Jonathan Wickremasinghe-Kuhn

I've worked in all three sides of college admission: university, high school, and private counseling. My first role was an academic advisor for the Thematic Option Honors Program at the University of Southern California where I guided students on course selection and choosing majors and reviewed program applications. While there, I volunteered with USC’s Dornsife College by reading applications and participating in interview panels for scholarship and combined bachelor/medical degree program (BSMD) finalists. As an assistant director of admission for their office, I interviewed prospective students and scholarship finalists and read applications for students applying to the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences (including pre-med). After many years at USC, I became the Director of College Counseling for Idyllwild Arts Academy, a visual and performing arts boarding high school. I worked with students with interests in film, dance, theater, music, and the visual arts who applied to art schools and conservatories, art programs within traditional universities, and even non-arts programs. The school also had a sizable international student population, and I guided them through the extra steps and considerations in their process. Finally, I worked for a private college counseling company focused on assisting students with the essay writing process.