A dedicated mentor and case manager for every student
There’s no one-size-fits-all approach here. Each student is a dedicated project, structured around their identity and goals.
How we work.
Team-wide review at every critical stage
Work doesn’t move forward on one person’s approval. Outlines, drafts, and final essays are reviewed by the team before they’re considered done.
Parents kept in the loop
Regular updates on progress and next steps, so families always know where things stand throughout the process.
When we work.
We’re a seasonal team active September through January, when stakes are the highest.
Early deadlines hit around November. That’s not a deadline to panic about, it’s the window we specialize in. Whether you’re just starting or need a final read before you submit, we help you finish strong.
- Sep – JanWalked operates
- Aug 1Common App opens
- Oct 15 – Nov 15Early deadlines
- Dec 10 – 20ED I / REA decisions
- Jan 1 – 15Regular / ED II deadlines
Our expertise
Branding
Crafting an authentic, coherent personal identity that attracts admissions officers, regardless of what your stats look like.
Framing
Making extracurriculars read as leadership and potential, not just participation.
Building
Rebuilding essays that feel flat or generic, or starting one that makes you stand out.
Strategy
Targeting the right colleges and programs of study.
Where our students landed.
We’ve run two admissions cycles (2024, 2025), with two students each on our full consulting package.
- Amherst College
- Brown University
- Georgetown, admitted 2 times
- Imperial College London
- NYU
- Princeton, admitted 2 times
- UC Berkeley
- UCLA
- University of Michigan, admitted 2 times
- UPenn
- USC
- UVA
- Vanderbilt
- Yale, admitted 2 times
These aren’t guarantees (every student’s situation is different), but they reflect what happens when a tight team gives real attention to each application.
We don’t start with your numbers.
We start with a conversation about who you are.
Some students come to us with nothing: no essay, no list, no direction. Others come with strong stats and a good essay that still doesn’t add up to anything. Either way, the job is the same: find what makes your story true, then build the application around it.
That takes real thinking, which is why we only take a few students each cycle.
The team
Amylia Hong
President
Northwestern, Georgetown, NYU
- 1590 SAT; 2 years of SAT Reading/Writing tutoring
- Consulting strategy for all Walked students
Sean Lee
Mentor
Dartmouth, Rice, WashU, Pomona, Georgetown, UT Austin, Emory
- Admissions interviewer at Dartmouth
- Consulted 2 students to T15 schools
Abhishek Bhagat
Mentor
UPenn Wharton, Michigan Ross, UVA, UT Austin
- Founder of DebateMadeAccessible.org
- Consulted 8 students to T30 schools
Felix Choussat
Mentor
Vanderbilt, Yale, Rice, Michigan, Emory
- Dean’s full-ride scholarship; Peabody Scholar
- 3 years of essay and writing tutoring
Sophia Leggoe
Mentor
Johns Hopkins, Brown, WashU, Michigan, Tufts, William & Mary
- MUNISH 2024 Best Delegate; Secretary General
- 1 year of admissions consulting
Sean Rhee
Client Success Manager
Vanderbilt, Michigan, USC
- 4.0 Undergrad GPA, 1590 SAT
- 2 years of admissions consulting
Free consultations, at any stage.
We’ve worked with students ranging from six months to three weeks out from application deadlines. We’re prepared for every stage, whether you’re just starting your application or looking for final feedback.
Send us a note about the student, current progress, and the schools you’re aiming for, and we’ll follow up.
- Emailadmissionswalked@gmail.com
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- Message+1 650 245 1150