With educational experience stretching across cultural paradigms, Lintaro spent his youth studying everywhere from a rural Japanese farming town to an American magnet high school and at Dartmouth College. He considers himself a dynamic communicator, able to translate insights and information from one format to another with ease. Throughout his career, he has had the opportunity to engage with people at all stages of life, and he is just as comfortable speaking to a billionaire or a former Secretary of Defense as he is inspiring an applicant to some of America’s most prestigious colleges. At Dartmouth, he pursues a double major in Russian and Classics With Government, writes for The Dartmouth Review, and trains for military service in the Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC). He is a recipient of the Dartmouth Club of Washington’s endowed scholarship and will serve his country after graduation.

Gautom is Assured’s expert on all things STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). Navigating the intense world of American magnet education for most of his childhood, he has a personal understanding of academic competition and how to thrive on it. As an Indian-American, he has also developed a firsthand knowledge of the pressures that universities place on South Asian or South Asian-American applicants. Gautom considers his analytical mind and personal experience his chief assets as a consultant. He is willing and ready to help anyone who needs a unique blend of critique, advice, and inspiration to bring college applications to the next level. At the University of Maryland College Park, he studies for a double major in Mathematics and Computer Science, receiving the full-ride, four-year Banneker-Key Scholarship. In 2020, only 150 out of 32,200 applicants received the award. Gautom hopes to work as a software engineer at a proprietary trading firm after graduating.

An expert on politics, sports, and everything in between, Shariar is a Iranian-American and fields an expert knowledge of the American education system, achieving success in his highly ranked high school. He is also a competitive public speaker who can build anyone’s confidence, from those who have never spoken publicly before to those who give speeches as a lifestyle. Shariar has won national recognition for his work in communication. His accomplishments include reaching National Octofinals in Extemporaneous Commentary, Mid-Atlantic Quarterfinals in Presidential Debate, and the International Tournament for DECA written events (twice). He is a National Merit Scholarship Finalist, National AP Scholar, and Candidate for the US Presidential Scholars Program. After graduating college, Shariar wants to transform the world of healthcare technology.