
Ansh Shah
Ace College Admissions With a Former Microsoft Program Manager's Insight
Studied at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Works at Capital One
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Ansh's Offerings
Custom hourly · $49/hr
Ansh’s College Qualifications
Ansh has helped clients get into these schools:
Welcome to my profile! As a University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign graduate and Dean's List honoree, I have a strong foundation in both academics and leadership, having served as Project Director at Illinois Consulting Group. My professional journey includes roles at top companies like Microsoft and Capital One, where I honed my skills in program management and business analysis. With experience as a consultant and project manager, I bring a strategic approach to college admissions coaching. Although I am new to formal coaching, my diverse background equips me to guide students through the college application process, helping them craft compelling narratives and make informed decisions. Let's work together to unlock your potential and achieve your college dreams!
Ansh also coaches for Business Analytics & Intelligence, Career Coaching, Business Operations & Strategy, and Management Consulting. View all.
About Ansh
I've helped candidates land 25+ offers across tech and consulting — and before that, I was the one sitting in the hot seat figuring out how to actually break in. On the industry side, I've worked as a Program Management intern at Microsoft (federal contracts team) and as a Consulting Analyst at Stout on the IP and data team, and I'm about to start as a Business Analyst at Capital One. That mix means I've seen hiring up close at a big tech company, a boutique consulting firm, and a large corporate analyst program — three very different processes, three very different "what actually gets you hired" playbooks. On Campus at the University of Illinois I had served as a Project Director at the Illinois Consulting Group, where I've been staffed on projects spanning every major industry, and I've spent the last few years mentoring dozens of students trying to break into tech and consulting. I've also served as a Project Director with Product Space, coaching candidates specifically on product management career paths — so whether you're gunning for a case interview or a PM behavioral round, I've been in the room for both. Put it all together and here's what I can actually do for you: build a resume that gets you the interview (not just a "thanks for applying"), network with purpose instead of cold-emailing into the void, nail the case interview efficiently without just memorizing frameworks, and crush your behavioral rounds by turning your actual experiences into a story that lands. I've done this for myself and for dozens of other candidates. Happy to do it for you too.
Why do I coach?
Coaching matters to me because I used Leland myself to land my offers and interviews, and I want to pay forward the difference my coaches made for me. I remember going into college completely lost — overwhelmed by the number of career paths and options, and with no idea how to actually approach an interview. That led me to prep inefficiently and waste time on the wrong things. It wasn't until I worked with coaches of my own that I learned how to practice and prep the right way, and that's when I actually started to succeed. Being a coach now means I get to give you all the steps I wish I had — so no part of the interview process or recruiting cycle feels confusing or overwhelming.
Work Experience

Incoming Business Analyst
Capital One
June 2026 - Present

Program Manager Intern
Microsoft
May 2025 - August 2025

Technology Consulting Summer Analyst
Stout
June 2024 - August 2024

Financial Advisory Intern
THG Financial Strategies
May 2023 - August 2023
Ansh was also given offers to work at

PwC

Walmart
KPMG Digital Transformation

HealthScape Advisors

Marsh & McLennan
Education

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Bachelor's degree, Finance and Data Science
2022 - 2025
Dean's List Project Director @ Illinois Consulting Group Project Manager @ Product Space Consultant @ Illinois Business Consulting
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Ansh has helped clients get into these schools: