Kasey Luo
Stanford Alum, Harvard Admit | Craft Your College App Narrative
Studied at Stanford University
Worked at Google
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Kasey's Offerings
Custom hourly · $199/hr
Get help with Application Strategy, Editing, and .
Kasey’s College Qualifications
When I applied to college, I got into Harvard early, then Stanford, where I ultimately went to study Computer Science and Psychology. Along the way I wrote essays for more than fifteen schools. At the time, the process felt confusing and high-stakes. Looking back, I see what nobody told me then: those essays weren't just applications. They were the first real invitation to decide who I wanted to become. That belief is the core of how I coach. A college essay isn't just a performance for an admissions officer. It's a chance to set your aspirations and articulate a self worth growing into. My goal for every student is twofold: submit the strongest possible essay, and walk away with a stronger sense of who they are and where they're headed.
Kasey can help with:
Application Strategy
Editing
Essays
General Exploration
Interviews
Supplementary Materials
Work Experience
Group Product Manager
Osmo
November 2025 - Present
Hiring Manager
Product Manager
Osmo
April 2025 - Present
Product Manager
September 2022 - January 2025
Google Maps (‘23-present): Led 0-to-1 development and launch of Immersive View Route Preview, a next-gen feature to visualize routes in 3D, driving a 20x MAU increase and +[X]pp retention in device churners. Scaled Immersive View from 15 to 150 cities. Fitbit (‘22-’23): Led development and launch of Safety Signal, a key selling point and first-in-market connectivity service for Pixel Watch 2.
Product Manager
Duolingo
June 2021 - September 2021
Designed and conducted UXR study with users to investigate perceptions of repetition in Duolingo. Worked across design, curriculum, and engineering teams to create a 2 new listening exercises (Listen Match and Listen Isolation) in core app. Specs approved by CEO, Chief Product Officer, and Head of Design. Drove implementation to completion for both exercises. Post-Internship: A/B tests reveal that both exercises led to significant gains in user engagement and retention. Both exercises now launched on iOS.
Operations Strategy
Songbird Therapy
January 2021 - April 2021
Defined team’s OKRs and strategy, drove company to $2MM annual recurring revenue through achieving 8 consecutive weeks of 10% week-over-week growth. Built scalable internal systems, hired, onboarded, and trained 4 new members to grow the team. Supported Songbird in closing $10MM Series A with Kleiner Perkins by end of internship.
Research and Strategy
Schmidt Futures
September 2020 - January 2021
5th hire on stealth-mode initiative seed-funded by Eric Schmidt to build a next-generation technical strategy research and advisory group to assist government, philanthropy, and nonprofits. Conducted data analysis to drive strategic insights and research objectives, wrote and distributed memos to partners, and managed stakeholders across tech, government, and philanthropy.
Education
Stanford University
Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts, Computer Science, Psychology
2017 - 2022
Activities and societies: Gap Year 2020, Stanford Women in Computer Science (Co-President 2019-2020), Stanford Viennese Ball Opening Committee, Stanford Viennese Ball Co-Choreographer 2024
Rye Country Day School
High School
2013 - 2017
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Overall Rating
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Knowledge
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Supportiveness
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