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Daniela
UPenn
Former UPenn & JHU Admissions · 3,500+ apps read

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BS Neuroscience & Psychology (Johns Hopkins, honors); MS Education, UPenn Graduate School of Education
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Daniela

College Counselor — Former UPenn & Johns Hopkins Admissions

Former UPenn & JHU Admissions3,500+ applications evaluatedApplication Strategy & NarrativeInternational & First-Gen Students

Daniela is a former Graduate Student Admissions Officer at the University of Pennsylvania and former Admissions Coordinator at Johns Hopkins University — 3 years in JHU admissions, 1 year in UPenn undergraduate admissions, and 3,500+ applications read and evaluated.

She received her BS from Johns Hopkins (honors), double majoring in Neuroscience and Psychology with a minor in Film & Media Studies, and earned her MS in Education from the University of Pennsylvania, focusing on higher-education admissions and administration. While earning her master's, she rated applications and made decisions for the Wharton Business School, College of Arts and Sciences, Penn Engineering, and the School of Nursing.

Daniela has helped students gain acceptance to UPenn Wharton, UPenn CAS, Cornell, Johns Hopkins, UVA, UC Berkeley Haas, Northwestern, Michigan Ross, NYU, CMU, USC, Barnard, and Emory, among others. As a first-generation college student herself, she is passionate about coaching students throughout their high-school years and helping them weave their passions into compelling personal narratives.

Track Record

  • Former Admissions Officer — UPenn & Johns Hopkins

    3,500+ applications read and evaluated across 4 years.

  • Rated applicants for Wharton, Penn CAS, Engineering & Nursing

  • Students admitted to top-20 universities

    Wharton, Cornell, JHU, Berkeley Haas, Northwestern, Michigan Ross, NYU, CMU, USC.