Rona Aydin is the founder of Oriel Admissions, a Princeton-based college admissions consulting firm advising families nationwide on elite university admissions strategy. An Oxford University graduate, Rona leads a deeply experienced team whose distinctive 360 approach treats every part of the application - academics, testing, activities, essays, and interviews - as one connected strategy.
Johns Hopkins supplemental essays for 2025-2026: complete strategic breakdown of all required prompts, approach for each section, common mistakes, and timing. Detailed deep-dive aligned to the current cycle prompts.
Vanderbilt supplemental essays for 2025-2026: complete strategic breakdown of all required prompts, approach for each section, common mistakes, and timing. Detailed deep-dive aligned to the current cycle prompts.
WashU supplemental essays for 2025-2026: complete strategic breakdown of all required prompts, approach for each section, common mistakes, and timing. Detailed deep-dive aligned to the current cycle prompts.
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Part of the International Students at Elite US Universities cluster.
UVA supplemental essays for 2025-2026: complete strategic breakdown of all required prompts, approach for each section, common mistakes, and timing. Detailed deep-dive aligned to the current cycle prompts.
UC Berkeley supplemental essays for 2025-2026: complete strategic breakdown of all required prompts, approach for each section, common mistakes, and timing. Detailed deep-dive aligned to the current cycle prompts.
Michigan supplemental essays for 2025-2026: complete strategic breakdown of all required prompts, approach for each section, common mistakes, and timing. Detailed deep-dive aligned to the current cycle prompts.
UNC supplemental essays for 2025-2026: complete strategic breakdown of all required prompts, approach for each section, common mistakes, and timing. Detailed deep-dive aligned to the current cycle prompts.
Amherst supplemental essays for 2025-2026: complete strategic breakdown of all required prompts, approach for each section, common mistakes, and timing. Detailed deep-dive aligned to the current cycle prompts.
Bowdoin supplemental essays for 2025-2026: complete strategic breakdown of all required prompts, approach for each section, common mistakes, and timing. Detailed deep-dive aligned to the current cycle prompts.
Middlebury supplemental essays for 2025-2026: complete strategic breakdown of all required prompts, approach for each section, common mistakes, and timing. Detailed deep-dive aligned to the current cycle prompts.
Carnegie Mellon supplemental essays for 2025-2026: complete strategic breakdown of all required prompts, approach for each section, common mistakes, and timing. Detailed deep-dive aligned to the current cycle prompts.
UCLA supplemental essays for 2025-2026: complete strategic breakdown of all required prompts, approach for each section, common mistakes, and timing. Detailed deep-dive aligned to the current cycle prompts.
Claremont McKenna supplemental essays for 2025-2026: complete strategic breakdown of all required prompts, approach for each section, common mistakes, and timing. Detailed deep-dive aligned to the current cycle prompts.
Georgetown supplemental essays for 2025-2026: complete strategic breakdown of all required prompts, approach for each section, common mistakes, and timing. Detailed deep-dive aligned to the current cycle prompts.