Adrian Russian
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Adrian Russian

About

Adrian is originally from Everett, WA, about 30 miles north of Seattle, and graduated cum laude from Dartmouth College in 2021 after majoring in philosophy and minoring in neuroscience. Following graduation, she worked for Dartmouth's Italian language study abroad program in Rome, Italy for a year, then spent a year traveling while working remotely as an editor and research assistant, in addition to her work with CollegeVine. She is currently based in New York City. While working for CollegeVine, she has become intimately familiar with all aspects of the college process, from crafting a strong school list to essay writing to interview prep.

Adrian helped students get into:
Dartmouth CollegeColumbia University
Haverford CollegeWestern Washington University
Barnard CollegeUniversity of Washington
Bryn Mawr College
Dartmouth College
Columbia University
Haverford College
Western Washington University
Barnard College
University of Washington
Bryn Mawr College
Adrian helps with…
Building a School List
College Interviews
Common App
Highly Selective College Admissions
High School Course Selection
College Applications & Essays
School-Specific Supplemental Essays
New York
6 years of experience
Italian
Dartmouth College – BA | Philosophy with a minor in Neuroscience
Language
Philosophy
Neuroscience
Next available sessions
According to your time zone (CUT)
Fun Facts
🖐
Describe yourself in five words
Confident, thoughtful, generous, funny, patient

💼
First job
Medical office assistant

💭
Dream job
Author

📚
Favorite book
We, The Drowned by Carsten Jensen

📓
Favorite subject in school
English

🎵
Favorite artist
Taylor Swift

📺
Favorite TV show
Sex Education

🍴
Favorite food
Artichokes

🪄
Hobbies
Running, watching sports, traveling, photography, sudoku, crossword puzzles

My process

I approach the college process as a collaboration: the student knows who they are and what goals they have for college, and I have the knowledge to help them put together a strong application that showcases their personality as effectively as possible. To me, building a strong relationship with each client is the foundation of being a successful college counselor, as that trust and understanding is essential to providing personalized, insightful advice.

Packages

Single School Supplemental Support

10 hours

Receive guidance on one school's supplemental essays. Maybe that school is your top choice, or maybe it's one that has especially tricky supplemental essay prompts, but either way you'll get personalized advice on how to craft responses that will maximize your chances of admission.
$350($35/hr)
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Advising hours

College admissions advising

$75.00 / 60 min

Set a focus for each session or get help with any aspect of the admissions process.


Balance: The Key to Any Good School List

$30.00 / 30 min

Targets, safeties, and reaches, oh my! Learn how to craft a school list that is full of schools you're excited about, and also maximizes your chances of having options to choose from next spring.


Interview Preparation

$100.00 / 60 min

Demystify the interview: What's the point? How important is it? What questions will be asked? How can you ensure you put your best foot forward?


Mock Interview

$100.00 / 60 min

45 minutes will be dedicated to a practice interview, followed by 15 minutes of feedback and advice.

Essay review

Full Review

$35.00 + 10 cents per word
Return time
  • Standard delivery: up to 48 hours
  • Guaranteed fast delivery: get your essay back in as little as: 12 hours +$50.00

Description

A comprehensive review of your essay draft. Recommended if you have a rough or strong draft.

Recent reviews

5.0(145 reviews)

“Fantastic, thank you so much!!! You've been crucial. Amazing essays reviews - so detailed and precise - and extremely helpful advice on the entire application. But mostly, working with you has been so engaging, and special. You’ve been able to keep me focused, and motivated. Whether I get in or not, I’m sure you’ve helped me craft the best application I could, and you multiplied my chances of acceptance. I 100% recommend Adrian! Grazie mille :)"

Samuele V.

“very detailed, specific, and insightful advice. top tier!"

Nathan S.

“The review didn't stop at correcting grammatical or punctuational mistakes. It also helped make the essay more readable, more relatable, and better overall. If my essay was a 7 before (I had already used an essay reviewing service before) it would be at least a 9 now."

Hasan A.
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Let’s chat
Any questions? Let’s hop on a quick call to learn more about your needs in the admissions process and how I can approach them
New York
6 years of experience
Italian
Dartmouth College – BA | Philosophy with a minor in Neuroscience
Language
Philosophy
Neuroscience
Next available sessions
According to your time zone (CUT)
Fun Facts
🖐
Describe yourself in five words
Confident, thoughtful, generous, funny, patient

💼
First job
Medical office assistant

💭
Dream job
Author

📚
Favorite book
We, The Drowned by Carsten Jensen

📓
Favorite subject in school
English

🎵
Favorite artist
Taylor Swift

📺
Favorite TV show
Sex Education

🍴
Favorite food
Artichokes

🪄
Hobbies
Running, watching sports, traveling, photography, sudoku, crossword puzzles
Tips for success
1. Prepare for your first session
Plan out the questions and topics you'd like to discuss. If you'd like to work together in the long term, discuss expectations for each other.