Leslie Horst has been a Kaplan Graduate Admissions consultant for several years. She specializes in psychology but also works in related fields (e.g. counseling) and in the social sciences more generally. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Social Relations (an amalgam of psychology, sociology and anthropology) from Harvard/Radcliffe and a Ph.D. in Psychology (specializing in Personality) from The University of Michigan. Though not a clinical psychologist, she took many clinical courses in graduate school and is well grounded in clinical psychology graduate programs. Dr. Horst taught in psychology at Lehigh University, where she also sat on the Graduate Admissions Committee, and in Women’s Studies at San Diego State University. She has also worked in research for an urban school system and in public policy research at a for-profit consulting firm. Currently she is a Senior Consultant in a firm that does market research and consulting for colleges and universities. Leslie genuinely enjoys the process of hearing people’s story, helping them figure out the next steps, and providing both practical and moral support through what can be an arduous process. She also enjoys helping people find ways to tell their story effectively and persuasively in admissions essays.