Alexandra Wax, M.Ed
Alexandra entered the world of admissions in 2004, beginning in test preparation. She has thousands of hours of experience teaching and
tutoring the SAT and ACT, as well as a wide variety of other standardized tests, and has been honored to contribute original material to
test prep resources for The Princeton Review, McGraw-Hill, Crimson Education, OrangeBook, and others. A Certified Performance Specialist,
she is also equipped with tools to help students beat anxiety and nerves on test day.
Informed by her past as a full-time English teacher and drawing on her own experiences as a published author to help students craft essays,
Alexandra's college admissions expertise has been honed over work with hundreds of students who have applied successfully to over 700 different
colleges and universities with her guidance, including highly selective institutions both nationally and internationally.
Rice University (BA in English), UCSD (Certificate in College Admissions Counseling), Lamar University (M.Ed). Member of TACAC, NACAC, IECA (Associate Member), and the National Test Prep Association.
Penny Linsenmayer, J.D
Penny Linsenmayer earned a B.A. in History and English from Texas Tech University and a J.D. from The University of Texas School of Law.
She has a Certificate in College Access Counseling from Rice University's Glasscock School of Continuing Studies. Penny is a Professional Member
of IECA, a member of the IECA Subcommittee on Affordability (Committee Chair 2025-2026), and a member of NACAC and TACAC, organizations for professionals in the field of college admissions.
She is also active in a local chapter for Houston college consultants and online professional groups, giving her the ability to tap into a wide range
of professional connections and resources to find answers to even the trickiest or most unexpected questions surrounding college admissions and affordability.
Penny highlights affordability as a focal point of her work with students. With college costs skyrocketing and many students planning to pursue graduate studies,
she believes it is critical for students to consider a range of options for financing an undergraduate degree.
Texas Tech (BA), UT Law (JD), Rice (College Access Counseling Certificate).
