Gracie is a dedicated Scholarship Coach who secured millions of dollars in scholarships and grants, earning her a debt-free education at UC Berkeley. She empowers students to own their stories and submit winning applicationswith clarity and confidence. Gracie leads programming for BOOST@BerkeleyHaas, where she recently coached a cohort of 30 students who collectively secured over $980,000 in private scholarship funding under her leadership.

Fatima is a scholarship coach at Securing Degrees and a student at UC Berkeley. As a first-generation college student, she understands firsthand how scholarships can transform access to education. By strategically targeting scholarships aligned with her profile and crafting compelling applications.

Zion is a scholarship coach and MBA candidate at Emory University’s Goizueta Business School. Raised on the South Side of Chicago, he learned early how important scholarships are in making college affordable. By breaking the process into clear, repeatable steps, Zion earned multiple full-ride offers, including a full scholarship to Emory. Before business school, Zion worked as a management consultant at Accenture and has mentored students through organizations like iMentor and KIPP. As a coach with Securing Degrees, he helps students find the right scholarships, craft authentic essays, and build systems to stay organized and confident throughout the process.

Kya is a scholarship coach and graduate student who knows firsthand how to stack multiple awards and maximize financial aid packages. As an undergraduate, she navigated both HBCUs and predominantly white institutions, securing merit-based, leadership, and service scholarships that significantly reduced her college costs. By understanding how to position herself across different scholarship categories, Kya built a funding strategy that covered tuition, books, and living expenses.

Lisa Brown is a scholarship coach and Ohio State University graduate who secured one of the nation's most prestigious merit scholarships. As a Morrill Scholar—a highly competitive, full-ride leadership award—Lisa learned how to translate her lived experiences into powerful narratives that resonated with selection committees. Her success didn't stop there: she also earned a QuestBridge Finalist distinction, placing her among fewer than 30% of over 25,000 applicants nationwide, and received the National Gilman Scholarship for international study.