Sara Petty

About Sara Petty

Sara is passionate about ensuring that all students, regardless of their socioeconomic…

Experience

1. Admissions Consultant

   Kaplan

   Feb 2025 — Present

   Appointed to Kaplan’s Advising Leadership Council, contributing to the development of the organization’s first-ever college counseling department by providing strategic input on advising models, student engagement, and counselor training- Consulted on the development of Kaplan’s revamped counseling program packages by building pricing and service models that account for counselor time (sync and async), essay word count, and student meeting cadence; proposed data-backed recommendations for package tiers and support structures aligned with student grade levels and institutional priorities- Serve as a featured speaker and admissions content expert for live “Ask Me Anything” sessions on selective college admissions, answering real-time questions from students and parents and helping demystify complex application processes; poised to expand this outreach through recurring expert panels and webinars- Researched and authored structured, AI-optimized content on BS/MD programs for Kaplan’s KapAdvisor platform, synthesizing admissions criteria, program structure, and student guidance into a comprehensive knowledge base used by college applicants and counselors- Designed and authored structured, time-sensitive student task flows for KapAdvisor’s college readiness engine—mapping key milestones across grade levels and calendar months to generate personalized, AI-powered task lists that guide students through academic planning, testing, and application prep.

Education

• Universidad Austral de Chile

  Antropologia, Middlebury in Chile Study Abroad Program

  2010 — 2010

• The University of Texas at Austin

  Master of Arts - MA, Human Dimensions of Organizations

  2016 — 2017

• Brown University

  Bachelor's degree, Education and International Relations

  2008 — 2012