John Garbi
Columbia Student & Researcher | Expert in College Admissions
Studied at Columbia University
Worked at University of Cambridge
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John's Offerings
Custom hourly · $50/hr
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John’s College Qualifications
Welcome to my profile! As a current student at Columbia Business School with a strong background in cognitive science and philosophy, I bring a unique perspective to the college admissions process. My experience as a research assistant at both Columbia University and the University of Cambridge has honed my analytical and critical thinking skills, which I leverage to help students craft compelling applications. I have a passion for guiding students through the complexities of college admissions, ensuring they present themselves as well-rounded and unique candidates. Whether you need help with essay writing, application strategy, or interview preparation, I'm here to support you every step of the way. Let's work together to make your college dreams a reality!
John can help with:
Application Strategy
Editing
Essays
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Testing & Assessments
Work Experience
Davachi Lab Research Assistant
Columbia University in the City of New York
January 2025 - Present
Stimuli and experimental design, behavioral data collection, data analysis
Philosophy Researcher
Columbia University in the City of New York
May 2024 - September 2024
● Supervisor: Professor Juliette Vazard (Former Columbia Philosophy Department faculty) ● Research Focus: Investigated the explanatory benefits of Ruth Millikan's attribution of mental representations with truth-conditions to honeybees and magnetotactic bacteria in scientific studies of their behavior
Moderator
Meade Anderson Philosophy Forum
January 2024 - Present
● Co-Moderate a weekly philosophy discussion group, creating topic summaries and curating readings to engage attendees from across Columbia College. Collaborative Leadership, Communication and +3 skills
Member
Effective Altruism
October 2022 - February 2023
Undergraduate Research Assistant
University of Cambridge
May 2022 - August 2022
I assisted in the research of Professor Canales-Johnson at the Cambridge Consciousness and Cognition Lab. I expect to have my name on the final paper. My work involved: 1) using fMRI and CT scans to localize electrodes implanted in patients' brains. 2) adapting and running MATLAB scripts analyzing intracranial EEG data from a previous study on Macaques to the present one on humans 3) producing and organizing plots describing information-theoretic quantities under different experimental and analysis conditions MATLAB, EEG and +4 skills
Education
Columbia University
Bachelor's degree, Cognitive Science and Philosophy
2021 - 2026
Activities and societies: Meade Anderson Philosophy Forum Co-Moderator, Davachi Lab Research Assistant
Kent School
High School Diploma
2018 - 2021
Grade: Cum Laude Leadership Roles: 1) Elected Senior Council Member 2) Improvisational Acting Club Head 3) Spectrum Head 4) Philosophy Club Head 5) St. Joseph's Chapel Organist Leadership and Teamwork