Crimson's Admissions Room: Ex-Harvard & Stanford Admission Officers - Live in Gurugram
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Step Inside the Harvard & Stanford Admissions Room
For one evening, hear directly from professionals who have reviewed thousands of applications for Harvard, Stanford and UC Berkeley. This October, they're sharing what they actually looked for — not a formula or a checklist, but the real thinking behind every decision.
What actually catches an admissions officer's attention in a strong application?
Why excellent grades and activities can still fall short?
How admissions officers distinguish depth from résumé-building?
What your child should prioritise now based on their grade?
Step Inside the Harvard & Stanford Admissions Room
For one evening, hear directly from professionals who have reviewed thousands of applications for Harvard, Stanford and UC Berkeley. This October, they're sharing what they actually looked for — not a formula or a checklist, but the real thinking behind every decision.
What actually catches an admissions officer's attention in a strong application?
Why excellent grades and activities can still fall short?
How admissions officers distinguish depth from résumé-building?
What your child should prioritise now based on their grade?
What Should Your Child Be Focused on Right Now?
The answer changes depending on where your child is in school.
Grade 8
What interests, academic choices and early experiences are worth building and how to scale what genuinely interests your child?
Grade 9
What should your child start building now to create genuine depth, become more focused and begin doing the right things with deep interest?
Grade 10
What should your child prioritise before applications and how should their academic direction, achievements and outside-school work come together?
Grade 11
What needs to become more distinctive before applications? How can your child strengthen their strongest areas and ensure their profile reflects a clear, authentic story?
Meet Your Former Harvard & Stanford Admission Officers
Benito N Rodriguez
Harvard University
Benito Nishizawa Rodríguez is a former Harvard Admissions Coordinator and current Harvard interviewer with 17+ years of global college advising experience. He has guided students to Harvard, MIT, Stanford, Princeton, Yale, UC Berkeley, Georgia Tech and other top universities. A Harvard graduate, Benito brings insider admissions expertise, international perspective, and a deep commitment to helping students build competitive, authentic applications.
Danielle Kanclerz
Stanford University
Danielle is a Former Associate Director of Admissions at Stanford and Assistant Director of Admission at UC Berkeley, with 10+ years of experience reviewing thousands of applications. At Berkeley, she co-led international application reading and trained admissions readers. A first-generation college graduate, her students have been admitted to Stanford, Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Penn, UChicago, Duke, Northwestern, UCLA, UC Berkeley, Carnegie Mellon, USC, NYU and more.
Benito N Rodriguez
Harvard University
Benito Nishizawa Rodríguez is a former Harvard Admissions Coordinator and current Harvard interviewer with 17+ years of global college advising experience. He has guided students to Harvard, MIT, Stanford, Princeton, Yale, UC Berkeley, Georgia Tech and other top universities. A Harvard graduate, Benito brings insider admissions expertise, international perspective, and a deep commitment to helping students build competitive, authentic applications.
Danielle Kanclerz
Stanford University
Danielle is a Former Associate Director of Admissions at Stanford and Assistant Director of Admission at UC Berkeley, with 10+ years of experience reviewing thousands of applications. At Berkeley, she co-led international application reading and trained admissions readers. A first-generation college graduate, her students have been admitted to Stanford, Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Penn, UChicago, Duke, Northwestern, UCLA, UC Berkeley, Carnegie Mellon, USC, NYU and more.
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