Comprehensive Dental School Admissions Consulting

Sana has an Honors Bachelor of Science in Psychology from The University of Texas at Austin and is pursuing her DMD at UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry.

During her undergrad, she was president of two long-standing pre-health organizations and spent most of her time volunteering and conducting research. She accumulated over 350 hours at Dell Children’s Hospital and over 200 shadowing hours under multiple dental specialties. She also conducted research at a cognitive science lab and interned at Mayo Clinic. 

Sana has years of experience as an educator and has always been passionate and driven to help others–having taught elementary school children abroad and served as a teaching assistant for Austin ISD students through the UTeach program. 

Sana understands that every student takes a different approach to learning and is extremely passionate about going above and beyond to help each student achieve their goal DAT score. As a DAT tutor, she excels at catering to each Advantage student’s individual needs and strengths. With her diverse background and expertise, she has guided many applicants to their dream dental schools, having gained acceptance into the country’s top dental programs.

Ellen is an admission and advising professional with over 30 years of experience in higher education. She was the Director of Admissions at Columbia University College of Dental Medicine for 14 years. Over the years, she screened and evaluated thousands of applications and interviewed hundreds of pre-health candidates both in person and across the US during recruiting trips.

Building on her understanding of admissions policies and strategies, she moved into the role of Assistant Dean of Students at Columbia University’s Post Baccalaureate Premedical and Pre-Health Program. She advised hundreds of students seeking admission to health professions programs, specifically medical, dental, and veterinary medicine. In addition to advising, she organized the annual health professions fair at Columbia University, building strong relationships with professional school admissions deans nationwide.

For over ten years, Ellen served as the Assistant Dean for Pre-Health Advising at Fordham University, where, working closely with students and alums, she built the pre-health program to be one of the strongest in the tri-state area.  Supporting candidates seeking entrance into MD, DO, DDS, DVM, and PA programs, Ellen built a program that resulted in the strongest prehealth admissions outcomes in the university’s history.

As a member of The National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions (NAAPH) and Northeast Association of Advisors for the Health Professions (NEAAHP), Ellen has been both a participant and moderator on many advising panels, delivering presentations on topics surrounding pre-health admissions and the application processes. She is also the co-author of a book chapter on The Imposter Syndrome.

Ellen is deeply passionate about guiding students through the ever-changing landscape of health profession admissions and seeing their growth throughout the process.

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Alex is currently a student at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM). She graduated from UCLA for her undergraduate education in Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology and took a gap year in which she worked as a dental and surgical assistant in community clinics. She has a strong passion for community engagement and working in underserved populations, which she will take into her post-doc career as a National Health Service Corps Scholar. She was also a pre-dental mentor and Kaplan Student Ambassador at UCLA, and wants to use those experiences to help others achieve their goals of getting into dental school.