Kira Skill has a BA from Texas Tech University and has 20 years of experience in US Pharmaceutical Sales as a trainer and manager at Smith

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Sangeeta Rajgopal, MBA
Co-Founder and Director

Personal Statement:

Having spent the last 25 years in various profit and non-profit organisations in the US and
Singapore, I know there is one thing I have had a passion for; to mentor, guide, and help
young people develop to maximize their potential. Serving on various committees and boards in
youth development, I realize that it truly does take a community to raise a child. With the
experience of growing up in the US along with being educated there, I have a lot of knowledge
to share with young people in helping them ‘make their educational and career choices
possible’. As the co-founder of this boutique firm, Choice College Consultants, our philosophy
is to provide affordable consulting services to help guide international students who want to
attend US colleges.

Brief Bio:

Sangeeta Rajgopal has a BA from Tufts University and an MBA from the McCombs School of
Management, University of Texas at Austin. She has worked at several Fortune 500 companies
including Coca-Cola Fountain, USA; Nabisco, USA; and Frito-Lay, USA. Additionally, she has
lived in Singapore for the last 16 years working in the areas of communications training and
marketing consulting. As part of her community service involvement she has served on the
Boards of The Society for Reading & Literacy, American Women’s Association, and served as
Vice-President for the Indian Women’s Association. She has also co-chaired the Youth
Committee at the American Club. For the last several years, she has worked at the Asian
Women’s Welfare Association building the first National Centre for Caregivers in Southeast
Asia.

She comes from a family of US based educators with parents who are professors, a brother
who is a surgeon and professor, and a sister who is a principal of an inner-city school. She
currently has two children attending an international school in Singapore and is living through
the process of applying to US colleges with her oldest child.

She is in the process of finishing her certification as an Independent Educational Consultant at
University of California, Irvine to ‘qualify’ her to advise students who are applying to US
universities.
Kira Skill
Co-Founder and Director

Personal Statement:

I have spent the last 10 years building Chinese immersion programs for kids who have a
passion for the language and want to increase their fluency. Through this process of educating
all 3 of my kids in speaking fluent Chinese, I have learned the only way to excel in speaking is to
immerse yourself in the culture. This experience led me to build our own Chinese Camp for
middle and high school students.

Additionally, having gone through the process of applying to US colleges with my two older
children, I found their fluency in Chinese to be an asset. Through my journey of helping them
apply to college, I have visited over 40 US colleges/universities and found that ‘fit’ is important
when applying. My experience has been with helping student’s build their story to highlight their
assets to ‘make their college choices possible’.

Brief Bio:

Kira Skill has a BA from Texas Tech University and has 20 years of experience in US
Pharmaceutical Sales as a trainer and manager at Smith , Kline, Beecham; Kendall Medical (
Sherwood Medical) and American Home Products. She attended the American College of
Sports Medicine and is certified as a group and personal trainer. She also served as the
Director of YMCA Youth Camps in North Carolina. She has lived in Singapore for the last 10
years and her family was showcased on the cover of Time Magazine in 2006. Kira has been
involved in social causes by being an active member for Caring for Cambodia. For the last
several years she has been involved in supporting the community by serving on various
committees at Singapore American School. She was a member of the PTA for 7 years and also
served as a high school representative for both 11th and 12th grades.

She is currently finishing her certification as an Independent Educational Consultant at
University of California, Irvine to ‘qualify’ her to advise students who are applying to US
universities.