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Ex-UC Berkeley MFE Director | 700+ Masters Admits | MFE/DS/CS/AI Masters
Studied at San Francisco State University
Admissions Committee at Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley
This package is meticulously designed for ambitious international candidates seeking admission to U.S. Master’s programs. By partnering with an experienced coach, you’ll receive expert, end-to-end guidance through the complex U.S. admissions process—maximizing your chances of acceptance. Here’s a comprehensive overview of what this package includes: Initial Kickoff and Planning Session: Begin with a deep-dive session exploring your background, goals, academic record, international experiences, and potential recommenders. Together, you’ll co-create a tailored plan for your U.S. Master’s application journey. Program Selection: Work closely with your coach to identify U.S. Master’s programs that align with your profile, career aspirations, and personal preferences. Application Strategy: Clarify your unique strengths as an international applicant and develop a strategy to highlight them across every part of your application. Personal Statement Brainstorming, Advising & Editing: Craft a compelling statement of purpose that captures your motivations, cross-cultural experiences, and fit for U.S. programs—with detailed feedback at every stage. Supplemental Essays Advising & Editing: Get tailored support to adapt your essays to the specific prompts and expectations of each U.S. program. Activity Descriptions: Present extracurriculars, internships, awards, and leadership experiences in a way that resonates with U.S. admissions committees. Letters of Recommendation: Strategize on selecting the strongest recommenders—whether from your home country or abroad—and equip them with polished guidance for impactful letters. Complete Application Review: Receive a meticulous review of every component—statements, essays, resumes, activity lists, and recommendations—to ensure clarity, cohesion, and competitiveness. Interview Coaching: Build confidence for U.S. admissions interviews with mock sessions and tailored feedback (one per program). Final Review: Conduct a comprehensive polish of all materials to ensure they present a consistent, compelling story. Waitlist Strategy (if applicable): Gain expert support in building a targeted plan to strengthen your candidacy if placed on a waitlist. In short: You’re adding a world-class admissions coach to your team—someone who will check in regularly, provide candid and constructive feedback, and guide you through every step of the U.S. Master’s application process with clarity and confidence.
A clear application timeline and plan, to ensure you stay on track and hit each US school's Master's program application deadlines
Compelling personal statement that is differentiated, personalized, and thoughtful - catered to American adcom readers
Expertly articulated extracurriculars and activities in the Experiences section of your Master's program application
Strong recommender prep documents that you'll pass off to your recommenders to ensure they write world-class recommendations for you - including guidance customized to their cultural norms
A polished final application that you can feel proud of submitting and sharing with the admissions team
Confidence to ace admissions interviews through mock interviews and additional role plays for difficult-to-answer questions
Unique and interesting supplemental essays — tailored to each U.S. Master's program you decide to apply to
Coaching delivered via live sessions and .
You are eligible to switch your coach any time during the first two weeks to ensure you have found the right fit for you. Comprehensive package services are limited to the schools and application round selected at the beginning of the engagement. Additional expectations or terms of engagement may be provided by coaches (e.g. expected response times, etc.).
Services included:
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Editing
Interviews
Waitlist Strategy
School Selection
Secondary Review
Application Strategy
Essays
Resume
Letters of Recommendation
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Joined June 2025
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Ex-UC Berkeley MFE Director | 700+ Masters Admits | MFE/DS/CS/AI Masters
Fiona Taft is a highly experienced career and admissions coach for Master’s programs, with over a decade of demonstrated success in top-tier academic institutions such as UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business. At Berkeley’s Master of Financial Engineering (MFE) Program, she was the Executive Director and Director of Careers where she directly influence and made admissions decisions, consistently achieved outstanding student placement outcomes (100% Internship placement & 95% placement by Graduatuib), designed and implemented strategic employer relations initiatives, and provided tailored coaching in quantitative finance and Data Science career pathways to students and early career professionals, networking, and interview preparation. In her prior role at Stanford, she led executive education programs and coached high-level professionals through career transitions and academic admissions processes. Fiona’s extensive background in admissions strategy, career development programming, and industry engagement—combined with her strong analytical and communication skills—positions her as a trusted guide for aspiring graduate students navigating the competitive admissions and recruitment landscape. My past Client Results Include UC Berkeley -MFE -MIDS -MEng -MIC -Analytics UCLA -MFE -MSBA -Analytics Boston University -Economics -Global Developmental Economics -Economics Policy & Practice -Data Analytics -Data Science Columbia University -MSFE -MSOR -MAFN -Financial Mathematics -Financial Engineering -Computer Science -Business Analytics -Electrical Engineering -Environmental Engineering -Management Science & Engineering -Mechanical Engineering -Operations Research -Economics -Statistics CMU -MSCF (MFE) -Chemical Engineering -Computer Science -Computational Finance -Economics -Mechanical Engineering -Statistical Practice Stanford University -ICME (All Tracks) -Computational and Mathematical Engineering -Statistics -Data Science -Economics -Engineering MIT - Data Science - Business Analytics -MSF Princeton -MFIN -MSE -PACM Cornell -M.Eng. in Data Science & Decision Analytics (DSDA) -M.Eng. in Computer Science -M.Eng. in Operations Research & Information Engineering (ORIE) -Financial Engineering (CFEM)
20h - 50h of coaching