College Admissions Consulting
Stop College Pleasing, Showcase Authenticity
Our approach goes beyond achievements or just to "sound good." We guide students to reveal the unique qualities — like resilience and curiosity — that truly set them part. By combining authentic storytelling with intentional career and college alignment, we help each student craft an application that stands out and positions them for success beyond admission.
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College Admissions Consulting
Stop College-Pleasing, Showcase Authenticity™
Our approach goes beyond achievements or just to "sound good." We guide students to reveal the unique qualities — like resilience and curiosity — that truly set them part. By combining authentic storytelling with intentional career and college alignment, we help each student craft an application that stands out and positions them for success beyond admission.
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More Than Listing Out Accomplishments

We guide students to reveal the personal growth and character traits, such as resilience or curiosity, behind their experiences, creating meaningful narratives that speak to their future potential. This is what impresses admissions officers.

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Individualized Guidance

Uncovering each student’s unique strengths, values, and areas for growth, helping them gain a deep self-awareness that strengthens their story.

Storytelling with Emotional Depth

Through thoughtful questioning and reflection, we help students create narratives that capture the vulnerability and honesty that set them apart.

Strategic Career & College Alignment

Connecting each student's past experiences with future goals, aligning their college choices with a path that supports long-term career aspirations.

More Than Listing Out Accomplishments

We guide students to reveal the personal growth and character traits, such as resilience or curiosity, behind their experiences, creating meaningful narratives that speak to their future potential. This is what impresses admissions officers.

Storytelling With Emotional Depth

Through thoughtful questioning and reflection, we help students create narratives that capture the vulnerability and honesty that set them apart.

Individualized Guidance

Uncovering each student’s unique strengths, values, and areas for growth, helping them gain a deep self-awareness that strengthens their story.

Strategic Career & College Alignment

Connecting each student's past experiences with future goals, aligning their college choices with a path that supports long-term career aspirations.

Our approach to 1:1 virtual admissions coaching

What differentiates our personalized college admissions guidance from others

Self-acceptance

We help students discover, embrace, and express their true selves and values

Long-term fulfillment

We promote self-reflection and intentionality for lasting satisfaction and well-being

Collaborative potential

We actively challenge and are a soundboard to increase student potential

Where Students are admitted

College admissions success to top colleges in the United States

Why I Founded Your Epic

From "College-Pleasing" To Authentic Success

As an Asian American high school student, I focused too much on achievements — just like my peers. I prioritized being a sociable leader instead of what I loved — interpersonal mentorship. My college application was generic because I didn't write it wholeheartedly — likely why I was rejected from my top-choice school. Living inauthentically took a toll on me until I founded Your Epic to help students like my past self build genuine, values-driven narratives that last beyond college.

Feiyang Liu
Founder & Lead College Coach
(UCLA Class of '17, Ex-UC Berkeley Admissions, USC Master's in Education '24)
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Student Success Story

How Andre Leaned Into His Authentic Self

When Andre and I started working together, he felt stuck with his essays. I encouraged him to write about his meaningful experience fostering kittens, which he initially worried wouldn't 'look good enough.' I challenged him to embrace his passions and take pride in his nurturing side — leading to his acceptance to Amherst and more prestigious universities.

Our Key Benefits

1:1 coaching is conducted through live virtual calls and offline support. Parents receive email check-ins and have virtual calls. To learn more, explore our single-priced plans and package plans

We help highlight your child's most genuine self. Our college admissions support ensures your child's storytelling stands out among the generic crowd.

  • Values discovery and alignment conversations
  • Essay reviews to tie back personal growth and values
  • Guidance on effective writing techniques

Find the Ideal College Fit

We identify colleges that align with your child's preferences, values, strengths, and potential. Our holistic, personalized college list recommendations ensure your child thrives in college.

  • Alumni chats to gain an honest perspective
  • College preference assessment
  • Personalized school list
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Align College and Career With Purpose

We bridge the gap between your child’s experiences and future goals, crafting a compelling narrative highlighting transferable skills, strengths, and career potential. Our strategic guidance prepares students for college and beyond, positioning them as intentional, driven individuals with a clear path.

  • Strategic college and career mapping
  • Translating achievements into skills
  • Career trajectory planning
  • Future-ready storytelling

Focus On Meaningful Activities

We align activities with your child's values and interests. This encourages continuity, highlighting your child's growth, adds depth to their application, and prevents burnout from irrelevant tasks.

  • Personalized school activity list
  • Personalized course list
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Authentic Stories, Authentic success

Learn about how our students have achieved long-term fulfillment and career success by staying true to themselves.

"Because of Feiyang's moral support and his guidance to achieve goals that are authentic to my long-term vision, I actually started a newsletter and YouTube channel because I learned so much about writing, expressing myself, and being true to myself throughout the entire college admissions process."
Elena Yang
Babson College
"Feiyang emphasized choosing a college that supported my long-term vision and growth, both professionally, academically, and culturally. Feiyang's mentorship was a significant factor in helping me gain admission to my dream school - UC Berkeley."
Nick Zhang
UC Berkeley
"[Feiyang] improved my entire application more than I thought was possible. He gave me a really clear schedule that was easy to follow and kept me focused on what I needed to do and cut out all of the extraneous stuff. "
A. Zhang
Amherst College
"With Feiyang's guidance, I delved deeper into my aspirations, understanding why I was drawn to certain schools, which translated into more personal and impactful essays... leading to my acceptance into UCSD and USC."
Dustin Pu
UC San Diego
Our Team

With expertise in admissions, career strategy, and storytelling, our team helps students connect their achievements and unique qualities to their college and career goals, crafting applications that resonate with admissions committees.

Founder & Lead College Coach
Feiyang Liu
Having worked in UC Berkeley admissions, I've evaluated thousands of first-year applications and seen what stories stand out among the crowd, and that's a personal, cohesive, and authentic application narrative. With a Master of Education from USC, I transform each student's application into an opportunity to stop college pleasing, which leads to generic applications, and showcase their authenticity to admission officers.
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College & Career Strategy Coach
Jennifer Wong
From my background in career transition coaching, my acceptance to UC Berkeley, and top job offers (i.e., Google, Netflix), I learned the power of building a personal brand and conveying a compelling career trajectory to stand out in competitive fields. I help students make their skills, qualities, and experiences transferable to their college and career goals while strategizing how they'll achieve them based on where they apply.
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Essay Coach & Mentor
Kimberly Liu
Having mentored many students on their unique journey from middle school through college, I have years of experience helping them craft their remarkable stories. As a professional chess player, musician, and artist, I am passionate about empowering students to cultivate their passions outside the classroom. I graduated from Cornell University with honors in 2024 with a BS in Applied Economics & Management.
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