
Sergey R
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Harvard PhD w/ 10+ Years of Academic & Professional Coaching
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Studied at Harvard University
Admissions Committee at Harvard University
Available tomorrow at 12:00 AM UTC
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Sergey's Coaching Offerings
Custom hourly · $250/hr
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Sergey’s College Qualifications
Coaches professionally
10+ people coached for College
I helped clients gain acceptance to top-tier universities, including Cornell, NYU, Brown, UChicago, UPenn, Harvard Business, Claremont McKenna, Amherst, Tufts, Middlebury, Bard, and others. Applying to schools can be overwhelming, but, with the right mentorship, there are ways of making this experience as rewarding as possible. It is, after all, an opportunity to master oneself through writing, all the while becoming better at it.
Sergey can help with:
Recommendations
Essays
Secondary Review
Application Strategy
Resume
Interviews
Editing
Waitlist Strategy
School Selection
About Sergey
Hello! I'm Dr. Serge — a Harvard PhD, professor, admissions strategist, and award-winning educator with over a decade of experience helping students find their voice, their mission, and their edge. I've coached with six admissions organizations, served as a Head Teaching Fellow and Faculty, and advised numerous undergraduates on their thesis research. More than 300 of my students have received acceptances to top-tier colleges, including Stanford, Princeton, Brown, Vanderbilt, Cornell, NYU, UC Berkeley, UChicago, and many others. Those who thrive aren't always the ones with the highest test scores — they're the ones who learn how to articulate what makes them genuinely distinctive.
Why do I coach?
I coach because I believe every student has a story worth telling — and most don't realize how compelling it is until someone helps them see it. Having navigated the admissions process across very different environments, I've seen this journey from multiple angles. My favorite moment in coaching is when a student reads their draft aloud, pauses, and says, "That actually sounds like me." That's when I know we're not just polishing an application — we're uncovering their voice.
Work Experience

Consultant
Solomon Admissions
March 2025 - Present
Senior Consultant
Admittedly
February 2024 - Present

Artificial Intelligence Analyst & Model Trainer
OpenAI
February 2026 - April 2026

College Essay Coach
College Essay Guy
January 2025 - February 2026

Researcher
Harvard University
August 2008 - May 2019

Head Teaching Fellow
Harvard University
August 2010 - May 2018
Admissions Committee

Head Researcher
Cornell University
August 2005 - August 2008
Education

Harvard University
Ph.D., Comparative Literature, Secondary in Film & Media Studies
2011 - 2019

Harvard University
M.A., Comparative Literature
2008 - 2010

Cornell University
B.S., Developmental Psychology
2004 - 2008
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