Sergey R.

Sergey R

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Harvard PhD w/ 10+ Years of Academic & Professional Coaching

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Studied at Harvard University

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Admissions Committee at Harvard University

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Sergey's Coaching Offerings

Custom hourly · $250/hr

Get help with Recommendations, Essays, and .

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

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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

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Consultant

Solomon Admissions

March 2025 - Present

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Senior Consultant

Admittedly

February 2024 - Present

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Artificial Intelligence Analyst & Model Trainer

OpenAI

February 2026 - April 2026

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College Essay Coach

College Essay Guy

January 2025 - February 2026

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Researcher

Harvard University

August 2008 - May 2019

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Head Teaching Fellow

Harvard University

August 2010 - May 2018

Admissions Committee

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Head Researcher

Cornell University

August 2005 - August 2008

Education

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Harvard University

Ph.D., Comparative Literature, Secondary in Film & Media Studies

2011 - 2019

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Harvard University

M.A., Comparative Literature

2008 - 2010

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Cornell University

B.S., Developmental Psychology

2004 - 2008

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