America and Asia. Leslie has assisted students with successful applications to all of the Ivy League undergraduate schools, along with MIT, Stanford, Amherst, Williams, Duke, Northwestern, University of Chicago, Boston College, Georgetown, University of Michigan, University of Virginia, Bowdoin, Middlebury, Tufts, Johns Hopkins, New York University and other top tier institutions in the United States. She has also assisted students with successful applications to highly selective schools in the United Kingdom and Canada,

including the London School of Economics, McGill, Queen’s University and University of British Colombia.Leslie has worked with younger students and their families on successful applications to elite private secondary schools, including Phillips Exeter Academy, Phillips Academy Andover, St. Paul’s School, Deerfield Academy, Milton Academy, Noble & Greenough School, Buckingham, Browne & Nichols School, Loomis Chaffee School, The Rivers School, Choate Rosemary Hall, Saint Andrew's School, and Middlesex School. In addition to working with students on numerous MBA applications, Leslie has assisted on graduate school applications to competitive programs in Art, Finance, Communications, Dentistry and Medicine. She also tutors students for the SAT, ACT, SSAT, ISEE, GMAT, GRE and TOEFL. Leslie founded Ivy League Advantage and co-founded Ivy College Consulting; she is a regular speaker at the Ivy Leader program, a speaker at the inaugural CollegeBound Summit and a member of NACAC.

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