About Me

Lelaine Paik has been asked thousands of times what schools are really looking for in an applicant, drawing on her tenure as Assistant and Acting Director of Admission and Financial Aid at Northwestern University's Pritzker School of Law, where she evaluated countless applications and conducted hundreds of interviews. She also sharpened her resume and interview skills as a recruiter with an information technology services company.

Since 2014, Lelaine has helped hundreds of high school students, college transfers, and law school applicants across the U.S. and internationally, and volunteers her services to military service members and veterans. She frequently presents to groups ranging from five to a hundred people on admissions trends and application tips. Raised by a well-meaning 'Tiger Mom,' Lelaine set high standards for her own children without adding unnecessary pressure — the same balance she brings to her consulting practice. She holds undergraduate and law degrees from Northwestern and a Certificate in College Counseling from UCLA, is a Certified Educational Planner (the profession's highest distinction), and belongs to IECA, HECA, and NACAC. She lives with her husband in Winnetka, Illinois, where they raised their two sons.

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University of Rochester, Indiana University Bloomington, Miami University -- Oxford, The University of Alabama, Marquette University, Michigan State University, Hamilton College, Carleton College, Loyola Marymount University, Cornell University, University of Wisconsin -- Madison, Syracuse University, University of Pittsburgh, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of California -- Los Angeles, University of San Francisco, University of Michigan -- Ann Arbor, Harvard University, Northwestern University, The University of Chicago, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, University of Denver, Reed College, San Jose State University, Santa Clara University, University of California, Santa Cruz, University of Colorado Boulder, The University of Arizona, University of St. Thomas, St. Olaf College, Macalester College, University of Vermont, Colorado School of Mines, University of Washington, Seattle, Bucknell University, University of California, Santa Barbara, University of Maryland, College Park, Pennsylvania State University -- University Park, Arizona State University -- Tempe Campus, Southern Methodist University.

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