Nikola R

Counselor

Nikola is a dedicated counselor who is passionate about guiding students to academic success. With expertise in refining essays and providing personalized advice based on professional experience from working at key finance firms such as State Street and BlackRock, where she supported the internship program, she empowers students to excel. Nikola leverages her diverse skills and experiences to help students achieve their goals.

Location: 
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Education:
BSc Business Management – The Open University

Bio:
With a dedication to guiding students and professionals toward success and personal development, Nikola offers tailored services that promote excellence. As an counselor specializing in university-level writing, she provides comprehensive guidance to direct medical students to help them bring their unique experiences to life, ensuring clarity, coherence, and academic integrity. She uses her varied experiences to produce interesting and compelling content. Beyond editing, she offers constructive feedback and support to empower clients with the skills and confidence needed to excel in their academic pursuits and beyond.

Outside of Moon Prep, Nikola has extensive experience as an education consultant for Europe and the U.K, providing personalized advice and strategic planning tools to support students throughout the university application process. Nikola has experience in multiple education systems and admissions into top 50 -ranked universities worldwide such as New York University, University of Edinburgh and Kings College London. She also provides personalized services for professionals in finance guiding them with interviews, business English and presentation skills.

Before her current education consultancy and essay editing roles, Nikola gained valuable experience in various professional settings. She has over nine years of professional finance experience in London, including roles at BlackRock Asset Management and State Street Asset Management. In addition, she has travelled to over forty countries where she has had varied experiences such as working as an English Language Coordinator at an NGO in Rio de Janeiro, coordinating language classes for young adults and children in favelas. In addition to working with the Arts Council England to help shape the children’s literature curriculum by assisting with the books that will be used in schools. These experiences have honed her analytical skills, client management abilities, understanding and use of pedagogical tools in education, writing skills, and global insights, which she leverages to provide holistic support to students.

Student Placements:
At Moon Prep, we take pride in our students’ impressive acceptances and are honored to be part of their journey. Below is a selection of schools and programs to which Nikola has recently provided guidance during the application process, along with some recent acceptances.

BS/MD Programs: 

  1. Case Western Reserve University – Pre-Professional Scholars Program in Medicine
  2. Nova Southeastern University – Dual Admission Program

BS/DO Programs:

  1. Adelphi University – LECOM EAP (Early Acceptance Program) Program
  2. New York Institute of Technology – Life Sciences B.S./Osteopathic  Medicine D.O.
  3. Nova Southeastern University – Dual Admission Program

BS/DMD Programs:

  1. University of Pittsburgh – 8-Year Guaranteed Admission Program (GAP) (including Frederick Honors College) 
  2. University of Maryland (UMD – College Park) BS/DDS + honors college
  3. University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) – B.S./D.D.S. Program (Pre-Dental Track) with Honors College
  4. Temple + honors college – Doctor of Dental Medicine Program

Undergraduate Schools:

  1. Harvard University
  2. Stanford University
  3. Yale University
  4. Columbia University
  5. University of Pennsylvania
  6. Brown University
  7. Duke University
  8. Johns Hopkins University
  9. University of California, Berkeley
  10. New York University
  11. University of Southern California
  12. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – Honors College
  13. Georgia Institute of Technology
  14. Boston University
  15. University of Texas Austin

Global Programs:

  1. University of Toronto, Canada
  2. University of Edinburgh, Scotland
  3. King’s College London, England
  4. KU Leuven, Belgium
  5. University of Manchester, England
  6. University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  7. Leiden University, The Netherlands
  8. University of Groningen, The Netherlands
  9. Sciences Po, France
  10. UCL, England
  11. Karolinska Institute – Sweden