Who We Are
Our bespoke admission consulting services reflect your needs; we help you craft essays that stand out from the herd.
Admissions decisions are personal, and so is our advising process. We get to know you as an individual, uncovering your distinct passions and skills, and we use that connection to help you craft a narrative that transcends the personal statement. Storytelling is at the heart of what we do: we help you create continuity out of chaos, find tension in the typical, and transmute the substandard into the sublime.
(Sometimes we also get too enthusiastic. Thus, rewriting is critical.)
Our company name, Amicus Advising, comes from the legal term amicus curiae, which means “friend of the court.” And we consider ourselves just that. Our advising process is friendly and supportive; we demystify and destress application writing. And we are happy to advise you on your writing at any stage, whether you are conjuring your idea, wrestling words onto the page, or sculpting away your final draft’s superfluities.
The end result? A story that presents the best, truest picture of who you are and why you are essential to the top law schools in America.
We can’t wait to work with you.
Leadership
Katie Baca, Ph.D.
Katie Baca, Ph.D., is an award-winning member of Harvard’s Writing Faculty. After graduating from Harvard College with highest honors in her major and her department’s prize for the best senior thesis, Katie received her M.A. and Ph.D. at Harvard.
She has devoted her career to helping people compellingly communicate their stories and ideas. She prides herself on providing clear guidance that elevates law school applicant materials. Her familiarity with admissions stems from her years of service as an alumni interviewer for Harvard College, a grader for Harvard College’s writing exam (given to all first-year students), and a member of the Harvard Writing Program’s hiring committee.
In her free time, Katie does pottery, attempts to train her rescue dog, and attends Barre3, where she finds herself mentally editing her instructors’ prompts.