Rahsaan Burroughs
Former The George Washington University Associate Director of Admission & Collegewise Counselor
Rahsaan’s career in admissions began at his alma mater, The College of William & Mary, where he served as an admissions intern. Since then, he has spent over 15 years evaluating more than 17,000 applications during his tenure at The George Washington University. As the Associate Director of Admissions at George Washington, Rahsaan served as co-chair of the admissions committee, conducted thousands of interviews, spoke nationally about how student athletes can balance athletic recruitment with the admissions process, conducted financial aid workshops, and managed and trained more than 20 admissions directors.
Sam Joustra
Former Vanderbilt, Hampshire College, and University of Michigan Undergraduate Admissions Officer & Collegewise Counselor
Sam Joustra has spent the last ten years working in admission, first at Hampshire College, then Vanderbilt with stints in both undergrad and graduate admissions, and most recently at the University of Michigan where she read 2,800 applications just this year.
Sam earned her bachelor's in French and English from Goucher College and then her master's in higher education with an emphasis in enrollment management from Vanderbilt University. She’s an active member of the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) and the Michigan Association for College Admission Counseling (MACAC). Sam’s counseling style is thoughtful and supportive, and it comes from a genuine desire to want to get to know my students as people first.
