Brian Betancourt
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UCLA Adcom Experience | Craft Winning College Applications
Studied at UC Berkeley School of Law
Works at California Ivy Admissions Consultants
Successful clients at
Available Sunday at 12:00 PM UTC
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Brian's Coaching Offerings
Custom hourly · $259/hr
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Brian’s College Qualifications
Coaches professionally
60+ people coached for College
Brian has helped clients get into these schools:
As a Senior Admissions Consultant at California Ivy Admissions Consultants, I've successfully guided clients into prestigious programs at Harvard, Stanford, Yale, and more. My background includes serving on the admissions committee at UCLA, giving me insider insights into what top schools are looking for. Whether you're aiming for college, JD, MBA, or other graduate programs, I'm here to help you craft a standout application. Let's work together to get you into a top school.
Brian can help with:
Recommendations
Resume
General Exploration
Testing & Assessments
Supplementary Materials
School Selection
Essays
Secondary Review
Application Strategy
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Interviews
Editing
Waitlist Strategy
Brian also coaches for Law School, MBA, and Career Coaching. View all.
Work Experience
Senior Admissions Consultant
California Ivy Admissions Consultants
April 2019 - Present
Counsel clients on admissions strategies for graduate programs (JD/MBA/MA/MSc/MPP) at top-ranked universities. Clients admitted to Harvard, Stanford, Yale, Berkeley, Columbia, Dartmouth, Cornell, NYU, Duke, Johns Hopkins, Georgetown, UCLA, USC, RISD, King's College, and London School of Economics. Tutoring, Coaching and +5 skills
Founder
GoFi Ledger
November 2017 - September 2019
Blockchain technology that allows personal health and wellness companies to better track, audit, and share product provenance information through a decentralized, immutable, and transparent data structure. Developed concept, performed market research, and retained advisors. Completed a pre-seed funding round.
Counsel
Law Offices of Lauren A. Vazquez
July 2016 - September 2017
Advised clients on business entity formation, state and local regulatory compliance, and civil litigation. Provided initial consultations for LLC entity formation, advised on transition from Proposition 215 to the Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act and corresponding local permit, state license, labeling, and employment requirements. Analyzed licensing eligibility and counseled on limitations of Cole Memo for state law compliant businesses. Researched breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty issues and drafted preliminary motions for a civil dispute between a client and their former business partner.
Legislative Fellow
ACLU
February 2016 - June 2016
Lobbied for criminal justice reform and digital privacy protections. Analyzed the constitutionality of eliminating the bail bond system and assessed case law on warrantless electronic searches of juveniles in state custody. Provided written or verbal legislative committee testimony for over 25 bills, lobbied senior California regulators, collaborated with stakeholder coalitions to propose amendments to legislation, and drafted legal memoranda.
Education
UC Berkeley School of Law
Juris Doctor, Law
University of California, Los Angeles
Master of Arts - MA, Social Sciences, Social Sciences
Admissions Committee Experience
Brian was also personally admitted to
University of Pennsylvania
Cornell University
Duke University
University of Southern California
Georgetown University
Vanderbilt University
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Overall Rating
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