BUS Alumni

Students who took the Seminar have been accepted to Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Columbia, MIT, UPenn, Notre Dame, Northwestern, Emory, NYU, Harvey Mudd, USC, all the UCs, and more.

Raquel Hernandez & Maddy Saldana

"It's so important how much they emphasize ...what's really going to help us convey our stories the most powerful way."

Raquel is studying Mechanical Engineering at UC Berkeley, which is ranked as the #2 program in the nation.
Maddy is studying Psychology, which also ranks as the #2 program in the nation.

"Being able to get feedback on your essays is so valuable because your essays... make or break your application... It's one of the best resources I had in high school."

Accepted to every UC.
Enrolled at Stanford University.
Received 380k in aid.
2025 Edison Int. Scholarhip Receipient (50k).

Andra Campos

Nicholas Corona

"Coming up with essay ideas was one of the hardest things I had to do... it was through one on one meetings with Mr. Cha that I received a lot of help."

Enrolled at UC Irvine and received the Chancellor's Scholarship.

"Being able to have this privilege of going to college means more than many would think and I am beyond blessed that BUS was able to help me reach my goals."

BUS 2020 Alum. Was accepted to over 20 schools.
Gradudated in 2025 from UCLA with a degree in Sociology.

Christine Venegas

Natalie Battiest

"Prior to attending this workshop and being a first generation college student I felt that I lacked the knowledge and guidance for what it takes to write a college essay."

Accepted to UCLA, UC Irvine, UCSB, UC Berkeley, USC, Columbia, Brown, and Northwestern.
Gates Scholarship, Presidents Scholarship and Norman Topping Scholarship (USC), and Regents Scholarship (Berkeley).

"I would not have navigated [the college application process] it as well as I did without BUS. I cannot recommend the BUS enough."

Enrolled and graduated from Harvey Mudd College as a Mechanical Engineering major.

Emily Brent

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