Yos W.

Yos Wagenmans

College Admissions help | MIT CS Grad and MIT CS Master's dropout

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Studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Works at Amby Health (YC W25)

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Yos's Coaching Offerings

Custom hourly · $100/hr

Get help with Essays, Application Strategy, and .

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Yos’s College Qualifications

I studied computer science at MIT as an undergraduate and later enrolled in MIT’s master’s program in machine learning before leaving to pursue a startup full-time. I’ve been through the MIT admissions process myself and have a solid sense of what tends to matter for strong applicants. I help students with: 1. Application strategy Deciding what to emphasize, what to leave out, and how to shape an application that feels focused and intentional. 2. Essay feedback Clear, direct feedback to make essays more specific, more natural, and easier to follow. 3. MIT-focused guidance How applicants who get into MIT often frame their academic interests, technical work, and outside projects — and common mistakes that hurt otherwise strong applications. My goal is to help you submit an application that’s thoughtful, coherent, and true to who you are, without overthinking it.

Yos can help with:

Essays

Application Strategy

General Exploration

Financial Aid & Scholarships

Resume

Interviews

Editing

Testing & Assessments

Supplementary Materials

School Selection

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About Yos

I studied computer science at MIT and pursued a master’s in machine learning. I had offers to work in big tech, but chose the startup path because I care more about building and ownership than optimizing for prestige or wealth. I played competitive squash growing up and in college. These days I train for triathlons and ski whenever I can. I like doing hard things and setting goals that force real growth. I coach the way I operate: direct, high-agency, and grounded in reality. I help people think clearly about their path, pressure-test decisions, and tell their story without fluff.

Work Experience

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Co-Founder, Co-CEO

Amby Health (YC W25)

December 2024 - Present

YC W25 batch

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Graduate Researcher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

October 2024 - January 2025

ML for fraud detection at CSAIL

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Software Engineer

Meta (Facebook)

July 2024 - August 2024

ML for Misinformation

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Undergraduate Researcher

MIT Media Lab

March 2024 - July 2024

ML for detecting political bias

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Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

MIT EECS

January 2024 - May 2024

Held weekly office hours to provide students assistance with hands-on labs, final projects, and lecture content. Grade weekly homework on networking, databases, etc.

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Software Engineering Intern

Capital One

July 2023 - August 2023

Backend team

Yos was also given offers to work at

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    Google

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    Goldman Sachs

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    J.P. Morgan

Education

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Master of Engineering - MEng, Artificial Intelligence

2024 - 2025

On Leave

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Bachelor's degree, Computer Science

2020 - 2024

Activities and societies: Varsity Squash, MIT Phi Delta Theta Fraternity - Vice President, Treasurer, Summer President, Executive Committee Member, Judicial Committee Member

Yos was also personally admitted to

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    Brown University

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