Mingyuan Shao
Get Into Top Colleges | Columbia & Princeton | Coached 62 Students
Studied at Princeton University
Worked at Millennium
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Mingyuan's Offerings
Get Into Your Dream College — Complete Package
Starting at $9,00020h+ of coaching
Best Value
Common App + FREE BYU Application and Essay Guidance
$4,99915h–25h of coaching
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Write Powerful College Essays
Starting at $403.755h+ of coaching
Save up to $85
Complete UC Application Support
Starting at $3,75010h+ of coaching
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Nail Your College Admissions Interview
Starting at $247.353h+ of coaching
Save up to $21.25
Get Into Your Dream College — Getting Started
Starting at $403.755h+ of coaching
Save up to $85
Boost Your College Applications
Starting at $1702h+ of coaching
Save up to $10.20
The College Waitlist Strategy Package
Starting at $247.353h+ of coaching
Save up to $21.25
Final College Application Review
Starting at $247.353h+ of coaching
Save up to $21.25
Custom hourly · $85/hr
Get help with Application Strategy, Editing, and .
Mingyuan’s College Qualifications
Coaches professionally
60+ people coached for College
Welcome to my profile! As a current PhD candidate at Princeton University and a Columbia University undergraduate alum, I bring a strong academic background and a wealth of experience to my college coaching. My professional journey includes roles in quantitative research at top firms like Millennium and JPMorgan Chase, as well as software engineering at Google, where I honed my analytical and problem-solving skills. Over the years, I've successfully coached 62 students, helping them navigate the competitive college admissions process and secure spots at their dream schools. Whether you need guidance on crafting compelling essays or strategizing your application, I'm here to help you stand out. Let's work together to achieve your college goals!
Mingyuan can help with:
Application Strategy
Editing
Essays
Financial Aid & Scholarships
General Exploration
Interviews
Recommendations
Resume
School Selection
Secondary Review
Supplementary Materials
Testing & Assessments
Waitlist Strategy
About Mingyuan
Undergraduate in Columbia and currently PhD in Princeton. Worked in Millennium and J
Why do I coach?
I coach because I hope to bring shortcuts to someone.
Work Experience
Quantitative Research
Millennium
May 2026 - September 2026
Work for USA top 3000 alphas and write an algorithm to expand original feature pool
Quantitative Research
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
May 2025 - September 2025
Design a nano second order book
Software Engineer
May 2025 - September 2025
Help design a llm learning the cancer transformation images
Education
Princeton University
PhD, Computer Science
2026 - 2031
Columbia University
Bachelor, Computer Science, double major in Applied Mathematics
2022 - 2026
Mingyuan was also personally admitted to
Cornell University
Dartmouth College
University of California, Berkeley
University of Oxford