About
Higher education consultant, published author, inclusion advocate, public speaker/trainer & community founder: Be Scholar'ed, Podcast host
"Access delayed is not access denied."
Having received a fully-funded scholarship through Fulbright after many years of rejections and denials, I truly understand how dreams are deferred due to poverty, finances, disability, and lack of mentors.
What I offer through my consultancy services: No Nonsense, Extreme Value!
- Increase informational access to disability resources and scholarships for students/professionals with disabilities, marginalized and low-income groups
- Training on applying for accommodations requests for TOEFL & IELTS for test-takers with disabilities
- Inclusive 1-on-1 educational consulting for Pakistani & overseas students to pursue higher education opportunities
Most recent success stories from 2020-now (non-exhaustive):
March 2024 - March 2025 (90% admittance rate)
- Top admittances of the year: Client 1 -> University of California Berkeley LLM, University of Pennsylvania LLM, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), waitlisted | Client 2 -> Northwestern University LLM, Georgetown Law, McGill LLM, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), waitlisted | Client 3 -> Georgia Tech MS Computational Data Analysis, Purdue University MS Business Analytics, University of Texas at Dallas MS Data Science, University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) MS Computer Science | Client 4 -> Georgia State University, Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies | Client 5 -> McGill MBA, University of British Columbia Sauder School of Business MBA, Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), Tepper MBA (waitlisted)
- 25 Erasmus Mundus applicants shortlisted for multiple programs including design/art.
- Fulbright, Erasmus and other competitive scholarship updates and more admittances coming soon!
Feb 2024
- 6 Chevening applicants shortlisted for interviews (Pakistan, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Nigeria)
- 1 admitted to Masters in Digital Transformation Management (CBS, Germany) - 35% scholarship
- 1 admitted to MPhil dual acceptances to University of Cambridge (Public Policy, Development Studies)
- 1 Erasmus Mundus scholarship awarded - EMCL+ (Clinical Linguistics)
- 1 applicant finalist for McCall MacBain scholarship (Canada): Scholarship decision awaited (in-person interview/networking event: March 2024)
- 1 applicant shortlisted for INSEAD MBA (awaiting confirmation)
Jan 2024
Acceptances to University of Oxford, UCL, LSE, Cambridge
Dec 2023
Acceptance to LSE (ISPP + MPP)
March 2022-Nov 2023:
(updating) :')
Past applications and acceptances with awards
➢ May '21-Feb '22: Clients' acceptances: University of Southern California (MPP, 50% fin aid) | UCL, London, Uni of Glasgow | MFinance, Judge Business School (Uni of Cambridge) | Masters of Public Policy @ LSE (Chevening) | Masters of Global Public Health @ Anglia Ruskin (UK) with International Excellence Scholarship | GREAT scholarship (British Council): Masters of Environment & Business Management (Bangor Uni)
➢ April '21: 4 clients' acceptances: Masters in Management Information Systems & Digital Innovation, (LSE), Masters in Management (Warwick) | Brunel University: Masters Integrated Product Design | Leeds & Warwick (UK): Masters in Public Health and Gender Studies
➢ April '21: PhD Acceptance (fully funded) to University of Manchester (Education)
➢ March '21: A-Levels topper (student client) admitted to Duke Kunshan University's Dual undergrad program (Data Science) on a 100% scholarship! Also, admitted to Drexel w/ 60% scholarship
➢ March '21: Deaf mentee launched their independent architecture practice (2-year mentoring)
➢ Feb '21: 3 Chevening advisees shortlisted for interviews & awarded !
➢ Jan '21: Acceptance to Illinois Institute of Technology (Urbana-Champaign) | MS Computer Science