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Package Description:
For students early in the process who aren't sure which fellowships to pursue or whether they're competitive. Includes an eligibility and fit assessment across major awards, a personalized fellowship roadmap, and a strategy session to identify your strongest application narrative before you write a single word.
What you'll get from this package
Eligibility & Fit Assessment: We'll review your background, academic record, extracurriculars, and goals against the requirements and selection criteria for major national fellowships — including Truman, Rhodes, Soros, and others — to identify where you are genuinely competitive.
Fellowship Roadmap Session: Based on your assessment, we'll build a personalized fellowship strategy: which awards to prioritize, when to apply, and how to sequence your efforts across your remaining undergraduate or post-graduate years.
Narrative Discovery: We'll begin identifying the core themes, experiences, and ideas that will anchor your applications — so that when it's time to write, you already know what you're building toward.
Additional details
Coaching delivered via live sessions.
Services included:
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Research
Resume Review
Essays
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Offered by Andy F.
Joined March 2026
Truman & Soros Fellow | Coaching from an Essay & Interview Expert
I am a Paul & Daisy Soros Fellow (2026), a Harry S. Truman Scholar (2022 Class Captain and the first Latino recipient from Mississippi), and a Rhodes Scholar Finalist (runner-up for USA District 7 in 2024). This fall, I'm headed to Yale Law School — largely on the strength of these awards. As a first-generation Latino who grew up in poverty, I know exactly how much is at stake when you sit down to write these applications. I wrote every word of my materials from scratch, without institutional support, and I can help you do the same. Over the past four years, I've navigated the full arc of competitive fellowship applications — from building the initial narrative, to preparing for high-stakes finalist interviews, to accepting the award. I've done this across fellowship types: merit-based national scholarships, public interest fellowships, and graduate funding competitions. Beyond my own applications, I've supported peers and mentees through processes ranging from Rhodes and Truman to law school and graduate funding. Through co-founding the Public Interest Law Association (PILA), I've also built systems to help emerging public interest advocates tell their stories compellingly. I understand both the craft of a strong application and the emotional weight of pursuing something potentially life-changing. My coaching is rigorous, personal, and rooted in the belief that the right story — told well — can open doors that once felt closed for good.
$160
2h–4h of coaching