
Serena Jian
Columbia Law | Hamilton Fellow | T14 Admissions & Scholarship Strategy
Studied at Columbia Law School
Hiring Manager at Parliament of Canada
Available tomorrow at 10:30 AM UTC
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Serena's Offerings
Custom hourly · $55/hr
Get help with Application Strategy, CAS Application Edit, and .
Serena’s Law School Qualifications
Coaches professionally
Welcome! I’m an incoming J.D. student at Columbia Law School, Hamilton Fellowship recipient, and experienced admissions coach who helps applicants turn their backgrounds into compelling, coherent law school applications. Your law school application should do more than list accomplishments — it should help admissions committees understand who you are, what drives you, and why you belong. I bring years of experience coaching students through highly competitive admissions processes, including helping applicants gain admission to Ivy League and other top universities. I’ve also been through the law school admissions process myself: in a highly competitive cycle, I was accepted to multiple T14 schools, including two T6 schools, and received named scholarship and half-tuition offers. I can help with personal statements, diversity statements, school-specific essays, résumés, recommendation strategy, school selection, interview prep, and scholarship decision-making. My approach is honest, collaborative, and highly personalized. I’ll help you identify what makes your story powerful, avoid generic essay traps, and build an application that feels both authentic and strategically sharp. As an international applicant myself, I’m also passionate about helping other international students present their backgrounds effectively and navigate the U.S. law school admissions process with confidence. Everyone has a story worth telling. Let’s find yours!
Serena can help with:
Application Strategy
CAS Application Edit
Essays
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Interviews
Recommendations
Resume
School Selection
Waitlist Strategy
About Serena
I help law school applicants build strategic, authentic, and cohesive applications for top law schools. I was admitted to multiple T14s, including Columbia, NYU, Northwestern, Cornell, and Duke, with more than half-tuition scholarships across offers and a full-tuition scholarship from Columbia. As an international applicant, I also especially enjoy coaching international and first-generation students through personal statements, diversity statements, resumes, school-specific essays, scholarship positioning, and overall application strategy.
Why do I coach?
I coach because I’m genuinely passionate about admissions and love giving applicants the guidance I wish more students had access to. It is extremely fulfilling to help students turn uncertainty into strategy, recognize the power of their own stories, and succeed in a process that can often feel opaque — especially for first-generation and international applicants. My goal is to help you feel confident, supported, and ready to submit an application that truly represents you.
Work Experience

Parliamentary Assistant
Parliament of Canada
May 2024 - Present
Hiring Manager
Office Management & Legislative Affairs

Student Researcher
United States Department of State
September 2023 - Present

Independent Consultant
Freelance University Application Consultant
January 2022 - Present
Help over 40 students receive admission offers from top U.S. universities ranked within the Top 10-50 nationally, including Ivy League Schools
Education

Columbia Law School
Incoming J.D. at Columbia Law School
2026 - 2029
Hamilton Fellow (Full-Tuition Scholarship)

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE)
2021 - 2024
Minor: Music GPA: 3.98/4.00, Graduated with High Distinction Honor Societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi