Kelly B. | Leland

Kelly B.

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Former Stanford Head of Admissions | Empowering Students Holistically

Studied at Stanford Graduate School of Education

Works at Independent Consultant

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Kelly's Coaching Offerings

Comprehensive Master's Application Package — Land Your Dream Program

End-to-end support for your Master’s program applications

Starting at $5,00020h+ of coaching

Craft Powerful Admissions Essays

Craft winning Master's essays through brainstorming, drafting, and editing

Starting at $1,2605h+ of coaching

Nail the Admissions Interview

Practice realistic mock Master's interviews with a trained expert

Starting at $7653h+ of coaching

Custom hourly

Get help with Editing, Interviews, and .

Kelly’s Master’s Programs Qualifications

Coaches professionally

100+ people coached for Master’s Programs

Kelly has helped clients get into these schools:

In addition to her undergraduate admissions experience, Kelly has also read and evaluated thousands of graduate applications as well as served as an academic advisor. At the Stanford Graduate School of Education, Kelly was a one-person operation, overseeing all aspects of graduate admissions operations, application reviews and academic advising for prospective students. Kelly reviewed 3,400+ graduate applications annually and uses that experience when guiding students in developing their graduate school narratives, research plans, strategic school lists, and crafting their personal statements to fit their specific schools of interest. During Kelly’s career in admissions, she reviewed applications from around the world as well as the US, in all majors, as well as BFA, MFA, and joint degree programs in Education and Law, and Business and Public Policy.

Kelly can help with:

Editing

Interviews

Waitlist Strategy

School Selection

Secondary Review

Application Strategy

Essays

Resume

Letters of Recommendation

Kelly also coaches for College and PhD Programs. View all.

About Kelly

At Stanford, Kelly was an admissions officer in the undergraduate admissions office as well as head of admissions in the Stanford Graduate School of Education. Kelly previously served as an enrollment manager at California College of the Arts, a college counselor at an independent college preparatory high school, an academic advisor at University of San Francisco, and an independent college counselor. Kelly has extensive experience in undergraduate admissions and enjoys working with students with a variety of interests and backgrounds, including the arts, social sciences, various humanities, psychology, cognitive science, education, language, business, entrepreneurship, and more. During Kelly’s career in admissions, she reviewed thousands of applications from around the world as well as the US, in all majors, as well as BFA, MFA, and joint degree programs in Education and Law, and Business and Public Policy. Kelly earned her BA in Art History and Fine Art at UC Davis and an MA in Museum Studies, Italian Studies and Photography in Florence, Italy. Kelly also has niche expertise in developing and reviewing visual art portfolios, not only for arts-focused students but also those seeking to submit optional portfolios to highlight their creativity to enhance their applications to other programs. Kelly has participated in multiple National Portfolio Day events as an admissions rep and portfolio reviewer. In addition to her undergraduate admissions experience, Kelly has also read and evaluated thousands of graduate applications as well as served as an academic advisor. At the Stanford Graduate School of Education, Kelly was a one-person operation, overseeing all aspects of graduate admissions operations, application reviews and academic advising for prospective students. Kelly reviewed 3,400+ graduate applications annually and uses that experience when guiding students in developing their graduate school narratives, research plans, strategic school lists, and crafting their personal statements to fit their specific schools of interest.

Why do I coach?

As a counselor, Kelly’s approach is focused on helping her students engage in the self-discovery process, crafting their unique story, to go beyond what is expected of them, and get passionate about their roles in shaping their future. Kelly has found a particular interest in guiding students to find their path, encouraging them to understand and reveal what makes them distinct, adding color, curiosity, and creativity to their applications so they can connect with admissions officers. Kelly also brings hands-on experience in gap year and study abroad advising. Kelly prides herself on devising innovative ways to make her students shine and communicate their ‘specialness,’ demystifying the admissions process to make it more of a creative journey together, no matter which major or path.