Alice Chen is a Visionary College Admissions Coach who uses the preparation process as a vehicle to help high-performing students achieve their dreams while building lives they love.

She helps teens identify their brilliance and expand their impact — which exponentially strengthens the narratives they share with colleges and beyond.

Her ideal students are academically qualified to get into Ivies, with nearly perfect grades in highly rigorous coursework, SATs around 1550, and very strong writing skills.

Best-fit families for her practice share a few defining traits:

• Solid Foundation:
  They’ve built a strong base — financially and socially — and they’re confident their teens will thrive professionally, regardless of where they go to college. An elite university is a bonus, but their deeper goals are ensuring their teens learn the mindset and skills to achieve anything they want in life.

• Entrepreneurial Values:
  They encourage their teens to think creatively, challenge conventional paths, and build their own opportunities — rather than wait for permission from gatekeepers.

• Clear-Eyed About College Admissions:

  While Alice’s students enjoy an 80%+ admit rate to top-tier schools, she’s honest about the odds — with some top colleges admitting just 3%, no one can expect admission. Her strongest-match families are committed to giving their teen every opportunity to submit an outstanding application, all while maintaining mental wellness.

Alice typically starts working with students during their sophomore spring and accepts younger high school students on a case-by-case basis, depending on maturity levels.

If your teen is a mid-year sophomore or beyond, and can attend coaching meetings weekday afternoons (wrapping by 5:30 PST), email Alice to schedule a complimentary 25-minute Zoom “meet and greet” to determine if she’s the right fit and your teen will be accepted into the program.

Due to Alice’s holistic approach to coaching, no specific advice will be given at the introductory meeting.

One spot left for both the Class of 2026 and Class of 2027.

If your family values success both internally as well as externally, Alice would love to connect. Feel free to contact her at:

alice.c.chen@stanfordalumni.org

510-725-4896