Anita Weiss is the Assistant Director of Recruitment for Pre-College Programs at Columbia University. In her capacity as assistant director, she meets with students, parents, teachers, and guidance counselors nationally and globally to introduce students to Columbia’s Immersion and College Edge programs and the benefits of pre-college programs generally. She has also run a private college consultation service specializing in teaching students how to write college application essays for 15 years. Before pivoting to work in education, she was an attorney specializing in appellate and criminal law.