Jessica F. | Leland

Jessica F.

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Harvard Alum | Hundreds of Top College Acceptances | 30 Yrs Experience

Studied at Harvard University

Works at Cambridge Prep

Available Wednesday at 3:00 PM UTC

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Jessica's Coaching Offerings

Get Into Your Dream College — Complete Package

Expert help on your applications, including essays, activities, and more

Starting at $6,50020h+ of coaching

Write Powerful College Essays

Expert help to brainstorm, draft, and polish winning college essays

Starting at $1,2605h+ of coaching

Complete UC Application Support

Expert help on your UC applications to make you stand out.

Starting at $2,75010h+ of coaching

Custom hourly

Get help with Editing, Recommendations, and .

Jessica’s College Qualifications

Coaches professionally

100+ people coached for College

Jessica has helped clients get into these schools:

With three decades of experience as a College Admissions Advisor and Founder of Cambridge Prep, I've successfully guided hundreds of high school students and their families through the college admissions process. My highly personalized essay writing support, expert guidance throughout the process and proprietary test prep materials have helped hundreds of clients gain acceptances to the colleges of their choice, regularly including elite institutions like Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Berkeley, Dartmouth, University of Chicago, Boston College and many more. My knack for college admissions advising is rooted in my own journey. After earning a Christian A. Herter Memorial Scholarship, I gained admission to every elite university I applied to, choosing Harvard University to study Social Anthropology and Economics. Upon graduating with honors, I realized my passion for helping others achieve their college dreams by bringing a holistic, humanistic perspective to the college admissions journey. Whether you're just beginning the process or need a final review, whether you experience learning differences or are an exceptional achiever, I'm here to support you in recognizing your college dreams and turning them into reality.

Jessica can help with:

Editing

Recommendations

Interviews

Waitlist Strategy

School Selection

Secondary Review

Application Strategy

Essays

Resume

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About Jessica

Successfully Supporting Students Since 1996 I've always been a great tester. This knack, along with an intuitive understanding of how to successfully navigate the college application process and of course the hard work it takes to succeed in high school, helped me earn lucrative scholarships and gain admission to every highly selective college I'd applied to, including my alma mater Harvard University. After graduation, I realized I also had a knack for helping students nail standardized tests. I trained at Summit Educational Group, a premier East Coast in-home test prep company, and, in my first season, helped my first student achieve a perfect score and many more gain unusually good results. I was at least as pleased as they were, so, after heading west, I continued this gratifying work through Ivy West in Los Angeles. I quickly realized families wanted help with more than filling in bubbles, so I founded Cambridge Prep to share my highly effective approach to gaining admissions to elite colleges and provide families with tailored support throughout the college admissions process. I later went through the exceptionally selective and rigorous process of becoming a GMAT instructor for Manhattan Prep before fully settling into helping local families successfully navigate the college admissions process. Once the pandemic hit, I grew comfortable with fully supporting students not only in person but also remotely. Cambridge Prep provides my approach to the college admissions process based on the strategies and approaches that brought me great success and what I've learned from and developed over decades of supporting a diverse set of students in and around Los Angeles and beyond. I've been honing and sharing this approach with families with truly exceptional results, and I welcome your family to join so many others in navigating a successful path to college. Jessica Ferraro Cambridge Prep Founder & College Admissions Advisor Perfect Scores: SAT, ACT, Math 1 Subject, Math 2 Subject, Literature Subject GMAT: 760

Why do I coach?

As a driven high school student, I earned admission to every college I applied to: Harvard, Tufts, Wesleyan, Smith, Wellesley, Duke and Boston University. I understood even then I'd found a successful formula; it's one I rely on to this day to help families achieve similar remarkable results. Having been involved in the college admissions scene for over two decades, I've developed highly effective and efficient proprietary methods for the ACT, SAT, Subject Tests and application essays. I insist on working with only real, previously administered tests for best results. With each student, my goal is to help define and reach college admissions goals as we move through the application process. I work individually to support each student's unique needs most effectively. My approach is holistic: I help students not only with test prep but also with navigating the college application process. I've been impressed by my students' collective performance, with most achieving score increases far beyond the norm and, more important, gaining admission to the colleges of their choice. I've found that my strengths in standardized testing, creative writing, psychology and communication combine beautifully to support students in overcoming insecurities, learning difficulties and other obstacles that can interfere with standardized testing and college admissions success. Having worked with hundreds of students over the course of my career, I'm fully confident in my abilities to connect with and support high achievers, bubble-phobic students, and those with atypical wants and needs alike.

Work Experience

Founder & Craft Chocolate Specialist

Bar Cacao

2011 - Present

Bar Cacao's mission is to drive the craft chocolate movement in a positive direction. As perhaps the only independent craft chocolate broker, Jessica has curated a mix of top chocolate makers and exceptional retailers in Los Angeles and San Francisco to create and support successful craft chocolate programs. Jessica advises makers, retailers and consumers about craft chocolate through brokering, advising, lecturing, writing, events and more. More at www.barcacao.com.

College Admissions Advisor

Cambridge Prep

September 1996 - Present

Guide high school students and their families through the competitive college admissions process. Proprietary test prep materials, essay writing support and and expert advice have helped hundreds of students successfully navigate this process. As a result, many have gone on to Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Berkeley and many more exceptional schools. More at www.cambridgeprep.info.