College Admissions Help | San Francisco Bay Area

Proven Expertise

I graduated from the University of Chicago with a Bachelor of Arts in English and from Stanford University with a Masters of Arts in Communications.

I was an Alumna Interviewer and Admissions Reader for the University of Chicago, where I used the university's secret alphanumeric ranking system to help accept 8% of applicants.

I was an Admissions Reader for UC Berkeley's Management, Entrepreneurship, & Technology Program—a dual business and engineering program with a 2% acceptance rate.

I was an Admissions Reader for LaunchX, a prestigious, selective entrepreneurship program.

I work closely with a former Stanford Admissions Reader, who gives my students an extra edge.

19/21

Of Marcella's c/o 2020 students who applied

to an "Ivy+" university were accepted

22/25

Of Marcella's c/o 2020 students who applied

to a "Top 20" university were accepted

580+

Students have utilized Marcella's guidance to get into college

Acceptances

Class of 2020

YALE UNIVERSITY

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY

STANFORD UNIVERSITY

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

DUKE UNIVERSITY

DARTMOUTH COLLEGE

CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY

CORNELL UNIVERSITY

JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

UC BERKELEY & UCLA

TUFTS UNIVERSITY

and more!

Class of 2019

YALE UNIVERSITY

MIT & CALTECH

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY

STANFORD UNIVERSITY

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

DUKE UNIVERSITY

BROWN UNIVERSITY
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE

CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY

JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

UC BERKELEY & UCLA

Highly Selective LACs

and more!

Testimonials

“In August, when the idea of college applications became a serious task, I was stressed and intimidated. However, Marcella's incredible help throughout the whole process made the seemingly impossible into a completely manageable process. I thank her so incredibly much for being so real and supportive with my college endeavors. I just found out that I was accepted early to Yale—thanks to all her help and guidance.

– Daniel, Yale class of 2022

Contact

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