Jennifer Liepin

About Jennifer Liepin

A first generation, underserved student, who benefited greatly from a near full ride at University of Pennsylvania, I have committed the last 22 years of my life to improving educational equity through leadership positions within college admissions and K-12 + higher education. My admissions results include supporting multiple students in gaining admissions to every Ivy + Top 20 school every year. 80% of my students gain admissions to a Top 3 choice school; 100% to a Top 8 Choice. Last year alone, 4 of my students were accepted to Stanford, 4 to Penn, 3 to Princeton, 4 to Harvard, etc. I often work with twice exceptional students that identify as Gifted and Talented- I work both privately with families, and as a College Admissions Coach and Lead Essay Editor to exceptional, underrepresented high schoolers accepted into the highly selective USC Bovard Scholars. I also am a Curriculum Developer of USC\'s Pre-Med Academy. — My career began in reviewing undergraduate applications at my alma mater and extended to teaching SAT, ACT, GRE and the LSAT at The Princeton Review, while a director of their Southern Florida office + grading essays, including MCAT, GMAT, and GRE, as a Live Grader Analyst. I next attended the Newark Teaching Fellowship, earning my K-5 and Special Education teaching certification, while teaching at Ivy Hill, before becoming a founding member of Bright Kids, the nation\'s first kindergarten test prep company, I collaborated in the development of K-12 tutoring curriculums and publications, leading to large score increases of our students across IQ-related tests, as well as exponential increases in enrollment at our tutoring center. To give back to my community, I created the first free Kindergarten admissions workbook to level the playing field- I am currently open to new students, but often book up as early as January for the following year. I am also available to deliver one-off workshops or to guest on podcasts or webinars - especially those looking to increase equity in the field of admissions.

Experience

1. Advisor

   First Gen Support

   Jun 2022 — Present

   Support multiple student led (high school and university) groups in their ambitions, guiding them in establishing NGO or small business status, building their websites, audience, and network + ideating and acting upon new initiatives. Organizations I advise: 1st Gen Support, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering first-generation, low-income, and immigrant students through education, resources, and guidance in reaching their higher education goals. Actively we are preparing to launch a student participant, free Prep-a-thon to support studentings in meeting admissions related goals, while guided by educational professionals + first generation university students and graduates. https://firstgensupport.org Vote 16, led by young leaders in Michigan is successfully working to lower the voting age to 16 by working in conjunction with elected officials to create and advocate for a bill to change state law. Learn more at vote16mi.com and follow along on their Instagram. Since 2020 Academic Achievements, a student-led NGO offering student-to-student tutoring service and providing financial aid for the education of underprivileged children, this organization has raised and is donating all proceeds from the tutoring to support students in India who could not otherwise afford to attend their local schools. Since 2021 https://academicadvancements.org Reach NYC Tutoring, a team of high schoolers offering free tutoring services to underrepresented children in grades 2-8, this organization has helped dozens of families both pre, but even more importantly, post- pandemic excel despite challenges to students\' educations. Since 2014 Lukupp After observing how students struggled to find relevant opportunities and information concerning the computer science and engineering fields, lukupp was created to help out students who are looking for career guidance and other additional information. Since 2020

Education

• Rutgers University–Newark

  NJ Teaching Certification, Elementary K-5

  2009 — 2010

• Rutgers University–Newark

  Teaching Certification, K-8 Students with Disabilities

• University of Pennsylvania

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Psychology

  2003 — 2006