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Founder and COO at AcceptU
Stephen Friedfeld is a co-founder of AcceptU and serves as their Chief Operating Officer. He earned a B.A. from Cornell University, an M.A. from Columbia University’s Teachers College, and a Ph.D. from Rice University. Before founding AcceptU, he served as Assistant Dean of Admissions at Cornell and later as Associate Dean of Graduate Admissions at Princeton University. AcceptU brings expert admissions counselors with decades of collective experience together for impactful application support with a personal touch. The organization has supported thousands of families at every stage of the admissions process, helping countless students gain acceptance to their top-choice schools.


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