Experienced, dedicated, personal coaching for college admissions
Where potential meets purpose
Our Services
Foundation — $1,500
6 strategy sessions
1 college list review session
6 essay reviews
1 parent check-in session
Priority email support for 6 months as needed
Preparation — $3,000
12 strategy sessions
2 college list refinement sessions
12 essay reviews
1 parent check-in session
2 interview prep sessions
1 scholarship consultation session
Priority email support for 12 months as needed
Launch — $5000
18 strategy sessions
3 college list & application review sessions
20 essay reviews with feedback
3 interview prep sessions
2 scholarship consulting sessions
2 parent check-ins sessions
Waitlist & deferral strategy session
Priority email support for 18 months as needed
About Margaret Kim
Your Trusted Partner in Navigating the College Admissions Journey with Confidence and Care
Mission: To empower every student to realize their full potential through personalized guidance, meaningful mentorship, and expanded access to educational opportunity.
Margaret Kim is the Founder and Principal Educational Consultant of Higher Ed Prep, LLC. Since 2018, she has guided more than 200 students to successful admission into colleges, universities, and graduate programs across the United States. With a highly personalized and supportive approach, Margaret helps students discover their strengths, build confidence, and present their most authentic selves in a competitive admissions landscape.
With over 20 years of executive leadership experience, Margaret held senior roles at AT&T and CheckFree Corporation before serving as President and COO of AllCare of Maryland. Throughout her career, she has remained deeply committed to mentoring students and helping them achieve their full potential.
Margaret is especially passionate about expanding access to education. Through her pro bono work, she mentors and coaches teenage survivors of human trafficking—supporting them in completing high school, building academic independence, and successfully entering college with strong scholarship support so they can pursue their education as debt-free as possible.
She continues her commitment to community through leadership roles with organizations such as Gilchrist Cares, Good Counsel High School, Blossoms of Hope, Araminta, and many others.
Her students have been accepted to leading universities and graduate schools, including:
Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Columbia, Brown, Dartmouth, University of Pennsylvania, Cornell, MIT, Stanford, Caltech, Johns Hopkins, University of Chicago, Duke, Northwestern, Northeastern, University of Chicago, Washington University at St. Louis, University of Miami, University of Michigan, Clemson, Wake Forest, Rollins, Elon University, Vanderbilt, University of Maryland, UVA, George Mason, Towson University, American University, Georgetown, George Washington University, Spellman, VCU, Virginia Tech, Villanova, among others.
Above all, Margaret is a dedicated advocate for her students and families—providing thoughtful guidance, honest insight, and unwavering support at every step of the journey.
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What Our Clients are Saying
I didn't know where to start and Margaret made it so much easier...she had me on track to finish all my applications before the deadlines. I got my first choice, John Hopkins University and Margaret also helped me apply for scholarships resulting in a full merit scholarship.
— an undergraduate student
Margaret helped me navigate the process of changing career goals. I had originally wanted to attend law school, but in my senior year, I decided to pursue an MBA. Margaret helped me re-focus, apply and get into the Wharton MBA program with a partial merit scholarship.
-- Graduate school student
