Vanessa Febo

Vanessa Febo
My #1 goal for all my clients is for them to successfully navigate the admissions process so they can achieve their career goals. To have a successful application, clients, regardless of program, need to understand why they want a degree from that specific university program and what their goals are for the future. With more than seven years’ consulting experience and more than ten years’ teaching effective writing, I can help you to communicate your research, experiences, and career goals in a compelling story that will give admissions a clear picture of why you are an excellent fit.

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Area of Specialty

  • PhD in Humanities
  • English programs
  • Scholarships
  • Engineering programs

What You Need to Know about Vanessa

  • More than ten years of experience teaching academic and professional writing at UCLA, with a special certification in teaching writing techniques
  • BA in English from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • MA in English from the University of California, Los Angeles
  • CPhil in English from the University of California, Los Angeles
  • Lives in Los Angeles, CA

Why Work with Vanessa?

  • Vanessa has coached UCLA students through the application process for graduate programs, major grants, fellowships, and scholarships, including the Fulbright, Stanford Knight-Hennessy, and Ford Foundation Fellowships.
  • She has extensive experience successfully guiding clients in applying to a diverse range of programs, including those in business, humanities, social sciences, and STEM.
  • Vanessa uses a client-focused, organized, compassionate, and positive working style to guide candidates through the admissions process, demystify the system, and help them clearly communicate their strengths, passions, and goals.
  • She loves karaoke and once won a karaoke contest. Currently, she’s taking a course in the Python programming language.

What Do Vanessa’s Clients Say?

I am happy to say that both my scholarship applications are officially submitted with all pertinent documents! I really enjoyed working with you. I like the options you gave me in the beginning as to how to approach the papers. I feel that I had good practice writing these papers with you, which I definitely need to continue to work on in my program. You were very timely getting back to me, and were patient with me when I didn’t return the papers/emails on my end – so I really appreciate that! Thank you so much – these essays were beautifully put together and I could NOT have done it without you. I believe my writing has improved along the way too.

Accepted Client

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Vanessa’s Clients Have Been Accepted to

  • Harvard Business School
  • Stanford (GSB)
  • UCLA (Anderson)
  • University of Florida (Warrington)
  • USC (Marshall)
  • Cambridge, MPhil History
  • Georgia Tech, MS Engineering
  • Northeastern University, MS Engineering
  • NYU, Ph.D History
  • Stanford, MS Music, Science & Technology
  • Tufts, MS Engineering
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), MS engineering
  • Fulbright Scholarship
  • Knight-Hennessy Scholarship
  • Marshall Scholarship
  • Mujica Scholarship
  • Truman Scholarship

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