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STEM College Studio

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STEM College Studio

Admissions coaching from a professor who wrote the rubric

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Parents and students, 
are you prepared for the
college admissions process? 

We know college is important - whether we're talking high salaries or better quality of life,

Yet, only 11% of parents feel prepared to support their child successfully through the college application process.

I'm here to help!

I'm Zachary T Berent, PhD, an engineering professor who has written admission criteria for top 10 institutions, with 10+ years experience in student success in higher education and 5+ years experience as a college admissions coach. 

Why work with Professor Berent?

Learn from the professor who wrote the rubric. My insights into 'the why behind the what,' creates targeted applications, improving odds at highly competitive universities. 


Write your story with a nationally-awarded grant author. Leveraging my background from writing NIH and NSF research grants, my wordcrafting helps students craft better essays that secure acceptance to highly-ranked schools and generous scholarships.

Develop your passion with a researcher. Good grades and test scores are simply not enough anymore! My research and design approach to passion projects let students develop unique projects that set them up for successful admissions and beyond. 

Reduce stress on the family. Entrusting a college coach is a big task, one I do not take lightly. Let me reduce your burden, so you can focus on family during this significant milestone.

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Recent Admissions

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* My affiliation with these universities does not provide an advantage or influence in the admissions process. All guidance is independent.

** State universities acceptance rates are higher for residents, leading to deceptively high acceptance rates.
As a result, STEM College Studio's acceptance rate increase is likely 2-5x higher than reported here.

Testimonials

"Zack helped me get into Carnegie Mellon Early Decision. I am so excited to go there for BME and be close to my grandparents." 
 - Andre | Carnegie Mellon | BS Biomedical Engineering | Class of 2028 

"I am very thankful for Zack's help. I got into two BS/MD programs."
 - Ashlee | University of Rochester | BS Biological Sciences Class of 2030 | MD Class of 2034

"I honestly couldn't have survived this year without Zack. I kept telling myself "I'll get to it soon, I'll get to it soon," but I didn't have the time. Luckily, Zack was there to help, and I couldn't have made a better decision."
- Sharon | mother of Carson | BS Mechanical Engineering | University of South Carolina | Class of 2027 

"Because of Zack's help with essays, we got a total of $180k in scholarship offers from Colton's top 3 schools. Working with Zack basically paid for itself."  
- Dan | father of Colton | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | BS Computer Science | Class of 2030

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