About Momentum
About Momentum
Momentum College Prep was founded to make college admissions more personal, strategic, and clear. We help students navigate selective admissions with thoughtful guidance, strong writing support, and decisions grounded in today’s admissions landscape.
Our work is focused on understanding each student as an individual — their goals, interests, and context — and helping them present an application that is both authentic and competitive.
Momentum College Prep was founded to make college admissions more personal, strategic, and clear. We help students navigate selective admissions with thoughtful guidance, strong writing support, and decisions grounded in today’s admissions landscape.
Our work is focused on understanding each student as an individual — their goals, interests, and context — and helping them present an application that is both authentic and competitive.
Our Approach
Our Approach
Our Approach
How we think about admissions
How we think about admissions
How we think about admissions
College admissions decisions aren’t made by formulas or checklists. They’re made by people, reading applications in context, under real constraints.
We focus on helping students make smart decisions, communicate clearly, and present a coherent story — so every part of the application works together.
Judgement over checklists
Judgement over checklists
Judgement over checklists
Admissions outcomes depend on how academic performance, interests, writing, and context come together - not on any single metric.
Clear guidance, at every step
Clear guidance, at every step
Clear guidance, at every step
We help students stay focused and confident throughout the admissions process - with personalized support, honest feedback, and a clear sense of what to prioritize and when.
About us
About us
About us
Thoughtful guidance for today’s admissions landscape
Thoughtful guidance for today’s admissions landscape
Thoughtful guidance for today’s admissions landscape
Momentum College Prep was founded after navigating the admissions process firsthand and later working within the industry. What stood out was how stressful and impersonal the experience often felt - even for capable, motivated students.
We built Momentum to do this differently. Our goal is to give students clear guidance, honest feedback, and support that’s grounded in how admissions decisions are actually made today. We work closely with each student, helping them make thoughtful choices and present their story with confidence.
Momentum College Prep was founded after navigating the admissions process firsthand and later working within the industry. What stood out was how stressful and impersonal the experience often felt - even for capable, motivated students.
We built Momentum to do this differently. Our goal is to give students clear guidance, honest feedback, and support that’s grounded in how admissions decisions are actually made today. We work closely with each student, helping them make thoughtful choices and present their story with confidence.
Momentum College Prep was founded after navigating the admissions process firsthand and later working within the industry. What stood out was how stressful and impersonal the experience often felt - even for capable, motivated students.
We built Momentum to do this differently. Our goal is to give students clear guidance, honest feedback, and support that’s grounded in how admissions decisions are actually made today. We work closely with each student, helping them make thoughtful choices and present their story with confidence.
People
People
People
The Momentum Network
The Momentum Network
Students work with a small team who bring recent, firsthand experience navigating selective admissions. Our advisors understand how applications are evaluated today and work closely with students to provide clear strategy, strong writing support, and steady guidance throughout the process.
Students work with a small team who bring recent, firsthand experience navigating selective admissions. Our advisors understand how applications are evaluated today and work closely with students to provide clear strategy, strong writing support, and steady guidance throughout the process.
Dr. Joy Li
Senior Consultant
Dr. Joy Li
Senior Consultant
Dr. Joy Li
Senior Consultant
Katie Jain
Senior Consultant
Katie Jain
Senior Consultant
Senior Consultant
Katie is a magna cum laude graduate of Brown University with a double major in History and International & Public Affairs, with experience as a Teaching Assistant and SAT tutor, specializing in helping humanities-focused students craft compelling college applications.
Katie Jain
Senior Consultant
Katie Jain
Senior Consultant
Senior Consultant
Katie is a magna cum laude graduate of Brown University with a double major in History and International & Public Affairs, with experience as a Teaching Assistant and SAT tutor, specializing in helping humanities-focused students craft compelling college applications.
Katie Jain
Senior Consultant
Katie Jain
Senior Consultant
Senior Consultant
Katie is a magna cum laude graduate of Brown University with a double major in History and International & Public Affairs, with experience as a Teaching Assistant and SAT tutor, specializing in helping humanities-focused students craft compelling college applications.
Audrey Wijono
Senior Consultant
Audrey Wijono
Senior Consultant
Audrey Wijono
Senior Consultant
Allison Nathan
Senior Consultant
Allison Nathan
Senior Consultant
Senior Consultant
Allison is a third-year student at Dartmouth College majoring in Biology with minors in International Studies and Spanish on a pre-health track, with experience in polio research, global health programs, and studying and working abroad in Peru and Argentina.
Allison Nathan
Senior Consultant
Allison Nathan
Senior Consultant
Senior Consultant
Allison is a third-year student at Dartmouth College majoring in Biology with minors in International Studies and Spanish on a pre-health track, with experience in polio research, global health programs, and studying and working abroad in Peru and Argentina.
Allison Nathan
Senior Consultant
Allison Nathan
Senior Consultant
Senior Consultant
Allison is a third-year student at Dartmouth College majoring in Biology with minors in International Studies and Spanish on a pre-health track, with experience in polio research, global health programs, and studying and working abroad in Peru and Argentina.
Ezekiel Wells
Senior Consultant
Ezekiel Wells
Senior Consultant
Senior Consultant
Ezekiel is a student at Harvard University studying statistics and economics, focused on political polarization and social mobility. He co-founded Crossroads America, a documentary project on trust and division across the United States, and brings a global perspective shaped by his upbringing and schooling in China.
Ezekiel Wells
Senior Consultant
Ezekiel Wells
Senior Consultant
Senior Consultant
Ezekiel is a student at Harvard University studying statistics and economics, focused on political polarization and social mobility. He co-founded Crossroads America, a documentary project on trust and division across the United States, and brings a global perspective shaped by his upbringing and schooling in China.
Ezekiel Wells
Senior Consultant
Ezekiel Wells
Senior Consultant
Senior Consultant
Ezekiel is a student at Harvard University studying statistics and economics, focused on political polarization and social mobility. He co-founded Crossroads America, a documentary project on trust and division across the United States, and brings a global perspective shaped by his upbringing and schooling in China.
OUR REVIEW PROCESS
OUR REVIEW PROCESS
OUR REVIEW PROCESS
How we evaluate applications — before colleges do
How we evaluate applications — before colleges do
Before applications are submitted, we review each student’s profile the way admissions committees do — weighing academics, activities, writing, and context together rather than in isolation. This process helps students make realistic choices and avoid common strategic mistakes.
Before applications are submitted, we review each student’s profile the way admissions committees do — weighing academics, activities, writing, and context together rather than in isolation. This process helps students make realistic choices and avoid common strategic mistakes.
Student profile review
Academic record, course rigor, testing, activities, and personal context.
Student profile review
Academic record, course rigor, testing, activities, and personal context.
Student profile review
Academic record, course rigor, testing, activities, and personal context.
Goals and college fit
What the student wants — and how those goals align with the realities of selective admissions.
Goals and college fit
What the student wants — and how those goals align with the realities of selective admissions.
Goals and college fit
What the student wants — and how those goals align with the realities of selective admissions.
Committee-style evaluation
How applications are read, compared, and discussed at target schools.
Committee-style evaluation
How applications are read, compared, and discussed at target schools.
Committee-style evaluation
How applications are read, compared, and discussed at target schools.
Clear next steps
A focused plan that prioritizes what will matter most for each application cycle.
Clear next steps
A focused plan that prioritizes what will matter most for each application cycle.
Clear next steps
A focused plan that prioritizes what will matter most for each application cycle.
"I met with three different college counselors before choosing Momentum, and I'm so glad I did. They were the only ones who really took the time to get to know me and my goals, and they helped me develop a realistic plan for achieving them. I couldn't have gotten into my dream school without their help."
Momentum Client -
UChicago '27
"I met with three different college counselors before choosing Momentum, and I'm so glad I did. They were the only ones who really took the time to get to know me and my goals, and they helped me develop a realistic plan for achieving them. I couldn't have gotten into my dream school without their help."
Momentum Client -
UChicago '27
"I met with three different college counselors before choosing Momentum, and I'm so glad I did. They were the only ones who really took the time to get to know me and my goals, and they helped me develop a realistic plan for achieving them. I couldn't have gotten into my dream school without their help."
Momentum Client -
UChicago '27
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