Ranna Patel began her career studying early childhood development, then taught elementary school at some of the Bay Area's most competitive private schools. Watching her students progress to high school, she noticed a gap: families lacked personalized guidance on course selection and college planning, and traditional school counseling could not fill it.

That observation led her to earn a certification in Career and College Counseling from UC Berkeley and found her own consulting practice. Over more than a decade as a college and career counselor, she has guided hundreds of students to acceptance at highly selective universities and direct-entry Business, Medical, and Honors programs, bringing over 20 years of combined experience in education to every student she works with.