Your story is already true.
My job is to help you tell it.
Academic and career coaching for students in Canada, and for young women across the Global South who cannot otherwise reach it.
Students and families
Grade 10 to 12. Find your direction with the Strong Interest Inventory, then tell your story on the UBC Personal Profile.
Change her future
Fund coaching for young women in conflict-affected and under-resourced countries. $550 changes the path of one young woman.
How I work
I have read applications from the other side.
I have read UBC applications and sat on scholarship selection committees. I know what makes a reader stop.
I reframe, I don't instruct.
I rarely tell a student what to write. I help them see what is already there, and find the words for it.
You talk. I capture.
Your first draft comes out of your own mouth before you ever type a sentence. The words stay yours.
I coach across cultures.
I lived in Pakistan and Tajikistan for a decade. Whether a student is in Vancouver or Beirut, in their first or third language, the work is the same.
You are already capable.
The work is telling the difference between "I don't know how," which is learnable, and "I don't belong," which is a lie.
Then I shape it to fit.
Once your reflections are in, I take your words and edit them to fit, tightening and cutting while keeping your voice intact. The thinking and the words are yours. I make sure the best of them survive the character count.
What families say
"Tasneem doesn't just help students apply to university, she helps them understand who they are. In three months, we've watched our daughter grow into a more confident, self-aware version of herself."
— Arshila, parent of a grade 11 student, Edmonton"Before working with Tasneem, I didn't think the things I've done really mattered. She helped me see them differently, and now I know they're exactly what makes me unique."
— Aanya, grade 11 student, VancouverSame rate. Same work. Same me.
A client pays for one student. A donor funds a young woman in Syria, Pakistan or Tajikistan. She receives coaching she could never otherwise access. There is no version of this that lives on the side.
It is the business.
$550
funds one young woman
Free for parents
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FAQ
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Students in grades 10 to 12 applying to UBC and other universities, and their families. I also coach young women across the Global South through the mission.
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Yes. We work together online, and I coach students well beyond Vancouver.
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Book a free call. Tell me where your student is at, and I'll tell you honestly whether I can help.
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Book a free 45-minute call to see if we're a fit.
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