Phillip Martinez
Expert Graduate Admissions Coach | Top Leland Coach '24 & '25
47,253 min coached
445 followers
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Studied at Tsinghua University
Worked at International Labour Organization
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Available today at 11:30 PM UTC
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Phillip's Offerings
Custom hourly · $149/hr
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I am an alumnus of the 7th cohort of Schwarzman Scholars at Tsinghua University, where I earned a Master's of Management Science in Global Affairs between 2022-23 and was selected from competitive pool of 3,000+ applicants (<5% acceptance rate). I bring firsthand experience and deep insights into what makes a successful master's application and I've previously helped advise candidates who have gone on to be accepted to prestigious graduate programs across China, Europe, and the United States. Throughout my educational journey, I've learned how to strategically frame and present one's leadership, academic, and professional accomplishments to highlight their unique strengths and successfully stand out.
Phillip can help with:
Application Strategy
Editing
Essays
Interviews
Letters of Recommendation
Resume
School Selection
Secondary Review
About Phillip
I thrive at the very edge of my comfort zone, enjoy taking calculated risks in life and career, and more often than not have taken the road less traveled. I'm an avid high-altitude mountaineer (7,500m+), have done the world's highest commercial bungee jump (233m) six times, and have lived, worked, and traveled across every major region of the world. I'm thrilled to share the lessons I've learned along the way and to empower the next generation of future leaders to prepare for graduate programs that will help to propel their lives and careers towards achieving impact in whichever area they choose.
Why do I coach?
I'm very excited to work with prospective candidates who are pursuing Master's programs in a wide variety of areas, including but not limited to, competitive graduate fellowship/scholarship programs (e.g. Schwarzman Scholars, Gates-Cambridge, Rhodes, Knight-Hennessy, Marshall, etc.) which offer deeply transformative and life changing opportunities. I attended a small, unranked liberal arts college for my undergraduate studies and became the first Schwarzman Scholar to represent my school in program history. This would never have been possible without a long list of mentors and supporters who tirelessly advocated for me in multiple ways. I'm especially keen to support those who come from non-traditional/underrepresented educational or personal backgrounds, or otherwise have not benefitted from access to strong institutional or familial support while trying to achieve ambitious goals.
Work Experience
Evaluation Consultant
Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas
September 2024 - February 2025
Research Consultant
International Labour Organization
August 2024 - April 2025
Public Health Analyst
SwipeRx
October 2023 - December 2024
Senior Data Analyst
Utah Supreme Court Office of Legal Services Innovation
January 2022 - December 2022
Research Assistant
United Nations
October 2019 - November 2021
Education
Tsinghua University
Master's of Management Science, Global Affairs, Global Affairs
2022 - 2023
Selected for the 7th Cohort of Schwarzman Scholars from competitive pool of 3,000+ applicants (<5% acceptance rate). Full scholarship program designed to prepare next generation of global leaders. https://www.schwarzmanscholars.org/about/
Moravian College
Bachelor's of Science, Biochemistry
2015 - 2019
121 Reviews
Overall Rating
5.0
Knowledge
5.0
Value
5.0
Responsiveness
5.0
Supportiveness
5.0
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