Our Co-Founders
Amanda Miller
A graduate of Yale University, where she studied Art History and Religious Studies. A recruited athlete, she was a proud member of both the United States Junior National Rowing Team and the Yale Women’s Crew.
As a long-standing member of Yale University’s Alumni Schools Committee in India, Amanda interviewed and evaluated dozens of university applicants. Through these interviews and post-interview guidance, she realized that too many students do not fully understand what differentiates the American liberal arts education style, and overseas applicants often have poor or no advice on how to best present their candidacy.
Amanda now finds great joy in working with young people and advising them across the college preparation, application, and decision process.
Amanda remains a specialist in Asian art and a veteran of the art auction industry, having spent the majority of her career at Bonhams in San Francisco and New York. She regularly appeared on television in a variety of appraisal shows, including PBS’s Antiques Roadshow and HGTV’s Appraise It!, among others. She has lived in Asia since 2008, first in Bangalore and now in Singapore.
Meghna Prasad
Received her BA in Economics and International Relations cum laude from Smith College and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She spent her junior year in Geneva, with all coursework in French. She obtained her MBA from Harvard Business School.
Meghna enjoys helping clients tell their unique stories and articulate their goals through their essays and interviews. Her love of editing started with her very first job, and continues to be a key focus and source of fulfilment for her in supporting applicants on school, undergraduate, and graduate applications.
Over her 14-year corporate career in the United States and India spanning healthcare consulting, pharmaceuticals, brand design, and software development, Meghna interviewed and recruited recent graduates and senior executives into a variety of roles. She also managed and mentored many early in their careers. A generalist to the core, she is a passionate advocate for a liberal arts education in preparing young people for evolving career paths, contributing positively to our world, and becoming engaged citizens.
Meghna has lived in Europe, the United States, and India at different points in her life, and now calls Bangalore home.
Meet Our Team
The Tranquil Taskmaster
– Sketched by Avani, age 9
By day, Amanda is the smiling Buddha of the office, radiating calm and making work look effortless. But when projects go sideways, her smile takes on a whole new meaning. Suddenly, she transforms into the productivity ninja we never knew we needed—cutting through excuses with the precision of a surgeon and the patience of a saint.
The Mango Connoisseur
– Sketched by Samaa, age 9
Meghna’s vocabulary doesn’t just impress; it sends all of us scrambling for dictionaries while nodding confidently as though we absolutely knew what she meant all along. Her unwavering commitment to work and attention to detail make even workaholics look lazy, motivating us to reach the high standards and ceilings she has set.
The Mentee Master
– Sketched by Latasha, age 12
Puja approaches each child as though they contain the secrets of the universe just waiting to be unlocked, trying to transform the most reluctant mentees into engaged learners. She celebrates the small victories—slightly longer answer, briefly maintained eye contact, the homework turned in only two days late instead of three.
The Glue of the Crew
– Sketched by Avani, age 9
Shruti’s ability to simultaneously juggle multiple projects, and handle the requirements of a small yet diverse team makes her our glue. Whether it’s streamlining operations, coordinating tasks, ensuring nothing slips through the cracks, or being the sounding board, she shows up every day with clarity and empathy to hold us together.
The Precision Paragon
– Sketched by Avani, age 9
Accuracy is not Shruthi’s strength — it’s her signature. She is usually found fixing stuff up, quietly, like it’s muscle memory, red pen at the ready (in her mind!). However, her skills go deeper than being the grammar and accuracy police, as her quiet genius and ability to complete tasks without fanfare makes the rest of us step up our game.
The Ninja of All Trades
– Sketched by Aakash, age 10
Through her silence, Thejaswini powers the wheels of our mentee machine by highlighting crucial details and mastering the various spreadsheets we depend on daily. While the rest of us are processing multiple tasks, she has already categorized and prioritized the tasks and probably created a macro to handle the repetitive ones.
Philosophy
You aspire for a transformational education for a successful future.
We have gone down that path and know how to approach it. We help you connect the dots between school, college, graduate study, and larger life dreams, with well-intentioned advice.
We do not believe this can be a one-size-fits-all approach.
We invest personalized effort into understanding your individual needs and strengths. This could mean helping one mentee to develop better study habits or another to make a positive impact.
The application process can be overwhelming in complexity.
We break it down into simple steps, supporting you and leveraging our team and external resources. The skills we teach are meant to serve you through your actual degree program years!
Our support does not end with submitting applications.
Our mentorship extends to the decision-making process and well beyond—even in college itself. We understand that higher education is a vital launchpad for realizing your dreams and aspirations.
The Collegiate Path 