Leo Cao
Professional writer (awarded by the NY Times); 80% T25 acceptance rate
Y Combinator
The Scholar's Bureau
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Leo’s College Qualifications
10+ people coached for College
Leo has helped clients get into these schools:
Last year's results: | 3.6 GPA: UCLA | 3.8 GPA: UC Berkeley, USC | 3.7 GPA: NYU, Boston University | 80% of my students ended up at a top 25 university, despite poor GPAs. How? I built my practice around what I've learned from admission committees at Stanford, UC Berkeley, and NYU. What matters most is "intellectual vitality." It's in every T20 admissions rubric. I show my students how to maximize it; the results follow.
Leo can help with:
Application Strategy
Editing
Essays
Recommendations
School Selection
Waitlist Strategy
Work Experience
CEO
The Scholar's Bureau
July 2025 - Present
I founded an affordable admissions coaching practice. Last year's results: 3.6 GPA: UCLA, UCSD 3.8 GPA: UC Berkeley, USC 3.7 GPA: NYU, Boston College
Economics Intern
Stanford University
December 2023 - December 2025
With Nobel Laureates and Professors at Stanford's Department of Economics, I researched economic mobility within immigrant communities using Chetty’s Social Capital research as a framework. Research Skills
Education
Y Combinator
Hand Selected Innovator
2026 - 2026
Startup School 2026, SF. CA
Haas School of Business (Berkeley)
Bachelor of Business Administration, Concentration: Global Management
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Leo has helped clients get into these schools: