Get into a Top Graduate Program
- 4 high-touch coaching sessions (90 + 60 + 60 + 60 min) - Custom school selection strategy (lens: post-grad sponsorship, career arc, ROI) - Up to 3 polished essays co-written (you draft, I revise + strategy) - Resume rewrite for grad school applications - Recommendation letter strategy + template guidance - Visa + career roadmap: how to think about internships, post-grad timing, sponsorship-friendly career paths from your target programs - Complementary 12 months Demystifyd Premium Access (supports the full arc — university networking, internship hunt, post-grad job search) - Direct Slack access for 4 weeks
What's included
Across our 4-week engagement: we diagnose your current positioning, build a school list that's actually strategic, develop the narrative architecture for your essays, and prepare you for both the application process and what comes after. Each session is between 60 and 90 minutes. Between sessions, we use Slack to keep momentum — I'll review drafts, react to school decisions, and give you tactical guidance in real time. What sets this apart: I've sat on both sides of this. I navigated admissions as an international applicant — earning two master's degrees at Carnegie Mellon and now finishing my MPA at Harvard Kennedy School. I know which essay arcs work for international applicants, which schools deliver real post-grad sponsorship outcomes vs. just prestige, and how to position non-traditional backgrounds as strengths rather than gaps to explain away.
- A polished resume rebuilt specifically for grad school applications, with a narrative arc that reads as a future leader, not just a past employee
- A custom school selection strategy with 6-10 target programs ranked by post-grad sponsorship, career arc fit, and ROI — not just brand prestige
- Up to 3 fully co-written essays (you draft, I revise) with sharp narrative architecture, distinctive positioning, and the international-applicant edge most generic advice misses
- A recommendation letter strategy: who to ask, how to brief them, and templates to give your recommenders so their letters reinforce your application's strongest themes
- A complete visa and career roadmap showing how each target program aligns with your post-grad timeline — internship sponsorship, OPT eligibility, H-1B exposure, and long-term career arc
- Interview readiness for admissions interviews, including the specific challenges international applicants face and how to address them without over-explaining
- 12 months of Demystifyd Premium — supporting you through the internship hunt, then through your post-grad job search, with AI job matching, and H-1B sponsorship intelligence.
- A clear understanding of your own application's strengths and weaknesses, the narrative that ties it all together, and the confidence to walk into interviews and decisions knowing exactly who you are and what you're going to build
Meet your expert
David A.
Ex-Apple, NVIDIA, Tesla • 2x AI founder — Coaching aspiring MBA founders
I came to the United States as an immigrant on an F-1 visa without a clear roadmap. Over time, I built a career working with companies like Apple, NVIDIA, and Tesla, earned degrees from Carnegie Mellon University, and am currently completing my Master’s at Harvard Kennedy School. I also successfully navigated the U.S. immigration system and received an EB-2 National Interest Waiver (green card) based on my work in technology and entrepreneurship. Because of that journey, I understand the unique challenges international professionals face when trying to build a career in the U.S. My coaching focuses on helping immigrants and international students break into elite tech companies, craft powerful professional narratives, and position themselves for long-term immigration success, including strategies around sponsorship, career positioning, and entrepreneurship pathways. In addition to my work in industry, I’m the founder of Demystifyd, a platform dedicated to helping international professionals access better career opportunities and navigate the complexities of building a life and career in the United States. If you're an ambitious international professional looking to break into top tech companies and build a long-term future in the U.S., I’d be excited to work with you. Learn more about my work: https://davidajoku.com/
