Stand Out in the Schwarzman Scholars Application - Strategy & Positioning
This package is a focused 1:1 strategy session designed to help you stand out in the Schwarzman Scholars application by strengthening your narrative, positioning, and overall application strategy. Schwarzman is not about having the most impressive profile - it’s about presenting a clear, cohesive, and compelling story. In this session, we focus on exactly that. We'll cover: 1. Application Narrative & Positioning We’ll define your core story and “throughline”, ensuring your application is clear, directional, and easy to understand. 2. Leadership Positioning We’ll identify your strongest leadership experiences and refine how you present them to highlight impact and decision-making. 3. “Why Schwarzman” & Future Trajectory We’ll clarify your motivations and ensure your future goals align with what the program is actually selecting for. 4. Essay Strategy & Structure We’ll review (or outline) your essays to ensure they are specific, coherent, and differentiated. 5. High-Impact Improvements You’ll leave with clear, actionable steps on what to change to strengthen your application. Ahead of the session, you can share your CV, essays, or application materials for review. This is a highly tailored, strategy-led session focused on helping you move from a strong profile to a standout application.
What's included
This package combines a live 1:1 strategy session with asynchronous review to help you strengthen your Schwarzman Scholars application. Ahead of the session, you can share your CV, essays, or application materials. I will review these in advance and provide targeted feedback, so we can use our live session to focus on the highest-impact improvements. If you haven’t started putting together materials yet, that’s completely fine - we can also use the session to build your application strategy from scratch. During the live session, we will: 1. Clarify your overall application narrative and “throughline” 2. Refine your leadership positioning and key experiences 3. Strengthen your “why Schwarzman” and future trajectory 4. Align your essays and application components into a clear, cohesive story Following the session, I can provide additional written feedback or next steps where helpful. This approach ensures you get both strategic clarity and practical, actionable guidance, helping you move from a strong profile to a standout application.
- A clear, 1–2 sentence narrative for your application
- A structured approach to your essays and key themes
- Refined positioning of your leadership experiences
- A clear understanding of how to stand out in a competitive pool
- Actionable next steps to strengthen your application
Meet your expert
Roxanne S.
Schwarzman Scholar | Secure Prestigious Fellowships with Expert Guidance
I've built my career at the intersection of healthcare, policy, and global affairs, drawn to systems-level thinking and the strategic work of understanding and improving how large institutions actually function. I'm the founder and CEO of a rapidly growing health tech company in the UK, and before that held senior roles within the UK's National Health Service (NHS), having completed the highly competitive NHS Graduate Management Training Scheme. Academically, I've just graduated from the Schwarzman Scholars programme at Tsinghua University (2025–2026), where my research focused on the geoeconomics of data in drug discovery, and my coursework spanned policy, business, and global health. I also hold a Master's in Healthcare Leadership (the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson programme), jointly delivered by the Universities of Birmingham and Manchester and designed specifically for public sector health leaders, where I wrote my dissertation on collaborative leadership and management. Prior to that, I completed my first Master's at King's College London - an MSc in China and Globalisation, focused on policy and international relations, with a dissertation on Chinese investment in Sri Lanka. My undergraduate degree was a BSc in Political Economy (with Honours), also at King's, where I was awarded the China Summer Award on two occasions, as well as the King's Global Leadership Award. Alongside my academic work, I'm grateful to have received a number of awards, including being selected as a China–United States Exchange Foundation Scholar at One Young World in Montreal (2024), one of just eight scholars chosen from over 12,000 applicants (roughly the top 0.07%), and the Heather Trickey Prize for women's health policy research.
