Andy Ramirez joins the Forward Thinking Advisory Board after spending the last two decades in roles centered on higher education, specifically the college admissions landscape. Andy spent the first half of his career as an Assistant Dean of Admission at Princeton University and Associate Dean of Admission at Bowdoin College, reading and evaluating thousands of domestic and international applications, understanding student profiles and transcripts, and identifying how students distinguish themselves through personal narratives.
Andy has relied heavily on this experience throughout the second half of his career as Director of College Counseling at independent schools in the New York City Metro Area. On the high school side,in addition to managing the College Office and advising students, Andy has been involved in several key strategic initiatives as a member of the senior administration team, ranging from curricular development to targeted enrollment growth and retention. Andy’s robust network and understanding of what resonates with highly-selective colleges will serve Forward Thinking well in our efforts to advise, prepare, and support students in the college admissions process.
Andy believes every student has a unique story worth telling in the college process and is dedicated to helping each discover and share it authentically. For Andy, the college journey should be an empowering experience of self-discovery, not just a race to a destination.
Andy is a graduate of Williams College where he earned a BA in English and the University of Pennsylvania where he obtained his M.S.Ed.
