Founder and CEO
Neha Gupta is a graduate of Rice University and UPENN, majoring in both Economics and Business, as well as a Masters from the Graduate School of Education in Educational Entrepreneurship joint with Wharton Business School. She is a Jacobs Fellow as well as the recipient of Wharton Innovation Fund for her ventures. Neha Gupta is the founder of College Shortcuts, Dream Life Foundation, Dream School TV, and winner of Houston's Fast 100 Companies by Houston Business Journal as one of the top 5 companies. Her past corporate experience of being an intrapreneur was at Goldman Sachs as one of the only interns picked from her college program. Neha Gupta is a three-time best selling author, TEDx speaker, and passionate about lighting passion in the next generation. She is a nerd who also spoke at her high school class, and her parents went to IIT. Her parents have owned schools in the US, a university in India, and brought teachers to America to educate students in schools in rural parts of the US. Education is part of her genetics.
High performance families call on Neha to ignite their students into action and take a step by step approach to getting into their dream college and beyond. Organizations like Rice University, KPMG, hundreds of high schools, and more call on Neha to transform, change, and uplift their members into finding their passion and building their dreams. She has been invited to Richard Branson's private island to discuss minority women in entrepreneurship, Tony Robbins' private island for business masterminds, and Mindvalley Universities goal of shifting the educational system as an advisor of their teen program. Neha has been featured on Good Morning LA, FOX News, ABC News, Entrepreneur Magazine, Vanity Fair, and over 100 publications for her expertise in business, entrepreneurship, and educational expertise. Gupta is passionate about self development and has been trained in NLP, attended every Tony Robbins event, Joe Dispenza Meditation, Silent Retreats, Global Youth Leadership Summit in both California and India, and infuses this into College Shortcuts. If you want to know more about Neha in depth, go to www.heyneha.com her personal site.
She is the head of College Shortcuts and has decided to build a company that focuses on a smaller group of students with more hands-on attention and involvement. Her most recent passion is infusing her passion for achievement with fulfillment and bringing Dr. Rao onboard to help families achieve with the reduction of stress and anxiety through his teachings of ancient wisdom. She feels that when a child leaves home it is so important to have a strong bond in the family unit and harmony to enjoy this last year together - and this is what makes College Shortcuts unlike any other company in the industry. College Shortcuts is the most cutting edge in bringing technologies, partners, and heart-centeredness to a rat-race industry, that you just won’t find this type of service anywhere else.
Enrollment Director
Jeff is a seasoned enrollment director at College Shortcuts helping to ensure families are a solid fit for our program. Jeff has two kids in top 20 universities and is well-versed on what it takes to get in.
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This is a taste of our amazing consultants to get a sense of the amazing caliber of consultants we have on our team.
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Alex holds a PhD in English from Rice University, where he specialized in world literature and film. He is a former tenure-track professor with over ten years of experience helping students of all backgrounds and levels of preparation. Alexander is a confident, dedicated, and enthusiastic mentor who knows what it takes to help any student level up and achieve their goals, whatever they might be.
Mackenzie received her degree from Rice University and went on to begin her career in structured fixed income on Wall Street. With an entrepreneurial spirit, she has started three businesses and continues to act in multiple consulting and advisory roles. Mackenzie had a great college experience and is passionate about helping students find the best fit for them. In addition, she has worked as an interviewer at top 20 school admissions offices and is very well versed in what students need to do to stand out. She is one of our most accomplished consultants and is truly excited to give back to the next generation of students.
Gladis is a graduate from one of the top 3 universities in Texas. With her degree in Psychology and minor in Sociology, this provided her the skills needed to collaborate and counsel high school and college students on their educational journey. She has seven years of experience working in the college access and success space, with a background in nonprofits and has led thousands of students as the director of top schools in Houston of college admissions. Her passion is not only to support students in finding their dream school, but also to support them in finding and preparing to land their dream career.
Sophia graduated with a Bachelor’s in Education Studies from New York University and is currently pursuing a Master’s in Education from the University of Maryland. For the past two years, Sophia has been helping hundreds students get into their dream schools through SAT/ACT prep and college application guidance. With a strong background in writing and student mentorship, Sophia is dedicated to supporting students in achieving their academic and career goals.
Dahlia is a top consultant who has worked at KIPP high schools as a college counselor to help students in the entire process for the last few years. In addition, she is a masters student in education and has been involved in hundreds of students acceptances into top universities.
William hails from Rice University and is one of the most driven, precocious, professional people you will ever meet. He has a voluminous history of guiding students to diversify their extracurricular packages and guiding them to college admittance. He is one of College Shortcuts' most reliable consultant.
Maritsa has a diverse background with over 15 years of experience in education and admissions with a bachelors and MBA. She has dedicated her career to guiding high school and college students toward achieving their academic and personal goals. This dedication is not just a part of her career but a core part of who she is and what she believes in. She is actively involved in admissions at a private school, working with high school student ambassadors. Additionally, she imparts her knowledge and experience to college students as a professor at a top university.
JoElla received her Master's in Economic Development from the London School of Economics and Political Science, where she specialized in applied econometrics and quantitative analysis. Previously she completed a double major in Political Science and Economics at the University of South Dakota where she was selected as a Student Representative for the university's Scholarship Selection Committee and worked for two years as a writing consultant. JoElla is passionate about guiding students through the college application process and helping them gain admission to their dream schools.
