Andrea S

Counselor

Andrea carefully guides students through the entire admissions process, partnering with them to strengthen their resumes, explore research opportunities, and craft powerfully-written essays and statements that earn them spots at their top-choice programs.

Location:
Bryon Center, Michigan

Education:
EdD, Higher Educational Leadership, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
MS, College Student Personnel Administration, Arkansas Tech University
BA, Psychology, Michigan State University

Bio:
A counselor with Moon Prep, Andrea guides her students through the entire admissions process, helping them improve their resumes, explore valuable research opportunities, and craft compelling personal statements that stand out at top-choice programs. As a coach, she is passionate about leveraging her admissions experience to help students apply to diverse programs across traditional four-year universities, medical-focus programs, and graduate fields of study. Andrea discovered her passion for working with students in higher education early in her career, and has spent the last 10+ years helping students navigate their paths into college, first year of medical school, and various fields in higher education.

Alongside her mentoring at Moon Prep, Andrea currently oversees the Career Development Program in addition to serving as a Course Director for a mid-sized community based medical school. In this role, she assists the admissions committee with application reviews and interviews; provides individualized academic and career advising and support to M1 through M4 medical students; aides students in navigating residency match and soap processes, and fosters mentorship opportunities through the AAMC Career in Medicine initiatives. With an inside perspective of university and medical school admissions, she is eager to help aspiring students find the best program fit for them, package a compelling application, and, for medical students, in particular, help them prepare for The Match and Residency.

Previously, Andrea served as an academic advisor at the University of Notre Dame and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where she engaged undergraduates on their educational plans and performance, the university experience, and academic policies. She also managed sophisticated student records and databases for the College of Health and Human Services, as well as designed and implemented various initiatives focused on new student orientation and academic retention of first-year,transfer, and pre-health students. Earlier in her career, she served as the Director of New Student Transition at Davenport University and an academic advisor at Michigan State University. 

Student Placements:
At Moon Prep, we pride ourselves on our students’ impressive acceptances and are proud to be a part of their journey. Below are a few of Andrea’s recent acceptances.

BS/MD Programs: 

  1. Virginia Commonwealth University (Including Interview Prep)
  2. Penn State University (Including Interview Prep)
  3. Rensselaer Polytechnic University (RPI)
  4. University of Nebraska – Omaha (Urban Health Opportunities Program (UHOP) with GAP at UNMC)
  5. University of New Mexico (Including Interview Prep)
  6. California Northstate University
  7. University of South Florida
  8. CUNY Brooklyn College (Including Interview Prep)
  9. CUNY School of Medicine (Sophie Davis) (Including Interview Prep)

BS/DO Programs:

  1. Nova Southeastern University (Including Interview Prep)
  2. Lake Erie College of Medicine (Including Interview Prep)
  3. Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine (Including Interview Prep)

Undergraduate Schools:

  1. University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
  2. North Carolina State University
  3. Wake Forest University
  4. Johns Hopkins University
  5. University of Michigan
  6. Baylor University (Including Interview Prep)
  7. Texas A & M University
  8. Rutgers – Newark
  9. Texas Tech University
  10. George Washington University
  11. Duke
  12. Emory
  13. Northeastern University
  14.  University of Nebraska Lincoln (Honors Interview Prep)
  15. Case Western Reserve University
  16. University of Connecticut
  17. University of Maryland
  18. The College of New Jersey
  19. New Jersey Institute of Technology
  20. Augusta University
  21. Caldwell University
  22. University of Cincinnati
  23. University of Oklahoma
  24. University of Tulsa
  25. Stevens Institute of Technology
  26. University of South Carolina (Honors Including Interview Prep)
  27. Siena College (Including Interview Prep)
  28. UC Berkeley
  29. UC Santa Cruz
  30. Stanford
  31.  Santa Clara University
  32. University of Rochester
  33. Brown
  34. Union College
  35. Drew (Including Interview Prep)
  36. Drexel (Including Interview Prep)

Other:

  1. Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai (EAP)